Harvey Schneider
06-11-2007, 8:11 PM
I just wanted to share an idea I came up with for keeping my tools where I want them.
I got tired of my tools rolling of the ways of my lathe and crashing edge down on the concrete. I went to a local craft store and bought about a dozen high energy button magnets. I spaced these about 3" apart along the front apron of my lathe. My tools now hang by their working end, I can clearly see which tool I'm grabbing for, and they don't fall.
The magnets are good for about 8 pounds load which means they grab the tools securely. The magnets do sometimes come off the lathe along with the tool. This isn't really much of a problem, but if it gets too annoying a dab of silicon rubber glue should keep them in place.
I also put a couple of magnets on the housing of the controls at the headstock. There I store Allen wrenches, set screws, wood worm screws, knock out bars, etc. They all stay where I put them.
I was thinking of using a magnetic knife rack that I saw at a Kitchen center, but I like the button magnets better.
I hope you find this useful,
Harvey
I got tired of my tools rolling of the ways of my lathe and crashing edge down on the concrete. I went to a local craft store and bought about a dozen high energy button magnets. I spaced these about 3" apart along the front apron of my lathe. My tools now hang by their working end, I can clearly see which tool I'm grabbing for, and they don't fall.
The magnets are good for about 8 pounds load which means they grab the tools securely. The magnets do sometimes come off the lathe along with the tool. This isn't really much of a problem, but if it gets too annoying a dab of silicon rubber glue should keep them in place.
I also put a couple of magnets on the housing of the controls at the headstock. There I store Allen wrenches, set screws, wood worm screws, knock out bars, etc. They all stay where I put them.
I was thinking of using a magnetic knife rack that I saw at a Kitchen center, but I like the button magnets better.
I hope you find this useful,
Harvey