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Hopefully these pics will convey my idea a little more clearly. I apologize for my fumbling around the forum, but I'm still learning.
I had in mind the "pin flag" would be one piece of steel, something to just slide into the pin hole slot.
So, for me, I envision holding the drill clamp in my right hand with thumb and finger on clamp knob, put drill into clamp, slide pin in, rotate drill until  cutting edge hits stop("flag"), tighten clamp. As mentioned, stops could be engineered to have different angles to set the edge a little off parallel. Or maybe design an adjustable one. Lots of options I think.
Yes, it would mean more machining, etc., but it could eliminate using the projection boss, and the magnifying tool.   

Yes, that one does index on the cutting edge, similar to what I have in mind. I'll make a little wooden model or something to help with my description.

Having trouble with posting,  let me try another upload.
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/4zqr8r7a5gibv8t585b53/2024-02-11-19.25.04.jpg?rlkey=zm4i2hp3gh7xnoqw65j8z5q7n&dl=0 some pics, 

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I recently acquired the drill jig, and I must say, I really like it. That being said, I thought there must be a quicker less fiddly way of aligning the flutes. After staring at the drill holder part of the jig, I began to wonder if the Tormek engineers have ever played with the idea of a stop of some type. What I have in mind could consist of a hole and slot drilled into the side of the jig,(it looks like there is plenty of meat to work with) then a "key" pin, possibly with a "flag" stop incorporated into it.It would reach the cutting edge for both flute alignment, and projection length. Probably could index the flag, or just have a set angled a little counter and clockwise for those of us that preset a bit counter if we know a lot needs to be removed. Now, don't mock my toothpick and paper pin flag, it's all I had within reach of my keyboard.
Anyway, I wonder if anyone has played around with this aspect of the jig.Someday I may drop by my favorite machine shop and see what they say.