Universal Support is too short

[Ken S]

Paul,

My support bar measures just over eight inches from the outside of the first vertical bar to the end.  Is that the same size as yours?

Ken

[MakerUnknown]

7 and 5/8"
Yours is bigger than mine! 

[Jeff Farris]

Well that tool hawker would have been me. Don't know how you got the wrong support, but I have a couple floating around my shop, of the correct vintage and the correct length. Send your address to jeff at sharptoolsusa dot com and I'll send you one.

[Ken S]

An honest tool hawker........miracles never cease!

[MakerUnknown]

Tre cool. Thanks.
Paul

[Herman Trivilino]

Anyway, it's not a bad idea to buy a replacement US-105.  It's a major upgrade to the older ones that we have in that it has the threaded shaft and the micro-adjuster.  I modified mine by threading the shaft myself and making a homemade micro-adjuster.

It gives us a major improvement in the utility of the machine.

[MakerUnknown]

Jeff,
I want to say thank you for being so kind and sending me the correct length of USB.   I can't believe I've been using the Tormek for 15-16 years with a too short bar and swearing at every time.
Paul
ps.  The old one was slightly misshapen to boot and never slid in and out of the holders easily.  This one slides like skates on a frozen pond.

[Herman Trivilino]

Does it have the micro adjuster?  If not it's a good idea to thread the shaft and make a homemade one.

http://tormek.com/international/en/spare-parts/other-spare-parts-and-upgrades/us-105-universal-support/