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I bought a cheap (maybe $70) tilt vise. It is pathetic. I have never used it, although I spent a few hours working on it. It’s not square in any dimension and the tilt lock is laughable.
I have a tri vise by Simco, tilts and dual swivel, it locks down well but it does add a lot of height and is no way as ridgid as the 6" Kurt with angle blocks . Also it is a lot more work with the manipulations needed to get extra support, clamps and hold downs. at times when I got the work piece ridgid enough to do milling there wasn't much access room for the operation.Can someone please share how important to own a 2 way Tilting & Swiveling Angle Machinist Vise? It looks very useful, but I don't want another toy not used much. Maybe save the money for a rotary table, although it can't tilt.
Simco TriVise: Does it look like this? This one is well made, robust and not branded (love to find out what make it is). DavidI have a tri vise by Simco, tilts and dual swivel, it locks down well but it does add a lot of height and is no way as ridgid as the 6" Kurt with angle blocks . Also it is a lot more work with the manipulations needed to get extra support, clamps and hold downs. at times when I got the work piece ridgid enough to do milling there wasn't much access room for the operation.
All the work we do to get Rigidity in our Mill seems contrary to any of the tilt/swivel vises I have seen.
Looks like this.Simco TriVise: Does it look like this? This one is well made, robust and not branded (love to find out what make it is). David
I recently bought some tools at an estate sale. I included this 3-way tilting vise because it seemed neat and is a reputable brand. I can't say I expect to use it much but thought you might enjoy seeing it: