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HI All, I am in the midst of refurbishing a 50's era Wilton C1 bullet vise, I picked up for cheap. Several years ago when I started the project, I striped the whole thing down and did an initial cleaning. I found the nut was very worn out so I ordered another. At the time, I thought the screw...

I plan on building a drill press vice as my next project. I could probably buy one cheaper than making it, but I want the experience and fun of making it myself. I would like to use a 1/2"-10 Acme thread in my design. I've never cut an Acme thread before. My mini-lathe is probably not up to the...