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Chris V	12/09/2020 16:20:51
313 forum posts 42 photos	Hi all, particularly anyone who has or has had an Amolco Mill. Am I missing something or is there no vertical depth of cut stop on these mills? If not, are there any simple ways of rigging something up? Chris.
A Smith	12/09/2020 16:48:08
104 forum posts 4 photos	Chris, Set the verical height with the handwheel at the top of the column and then lock. Due to stiction/backlash etc, trying to feed vertically will most often end in disaster. (A quill would be great!) Andy
Chris V	12/09/2020 16:58:10
313 forum posts 42 photos	Hmm thanks Andy. I'm hoping to cut some flutes around a column that stop short from both ends. So far a short length of oak strapped to the column with masking tape has worked, however its not the most elegant solution! Hope someone has come up with a better dodge?! Chris.
Michael Gilligan	12/09/2020 17:21:42
23121 forum posts 1360 photos	Good Grief ... I had never noticed the absence of a quill. I have the Amolco drilling machine [with quill, of course], which uses a similar-looking head casting. LINK : http://www.lathes.co.uk/amolco/ ... Just assumed that there would also be a quill in the mill MichaelG.
Chris V	12/09/2020 17:33:29
313 forum posts 42 photos	Well I'd not looked at the drill before, I wonder why they didnt provide one...cost grounds perhaps...
Chris V	13/09/2020 11:53:07
313 forum posts 42 photos	Well Ive just ordered a double split collar to fit hopefully the column, then plan to drill & tap it for a length of studding. Unlikely to be super precise but it should be an improvement on having nothing.....

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