Construction Site Metal Clean Up
By Sean O'Hara
Cleaning up small metal bits (especially in grass) is like herding cats, but attach the Mag-Rake magnetic bar to any steel rake and you’ve got the ultimate nail sweeper designed to simplify the task.
The Mag-Rake nail sweeper bar attaches securely to any spring rake. As you’d guess, the magnet transfers some of its power to the rake, assisting it in picking up screws, nails, tie wires and other ferrous metal debris. Running this over the jobsite will prevent FOD (foreign object damage) such as tire punctures and foot injuries.
Street pricing starts at $22. Or you could just attach that magnet you’ve got laying around the shop to your rake.
Mag Rake [Moheco]
Street Pricing [Froogle]
March 29th, 2007 at 10:05 am
This is a great idea.. More so your idea about attaching a powerful magnet you may already have to a rake. But thanks for the idea Moheco!
March 29th, 2007 at 4:00 pm
Years ago when I was a roofer (don’t miss that job a bit), we used a magnet like that but it had wheels on both sides. It sat about 2″ off the ground and picked up anything that it rolled over. A very handy clean up tool. And you didnt have to actually rake anything.
January 6th, 2008 at 8:36 am
Krow, whens the last time you did a roof and didn’t have to rake up the debris? Might as well get ALL the nails while your doing it.