Comments on: Finds: Northern Tools Cross Slide Drill Press Vise http://toolmonger.com/2006/08/31/finds-northern-tools-cross-slide-drill-press-vise/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Fri, 16 May 2008 06:00:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Will Sanders http://toolmonger.com/2006/08/31/finds-northern-tools-cross-slide-drill-press-vise/#comment-204787 Wed, 16 Jan 2008 02:16:15 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2006/08/31/finds-northern-tools-cross-slide-drill-press-vise/#comment-204787 The slop on these things is nasty. You would be better off to buy a cross slide TABLE and use that for a poor mans mill. The table w/ clamps will run about 150 but will be well worth it. The slop on these things is nasty. You would be better off to buy a cross slide TABLE and use that for a poor mans mill. The table w/ clamps will run about 150 but will be well worth it.

]]> by: james b http://toolmonger.com/2006/08/31/finds-northern-tools-cross-slide-drill-press-vise/#comment-816 Fri, 01 Sep 2006 15:24:28 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2006/08/31/finds-northern-tools-cross-slide-drill-press-vise/#comment-816 I have one of these that looks like it came from the same castings. The slop on the plated leadscrews is terrible, and it isn't big enough for both of the hand wheels to hang over the drill press table (read knuckle basher). Plus, if you try to secure this to the drill table with a lag bolt - the only lag bolt that fits my drill table is too fat to fit in the little v-shaped roudned over tabs in the base of this thing. It took a little grinder work to open them up. I do like this for doing multiples of the same part. The leadscrews can be locked down tight to avoid the slop, then parts can be put in and removed with some degree of repeatibility. But for doing a line of holes it is easier to unclamp and slide the part than to use the handwheels. For safer drilling I made a plywood table and then drill holes for a pin to keep the workpiece from rotating. For thin material I clamp a board(fence) to the table to keep the part from rotating, then use a quickclamp to hold the piece down so it doesn't run up the drill flutes. I have one of these that looks like it came from the same castings. The slop on the plated leadscrews is terrible, and it isn’t big enough for both of the hand wheels to hang over the drill press table (read knuckle basher). Plus, if you try to secure this to the drill table with a lag bolt - the only lag bolt that fits my drill table is too fat to fit in the little v-shaped roudned over tabs in the base of this thing. It took a little grinder work to open them up.

I do like this for doing multiples of the same part. The leadscrews can be locked down tight to avoid the slop, then parts can be put in and removed with some degree of repeatibility. But for doing a line of holes it is easier to unclamp and slide the part than to use the handwheels.

For safer drilling I made a plywood table and then drill holes for a pin to keep the workpiece from rotating. For thin material I clamp a board(fence) to the table to keep the part from rotating, then use a quickclamp to hold the piece down so it doesn’t run up the drill flutes.

]]> by: Eli http://toolmonger.com/2006/08/31/finds-northern-tools-cross-slide-drill-press-vise/#comment-807 Fri, 01 Sep 2006 05:53:56 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2006/08/31/finds-northern-tools-cross-slide-drill-press-vise/#comment-807 Unfortunately, because it doesn't fit all drilling apps, some people don't bolt these down to the press table, relying on the weight to keep the piece still. Resist the urge to freehand it, and throw at least one bolt in each side. Those handles will flail you right in the chest while you're bent over if you don't. (as usual, not that I'd know, right?) Unfortunately, because it doesn’t fit all drilling apps, some people don’t bolt these down to the press table, relying on the weight to keep the piece still. Resist the urge to freehand it, and throw at least one bolt in each side. Those handles will flail you right in the chest while you’re bent over if you don’t. (as usual, not that I’d know, right?)

]]> by: PeterP http://toolmonger.com/2006/08/31/finds-northern-tools-cross-slide-drill-press-vise/#comment-799 Thu, 31 Aug 2006 23:03:58 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2006/08/31/finds-northern-tools-cross-slide-drill-press-vise/#comment-799 Thats slick. My dad almost lost a finger when he was drilling holes in a gang nail plate and the bit caught. Very sharp peice of metal with many sharp nails sticking out of it spinning rapidly = not good. I've actually been looking for a quality shop vice, but havent found anything compelling. Any ideas? Thats slick. My dad almost lost a finger when he was drilling holes in a gang nail plate and the bit caught. Very sharp peice of metal with many sharp nails sticking out of it spinning rapidly = not good.

I’ve actually been looking for a quality shop vice, but havent found anything compelling. Any ideas?

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