February 3, 20188 yr Popular Post comment_139278 I have a small HF drill press that had a plastic collar to hold the depth stop. It was too flexible to be accurate, so I made a new one out of a piece of 1/4" thick aluminum. Herb Report
February 3, 20188 yr comment_139295 Love it when a plan comes together. Nice idea and nicely executed. Report
February 3, 20188 yr comment_139300 Sweet! Nice set of photos showing the progress, too. Edited February 3, 20188 yr by lew Report
February 3, 20188 yr comment_139320 Well done sir! A great upgrade for minimal $$'s Thanks for sharing the idea and method. Report
February 22, 20188 yr comment_141254 Way to go Herb. If you can't buy it make it. Great improvement. Report
February 22, 20188 yr comment_141255 Done well, my friend. I sure am glad Stick didn't notice the can of WD-40 sitting on the window sill. Whew, dodged that bullet! Report
February 23, 20188 yr comment_141383 On 2/22/2018 at 7:11 AM, schnewj said: Done well, my friend. I sure am glad Stick didn't notice the can of WD-40 sitting on the window sill. Whew, dodged that bullet! Rut, roh... Report
February 23, 20188 yr comment_141425 On 2/22/2018 at 5:11 AM, schnewj said: sure am glad Stick didn't notice the can of WD-40 sitting on the window sill. Whew, dodged that bullet! saw it .. investigated... it's a prop... Report
February 23, 20188 yr Author comment_141436 That's where it is, I have been looking for that, thanks ,Nick, forgot you are a background looker... Herb Report
February 23, 20188 yr comment_141439 9 minutes ago, Dadio said: Nick, forgot you are a background looker... no worries @Nickp... it's empty.. Report
March 2, 20188 yr comment_142061 A nice addition would be to put a quick adjust nut on in place of the double nut system. I bought one for my milling machine. Quick and easy to adjust even over long changes in settings. Basically a half nut inside of a housing that allows it to be disengaged by pushing a button, then slide the nut to near the desired stop point and release the button. Turn like a regular nut the last fine adjust. They hold their location w/o a second nut. I just checked the thread on my mill, 1/2" -20tpi. So I know that size is readily available. Shars has something similar. Item 202-9530 "Quick quill stop", for $4.50, The Bolt Depot has 3' of 1/2x 20tpi all thread for $4.21 item # 23617. All are + shipping but you can probably find them locally in any major city. Well worth getting given the savings in time & frustration with the double nut system. Can be adapted for making jigs and the like also. Report
March 2, 20188 yr Author comment_142067 I well check mine ,I think they are metric. Good idea, I didn't know they were available. Heres a Cadillac quill stop. http://www.grizzly.com/products/Quick-Quill-Stop/G7316 Shars: https://www.shars.com/quick-quill-stop Heres the BMW: https://www.travers.com/quick-adjusting-quill-stop/p/84784/ THe Oldsmobile; https://www.westhoffinc.com/accessories/quill-stop/ The Mercury:https://www.mscdirect.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product/details/09506114 The whole used car lot here: https://www.ebay.com/sch/items/?_nkw=quill+stop&_sacat=&_ex_kw=&_mPrRngCbx=1&_udlo=&_udhi=&_sop=12&_fpos=&_fspt=1&_sadis=&LH_CAds=&rmvSB=true Thanks, Herb Report
March 2, 20188 yr comment_142068 1 minute ago, Dadio said: The whole used car lot here: What, no Edsels? Report
March 3, 20188 yr comment_142207 On 2/23/2018 at 6:47 PM, Dadio said: That's where it is, I have been looking for that, thanks ,Nick, forgot you are a background looker... Herb That wasn't me...but I did jump on the bandwagon... Report
March 3, 20188 yr Author comment_142227 4 hours ago, Nickp said: That wasn't me...but I did jump on the bandwagon... By Golly your right it was Bill, he is another background looker, like me,hee,hee,hee. Herb Report
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