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   mike4244 | Dec 15, 2004 03:08am | #1

   Do you need the threaded rod and stop nuts? Grizzly carries them in their catalogue.I believe it is 1/2x 20 right hand thread.

   mike

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   dillon | Dec 15, 2004 06:11am | #2

   I'll give Grizzly a try but I need the whole set-up. Don't even know if it had one to start. Wasn't too smart lugging in from an older friends garage without checking this first. He can't recall now, as he was not a big user of it (inherited it from his father!). Thanks for the reply.

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   mike4244 | Dec 15, 2004 09:26pm | #3

   There has to be a yoke that fits around the quill in order to install a depth stop. If the yoke is missing or there isn't a way to fasten one you can't install a depth stop.From my experience the older drill presses had both a depth stop and a quill lock. Have you tried the manufacturers yet. Worse comes to worse you could put a stop collar on your bits.

   good luck , mike

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   dillon | Dec 16, 2004 01:25am | #4

   Thanks, again. Tried Sears/Craftsman, no luck. This weekend, I'm going to check out the same vintage Atlas benchtop model that I switched from my home location to another site to see if I can fashion up a similar yoke/threaded rod/stop-nut. As I said, wasn't too smart switching it out (heavy buggers!) before I thoroughly checked out what I had on my hands (actually should have checked it out before I had it on my hands!). While I'm partial to trying to salvage old, reliable heavy-duty machines such as this one, maybe the best thing to come of it all, after the heavy lifting, is the acquisition of the free Grizzly catalogue which I browsed last night...516 pages of browsing may keep me busy over the holidays, and maybe I'll just find an equally reliable newer model with some up-to-date features (the Atlas benchtop also had an easy-access red/black on/off switch...this one has a small toggle switch located on the back of the machine up at the motor!). Happy holidays!