Great first post Justin - welcome to HomemadeTools.net

There are many ideas for addressing the problem of losing small parts, but the soda can mod is definitely a clever one.

Seems like the simpler or less expensive the tool, the more I appreciate it. One of my favorites is this Tape Measure Modification; punching holes in a tape measure for increased marking accuracy. There's a comment on there for using the same concept to convert a tape measure into a jig. For crying out loud, the "tool" is just a hole! But I really like it.