#Drill vise x y full

The volume between the jaws is three inches and has the capacity to open up to about 3-1/10 inches when pushed to the limit. Its universal, functional design makes it quite suitable for an array of drill press machines. However, with the Wen 423DPV 3-Inch Cast Iron Drill Press Vise, you can be rest assured that it will be compatible with most drill press and milling machines, making it a high contender and enviable work vise tool. As there a myriad of sizes available, finding a suitable drill press vise for your milling machine can be a challenge. When it comes to choosing the best drill press vise, the correct size has to be taken into consideration. The performance tool vise can also be used for milling, tapping, grinding and other tasks. Its 2-1/2-inch jaw width is enough space for most sizeable workpieces to fit in, and the capacity is suitable for various small work materials. The featured pivot handle permits easy turning, while the slotted base enables easy installation via the mounting holes. Due to the amount of pressure that is exerted during operation, the strong and sturdy build of the Performance drill press vise helps to stabilise the workpiece and prevents unnecessary damage, ensuring that neat and precise drilling work is actualised. The jaw faces are duly imprinted to ensure that the texture enhances its ability to grasp workpieces, thus preventing them from slipping out during drilling. As opposed to using your hands to hold material in place, this drill vise can sturdily hold things in place thanks to its etched jaw smart design. For easy drilling into your workpieces, the Performance Tool W3939 Hammer Tough 2-1/2 inch Drill Press Vise is a great option. So I dont know if thats enough quality for you, but the onlyu thing that breaks for us are the handles and thats becasue the bolts fall off and the students dont put them back on, they just leave them on the floor.One of the benefits of a drill press is its capability to assist with accurate drilling, making them more beneficial than a standard handheld drill. Grainger sells a different one, now, but it looks heavy enough. (another way of avoiding the whole reclamping thing. We dont have to clamp it down for 3/8 and smaller holes, becasue the bits would break before the vise moves. It is so heavy that we only move it if we have to. We use it exactly for what your wanting to do with it. If we bought a $5000 dollar vise, it would be riuned faster because someone would weld it into a sculpture as a base or something.

#Drill vise x y full

I have it in a classroom full of tool abusers (sculpture I students should be the tool industry testing system) It stayed in one piece for 4 semesters. Grainger sells a (very heavy) dayton branded crosslide vise. I'll try to answer this from an sculptors perspective. Just trying to find the best solution here. I have always wondered how the regular (NON-cross-slide) drill press vises work, as you can't always just clamp your piece in the vise, and have your 'punched hole' positioned directly under the drill bit, without having to unbolt the vise, and move it over a little. Not sure why some think I'm trying to mill with this thing? I don't even own a single end mill anyway. I am very well aware that a drill press is not to be used as a milling machine. I liked the idea of being able to clamp my workpiece, and then move it over on x-y axis, to position it right where I need it, for DRILLING PURPOSES ONLY. I'm just trying to decide on what to do for a drill press vise. I also wanted to hear from those who have experience with these devices. Maybe a mid priced quality vise does not exist, and that is fine. No offense meant to anyone, but when someone comes right out and mis-interprets my post, I do like to make things/intentions clear. You have only been helpful in this thread.Įgpace made a comment, which mis-interpreted my post, and I was trying to clear that up. Nope, I'd NEVER recommend a crosslide vise when there are crosslide tables to be had.

Worked great, table has adequate accuracy. I've several times drilled a layout of holes just from the dial calibrations by table movements. I just used a sine table on top of mine tonight. The t-slots are a good place for the drill to run out into, if that fits with the hold-downs. I can put dang near anything I want on it, and can still clamp a vise on there, and point it in any direction I want. My crosslide table, $70 from J & L back when they had a local store, has two t-slots, and is about 6 x 12. * If you ever need to drill a hole at an angle to a surface, you are SOL, a tilting vise won't fit in them.

* it has to be thick enough to clamp by the sides I have yet to see a crosslide vise I could afford that was worth a crap.