On 2008-07-13, Larry Jaques novalidaddress@di wrote:
On Sat, 12 Jul 2008 22:54:38 -0500, with neither quill nor qualm, Don
Foreman quickly quoth:

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I see one photo with the key in the chuck. Now is a real good time to
get in the habit of *NEVER* *EVER* leaving the key in the chuck -- or
allowing anyone in your shop who would do that.

Excellent idea, Don. I plopped a rare earth magnet onto the front of
my drill head and the chuck stays stuck to that unless I'm changing
bits. It's easy to mount/dismount and handy enough to remember to put
back up there. I believe I got the idea from someone else here on
Wreck.Metalheads. (Either here or the Wreck.)

Hmm ... a magnet will cause it to pick up chips if it ever gets
near the results of your drilling.

I have my key on a device related to the belt-hung spring key
chains. There is a loose strap around the key behind the crown gear,
and there is a spring around the pilot pin to push the key out as soon
as you let go of it.

That is still on the drill press -- even though I normally use
a Jacobs copy of the Albrecht keyless chucks so there is nothing to
produce problems anyway. :-)

Note 2 to Ig: That welding bumper sticker is funny, but if you ever
get into an accident (your fault or not) the other guy's attorney
might eat you for lunch because of it. In a jury trial, that sticker
could easily tip the case against you.

Especially if it is caused by a failure of a weld.

Good Luck,
DoN.

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