ldb2000
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I GOT IT !!!
would love to have one of pauls vises but could'nt wait any longer so I purchased the new vice that Rockler has.
Have not had it long enough to give a full review but so far it is very impressive . I used it to drill a Redwood lace burl and an Alibaster blank for a couple of Pacificas and it worked like a charm the only problem I had was with my drill press , this thing was not made for a benchtop drill press , it stands almost 6" high at the vise jaws so I had to make a new table to replace the factory table that came on my press this lowered the working hight enough to fit the vise and my longest drill bit .
The vise holds the blanks very firmly and supports most of the blank so even the alibaster blank drilled without a problem .
Then comes the best part...this thing is also a pen press to put pens together and as a press it also works very well , it applies a very smooth and even pressure to the pen parts .
Overall this is an expensive ($79.99) but very functional drill vise/pen press and well worth the money
would love to have one of pauls vises but could'nt wait any longer so I purchased the new vice that Rockler has.
Have not had it long enough to give a full review but so far it is very impressive . I used it to drill a Redwood lace burl and an Alibaster blank for a couple of Pacificas and it worked like a charm the only problem I had was with my drill press , this thing was not made for a benchtop drill press , it stands almost 6" high at the vise jaws so I had to make a new table to replace the factory table that came on my press this lowered the working hight enough to fit the vise and my longest drill bit .
The vise holds the blanks very firmly and supports most of the blank so even the alibaster blank drilled without a problem .
Then comes the best part...this thing is also a pen press to put pens together and as a press it also works very well , it applies a very smooth and even pressure to the pen parts .
Overall this is an expensive ($79.99) but very functional drill vise/pen press and well worth the money
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