Pm-932 Vise

abrace said:
I priced out Glacern, unless there is some special coupon codes I don't know about they seem almost as expensive as a Kurt D40...especially after you factor in Glacern's ridiculous shipping.
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Unfortunately you just missed their sales. They have sales for Halloween, Thanksgiving, & Christmas. I paid $318 for my 5" vise during their Halloween sale in 2012.
 
Here is a link to the 4" vise that both I and lpeedin have for our PM 727's. The price is decent and seems to be a quality vise. I had originally purchased a cheap 4" vise from Matt that was OK, but didn't really impress me. This vise seems to be approx. 50% heavier as it definitely has more cast iron than the cheap vise did. http://www.hhip.com/machine-tool-ac...ro-quality-milling-vise-with-swivel-base.html
 
I have used a 6" Teco (same as the older Parlec) on both my previous smaller bench top mill (about the same size as the 932) and on my 9x42 knee. Physically it just hangs out further in front, and you are limited because of your Y travel. But you can clamp a longer piece and mill on one end of the clamped piece, which was helpful in some cases. It also is nice if you ever get a bigger mill. Otherwise you might look at the Shar's 5" vises, good quality and decent price, although they bite you in their shipping costs. http://www.shars.com/5-550v-cnc-milling-machine-vise-0-0004-1

This is a very good price on the 6" Teco (smae model as my Parlec which is a PWS-6900), I paid a bit more 6 years ago put had free Enco shipping.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/TECO-PWS-69...NG-MACHINE-MILLING-KURT-NEW-NIB-/112258031195
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3dshooter80 said:
Here is a link to the 4" vise that both I and lpeedin have for our PM 727's. The price is decent and seems to be a quality vise. I had originally purchased a cheap 4" vise from Matt that was OK, but didn't really impress me. This vise seems to be approx. 50% heavier as it definitely has more cast iron than the cheap vise did. http://www.hhip.com/machine-tool-ac...ro-quality-milling-vise-with-swivel-base.html
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Looks like a decent vise. They ever have any discount codes for shipping? They want over $120 to ship one to me...Makes it almost the same cost as a Kurt D40 from MSC if I wait for free shipping.
 
I have a 5" Glacern on mine. They had coupons to cover shipping when I bought mine. Don't recall the exact price, but excellent quality for what you pay.
 
abrace, if you have Amazon Prime, it looks like they have the vise I linked to on there with free shipping. Just search for 3900-2204 vise and it comes right up. $286. Can't go wrong.
 
Thanks everyone for the feedback. I have been doing a lot of thinking on this, and I decided to start with something relatively cheap. I am likely to mill the vice instead of the work a few times while I am getting the hang of things. Once I figure stuff out I can spring for a nicer one like a Kurt, Glacern, or maybe the HHIP.


I bought this relatively cheapo: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KSC80RU
 
abrace said:
Thanks everyone for the feedback. I have been doing a lot of thinking on this, and I decided to start with something relatively cheap. I am likely to mill the vice instead of the work a few times while I am getting the hang of things. Once I figure stuff out I can spring for a nicer one like a Kurt, Glacern, or maybe the HHIP.


I bought this relatively cheapo: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KSC80RU
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Looks to be a good alternative to the Homge. (I have a 4" Homge, and have been very satisfied with it.) What has been a pivotal issue for me - probably because I am endlessly removing and replacing the vise - has been the ability to re-install without the need for tramming. I followed the suggestion in the manual to make keys to fit precisely in the vise and table slots. This took a fair amount of effort (the custom keys were hardened and honed). Not sure whether that was strictly necessary, but the end result has been more than worthwhile - I can re-install with only a +/- 0.001" variance measured along 8" ground stock. So, for most purposes, no tramming is required. The other suggestion in the manual was to shim the fixed jaw if the keyed vise is out of tram (vise slots not parallel with the jaw). I did that, too, on a lower quality 5" vise. It's functional, but aesthetically not a winner.
 
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