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I finally got tired of the struggle to swap lathe chucks on my mini lathe. The chucks are held in place by threaded studs, and there's not enough clearance between the headstock and spindle flange to get your fingers in there while holding a nut. That means it's done with fingertips. I usually drop at least one nut in the process, as a result sometimes needing to get down on my hands and knees to find where the damned thing went. So I made a nut starter with a magnetic holder:
All made with stuff I had lying around the cave. The body is aluminum so the magnetic field can get to the other side and hold the nut in place. A drop of epoxy holds the magnet in place. Not pretty but it gets the job done.
All made with stuff I had lying around the cave. The body is aluminum so the magnetic field can get to the other side and hold the nut in place. A drop of epoxy holds the magnet in place. Not pretty but it gets the job done.