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I'm about to begin work on a DRO install and was wondering how I was going to support the end of some aluminum bar stock that's too long for one vice. Then Enco tempted me with a 25% off sale and I thought duh a 2nd Kurt vice. I also ordered a 2nd set of Kurt magnetic jaws, parallels, work stops, and two sets of vice keys on the advice of my brother.
Here's the new 2nd set of Kurt magnetic vice jaws, parallels, and work stops. Note how the jaws are wrapped in paper...hold that thought...
Here is a jaw from the first set I had purchased a while back but never got around to installing, does this jaw look new to you? The jaws in this first set were not wrapped in paper like the second set which I found odd at the time, coincidence? I found chips inside this jaw Yeah Enco is getting yelled at Monday. There are few things I 'hate' in this world but paying full price for new and receiving used is one of them.
Here are the vice Kurt vice keys, I'm and instant fan I should have purchased these from the get go. They make 2 sizes, these are the stepped keys that fit a 5/8 wide T slot. Kudo's to PM also these fit right in the T slots snug, yet still loose enough to slide the vices left and right without much effort. That's right made in the USA by God! $426.75 shipped to my door direct from Kurt with the Enco 25% off sale.
Here they are mounted on the PM 935. Note the Gibraltar aluminum two position speed handles I'm a big fan of these.
X travel is 20.5 inches (without over traveling the Y ways) I spaced these 19 inches apart measured at the outside of the vice jaws so I have enough room to hang over about 3/4 inch on each side. Tomorrow I'll break out the dial indicator and see how close they are with the keys.
Here's the new 2nd set of Kurt magnetic vice jaws, parallels, and work stops. Note how the jaws are wrapped in paper...hold that thought...
Here is a jaw from the first set I had purchased a while back but never got around to installing, does this jaw look new to you? The jaws in this first set were not wrapped in paper like the second set which I found odd at the time, coincidence? I found chips inside this jaw Yeah Enco is getting yelled at Monday. There are few things I 'hate' in this world but paying full price for new and receiving used is one of them.
Here are the vice Kurt vice keys, I'm and instant fan I should have purchased these from the get go. They make 2 sizes, these are the stepped keys that fit a 5/8 wide T slot. Kudo's to PM also these fit right in the T slots snug, yet still loose enough to slide the vices left and right without much effort. That's right made in the USA by God! $426.75 shipped to my door direct from Kurt with the Enco 25% off sale.
Here they are mounted on the PM 935. Note the Gibraltar aluminum two position speed handles I'm a big fan of these.
X travel is 20.5 inches (without over traveling the Y ways) I spaced these 19 inches apart measured at the outside of the vice jaws so I have enough room to hang over about 3/4 inch on each side. Tomorrow I'll break out the dial indicator and see how close they are with the keys.
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