Baxter does come with a 'stop block' which is made from aluminum. It does work. Some day when I get a 'round 2 it', I will make a better one. I will...
Looks like a spoon bent chisel for deep excavation. Or something yet more exotic. If you can read the Pfeil number on it you can probably look it up...
I have the C26 which was purchased new more than a decade ago. I paid a lot more than $500. Anyway, it has been a great machine. Only real issue was...