Today's Hint - Don't do things like this

Brother, you should take a read of The Book....

Piece of 1/2" leather strap, riveted loop to hang on a hook, slits to hold the key. Almost string.

Philistine.

:)

They carry things that are normally difficult to source locally in many places. It's not high end stuff by any stretch, but it's available and fairly priced. Try buying rare earth magnets at Home Depot.

Mike Marlow wrote:

On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 08:15:33 -0500, Larry Levinson calmly ranted:

Yes. Next question, please.

P.S: You obviously haven't had the chuck key remain in the chuck when you accidentally started it and had the string wind around the shaft to the point you had to dismantle the thing to get it off. (Luckily, no, I've just read about it so this isn't a DAMHIKT. I have, however, had an unstrung chuck key jump at my chest and could have sworn I heard a "Hey, you forgot to take me out. Wheeeeeeeeeee!" as it did.)

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Am I the only one that uses the metal clip on the side of the DP?

Wayne

========================== Kevin, Did you sell tickets?? :-)

Ken Moon Weberville, TX

My DP doesn't have one, hence the magnet. My benchtop mortiser does, though, and that's where its chuck key lives.

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Be sure to adhere EXTRA-rigidly to this rule when winding up the cord on the hair dryer after showering...particularly if the towel around your waist isn't snugged up tight (or is absent!).

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September 11, 2001 - Never Forget

I'm actually surprised that no manufacturer has made a DP where the chuck key has to be inserted into the on/off switch in order to turn it on. It seems like the kind of idea that OSHA would love.

Tim Douglass

I like what ToolKraft did with my DP. The long handle of the key plugs into the motor housing for storage - and if the key hasn't been stored, then the DP can't be turned on.

Of course, then you'd finally get round to replacing the original chuck with a good keyless one. (G)

Jim

Tim Douglass wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com:

My DP key is spring loaded, so that it pushes itself out of the chuck.

Of course, to get this neat safety feature, I had to give up 'old iron' quality and soul, and buy a new tool, made in Asia.

Patriarch

A hair dryer? Is this a neener?

Dave in fairfax (who doesn't need no steenkin' hair dryer)

Aaaaarrggghhhhhh!!! Don't give 'em any more ideas!

-- Mark

Don't let cut-offs pile up on your table saw, or you may knock one into the blade and have it come spinning past your head at 200 MPH. DAMHIKT.

-- Mark

I picked up a spring-loaded chain (looks kind of like a small tape measure) that clips to one's belt/waistband, to hold keys handily. I mounted it inside the belt housing on my press with an "L" bracket, and, after pulling the chain through a hole drilled in the bottom of the housing, hooked the chuck key to it. Now..It is hanging handily out of the way, and, having the chain attached to it makes it unlikely that it will get left in the chuck by accident. The spring-loading, while strong enough to retract the chuck if I let go of it, does not make it a struggle to use the chuck. Regards Dave Mundt

My DP has the same thing and it works great. But it's not my idea -- it came that way. I got my Jet from a woodworker who got married and developed other hobbies. ;-)

-- Mark

When I was sick one weekend, my wife decided to help out by trimming the front hedge - that was the end of that extension cord. :)

Tom