Upon reaching the final pickles in your pickle jar you are left with the gutwrenching realization that you are not able to pick up the final pickles at the bottom of the jar. This is the motivation I needed to make the Pickle Grabber. The pickle grabber is a device that grabs pickles at the bottom of pickle jars so that you won't have pickle juice on your hands nor need to dump the pickles in a separate bowl.

pickle Grabber.pdf
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Supplies

Materials:

1/2 inch interior diameter aluminum tube
3/4 inch aluminum solid pipe
1/2 inch aluminum solid pipe (3/4 inch solid pipe may be used)
.025 inch music wire (.64 mm music wire)
.5 inch OD x .4 inch ID x 1 inch length Spring

Tools:

Pliers
Lathe
Mill
1/8 inch end mill
Calipers
Bandsaw / metal cutting device

Step 1: Make End Caps

Cut two 1.5 inch long piece of aluminum stock using bandsaw / cutting device
Turn down 1in length of that piece to a diameter of .585 inches using the lathe
turn down the remaining .5in to a diameter of .7in using the lathe
Drill a hole long ways through the cap at a diameter of .4 inch using the lathe
Repeat to second piece of aluminum

End Cap.pdf
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Step 2: Cut Out Body

Cut 1/2 inch interior diameter aluminum tube to 6 inches in length using bandsaw / cutting device

Body.pdf
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Step 3: Interior Stem

Cut .5 inch diameter solid aluminum pipe to 7.5 inch length using bandsaw / cutting device
On one end of the pipe, turn the diameter down to .39 inch diameter for the duration of 1.7 inch length down from the face using the lathe
On the opposite end that you just worked on, turn the diameter down to .39 inch for the duration of 3 inches length down from the face using the lathe
On the same end (worked on in step 2) drill a .16 inch diameter hole going straight through the center diameter of the pipe, .6 inches down from the face of the pipe
use the 1/8th inch end mill to cut a groove on the end (worked on in step 2) from the hole (made in step 4) up to the face of the end at a depth of .055 inch using the mill (this is done on both sides of the hole)

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Step 4: Music Wire Insert

Cut the .025-inch music wire to a length of 4.1 inches
With calipers, measure, and mark (with a sharpie) from one end of the music wire at points: .2 inches, 1.2 inches, 1.85 inches, 2.24 inches, 2.89 inches, and 3.9 inches (this is all measured based on the end that you choose.
Make a 90-degree bend at 1.85 inches then inset music wire through the hole made in, (Interior stem) step 4
Line up the music wire with the groove made in, (interior stem) step 5, then make another 90-degree on measurement 2.24 so that the bent wire fits into both slots made in, (interior stem) step 5
Bend at measurement 1.2 inches at 30 degrees directly outwards from the stem
Bend at measurement 2.89 inches at 30 degrees directly outwards from the stem
bend inwards (the opposite way you did in the previous step) at an angle of 60 degrees at measurements .35 and 3.9 so that each end of the wire crosses upon entering the end cap (made in Step 1: Make End Caps)

Step 5: Assembly

Insert cap (made in Make end caps) into one of the open ends of the 7.5-inch tube this should be a very tight fit, if it is not then remake it to where it needs to be forcefully shoved into the pipe.
Bend the music wire so that you can fit the spring through the wire so that it is resting inside the pocket between the drilled hole and the end of the turning
Insert the interior stem downwards (End worked on in Interior Stem: Step 3) until about .5 inch of the music wire is sticking out
Insert the second end cap through the extruding end of the interior stem and push the cap into the 7.5-inch pipe until they are flush together
Enjoy grabbing pickles and fruits!