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hdtran
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Post by hdtran »

Where do you put your 5/32" allen wrench?

In the non-PP headstock, I just slipped it above the switch, and the wrench is an interlock.

I can do that with the PP headstock at the end of the session, but I don't have a really good place to store the wrench (unless I use my pocket...) during regular usage before powering down the PP headstock.
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hdtran wrote:Where do you put your 5/32" allen wrench?

You could drop it in the hole in the top of the left hand leg.
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hdtran wrote:Where do you put your 5/32" allen wrench?

In the non-PP headstock, I just slipped it above the switch, and the wrench is an interlock.

I can do that with the PP headstock at the end of the session, but I don't have a really good place to store the wrench (unless I use my pocket...) during regular usage before powering down the PP headstock.
The belt cover is still steel. Magnets work pretty well!
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Post by terrydowning »

Mine has 2 nice holes in the left hand leg (Just under the Jointer). I try to put it there. I've also seen people put a magnet on the headstock to hold the Allen key, and the chuck key (I may do that as I often forget to out it back in the leg).
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This works for me...
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