Seig SX3 quill stop

[jcreasey]

When I made a depth stop for my mill I used a very similar design. One minor difference was that I did not use a threaded rod but instead used plain rod. I just made a little knob to fix it in place and I ground a flat side on the rod to prevent any issues with burring.
I have found this to be extremely handy and I often set the depth using a gauge block stack placed under the sliding collar with the cutting tool resting on the top of the work.

 

[Chris Parsons]

Thanks very much for the input - I really don't know why it has taken me so long to start doing this, it's a fairly
simple project that would appear to offer a lot of benefit

Best wishes

Chris