really, this is a temporary thing to do light projects on my 9A SB lathe, until I get the money for a real mill
so I'm looking for vises to fab a mill but am confused by terminology: engineer vise, machine vice, machining vice and so on
2ndly there are vises that seem expensive and the less costly ones have a small OAL and small jaw width, travel and so on, which means the work piece would have to overhang the vice, which means instability, IMO.
I'm not quite at the point of fabing my own from CL steel and work-hardened jaws and so on (but maybe soon)
so, I'm lookin at a few:
this one is RTG, except would need a new base to fit the 9A
http://www.littlemachineshop.com/products/product_view.php?ProductID=3766
problem with this one is it is just 12 pounds and very puny looking
here's another style (I can easily turn a fitting for the lathe to fit into the crosslide holes dovetails
http://www.use-enco.com/CGI/INSRIT?PMAKA=328-0138&PMPXNO=24730480&PARTPG=INLMK3
problem with this is also very small opening and also the tilt might decrease stability
any suggestions appreciated
DaveV
so I'm looking for vises to fab a mill but am confused by terminology: engineer vise, machine vice, machining vice and so on
2ndly there are vises that seem expensive and the less costly ones have a small OAL and small jaw width, travel and so on, which means the work piece would have to overhang the vice, which means instability, IMO.
I'm not quite at the point of fabing my own from CL steel and work-hardened jaws and so on (but maybe soon)
so, I'm lookin at a few:
this one is RTG, except would need a new base to fit the 9A
http://www.littlemachineshop.com/products/product_view.php?ProductID=3766
problem with this one is it is just 12 pounds and very puny looking
here's another style (I can easily turn a fitting for the lathe to fit into the crosslide holes dovetails
http://www.use-enco.com/CGI/INSRIT?PMAKA=328-0138&PMPXNO=24730480&PARTPG=INLMK3
problem with this is also very small opening and also the tilt might decrease stability
any suggestions appreciated
DaveV