Mark 7 owners, where do you keep the allen wrenches?

paulmcohen · Post by **paulmcohen** » Fri Jul 27, 2012 12:44 am

I just noticed that the storage holes are missing from the double-tilt end castings.

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Fri Jul 27, 2012 1:06 am

paulmcohen wrote:I just noticed that the storage holes are missing from the double-tilt end castings.

I have several 'scattered' about!:D

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Fri Jul 27, 2012 5:13 am

In a box labeled "Allen Wrenches". That box is a drawer.

Except for the long red handled allen wrench for the Shopsmith. That wrench is attached with a magnet to the Belt Cover.

ss50th · Post by **ss50th** » Fri Jul 27, 2012 8:14 am

dusty wrote:In a box labeled "Allen Wrenches". That box is a drawer.

Except for the long red handled allen wrench for the Shopsmith. That wrench is attached with a magnet to the Belt Cover.

I also have a much shorter allen wrench of the same size on the magnet to use with the drill chuck and sanding drum when in drill press mode. Somehow it seems easier to use than the long one.

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Fri Jul 27, 2012 8:20 am

I also have a short version of the long allen wrench (I broke the long one) that is stored on a magnet but somehow I never reach for it. I guess years of preconditioning prevails.

reible · Post by **reible** » Fri Jul 27, 2012 8:35 am

I did post about the missing holes a short while back but I have yet to decide what new home mine will find. As I noted then I have my incra ball driver and one shopsmith t-handle I use to keep there. I also have a magnet holder (use to have a stick on holder on the headstock). The magnet holder I keep on the back side of the headstock where it is easy to find when working on the backside of the machine.

The hard part is dealing with the change after so many years of doing things one way only to be forced to change the habit. Have to see how well I can adapt to a new idea what ever it turns out to be. I know I'll be reaching for air for a while yet.

Ed

paulmcohen · Post by **paulmcohen** » Sat Jul 28, 2012 1:00 am

dusty wrote: Except for the long red handled allen wrench for the Shopsmith. That wrench is attached with a magnet to the Belt Cover.

Knowing this group I should have been more specific, the only one I was asking about is the Shopsmith specific one and I love the magnet idea.

paulmcohen · Post by **paulmcohen** » Sat Jul 28, 2012 1:03 am

reible wrote: The hard part is dealing with the change after so many years of doing things one way only to be forced to change the habit. Have to see how well I can adapt to a new idea what ever it turns out to be. I know I'll be reaching for air for a while yet.

Ed

Yea, once I got it all upgraded I kept going to the end looking for the T-wrench.

robinson46176 · Post by **robinson46176** » Sat Jul 28, 2012 8:47 am

Junked speaker magnet.

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oscarthefuzz · Post by **oscarthefuzz** » Sun Jul 29, 2012 3:46 am

I do the same thing as above with old hard drive magnets..