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Why Isn’t the Magnet on My Pick-Up Tool Strong Enough for Nails in Taller Grass? Chris Perling You go outside to pick up stray nails from your lawn, but your magnetic tool keeps dropping them in the… Read more
Why Can’t My Magnet Pick-Up Tool Pick up Thin Tiny Things Off the Floor? Chris Perling You drop a tiny screw or a thin washer on the floor, and your magnet pick-up tool just won’t grab… Read more
Why Can’t My Magnet Pick-Up Tool Grab Nails in Thick Grass? Chris Perling I have watched my magnet pick-up tool slide right over a lost nail buried in thick grass, leaving it behind… Read more
Why Do the Jaws on My Magnet Pick-Up Tool Not Rotate on the Shaft? Chris Perling I have seen this problem many times. When the jaws on your magnet pick-up tool stop rotating, it makes picking… Read more
How Do I Fix a Weak Handle Attachment on My Magnet Pick-Up Tool? Chris Perling A loose handle on your magnet pick-up tool makes it nearly impossible to retrieve dropped screws or nails from tight… Read more
Why Don’t All Cars Have a Flat Surface for a Phone Mount? Chris Perling Have you ever struggled to stick your phone mount to a dashboard that is all curves and bumps? It is… Read more
How Do I Find a Mounting Spot Where My Phone Mount Will Actually Stick? Chris Perling You have tried sticking a phone mount to your dashboard, only to watch it fall off five minutes later. Finding… Read more
Why Did I Have to Move My Phone Mount Closer to Reach My Phone? Chris Perling I found myself constantly stretching my arm just to tap my GPS, and realized my phone mount was too far… Read more
Why Do I Have to Lean over to See My Dash Buttons Behind My Phone? Chris Perling You are driving down the road, and you need to change the radio station or adjust the air. But your… Read more
Why Did the 3M Tape on My Phone Mount Not Hold on My Dash? Chris Perling You stuck your phone mount to the dashboard with the included 3M tape, but it fell off after a few… Read more
Why Does My Magnet Pick-Up Tool Struggle to Get Fine Metal Shavings Off the Head? Chris Perling You have a magnet pick-up tool, and you notice it struggles to get fine metal shavings off the head. This… Read more
Will a Suction Cup Mount Work on Textured Dashboard Surfaces? Chris Perling If you have a textured dashboard, you might wonder if a suction cup mount will actually stick. This matters because… Read more
Why Are the Instructions for My Phone Mount Just a QR Code for a Video? Chris Perling You open the box for your new phone mount and find a tiny card with a QR code. No paper… Read more
Why Does the Battery in My Magnet Pick-Up Tool Keep Tipping in the Casing? Chris Perling You reach for your magnet pick-up tool to grab a dropped screw, but the battery is loose again. That annoying… Read more
Why Does My Phone Fall Off the Magnet If Not Fully Seated on the Mount? Chris Perling You have probably noticed your phone sliding off the car mount if you just let it get close. This happens… Read more
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