10-28-2014, 01:26 PM
Happy Birthday to me! 
Last night when I got home this 4" mill vise was waiting patiently for me at the front door. My wife bought it for me off eBay from JTS Machinery. I quickly unpacked it and took some pictures. So far it looks pretty good for a run of the mill Chinese vise. It has nicely ground surfaces and while it is somewhat grimy there is no rust. The paint is average but that is probably due to the rough casting and quick prep.
My next step will be to take it apart and give it a good cleaning while checking for burrs, etc. This is my only vise for the mill and I have been making due with a little drill press vise for small stuff. This will open up a whole new avenue on the mill. It fits my mill perfectly and if I need to go bigger I will just clamp the work to the table.
I don't have a surface plate to check it for dimensions down to the tenth but I will tram it in and check it on the mill for square and parallel. It sure will be nice to have a vise with some mass, capacity and strength to tackle some bigger, tougher jobs on the mill. I'll post more pics when I get it apart.
Last night when I got home this 4" mill vise was waiting patiently for me at the front door. My wife bought it for me off eBay from JTS Machinery. I quickly unpacked it and took some pictures. So far it looks pretty good for a run of the mill Chinese vise. It has nicely ground surfaces and while it is somewhat grimy there is no rust. The paint is average but that is probably due to the rough casting and quick prep.
My next step will be to take it apart and give it a good cleaning while checking for burrs, etc. This is my only vise for the mill and I have been making due with a little drill press vise for small stuff. This will open up a whole new avenue on the mill. It fits my mill perfectly and if I need to go bigger I will just clamp the work to the table.
I don't have a surface plate to check it for dimensions down to the tenth but I will tram it in and check it on the mill for square and parallel. It sure will be nice to have a vise with some mass, capacity and strength to tackle some bigger, tougher jobs on the mill. I'll post more pics when I get it apart.
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