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I use it on a PM835-S (knee mill). I load and unload it from an HF 4 drawer tool cart I use to keep mill tools nearby. The cart has a ~1 ft wide wooden platform on top (29 1/2" above floor level). To slide the vise off the mill table I lower the knee so the table is about 1/4" higher than the wood. To load it back on, l bring the table about 1/4" lower than the wood.

I do plan to get some kind of cart-and-hoist arrangement one of these days. Lots of things like lathe chucks, mill vise, and rotary table seem to be affected by a gradual increase in the universal gravitational constant as I get older.

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VERY nice setup! Being able to raise and lower the table...great option. Helps to see the vise on your table.

I ran an enclosed CNC VMC and we had a water hose and compresed air and conveyor to deal with chips. How do you deal with chip cleanup in general. How about chip cleanup in "our" vise. :) Are you using the keys in the vise?

I looked at every option in 6" vises and that vise is a cut above especially for the price. They have a replacement screw available for $85 and thrust bearings for $25. At work my Kurt vises needed those parts replace every couple of years .I was thinking of getting parts while they are available. That is one shortcoming compared to Kurt. Parts may not be available in the future.
 
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I buy boxes of 2" chip brushes from Harbor Freight. An especially nice feature of the vise is that the inside is NOT rough and crusty - pretty easy to clean up. I've always heard bad things about using compressed air for cleanup - blows chips deep inside the innards of a mill or lathe - so I don't use it. You can see a chip brush in my photo. It's hung up on the board to the left of the column.

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I don't use the keys because the table slots on the PM835S are too narrow for the keys. I guess I should machine them down one of these days ...

For quick setup, I'll place a 1 1/4" parallel between the back jaw of the vise and the Z ways. I measured them with a dial test indicator, and the left one is 0.011" further back than the right. So I stick a 0.011" feeler gauge behind the left side of the parallel.

Comparing my activity level to that of a production machine shop, I suppose I might need a couple vise parts in about 10-20 years. Won't worry about it until then ;)
 
Got the Tormach 1100MX out of the crates and set up as far as I could for now. Still waiting on the Path Pilot console and the Automatic Tool Changer then I can finish getting those set up and build the rest of the enclosure. Getting this past my other machines and into the back of my shop was some work but overall it went very well and fit exactly as I planned for it. I set up the automatic oiler, the flood coolant, air system and the Skimpy oil skimmer and got the chip pans all installed. Can't wait to turn it on when the console comes in.

 
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Got the Tormach 1100MX out of the crates and set up as far as I could for now. Still waiting on the Path Pilot console and the Automatic Tool Changer then I can finish getting those set up and build the rest of the enclosure. Getting this past my other machines and into the back of my shop was some work but overall it went very well and fit exactly as I planned for it. I set up the automatic oiler, the flood coolant, air system and the Skimpy oil skimmer and got the chip pans all installed. Can't wait to turn it on when the console comes in.

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When you say, “fit exactly”, you were very precise with your choice of words!

Curious how you like the Tormach after six months of use. Subscribed!


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When you say, “fit exactly”, you were very precise with your choice of words!

Curious how you like the Tormach after six months of use. Subscribed!


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My space is limited and I did a lot of shuffling and adjusting to find a spot for it, as a machinist you would think inches would be easy to measure for but this did feel like a precision fit to get it in. I hope it is doing everything I expect from it and I feel the same way about it in 6 months! I will keep you posted. Thanks for the sub!
 
So I took off work today and did a little road trip and this thing jumped up on the trailer and followed me home
It’s a VanNorman milling machine with universal head it came with a bunch of Arbor supports and I think four different arbors support for horizontal milling also has a DRO on all three axis and this thing was pretty heavy !!!! But my winch pulled it right up the ramps and on the trailer pretty easily
If anyone would know what this thing might weigh I would love to know cause there is not much info out there on the internet the model number is 3R-10 or that’s what the plate says
 

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Looks pretty similar to my Gorton, maybe slightly smaller, and it runs just under 9000lbs. Mike
 
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