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Forum member Woodrow asked me about my Quality Machine Tools 4 inch vice in my DRO install thread. So rather than just replying to him, I figured I'd just make a new thread specifically for Quality Machine Tools vices or other "budget vices" that others might be throwing on their Precision Mathews/Quality Machine Tools mills.
When I was exchanging emails with Matt at Precision Mathews I asked about their super precision 4" vice, this is the reply I received,
"(ME) I was wondering if your 4" Super Precision Vice w/swivel base had a brand name and if It had any listed tolerances.(MATT) WE do not have that one in stock, it is a HOMGE Brand though. But I do have a similar one, the CH-4, which is $189.00. This one is just as good, but less money, also from Taiwan.
So I ordered that one instead. But while waiting for the delivery I was slightly worried...considering that I was originally looking at a Glacern vice, I was pretty sure I was going to be paying for a mistake when the vice arrived.
Heres's what I received; It has no marking of any sort on it and the casting of the base are pretty rough looking. With that said, all the surface grinding looks quite fantastic.
Once I trammed my mill properly, I tossed my dial indicator on it, and I was a very happy chappy! I put a parallel in the jaws and swept across to see any deviation in the two flats, and it was less than a half of a thousanth.
The only thing that I'm not happy about is the jaw opening capacity at less than 4", but thats the nature of the beast when you get a 4" vice.
Anywho, Look what I did! After tramming my mill properly. (By the way, Thanks to everyone on my original PM932-PDF Arrival And Questions thread for helping me with everything!) I think that having the "full circle" patterns represents a pretty well trammed mill...Correct me if I'm wrong!
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So If any one else has any input on any other cheaper alternatives to a Glacern or Kurt, I'd certainly like to hear your experiences!
Oh, one more question...my file upload manager is almost maxed out from pictures...do I have to delete picture from my old posts to free up more space or what would be the best way to approach that?
Thanks Gentlemen!
When I was exchanging emails with Matt at Precision Mathews I asked about their super precision 4" vice, this is the reply I received,
"(ME) I was wondering if your 4" Super Precision Vice w/swivel base had a brand name and if It had any listed tolerances.(MATT) WE do not have that one in stock, it is a HOMGE Brand though. But I do have a similar one, the CH-4, which is $189.00. This one is just as good, but less money, also from Taiwan.
So I ordered that one instead. But while waiting for the delivery I was slightly worried...considering that I was originally looking at a Glacern vice, I was pretty sure I was going to be paying for a mistake when the vice arrived.
Heres's what I received; It has no marking of any sort on it and the casting of the base are pretty rough looking. With that said, all the surface grinding looks quite fantastic.
Once I trammed my mill properly, I tossed my dial indicator on it, and I was a very happy chappy! I put a parallel in the jaws and swept across to see any deviation in the two flats, and it was less than a half of a thousanth.
The only thing that I'm not happy about is the jaw opening capacity at less than 4", but thats the nature of the beast when you get a 4" vice.
Anywho, Look what I did! After tramming my mill properly. (By the way, Thanks to everyone on my original PM932-PDF Arrival And Questions thread for helping me with everything!) I think that having the "full circle" patterns represents a pretty well trammed mill...Correct me if I'm wrong!
[h=2][/h]
So If any one else has any input on any other cheaper alternatives to a Glacern or Kurt, I'd certainly like to hear your experiences!
Oh, one more question...my file upload manager is almost maxed out from pictures...do I have to delete picture from my old posts to free up more space or what would be the best way to approach that?
Thanks Gentlemen!