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Chuck key management - stevec - 12-24-2012
While ravenously rifling through a friends deceased Dad's goodies I came across this idea, which I think is brilliant.
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There is one of those "rare earth" magnets on the hub of my wood shop drillpress quill handle and the chuck key is learning to reside there always (?)
I used some double sided sticky tape to keep the magnet from sliding across the chrome hub while I remove the key.
When I get around to putting magnets on my machine shop drill presses, mills and lathes I'll determine if the tape is required.
RE: Chuck key management - sasquatch - 12-24-2012
Good idea, SO far, i have always remembered to remove the key.
RE: Chuck key management - stevec - 12-24-2012
Sasq, my problem never was REMOVING the key, it was to find it for the next bit change.
RE: Chuck key management - sasquatch - 12-24-2012
Sorry, forgot to mention my key is always stuck up on the side on a magnet out of a speaker.
Oh!! "Merry Christmas" !!!
RE: Chuck key management - NevadaBlue - 12-30-2012
Nice. I have a chuck for my lathe tailstock that I can't find the key for... now to find or replace the key and put some magnets in the proper places. Have you found a good training method for the keys... to get them to go to the magnets ALWAYS? ;-D
RE: Chuck key management - stevec - 12-30-2012
Sorry Ken, but a man who cannot be trained couldn't possibly train his keys. I have enough magnets for the other drill presses and mills in my metal shop but I haven't even installed them yet. I used a bit of double sided sticky tap on that chrome hub on the drill in the pic because it would slide around as I tried to pull the key off. The stuff in the machine shop shouldn't require the tape.
RE: Chuck key management - krv3000 - 12-31-2012
hi yep i use a old magnet from a hard drive glued to the top of the belt guard