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Ok, thanks.  I tested it with a few of my fingernail ground gouges and it still has enough room to work.

So this narrower tool support wouldn't be the US-105? 

To clarify, I probably should have said usable width.  The distance I am wondering about is the rod you slide the sharpening jigs back and forth on.  The posts that mount into the tormek are the same dimensions on both.  Basically, when mounted in the tormek, both extend to the right beyond the grinding stone, but one of the two tool supports extends an extra 3 inches to the right of the grinding stone when compared to the other. 

I bought a fairly well equipped Tormek 2000 at auction that included two tool supports.  One has approximately 11-12" of useable tool support length with a black ring on one of the threaded posts that mounts in the machine that appears to be a stop or adjuster. 

The other has approximately 8" of usable length with a numbered micro-adjust ring on the threaded post that mounts in the machine.

Is there any particular advantage to one of these over the other?  Does the extra length come in handy or was this just an earlier design that has been revised?

The reason for my question is my primary use is for turning tools.  I am considering getting a BGM-100 to use with the turning accessories and letting go of everything else.