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Mounting a Renishaw Toolsetter to a Fixture Plate

A question we're frequently asked is "If I'm covering my entire table with a fixture plate, where can I mount my toolsetter?" The good news is that mounting your OTS probe on top of a fixture plate is perfectly acceptable and even offers some additional flexibility as the probe can be affixed to any of the plate's fixturing holes. Removing the W...
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Using the SMW Modular Vise Without a Fixture Plate

While our Modular Vise System is designed to work exclusively with our standard fixture plate hole patterns, we understand that customers may have a different fixture plate or otherwise want to integrate the Mod Vise into their fixtures or machines. The below drawings give the minimum requirements for mounting and using each version of the Mod V...
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