Tips & Tricks Issue 82: Magnetic Drill Press Key

I recently read a drill press review where the writer complained that there was no place on the machine to store the chuck key. If you have a similar situation, do what I did when I got my drill press: I epoxied a rare-earth magnet to the rear end of my chuck key. That way, I can always find it attached to the underside of the cast iron table or other dedicated location. I don’t even have to take my eye off the work to grab it or put it back.

—Richard Lewis, Port St. Lucie, Florida   

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