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Wells Index told me they grind the spindle while still in the head. That's why you have to ship them the whole thing. This from the guy that actually does the grinding.

Two weeks ago, Wells Index quoted me $690.00 to grind a B&S 9 to R8. Plus shipping the whole head. Both ways.

Do you have a local road construction company or county highway department? They may have grader blade take-offs that are hard AF, that you can pick up for cheap.

I've had one for over 3 years. Prices are @ $400.00 more than when I bought mine. Works very well. Auto start, and tapping options are very handy. one minor thing, spindle spins freely, so you have to hold on to it when adjusting the chuck for different size bits.

I have the same model torque wrench, bought in the early/mid 80's. Years ago, a Snap-on industrial rep was at my work calibrating torque wrenches, and was not at all happy that my Truecraft was more accurate than the Snap-on ones.

What kind of circuits do you want to draw? For industrial control circuits, I use The Constructor from CMH Software. Allows you to design and test your circuits. Costs about $400

The threaded hole above the dovetail is for the threading stop. It clamps onto the dovetail, and a bolt goes through the stop and threads into that hole.