Paul Huffman Pen Vise

RogerGarrett · Nov 25, 2006

Finally set it up and mounted it - clamped it to the drill press.

Geez.........it was SO worth the wait. Very easy to use, very accurate, and I don't have to reset the gig I was using every time I drill a slightly different size piece of wood.

Thanks Paul.

Best,
Roger Garrett

jcollazo · Nov 25, 2006

Mine showed up this morning. The vise is is far beyond beauty and functionality. It's like Michaelangelo's Sistine Chapel, Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, .......... uh, I'm gonna go make a pen!

Thanks Paul

Papabear · Nov 25, 2006

Can't wait till I get mine.

Nolan · Nov 25, 2006

ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR! missed the mailman
Nolan

bca1313 · Nov 25, 2006

Got mine today...thanks

jcollazo · Nov 26, 2006

It's been a good day! I think the Paul Huffman vise is happy in its' new home.......

Thanks again Paul

Joe

TBone · Nov 27, 2006

Paul Huffman Deluxe A#1 Penomatic 5000 Drilling Vise arrived today. Can't wait to try it. Thanks Paul

NavyDiver · Nov 27, 2006

Bout time it got there [

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TBone · Nov 27, 2006

Originally posted by NavyDiver
 Bout time it got there [][]!

It was actually "here" Friday but I wasn't. Just my luck

dbriski · Nov 29, 2006

Paul, I was just wondering how far down the list I might be? Been doing a lot of drilling on the lathe, though its fairly accurate its a pain.

bradbn4 · Nov 29, 2006

Hmm, not sure if I sent you an e-mail saying that the vice arrived - it did!
Now to do something about that pesky -1 temp expected tonight - got to move
the car into my "play" area so I can go to work and pay for my play area.

I guess I am going to have to dig up some 3/4 inch plywood to make my own base.
I sort of like the idea about having two bases - big old one to stiffen up my
drill press base and another to mount directly to the vice. Maybe I can find
something in gold leaf.

bradbn4

HvyDuty · Nov 29, 2006

Picked mine up at the Post Office today!! It's all that and a bag of chips.

BRobbins629 · Dec 7, 2006

Today I joined the list of proud PHD vise owners. I can't remember the last time I waited 8 weeks for anything, but a year from now when I am drilling perfectly centered blanks, don't have to go through finger contortions to insert or remove blanks, don't have to hold one hand on the knob, can drill larger blanks, etc., the time will be of no importance. In this world of do it faster and cheaper from China its nice to see a well engineered tool from one of our own in the good old USA. Thanks Paul.

Paul in OKC · Dec 8, 2006

Thanks again to all for the good words and for being so patient. I am winding down on getting through the waiting list, and hope to have all done in the next couple of weeks, barring too much life happening.

dbriski · Dec 8, 2006

Paul I got my vice today. Thanks so much. Unfortunaly I'll have to wait until next week to set it up and give it a try.

panini · Dec 8, 2006

WOOHOO...Got my PHD Vise in the mail...gonna mount that "bad boy" and do some drillin'[

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Paul big thanks for the modification..[

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Paul in OKC · Dec 9, 2006

Originally posted by panini
 WOOHOO...Got my PHD Vise in the mail...gonna mount that "bad boy" and do some drillin'[]

Paul big thanks for the modification..[][]

Thank You.

gerryr · Dec 13, 2006

I got mine about a week ago and finally had a chance to use it recently. I should have ordered one when I first heard about them. I think I would have ruined a lot fewer pieces of antler.

Paul in OKC · Dec 13, 2006

Originally posted by gerryr
 I got mine about a week ago and finally had a chance to use it recently. I should have ordered one when I first heard about them. I think I would have ruined a lot fewer pieces of antler.

I am trying to work on an adapter to better hold antler blanks. On the to-do list!

gerryr · Dec 13, 2006

The first thing I drilled on the new vise was antler and it worked great. I was able to line it up just how I wanted it, off-center to leave plenty of bark.

jscola · Dec 13, 2006

You just have to love Paul's vice!!! Joe

kenwc · Dec 14, 2006

I've had to bump my purchase of Pauls vice a couple of times to take care other matters. BUT....I'd like to see some pics of the way you have mounted yours. I've seen the ones already posted but wondered how others might be doing it.

ncseeker · Dec 20, 2006

My vice arrived at my office today. Now I'm trying to come up with a good reason to "work at home" this afternoon !!

sandking · Dec 21, 2006

OK I can't wait to go home and see if it arrived yet.

its_virgil · Dec 21, 2006

With the influx of Christmas mail into New York, all mail from Oklahoma City to New York State is being rerouted through California. It may be aanother week or two.[

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] Couldn't resist. I do hope it arrives very very soon. Paul's vice is one sweeeet vice.
Do a good turn daily!
Don

Originally posted by sandking
 OK I can't wait to go home and see if it arrived yet.

sandking · Dec 22, 2006

Originally posted by its_virgil
 With the influx of Christmas mail into New York, all mail from Oklahoma City to New York State is being rerouted through California. It may be aanother week or two.[][}] Couldn't resist. I do hope it arrives very very soon. Paul's vice is one sweeeet vice.
Do a good turn daily!
Don

Well it wasn't there when i got home yesterday [

]. Maybe today [

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sandking · Dec 23, 2006

Originally posted by its_virgil
 With the influx of Christmas mail into New York, all mail from Oklahoma City to New York State is being rerouted through California. It may be aanother week or two.[][}] Couldn't resist. I do hope it arrives very very soon. Paul's vice is one sweeeet vice.
Do a good turn daily!
Don

Originally posted by sandking
 OK I can't wait to go home and see if it arrived yet.

Click to expand...

Real funny Don but I think you're right....[

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!] It's now Saturday and no vise[

!]. Bah humbug I had a pen I need to make for Christmas tonight and wanted to break it in. I think with all the tool and pen kit deliveries lately the mailman thinks there's no room at the inn!!!!!

redbulldog · Dec 23, 2006

Joe:
You are not alone with shipments not getting to you at this time of year. I had pen mills shipped from Paul on Dec 15 from Oklahoma City to Blackfoot,ID. another package was shipped from California on 16 December to Blackfoot, ID. neither package has arrived as yet, makes you feel as if you live in a foreign country or having things checked by customs.
hopefully we will both have our packages so we can start fresh in 2007.

kenwc · Dec 24, 2006

I have had to bump myself off the PH vice list a couple of time as other priorities took it's place and I still intend to won one soon.

I am curious to know however, what you think about it compared to the PSI vice. In other words what has improved for you? I just need a ~fix~ until I can get one.

Thanks....Ken

reed43 · Dec 24, 2006

For those of you who do not have one YET it is a crime to put Pauls vice in the sentence as one from PSI.[

] ( PS I say YET because everyone should own one someday )

kenwc · Dec 25, 2006

I KNOW I KNOW...It's a crime[B)]....But until I can get one I want to live vicariosuly through someone else...a video..YESSSSSSSSS...a video of it in use would get me by...[

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cigarman · Dec 26, 2006

Ordered mine Dec 22 and now wait patiently [V]

tas2181 · Dec 27, 2006

Had Paul's vise for a month or two and yesterday it found a new and more appropriate home- on my new Delta 17-950L.

The t-slots on the table make getting the vise centered a snap and no more having to raise the table to finish a drilling a blank.[

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sandking · Dec 27, 2006

My Huffman vise was here and now it's gone[

!] No one was home to sign for it, so the wait continues[V]

Thank goodness the girlfriend is a teacher and can pick it up during the day. When I called her this morning she was folding clothes and cleaning the house. I wanted to scream get dressed and go find my Huffman vise, the house isn't important right now!!!![

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Paul in OKC · Dec 27, 2006

Originally posted by sandking
 My Huffman vise was here and now it's gone[!] No one was home to sign for it, so the wait continues[V]

Thank goodness the girlfriend is a teacher and can pick it up during the day. When I called her this morning she was folding clothes and cleaning the house. I wanted to scream get dressed and go find my Huffman vise, the house isn't important right now!!!![]

Really! Hey, at least it is in the neighborhood finally.

redbulldog · Dec 27, 2006

Sandking:
This will be harder for you than waiting to open presents on Christmas morning.
Believe me the wait will be worth it!!!!

sandking · Dec 27, 2006

She just picked it up. I told her to wrap it for me since it has taken so much trouble to get.

sandking · Dec 28, 2006

I got it, I got it, I got it. Absolutely amazing Paul. Here's my 8,000 cents (a.k.a. $80), great work and well worth the wait. I hope this is the last vise I'll ever need.... I hope to mount it on Friday.

Arbsmith · Jan 7, 2007

Where can I order one of the Huffman pen presses from?

jjenk02 · Jan 7, 2007

Originally posted by Arbsmith
 Where can I order one of the Huffman pen presses from?

Its not a press, it's a vise.

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