They make skinny magnets, both flexible and/or with a soft, bendable wire. ( have purchased them off a tool truck before) http://www.amazon.com/Amico-Repair-Flexible-Slender-Magnet/dp/B007Q9VGI8http://www.coleparmer.com/Product/Bendable_Wire_Magnetic_Tool_with_2_lb_Pick_up_Capacity/EW-09914-38