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I wanted a quill stop that would be SOLID and adjustable to .001"
I bought an AMERICAN made micrometer quick stop and it works really well. I used 1/2"x 20 threaded rod and made the jam nuts from 7/8" hex stock.
I used 3/8" bolts and bolted everything through the existing holes in the head casting. I s$#t canned the original quill DRO and installed a Mitutoyo.
This shows the quick stop that I can put underneath and stop the quill from retracting. This is especially useful when you have the head locked for your longest tool and you want to drill a bunch of holes with a short drill bit, you just snap the stop in place so you don't have to retract the quill all the way .
I used 1/2" and 3/4" crs because that's what I had and I'm glad I did because it's SOLID!
Thanks for looking!!!
I bought an AMERICAN made micrometer quick stop and it works really well. I used 1/2"x 20 threaded rod and made the jam nuts from 7/8" hex stock.
I used 3/8" bolts and bolted everything through the existing holes in the head casting. I s$#t canned the original quill DRO and installed a Mitutoyo.
This shows the quick stop that I can put underneath and stop the quill from retracting. This is especially useful when you have the head locked for your longest tool and you want to drill a bunch of holes with a short drill bit, you just snap the stop in place so you don't have to retract the quill all the way .
I used 1/2" and 3/4" crs because that's what I had and I'm glad I did because it's SOLID!
Thanks for looking!!!