Lately I have been using a Makita impact. I barely need to hold the spindle. I used to use Hoss MAD system but have a belt drive and will have to devise a little bit different bracket.
A lazy man does it twice.
They are called 4 or 8 point sockets.
Hoss
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I am using a standard 3/8" 6 point socket. It takes a little persuading back off in the beginning. A small crescent wrench wedged between the socket and the base of the drawbar allow prying ;-)
A lazy man does it twice.
I couldn't find a 4 or 8 point socket anywhere locally but a 9mm spline socket works great
Thanks Guys!
I have a universal Craftsman socket set. It works great for me. I'd much rather prefer a hex head though!
Just posted: new 3d printed spindle lock for PM25MV. Check out the part, photos and Solidworks file from:
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2350108
Neil
Nice! When I get my mill this is one of the first "improvements" I will make. You can never have enough Y travel on these small mills!