set-up

I've ordered a PM-1340GT lathe from Matt at QMT and my plan is to get the mill next year once I've got the lathe up and running. The space I have is a wall about 15 & 1/2 feet long with one end of the wall simply ending in the middle of my shop so figured I'd put the mill here at the end of the...

So, here's what I'm wondering. About half the time I use the rotary table I find the hand wheel interferes with where I'd like to clamp it down. Looking at other tables this seems to be the common configuration, where the handwheel interferes with the mounting plane(s) of the table. Why would...