Drill Press Vise Modification
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A while back I had to drill some round disks (about 100), and the drill press vise really wasn't up to the task. Then I remembered a trick showed to me, by my grandfather (who ran a machine shop). I ended up drilling the vise jaws to accept tapered pins that hold the irregular shaped objects. I had some more of the disk to drill over last weekend and again the modification was very useful. As the disks are gone, I used a grinding disk as prop.


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jack
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Nice mod. I need to get a decent drill press vise. All I have is a cheapo cross vise. Smiley-signs131

Ed
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Good idea Jack Smile , cant get much more simple either ....another one on the 'to do list' Rotfl

Cheers Mick
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Jack,
Great idea ThumbsupWorthy
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The simplest solutions are the bestThumbsupThumbsupThumbsup
John
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Great idea, thanks! Sadly the jaws on my vice are far too hard to drill ...
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Arbalest, are they removable? Maybe make a "soft" set?
Busy Bee 12-36 lathe, Busy Bee Mill drill, Busy Bee 4x6 bandsaw, Homemade 9x17 bandsaw, Ad infinitum.
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Great idea Jack!!Thumbsup

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thats a good tip
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#10
That is a really neat idea. One of those "why didn't I think of that" ideas! Not only great for the drill press, but mill too. I know what I'll be doing tomorrow after work. Thanks for sharing.
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