Palmgren 11351 AVC35 Angle Vise, 3.5-Inch (4-Inch) Review

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(More customer reviews)I purchased this item through Amazon to go with my milling machine and expected an American made product. Instead Palmgren has gone to China and I got an inferior Chinese manufactured vise with a stamped Palmgren nameplate. Vice was dirty and painted a sooty gray, not the American green as shown in picture. Machining and castings were not up to US standards. Two year warranty instead of lifetime for US manufactured vise. In short, disappointed. Amazon needs to properly represent what it sells.

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Angle VisesType: AngleJaw Depth: 1-1/2Jaw Width: 4Jaw Opening: 4

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Palmgren 30601 CV60 6-Inch Cross Vise Review

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(More customer reviews)In spite of the quality of construction that went in to this vise the thread on the travel screw handles is not long enough to engage the locking insert of the nut for the traverse handles. This tension is important to the smooth operation of the slide. I was forced to use locktite to secure the nut at the right tension. Other than this shortfall it is a good piece of equipment

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Cross Slide VisesType: Cross SlideJaw Width: 6Jaw Opening: 6

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Dremel PL400 XPR Planer Attachment Review

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(More customer reviews)Makes reasonably quick work of trimming a door edge that rubs, but doing a neat job takes some practice. Heavy touch up sanding will be required.
This Dremel attachment is like every other Dremel attachment I have been suckered into buying, it is clearly designed by bean counters. It works just good enough that I would feel bad about throwing it out. For $20, it is a nice tool to have, but I would gladly pay more for one that had a better guide and did a neater job.
A couple specific gripes:
1. The 1/64th depth isn't off by a bit, it is off by a factor of 4. It planes nearly a 1/16th off per pass. I'm still trying to figure out how they came up with the 1/64th number.
2. The guide is useless, it is up to the user to attempt to keep the tool flat on the surface. This takes some practice and will result in some gouges and uneven planed surfaces that need to be smoothed off with sanding.


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Dremel 565 Multi Purpose Cutting Kit 565D Review

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(More customer reviews)I bought this specifically for cutting holes in drywall for electrical boxes, but I have since found that it has many uses beyond that.
What I have found:
- As someone else has stated, the depth gauge is a little inaccurate. You will have to sight the depth for this (which is best anyway.)
- Made of quality materials. You've come across that cheap plastic before; this is not that stuff. This has taken a few drops, so far.
- The drywall bits seem to wear out quicker than I planned on. I have only cut 10 holes for electrical outlets and it seems to take longer to cut each time I use it. The first hole I cut went fast and smooth; whereas the last one that I just cut took three times as long, and twice as much pressure.
- The bit will tend to 'walk' if you don't have firm control over it. (I know, I know, this seems obvious, but maybe not to everyone.) Use of a guide or fence should help control the outcome of your results.
- Does NOT tear drywall. Smooth cuts on both sides -- smoother than my Greenlee drywall/keyhole saw.
- You'll need to use the mini-chuck with the guide. The bigger chuck won't allow the guide to screw down. (I think everyone got one with their main Dremel unit, but I'm not sure.)
- Holding a vacuum hose or air nozzle to one side of the guide will greatly increase your sight. This thing kicks up some serious dust, and unless the light is good, the line you're following may be difficult to see.
I highly recommend this product for those finish cuts on drywall where a saw just won't leave the edges smooth. If you plan on cutting more than 20 holes in drywall, I'd pick up another bit or two.

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Proxxon 24260 Precision Machine Vise for MF 70 Review

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(More customer reviews)This solid steel machine vise is one of the best made and can be one of the handiest machine vises for any mini or micro mill, as well as an insert vise for larger vertical mills. I have used one for over 6 years and have been more than satisfied with it for more than 6 years. I just ordered two more. The original one was made in Germany and came in a very nice wooden box. I hope they are still made in Germany.
Until recently, I have basically used it for drilling on my drill press, because the hold down slots using M6x1 hex headed screws and using a 10mm open end wrench is very arkward. I recently drilled a couple of 1/4 inch holes right above the screw position trough the bottom jaw surface of the vise and used 10-32 socket headed set screws. The steel is not hardened and any high speed steel drill bit will work. This allows me to use 10-32 square nuts with my Proxxon MF70 mill, standard T-nuts with my Taig Micro-Mill, standard T-nuts with my Sherline mill, any T-nut supplied by A2Z-CNC with any other mini or micro mill. This vise, with my modification, handily and easily mounts on my Sherline 4 inch rotary table.
I have gone through many imported vises of the so called "screwless variety" and still often use the Sherline #3551 model. The precision machined right angle parallel sides allows for easy squaring onto the mill table, just like ant precision screwless machinist vise. While it might not be as good at preventing "movable jaw rise" as the screwless type, with my modification, the Proxxon is a real pleasure to use and it provides faster clamping and unclamping of parts for low volume production.
Update: September 9, 2010.
Yes, this vise is still made in Germany and comes in a slide top box. With custom "T" slot nuts, a have found this vise to nbe one of my favorites. I now own three of them. I so small ot production of specialty items and tooling. This has to be one of my favorites. It's worth evey cent. You get what you pay for - precision German Made product that is second to none.

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Precison machine vise for MF 70. Proxxon tools come with a 2 year factory warranty.

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Grizzly G1076 52 pc. Clamping Kit - 1/2" Bolt Size Review

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(More customer reviews)Like the tray that comes with, the worst coolant in the world has eatin my hands, but not the cherry Red paint off this thing. Tried to crush some of the holders with too much force and didnt make a dent.
Bravo!

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Shop Fox D2731 4-Inch Cross Sliding Vise Review

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(More customer reviews)I purchased this cross slide vise by Shop Fox for use on my Ridgid drill press. The vise is fine for holding a piece to simply drill a hole. You are assured the hole is vertical and straight. However, if you want to drill a series of holes in line by using the cross slide travel, I find the holes will not be in line when I finish.
The reason for this is the vise portion is not at a perfect 90 degrees to the transverse travel portion. Worse yet, there is no adjustment to correct the vise to a perpendicular position.
I also wanted to use the vise to make slots and mortises by using a center cutting end mill in the drill press. However, with the vise not being perpendicular, the slot will be out of line by almost a 1/16" after about 8" of travel.
My opinion is if you only want to drill a hole or two, this is a good economical vise. If you want quality and precision, spend the money to buy a really good cross slide vise.

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These fine-grained cast iron Cross Sliding Vises feature dovetailed ways with adjustable gibs, steel jaws and precision longitudinal travel and cross travel.Fixed vertical V-groove for holding round stock.

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