Originally Posted by TT350  Hi
The vice dosn't hit the column in the back?
Chris |
The Kurt D688 vise protrudes about an inch out the rear of the Tormach table when using Kurt D50-33A step keys (11/16 x 5/8)
http://www.kurtworkholding.com/acces.../vise_keys.php mounted in the center T slot. In this case the vise can hit the column when moving to the last inch of positive Y travel. IMO, the advantages of the Kurt D688 vise (e.g. 6” jaw width, 8.8” opening, GrooveLock® jaw
http://www.kurtworkholding.com/acces...roove_lock.php ,etc) far outweigh the one inch loss of Y travel. I liked the Kurt D50-33A step keys (11/16 x 5/8) so much that I mounted a 5X7 angle table on ˝” tooling plate with the vise keys mounted same as way as the Kurt vise. That way the vise and angle table can be easily interchanged and line up perfectly with X axis. Also the slot in the acrylic shield allows the vise to be loaded with the shield in place. see:
Don Clement
Running Springs, California