I need a decent drill press vise. Is one of the HF varieties good enough,
or do I need to spring for a better one. I don't need a machinist style
that is highly accurate, or will do angles. Just a vise to hold things
instead of clamping them or using my hands, which gets a little hairy at
times............

Any suggestions on a good one without spending two days pay? ( I make $27
an hour.)

Steve

SteveB wrote:
I need a decent drill press vise. Is one of the HF varieties good enough,
or do I need to spring for a better one. I don't need a machinist style
that is highly accurate, or will do angles. Just a vise to hold things
instead of clamping them or using my hands, which gets a little hairy at
times............

Any suggestions on a good one without spending two days pay? ( I make $27
an hour.)

Steve


I have a cheap cross slide vise on mine . Works so well I don't ever
recall taking it off the press . They go on sale here all the time
starting around 30 bucks . Luck
Ken Cutt

SteveB wrote:
I need a decent drill press vise. Is one of the HF varieties good enough,
or do I need to spring for a better one. I don't need a machinist style
that is highly accurate, or will do angles. Just a vise to hold things
instead of clamping them or using my hands, which gets a little hairy at
times............

Any suggestions on a good one without spending two days pay? ( I make $27
an hour.)

Steve


Check out the cam lock sliding type vices. I find they work well for
about 75% of the work I drill. For the other 1/4 I use either a
standard screw type vice or clamp directly to the table. For the clamp
I use a vice grip style. Always either bolt the vice down or at least
have a stop of some kind on the table to keep it from rotating if the
drill grabs

here are a couple of links to the various vices

http://busybeetools.ca/cgi-bin/pictu...6&NTITEM=B2142
http://busybeetools.ca/cgi-bin/pictu...56&NTITEM=B068
http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.a...46&cat=1,43838

Ken Cutt wrote in article
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SteveB wrote:
I need a decent drill press vise. Is one of the HF varieties good
enough,
or do I need to spring for a better one. I don't need a machinist
style
that is highly accurate, or will do angles. Just a vise to hold things

instead of clamping them or using my hands, which gets a little hairy
at
times............

Any suggestions on a good one without spending two days pay? ( I make
$27
an hour.)

Steve


I have a cheap cross slide vise on mine . Works so well I don't ever
recall taking it off the press . They go on sale here all the time
starting around 30 bucks . Luck
Ken Cutt




Me too!!!!

It works great, and seldom comes off the DP...

It is s-o-o-o nice to walk up to the DP, set something in the vise, move
things side-to-side and front-to-back to line everything up under the drill
bit, then drill away with no fear of a trip to the E.R. for stitches.......

I paid about $35 for mine IIRC...........WELL WORTH SUCH A RELATIVELY SMALL
INVESTMENT!!!!!!!