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20th Oct 2018, 08:56 PM #1Member
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Small Milling Machine vice needed
Hi, If anyone has a small milling machine vice for sale, I may be interested.
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20th Oct 2018, 10:03 PM #2Philomath in training
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Can you perhaps specify what 'small' is? Typically 4" wide jaws are small ish - will that be too big? What size/model mill do you want to use it on?
Michael
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20th Oct 2018, 10:47 PM #3Member: Blue and white apron brigade
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For $60 including delivery you might wish to consider this.
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20th Oct 2018, 10:50 PM #4Member
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It is a Emco FB2 Mill with this exact compound table fitted https://www.machineryhouse.com.au/M206.
i currently have a 6" Stanko Milling vice like this on the compound but it is a little too big https://shop.pagus.eu/machine-Access...s9vq2h6jbd3hm4
So it would probably have to be a 4-5" type vice
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20th Oct 2018, 11:07 PM #5Member
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21st Oct 2018, 06:26 AM #6Member: Blue and white apron brigade
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6th Dec 2018, 07:00 PM #7Member
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I thought I might chime in and say that I to have also purchased one of those vices.
My thoughts on it are:
It seems to be ok, it did, however, need some fettling, a good dissassemble, clean & oil. It was dirty and sticky/tight when I took it out of its box.
Jaws are nice and parrallel!!!!!
I had to shim the clamp screw bracket to get it to operate smoothly.
Fit and finish seem pretty good for a Chinese made vice. (I have seen a lot worse)
Its certainly better than the cheap small (70mm) milling vice that H&F sell
I have recently put it through its paces milling up a mounting plate and torque arm for an Ebike & it has not broken (Horizontal mill here and I was really pulling metal off at times)
All in all I rekon it's pretty hard to beat for 60 bucks
Hope this helps
Matthew
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6th Dec 2018, 07:32 PM #8Member: Blue and white apron brigade
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I thought they were made in India?
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6th Dec 2018, 10:12 PM #9Member
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Now I'm second guessing myself.... Maybe it was made in India??? I thought mine was Chinese, but I could be wrong (wouldn't be the first time & definitely wont be the last time)
I just went to look for the box and paperwork but it seems I have thrown it out.
Please excuse me if I am in error.
Either way, wherever it was made I have found myself pleasantly surprised and happy with it!
Best regards
Matthew
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