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4th Aug 2016, 01:35 PM #1Most Valued Member
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HyLo vice
I needed a decent vice for my Bridgeport and this came up cheap on ebay (because it was filthy) but had only been doing plastics work so its pretty solid. Its really nicely made and doesn't have many apprentice holes the mill finish on the bottom face is a bit rough though.
I was wondering if anyone had bought one of these new when they were available or knew what the original parallelism/flatness specs were, as when i really gronk down on something in it it does seem to lift a small amount. Nothing a dead-blow can't solve I guess.
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4th Aug 2016, 06:49 PM #2Most Valued Member
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If it's lifting a little, I'd look at putting in some grub screws with lock nuts and a gib strip, easily adjustable to correct any lifting. To check for parallelism put in a couple of pieces of ground rod in the dovetails and check with a Micrometer. When you have it set up under the mill, check it with a set of feeler gauges under a piece of bar fitted to the mill. Taking a fine cut off the faces on the vise will correct any faults also, NOT the jaws though. Had to do these checks on a drill vise I got with the minimill. These checks will soon tell if there is any discrepancies.
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4th Aug 2016, 08:54 PM #3
I have one of those but mine looks a lot better than when I got it but will never looks as good as yours. has some holes and no handle. Nice job.
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7th Aug 2016, 11:17 PM #4
I have one also, but mine is a 12" and weighs in at a modest 85kg or so... But I can tell you that I have found no noticeable lift when "GRONKING" And from memory fit and finish on top as well as underneath was pretty good. Due to her size I don't flip her over too often. lol
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7th Aug 2016, 11:29 PM #5Most Valued Member
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Wow Matt 12" what is that on? must be one heck of a horizontal machine!
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30th Jun 2019, 11:32 PM #6Senior Member
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another HyLo vice problem
Hello fellow HyLo vice owners, I was maybe lucky?? to pick up what I think is a 6" vice. Obviously been used on a drill press as it has a bad case of borers. When I got it the previous owner had stripped it down to restore it and didn't get any further. As far as I can determine all the parts are there but I am a bit puzzled as to the role / purpose of the large brass bushing and spring on the handle end. I would like to restore it to original but if that fails I can modify it to a conventional machine vice.
So is the spring there to return the brass piece to its start position if you use it to quickly open the jaws. Hoping someone who has one of these apart can assist me in explaining how the brass bushing relates to the use of the vice as I have not come across one of these before. Thanks in advance, cheers Ian alias hpa1
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1st Jul 2019, 12:20 AM #7Most Valued Member
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Its been a while since I have had mine apart. If I can remember this week I'll pull it apart and get you a description.
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1st Jul 2019, 12:27 AM #8Senior Member
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that would be great, and much appreciated
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1st Jul 2019, 11:07 PM #11Golden Member
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Caskwarrior, I can't answer your questions regarding original specifications but I can say that these are very good milling vices, I have 2 of them. The one that I use the most does have a small amount of jaw lift when tightening, maybe .001", but a few taps with a soft face hammer takes care of that.
The parallelism of the jaws is perfect although I have made new hardened and ground ones out of a 1/2" thick tool steel.
I have also had new springs made because they were broken when I first got the vices maybe 20 years ago.
The screw/nut mechanism is a great application of the "Differential Thread"
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6th Apr 2020, 09:38 PM #13New Member
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What's missing here
Hello people,
My nam's John, I introduced myself in the GDay Yall.
I bought this nice Hylo 2 speed vice, but there is somthing missing.
My question:
can you tell me what it is that's missing.
Where can ik get one.
I can't find much information on the net.
Thanks for rply.
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6th Apr 2020, 09:54 PM #14Golden Member
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Hello Spieker, the spring is missing from your vice, it will not work without it. The spring is the weakest link in the design of this type of vice.
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6th Apr 2020, 09:57 PM #15Golden Member
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Hello Spieker, the spring is missing from your vice, it will not work without it. The spring is the weakest link in the design of this type of vice.
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