Hardinge TM Vise upgrade

[yugami]

Anyone upgrade the vise on their TM/UM?

I have the original which is OK, but was thinking larger might be nicer. Not sure whats too big though, 5" seems like a good max to me but I'm just blindly guessing.

 

[itsme_Bernie]

I think you are correct. Even that will look pretty big on that table. 6 inch would just be crazy big. May even interfere with your hand wheel.m

I still have the original vice on mine, but have been contemplating as well.

Bernie

 

[atwatterkent]

This 5" Van Norman seems to be a perfect fit for my TM

 

[yugami]

Nice vise. Whats the overall length on that?

 

[atwatterkent]

Fishing in Wisconsin this week, dimensions when I get home.

 

[atwatterkent]

Van Norman vise dimensions:
Swivel base bolt pattern 9"
Vise bolt pattern, length 11" width 6"
Throat capacity 2 9/16"
Vise way height with swivel base 2 15/16"
Vise way height without base 1 13/16
Jaw height 1 3/8"
Jaw width 5" (7 16" thick)

 

[george wilson]

I'd get that sander away from your mill. Or,carefully cover the mill when the sander is in use.

 

[atwatterkent]

That sander is mounted on a base with wheels and gets rolled into the center of the shop when in use. The mill usually has a sheet on it to keep the dust off. My shop is only 20' x 24' so all the small pieces of equipment are portable including a bench grinder and arbor press on one roll-away, a die filer on another and an Atlas shaper on a fourth along with horizontal and vertical band saws and table saw. Actually, only my two lathes, horizontal and BP mills, drill press and surface grinder are permanently mounted.