I had to find the damn chuck key first, to change the drill bit out, to let me drill the hole in the chuck key, so I could attach the chuck key to the lanyard holder, so I wouldn’t lose the chuck key again… All in, it was a 20 minute search for a 30 second operation but that says more about me than it does about the project…
I just use a magnet to keep mine stuck to the side of the press.
Same here. The magnet is at the top of the … pole? The steel shaft that the table rides up and down on. It’s just below the upper motor housing so it’s well away from the drilling area and doesn’t collect ferrous chips. There’s also an allen key stuck to the magnet that I assume is important… probably for some type of maintenance on the drill press that I’ve never done.
My drill press has a little rubber friction-fit holder for it, but nothing about it forces me to put it back properly.
I have done that before but it collects chips when I am working with steel.
Ah, yeah that make sense. Mine is stuck to the side of the top part of the press, and I rarely drill through any steel so its never been an issue for me.