Magnetic Nut Holder

[J.A.F.E.]

For those of you with steel nuts this might be just the trick. It will hold a nut in a wrench while you snake it around things. I know, fingers can do the same thing, and a little paper can jam the nut as well just a different approach. NAPA also sells this for about $6 but it's their house brand. It seems to sell for 5-16 online. Snap-on not surprisingly is at the 16 end.

[bonneyman]

Nice idea! Can always use another tool!

I've used electrical or metal tape over the years to hold nuts in wrenches. Although dropping the used metal tape near electrical components could prove a problem.

P.S. Yikes! $15 on Amazon. Guess I should try and fashion one out of a magnet and scrap steel myself.

[skfarmer]

i have had one for years. they work quite well.

[fatfillup]

Have one also.  Rarely remember to use it.  Also have a one finger glove with a magnet on the finger tip.  Works ok

[goodfellow]

I made a few different bendy configurations over the years - mostly made out scrap bracket material that I had laying around.


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[Elroy]

never even seen one in the wild. elroy simply uses some tape on a combination.

[john k]

For holding a nut in a socket while snaking it way down in there, put nut or bolt in socket, attach pencil size expandable magnet to the socket, is almost always enough to hold it.  Plus when you pull the magnet away the socket will always come off, unlike using the tape method.

[skfarmer]

damn it. i have since looked for mine and seems to have disappeared. i suppose it got stuck to something at the end of a project and went down the road.

or i could blame my kids............

[bonneyman]

damn it. i have since looked for mine and seems to have disappeared. i suppose it got stuck to something at the end of a project and went down the road.

or i could blame my kids............