Milling Vise

If your not opposed to used, go hunting on CL, I got my like new 688 for 300 bucks shipped to alaska, it was in amazing condition except the little mill spot on one of the removable jaws....
I also like the making the vise idea, it's alot of work, do you have an SG?
 
chevydyl said:
I like the sticks comparison, I have a 688, it hangs off the front pretty good like shown, however you don't have to use the holes, you can hold the vise down with clamps
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This is true, but your taking up more table space then width wise. The big issue with 688, is it's total length. I can't see why the movable jaw needs to be as deep as it is. 6" vises are pretty much the industry standard, i just wish someone made a quality one that worked well for RF-45 and large sized bead mills, as I'm not overly fond of the idea of having that much vise sticking of the front of the table.
 
Eddyde said:
The deep part of the movable jaw is not a solid piece, it houses the "Anglock" or wedge mechanism that forces the jaw down as well as against the work, when tightened. There's a better explanation here: https://www.kurtworkholding.com/downloads/pdf/D40 Series VISE_MANUAL English.pdf
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That's not what I mean, I mean compared to their competitors the kurt vise is bigger, and a lot of that seems to be in the movable jaw, even though the competition is using the same technology.
 
Dan_S said:
That's not what I mean, I mean compared to their competitors the kurt vise is bigger, and a lot of that seems to be in the movable jaw, even though the competition is using the same technology.
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It may be the same technology but not necessarily the exact same design or quality. The diagram in the link (3rd page), shows how it works, I don't really see how it could be made shorter without sacrificing some rigidity?
 
G0755 with the grizzly 5" vise. I have to mount it in the front slot to be able to reach the back jaw with a edge finder.

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kspainhour said:
G0755 with the grizzly 5" vise. I have to mount it in the front slot to be able to reach the back jaw with a edge finder.

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Thanks for the photo. That is how I have to mount even the 3" vise to reach the fixed jaw.
Seems like it would work. Probably will have to move to the other slots occasionally.
I love your notebook!
 
the vises like the 688 are designed to be able to use more of the vises opening with the available travel, I used to ponder about why the heck is it like that, but with almost a 9inch opening, the vise in its current configuration when mounted on the middle slot provides more of its usable opening for use without having to move it.
 
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