MAGNETIC CATCH MATS
Small valve locks, especially those for obscure import applications, can be difficult to get into place and inevitably, if you’re not careful, can pop out and easily get lost on or under your work station. Magnetic sheeting is available in one foot increments and can be used to make a counter mats (2’ x 3’) and floor mats (2’ x 4’) that can be put down around your head assembly bench to help catch that lock you might otherwise lose. The material is not expensive and available online. This is a cheap investment considering what you might pay for a lock and the freight to get it to you. Not to mention all the time wasted in searching and the holdup on the job.

Terry Kiehnau
Terrys Rebuilding LLC
Green Bay WI
February, 2014