Depth Stop - HF Mortiser

[Lonnie in Orlando]

Have any of you improved the depth stop on your Harbor Freight mortiser (#35570)? The plastic pinch clamp depth stop slides too easily to be effective.

[image]http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/photos/35500-35599/35570.gif[/image]
edit -- looks like I can't display the image on the HF site, so here's the link ...
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/pho...5599/35570.gif

Looking for a simple fix that doesn't involve drilling the body of the mortiser. Otherwise, I guess I'll cut blocks to size and attach the column between the body and the base. Perhaps with a screw to fine tune.

Thanks,
-Lonnie

[ssmith1627]

This mortising machine is on sale right now so I've been looking at it.

Did you find any solution to your problems? Is it worth buying ? Or should I hold out until I can afford a different model ?

Would love to hear your opinion of it after you've been working with it a while.

Thanks,
Steve

[Lonnie in Orlando]

Steve:
For my level of use, the HF mortiser works fine --- especially at the price w/20% off coupon.

My fix for the depth stop isn't pretty, nor is it adjustable. But it elimated slipping. I cut a piece of PVC to the height that I needed. Split it down the middle. Wrapped it around the support column between the base and the plastic stop. Held the two halves together with tape.

Lonnie