The DIY Woodshop Tool You Didn't Know You Needed

[@ДмитрийАлександров-т1о]

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[@searchingsignal2864]

The way those magnets fit right in, is pleasing

[@MrPatdeeee]

VERY few DIY'rs are as inventive as you are, Kind Sir. Thanks for sharing your talents with us. It's so incredible with each video.

[@pennyroyal3813]

After adding shingles to our roof (back in the hand nailing days) there were nails all over around the perimeter of the house from the removed shingles. My dad took a lawn mower handle and attached a long magnet between the wheels. He walked around the house pushing the 'magnet mower' until no more nails were picked up. One among many of his simple but genius ideas. He would have loved your version.

[@zapa1pnt]

I've seen such things as that for sale, commercially.

[@ResetmeTomu]

One of the things i do is blasting concrete floors with metal pellets for surface preparation and they need to be collected so they don't start rusting and create rust spots and such all over For that i use a 3 wheeled rectangular "cart" with a lever that'll drop a magnet onto a steel bottom plate that'll pick up all the pellets and if you need to empty it you just pull up the lever (there's also versions with electromagnet which just use a little switch

[@FearsomeWarrior]

Would love to see beyond your driveway and into what your area of South Africa looks like. Maybe a hardware store run.

[@murtoz5628]

The tool you didnt know you needed: Dust Collection

[@Chsbobcat1]

This is like the Dyson of metal pick up. I like it!

[@melliW1]

since today I know that I need a magnetic broom, it's awesome and so easy. thank you Jean.greetings uit duitsland

[@charliebrownsabstractmind]

I cannot tell you how many hours I've spent searching for lost bits in sawdust. This is going to help a lot. What a legend!

[@shawnr771]

Nice build. I have two rolling magnets from Harbor freight. One about 1 ftv wide and the 2 foot wide. The larger one is a magnet sitting in a box. By pulling up on a separate handle what is stuck to the bottom is released. Works great for yard and large area applications.

[@davidfrank2824]

I have the store-bought version of this. It was one of the better things that I decided to buy at the last minute. It works basically on the same principle as yours. There's a wheel on both ends and it's about 36 to 48 inches long. When you run it over the area this magnet is super strong. When you build up enough material you go to where you want to drop whatever the magnet picked up all you need to do is pull the handle. It moves the magnet away from the bottom of the boom and pretty much drops everything it picked up. I love the version that you made. I think I'm going to make one. I do a lot of metal work and a smaller version of what I have would be perfect to clean up.

[@michaelthys4000]

I was just sure you were going to put a trigger release on it so you could just drop them into a bucket. But great build and I like the dish design. Great build.

[@stuartkorte1642]

Another ingenious idea. Integrating the edge banding to be a tray is the greatest part.

[@dennisseemann571]

Fantastic Idea, not just another magnetic floor sweep, thanks for the inspiration.

[@RichardMerrill3Hawk]

Cool, some might say over-designed, but that's the fun of making your own stuff, so it's exactly right for you. That's designed correctly! I love that the cover is a tray that holds the hardware you pick up! Glad to see your videos. I'm always excited when I see there's a new one.

[@dwayneford1990]

Pretty slick. Thanks for the video and for showing us how elegant your design is.

[@ianvicedomini2648]

I need to make me one of them as I'm forever losing drill bits in my little workshop lol. Great video mate 👍🏽 👌 👏

[@DanielLopez-xm5no]

Conforme avanzaba el video salia una opcion mejor del proyecto... Eres una mente brillante. Saludos.

[@xodratep]

In another video, I saw someone making a piece that was placed on the floor like a burrow, connected to the vacuum cleaner; it had magnets at the entrance. It would sweep the entire workshop directly into the opening of the piece, where the parts would stay on the magnet, and the sawdust would be sucked up by the vacuum cleaner.

[@davidwgilmore]

Great idea with the tray. I do something similar but much more crude. Inside of a computer hard drive is a niodinium magnet with a little hole in the end of it. I screw those onto the bottom of a dowel rod and sweep around the floor. It doesn't pick up nearly as much as yours does though

[@SteveMonk1956]

You are right, I never knew I needed one of those, but your video has enlightened me. Great job Jean.

[@zanepaxton7452]

A cheap magnetic floor sweeper has a clever release mechanism. It’s available from Harbor Freight, is cheap and the bigger one has a clever release

[@wthorwirth]

Non-Ferro-/Plastic tube with Plastic deck ... Magneto with threaded rod. Working like a pump, screws and othe metals ... We used this in the workshop at lathes and drilling machines

[@bobdove6068]

I do a similar thing with a strong magnet in a plastic bag. Once the steel/ ferrous bits are stuck to the magnet I just peel the bag with the parts off the magnet. I still enjoyed watching your superior tool. Your workmanship is very entertaining. My idea is a bit basic!

[@billparrish4385]

While every shop needs a magnetic floor sweep, and this one's beautifully executed with the plastic cover and comfortable grip handle, a faster and higher-volume approach when there's a shopwide large mess (or to prevent one building up) could be to make an attachment to the end of a shop vac/dust extractor's inlet hose, that's like one of those long-handled dust pans where you use a broom to sweep debris into it. It would have a top cover over the dust pan part, to make it more like a squished funnel for directing and strengthening the vaccuum air flow, and the vaccuum hose attached to the back of it. It would also have an inline magnetic trap area between the back of the dustpan and the vaccuum hose connector, branching off of the main air flow (picture a plumbing P trap with cleanout plug, but make the cleanout plug's stub pipe much bigger, and magnetize the plug), with the magnets in this trap that would capture the metal bits, allowing those to drop out of the air flow and be captured by the magnets, while the dirt, sawdust and shavings continue on up the hose and into the dust extractor. Vaccuum alone may not be sufficient to move all the metal into the magnetic trap area, but picking up the dustpan by its long handle periodically and tipping it back would allow them to slide from the dustpan part back into the magnetic trap. The bottom of the magnetic trap could have a removable cleanout plug or lid, where the magnets are embedded in the lid and covered as your plastic part here has, for easy clean-off. This dust pan/dust extractor floor sweeping port could be left standing over to the side, and when there's a mess to sweep up, simply attach the vaccuum hose and sweep the debris into it, tipping any metal back into the magnetic trap, then remove the vaccuum hose or turn off the shop vac, unscrew the magnetic lid on the bottom of the trap, take it to the bin where you're putting the reclaimed metal bits, and remove its plastic shield over the magnets, as you did here, to dump the metal.

[@gm2407]

Looking forward to your new workbench solution. Will be super entertaining.

[@EngineerMikeF]

Great idea for casual drywall or similar DIY construction, I have an old ski pole I'll use for the handle & some magnets scanned from a microwave

[@dougggiereid]

As usual your ideas are brilliant and the thought you put into the design is inspiring. Even on something as simple as this very useful little gadget. Can't wait to see your new workbench!

[@kz.irudimen]

I have another "brilliant" idea, clean up more often than once a year.

[@Jacksparrow4986]

@@kz.irudimen i think his workshop has been around for more than a year.

[@c.a.g.1977]

Haha, great one, Jean! Never knew I needed a magnetic floor sweeper! You really think thongs through and your designs are awesome, as well as the executions of your builds: spot on!

[@PaulSmith-rd8yc]

This just come up on my feed suggestion. Glad I listen to it. This will be a great benefit to me as I am a severely visually impaired. And it’s a pain up the bum when I drop something in my garage. Definitely be trying to make one of these. Just thought get someone with eyes just to confirm what I thought I’d listen to., In my eyes room with magnets on the bottom with a plastic cover.

[@expatmoose]

Brilliant👍🏻 can’t wait to see what you get up to this year, Stay safe hope babes is growing well

[@LostWhits]

Interesting take on a magnetic screw finder. With all the fold away tools you had, there must have been quite a few gaps for dust and dirt to fall through. My workshop gets like that all the time, I swear all the wood dust in the factory makes its way to my bench.

[@StormGod29]

Great design as always. My first thought is this needs to be able to be plugged into your floor attachment for your shop vac. I like the idea of doing the first pass with the tool itself, but then add it to the shop vac to capture anything that got away.

[@bill2339]

Sweep the entire floor and put one shovel full in a five-gallon bucket that's 2/3 full of water. Skim all the stuff that floats into the trash and repeat until you've gone through everything. This will of course also separate non-ferrous metals from wood chips/dust.

[@davetaylor2088]

Like it, good one centurion. An Electro-magnet might work as well. Press the button to switch on and release to drop the hardware. Hmmmm... I might have a go at that.

[@chriscurwen3059]

Ingenious as always - great project!

[@thecrazysaint]

That is an awesome tool

[@lesblack413]

I just use a large old speaker from a stereo system sitting inside a plastic bucket with a normal handle. To empty the metal waste, just lift the magnet out of the bucket. Works for me, just doesn't look as good as yours. Cheers for the idea though and for a well presented video.!!

[@MakeStuffwithLittleDevil]

Perfect 👏

[@milesmartin9325]

Ingenious

[@bobweiram6321]

Just stick the magnet head inside a plastic bag and use a rubberband to hold it onto the handle. When you're done, remove the bag inside out, leaving you with a bag of screws.

[@MCsCreations]

Pretty interesting project, Jean! Fantastic work! 😃 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[@michaelbaykara2322]

Thats pretty genius buddy

[@b3arwithm3]

Omg, how did you end up with so much hardware on the floor?

[@PartContinuum]

That was alot of hardware!

[@craigkent9830]

Awesome gadget! you keep coming up with amazing ideas.

[@jimbocoopz6841]

Absolute genius 👌

[@randybecker7339]

You had A LOT of metal bits on your floor! You could build 2 more projects from all that stuff! ;)

[@comsigninc]

Great idea and construction.

[@kefwals8722]

Quick tip save up your money for as long as it takes (maybe years?) and buy 8 magnets. Then you can make both versions and nut screw around with swapping around for table to floor lengths.

[@paulalbright1079]

My floor never ever gets that bad. Not even when I feel like being lazy.

[@karenalefounder4083]

Very clever.

[@TomMustache]

Great video!

[@VictorOrlandoNieto]

Freaking cool. You got brains dude!

[@MrKockabilly]

Awesome. Would it be great if the handle swivels with respect to the plate so that you could reach deep under a bench? The most irritating situation is when a last-piece screw falls and rolls under the bench.

[@brucemitchell5637]

Great video, Jon! It always makes my day when one of your videos pop up in my KZbin feed!

[@HH-forIAM]

Make the pipe telescoping with a latch so that you don't have to store the long pipe when in short mode. Might misplace or accidentally use that drilled pipe in another project.

[@guseletov]

Nice home tool :-) or wokrshop tool. Thank you!

[@frednoble3547]

See that it's great for your probably single use purpose, but if you wanted to improve the design for future iteration (could modify existing one), handle should be flipped for the floor version: should flip it so its on top of the pipe, and braced by a forearm support underneath (like a crutch or metal detector is designed). The way you have it at the moment puts a lot of load through your wrist (can see it when you hold it up at 07:34) - probably fine, but just accidentally banging it into something (eg a table leg) whilst using it could seriously sprain your wrist

[@Jacksparrow4986]

I guess for the workshoo he got he won't use it for long periods and it's okay. Reducing they weight of the magnet holder could help, especially the tray seems overbuilt - I would have used an icecream box or something, glued some washers in where they are attracted to the magnets and be done with it.

[@steveharvey6841]

Excellent! from now on we are going to bin the expression 'McGyver it' in favour of 'Jean it'. Here's a challenge: what about non ferrous objects?

[@RossRawlins]

Great idea for a 3d printer project. Have you got any plans to incorporate one into your projects in the future?

[@therelaxingwoodshop7495]

That’s awesome

[@willybaetens4648]

# TIP# Hi , I love your video's. Much easier is, use a metal dustpan and put your magnets on it. Scoop everything in it and throw it in your bag. All the metal peaces will stick on the dustpan. Problem solved Willy from Belgium 💡💡💡🔦🔦🔦💡💡💡

[@willybaetens4648]

Hi, Dank je wel, ik voel me vereerd. Ik vermoed dat je de Zuid-Afrikaanse taal ook spreekt. Groeten uit (Nederlandstalig) Vlaanderen België. Willy. 🙃🧲😎

[@tommysts1920]

Good thing you had shoes on. LoL

[@WoLpH]

The big downside of a magnetic approach is that not everything is magnetic. Stainless steel often isn't and neither is aluminium. I prefer a weight based approach, make a wide opening for your vacuum (perhaps a bucket or so) and vacuum everything away. The sawdust will quickly get sucked away whereas most metal will stay

[@Flippingdrawers]

👋👋👋

[@jesseotero4268]

HI , like always great job... was hope i can buy the plans for your work station . i just got a new work shed 12x24 and i'm in need of good ideas .

[@bernonic]

3 minutes in and I'm already pausing to order rare earth magnets from amazon

[@Zamboni-0805]

How does one get so much metal on the ground? LOL I have a magnetic thingy like yours but I can turn the magnets off and on.

[@hendrikreyneke4560]

Where did you get those rare earth magnets?

[@강경일-z8i]

잘보고 갑니다.

[@leandersmith6184]

Nice work but you could skip a bit of work by putting a little mesh inside the foot of the vacuum cleaner. Even non metallic will get from the floor.

[@cliffwall6593]

Great project, looks like a poor man's metal detector/finder!

[@mariogoncalves5742]

I imagine that if you took inspiration from the glue guns you would be able to make it both modular and adjustible. Perhaps even sell it.

[@damienmartinguillerez]

Why use a sieve when you can over engineer your solution, welcome to the club! Damn you are a genius!

[@PotgieterWoodturning]

Goeie idee

[@paulbennett7021]

Very good but massively over-engineered. Magnet in a plastic bag, and sweep into a pile first.

[@davidlynch7666]

I know it was probably just for show, but looking at your dirty floor bothered my soul. Things in my path that shouldn’t be there are so annoying. Having 2 toddlers really brought that out of me lol.

[@ninomaiorano6697]

I can’t believe nobody has commented on the mess you made on the floor and in general your whole shop is a disaster. You really do need to do some housekeeping and maintain a certain level of cleanliness

[@jamesbarnett5495]

I am so sorry to comment but why take the time and energy to make that when you can go to Harbor Freight and purchase one for $19.95 that has the handle and wheels to roll it around the floor and the magnet is 18" wide???

[@sanyoshovah2887]

Dude your shop floor is a mess. Isn't that dust going to be up in the air all the time? I'd wear a mask at all times with so much dust around

[@WoodshopJunkies]

I recently took my bench apart. The dust was underneath the bench. It doesn't normally look like that.

[@mikebond6328]

That was literally the point of the video.

[@tschmath]

Who works in an atmosphere with that much sawdust or that many pieces of scrap? Looks like an accident waiting to happen.

[@leonardfairground5937]

I love the stuff you do, but this one felt like a project for content’s sake.I will still look forward to your next stuff, though.

[@TheMaxwellee]

I just put a magnet in a coke bottle.

[@TheMaxwellee]

Maybe some tiny holes in the plastic cover to shake out sawdust?

[@shawnr771]

I used to put a coke bottle over a vaccuum tube and drill a few holes in it. That way larger pieces would not get lodged in the tube.

[@sreval]

Jean...... I have told you six million times to stop exagerating !! 😁.....great build tho - keep em coming.

[@balazslakatos9817]

you're right, it is overkill :)

[@zapa1pnt]

It is not made as a single use tool and many people can benefit from the idea.

[@LittleShedWorkshop]

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[@tclynn10]

You have way too much time on your hands buddy!

[@Today_I_Want_To]

From last video to this one you spread out the saw dust, because in last video you cleaned the floor, just saying. Don´t mind to be stupid, I really don´t like is to people treat me as one...

[@WoodshopJunkies]

I actually didn't pick the dust up in the previous video. Just swept it to the side. I swept it back for this video.

[@Today_I_Want_To]

@@WoodshopJunkies all's god! keep them coming!

[@lordmugglestone]

I call Bull Shit...lol

[@brianw3222]

You still have not done the job. Your magnet will not pick up brass or stainless. And who lets there shop floor get that dirty? Just drop your sweeping into a bucket half full of water and skim the sawdust off the top. All metals will sink to the bottom.

[@zapa1pnt]

And all ferrous hardware will rust.

[@randycosgrove3608]

I'm all about making jigs and fixtures to increase repeatability or to make common jobs easier but you have a very small shop and what would appear to be a one time ( or very infrequent ) problem here. This "solution" is way too complicated for it's intended purpose. Just get down with a hand held magnet or sweep up the garbage ( and run it through a small piece of hardware cloth if you have it, definitely don't go out and buy it ) and chuck it out. This smacks of a project designed to just be something to make a video about. Not something that's actually useful.

[@WoodshopJunkies]

I intend to use the tool to sweep my driveway from time to time. Screws from my workshop get stuck in my boots and end up on the paving outside my garage. I'm hoping the tool would help to clear these screws so they don't end my cars tires.

[@mikebond6328]

Someone else might have a similar problem more frequently. Or a different problem that this could solve. The video encourages creativity and outside the box thinking.

[@pnel7799]

"i have no use for this and therfore it's trash".

[@gedreillyhomestead6926]

Someone is using your logo to scam your viewers!

[@WoodshopJunkies]

I am aware of the low life. I have contacted Telegram about this person pretending to be me but they support on the app is lacking. I will continue to remove his comments and attempt to have the fake account blocked.

[@gedreillyhomestead6926]

Can't believe anyone would let that much sh!# accumulate on the floor! 🫣