WWA Info Exchange

I've never really liked the adjustable depth stop on my DeWalt 621. There are only three steps and the screw lengths are so different that I never seem to be able to arrange them to 1/8" apart. I've always thought a much better guide would be a simple set of steps, 1/8" apart. After procrastinating on this for well over a year, I finally took up an offer from a friend who has a 3D printer. I measured the guide, made a simple drawing, and three days later I got the part back in the mail. For those not familiar with the DW621, here's the stock model:



Here it is with the new guide. A bit hard to see, because it's black ABS, but the new guide has four steps, exactly 1/8" apart. No muss, no fuss, no wondering it's gotten out of adjustment.

Cutting edge, and yet simplistic and elegant. What more could you ask for? Great work!

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Frank
WWACOAUX#1
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"the part"?!?

You only made one??

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~Dan.

I agree with Dan...."THE part"!
I realize that you or your friend might not want to go into production but, surely there will be an after-market company VERY interested in seeing what you guys have made. It may even put a little coin in your pocket.
I like it!

Rog

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Meet with your friend and quote us a price!

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Winston (WWAIDAUX #2)

glad to see there's interest. We're working on a 2nd generation part because the detentes ended up in the wrong place, plus one or two other tweaks. I'll ask if he's interested in selling a few parts. Mostly as a lark we are looking at what it would cost to get a batch (100?) machined in aluminum. It's really easy to get quotes, even from China, over the web, so maybe it will be practical to get a batch made, in which case you'll certainly hear from us. But I will ask about plastic parts. They're not super-pretty, but are fully functional and I suspect reasonably durable (they are ABS, after all).