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Operating Instructions
Additional clamping can be used, but may not be necessary.
Please be sure to exercise good judgment when securing your
vise to the mounting surface. Be sure your vise is secured and
will not move when applying the machine pressure.
Operating Instructions
For proper vise operation place the handle on to the hex end of
the vise. Rotate clockwise to clamp and counterclockwise to un-
clamp your vise. This handle combined with the correct amount
of torque will provide you with all the clamping force you will
need to machine your parts. A high quality calibrated torque
wrench can be used if needed. DO NOT use any other type of
pressure to open or close your vise.
The uses of handle extensions, air impact wrenches, breaker
bars or hammer strikes are not recommended and will void the
warranty if used. This will also cause damage to the thrust bear-
ing and screw threads. If you need more clamping force you may
need to upgrade to a larger vise.
To properly clamp a part in your Kurt vise you should place
the part in the center of the jaws resting on the ways of the vise.
Clamping only on one side or above the movable and stationary
jaws can result in jaw lift or loss of accuracy. (See Fig. on next
page)
If one-sided clamping is necessary you MUST use a dummy part
on the other side. When using parallels or step jaws you must se-
lect a size that keeps the bottom of the clamped part at or below
the top of the movable and stationary jaws. Always use jaw plates
for clamping. If jaw plates are not used,the mounting surface of
the movable and stationary jaw will be damaged. This will result
in reduced clamping accuracy and repeatability.
