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RE: Recommend a Drill Press Vise? - rschissler - 02-06-2018
What methods do you guys use to mount them to the drill press table? Preferably, something that is easy to remove and set up.
RE: Recommend a Drill Press Vise? - MarkSingleton - 02-06-2018
"What methods do you guys use to mount them to the drill press table? Preferably, something that is easy to remove and set up."
In my case, , I remove the usual flat, slotted table from
the support arm and replace it with an adapter I got from Grizzly. The adapter fits into
the support arm of the drill press and the cross slide vise is mounted on top of it.
Works great. I can swap them out in a minute.
RE: Recommend a Drill Press Vise? - Cooler - 02-06-2018
I like the looks of this one from Northern Tool and Equipment. At 23 pounds it should stay put. And it offers two axis fine adjustment.
https://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200659538_200659538
![[Image: 49463_700x700.jpg]](https://www.northerntool.com/images/product/700x700/494/49463_700x700.jpg)
RE: Recommend a Drill Press Vise? - Tapper - 02-06-2018
(02-06-2018, 04:39 PM)Cooler Wrote: I like the looks of this one from Northern Tool and Equipment. At 23 pounds it should stay put. And it offers two axis fine adjustment.
https://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200659538_200659538
Looks nice but the reviews aren't very stellar.
DT
RE: Recommend a Drill Press Vise? - photobug - 02-07-2018
(02-06-2018, 11:36 PM)Tapper Wrote: Looks nice but the reviews aren't very stellar.
DT
At 23 lbs for $79 they had to have taken some shortcuts. I never thought about weight in one of these but heft does sound like a good design parameter in any tool not to be carried in an apron.
RE: Recommend a Drill Press Vise? - Cooler - 02-08-2018
(02-06-2018, 11:36 PM)Tapper Wrote: Looks nice but the reviews aren't very stellar.
DT
I would not over-think a vise. Find one that meets your needs. Even the shabbiest will probably work fine.
RE: Recommend a Drill Press Vise? - logroll - 02-09-2018
(02-02-2018, 06:47 PM)Bibliophile 13 Wrote: I'm in the market for a decent vise for my drill press. I pretty regularly need to bore accurate holes in small-ish workpieces (both wood and plastic), and I'm getting tired of clamping makeshift fences to my wobbly drill press table. I need a dedicated drill press vise that allows for accurate positioning on both the X- and Y-axes. The ability to add non-marring jaws would be a big plus.
I'm looking for something that adjusts easily in both directions, but I'm seeing prices all over the map, from $50 to over $500. I'm guessing you get what you pay for, but it's not like I'm using this thing every day. I just need something that's functional and more stable than my makeshift clamp-ups.
What do you folks recommend?
This guy loves his.
http://carlford.info/blog/2017/10/drill-press-vise/
RE: Recommend a Drill Press Vise? - Stwood_ - 02-09-2018
(02-09-2018, 01:55 PM)logroll Wrote: This guy loves his.
http://carlford.info/blog/2017/10/drill-press-vise/
RE: Recommend a Drill Press Vise? - Alan S - 02-09-2018
I have a cheap one from Harbor Freight that had a lot of slop as received, but was easily adjusted to be much better than more expensive ones that were not so adjusted. I'm not saying you should buy a cheap vise. I am saying you should check the adjustment of whatever you get.
RE: Recommend a Drill Press Vise? - Bob10 - 02-10-2018
I have a Palmgren and a Jacob both are good the Jacob isn't in the same league as the Palmgren but works just the same and can be found on Ebay for about $100 or a bit more
![[Image: s-l1600.jpg]](https://ssli.ebayimg.com/images/g/2fYAAOSwk-1aEZj1/s-l1600.jpg)
the one above is on Ebay not mine
https://www.ebay.com/i/253277815947?chn=ps&fl=a