: I came up with this idea to prevent having a mess of staples on the
: shop floor, or trying to hold a handful of them when two hands
: are needed to pull them out.
: I use two of the rare earth hatch magnets; one inside, one outside
: my shirt, and simply let the magnet hold the staples. No muss,
: no fuss.

: I would warn older builders with pacemakers (Bill) not to try this.

: Kirk

Interesting idea.
My method is mostly to lift the staple clear of the surface on one run, then catch with a pliers and pull straight out and drop the pulled staple into a jar.
Any that fall to the floor get picked up with a wee door magnet on a stick. Which is also handy for fishing keys, etc out of deep-ish water or other liquid.

Mike Savage
South West Cork