Pm 932 Quill Stop Mods

[rherrell]

Great mod, one that I would like to do. One question: What is the best way to fasten the display box so it won`t move while raising and lowering the quill? Do you just make a mounting plate using the 4 screw holes in back, or? Thanks, Art

I made a sheet metal bracket that screws to the back. It's about 1.5"x3" before bending. I bent a .5" lip so it's 1.5"x 2.5" when finished. Screw it to the back so the .5" lip is flush on the bottom then drill and tap the machine to mount it.

 

[woodyplacks]

I wanted a quill stop that would be SOLID and adjustable to .001"

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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.
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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.

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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!!!

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I made a sheet metal bracket that screws to the back. It's about 1.5"x3" before bending. I bent a .5" lip so it's 1.5"x 2.5" when finished. Screw it to the back so the .5" lip is flush on the bottom then drill and tap the machine to mount it.

I made a sheet metal bracket that screws to the back. It's about 1.5"x3" before bending. I bent a .5" lip so it's 1.5"x 2.5" when finished. Screw it to the back so the .5" lip is flush on the bottom then drill and tap the machine to mount it.

Most helpful. Thanks!.....Art.