Recommendations for a quality milling vice?

[not done it yetParticipant @notdoneityet]

Here is a link to your thread, back last year:

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Some either don’t like the action or can’t get on with them. I have found that the Allen screw is a bit of a PITA, as it continually attracts swarf and tightening/loosening can be a bit space constricted if in close proximity with the work or tool.

[SillyOldDufferModerator @sillyoldduffer]

Retested my lifting jaw vice and found that tapping the work firmly down on the parallels fixes the problem, < 0.01mm lift over 40mm. That's probably why I hadn't noticed the lift before – I habitually tap hard enough to grip the parallels under the work. But I now know that carelessly gripping work in the vice without tapping it down introduces a tilt error that might matter.

It's been useful to check with a DTI – they reveal problems and prove/disprove fixes rather well! New year's resolution: I'm going to double-check my set-ups more often.

Dave

 

 

 

 

Edited By SillyOldDuffer on 01/01/2018 17:52:22

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