Wanted: PHD Vise

[NeonWoodShop]

Does anyone have a PH Design (aka Paul Huffman) vise that you are willing to part with? Plenty of members are drilling on the lathe, so surely someone has a Huffman vise just collecting dust, right?

Shoot me a PM with details and asking price. Specifics are appreciated - plain or anodized, which handle style, base or not, etc.

 

[beck3906]

I have an early production model non-anodized I would like to sell No base. Just screw it yo s piece of plywood. Can send pics later if interested.

 

[NeonWoodShop]

Yes, I'm interested.

 

[NeonWoodShop]

I have an early production model non-anodized I would like to sell No base. Just screw it yo s piece of plywood. Can send pics later if interested.

Still interested. PM sent.

 

[sbwertz]

Amazon has one that works on the same self centering principle. https://www.amazon.com/Blank-Centering-Drilling-Center-Blanks/dp/B003VHWKYS/ref=sr_1_5?crid=1LJ31E8F43MH1&keywords=self+centering+pen+drilling+vise&qid=1704301653&sprefix=self+centering+pen+drilling+vis,aps,158&sr=8-5
I bought one for the blind center.

 

[NeonWoodShop]

Thanks Sharon! I appreciate the help.
I need a vise to hold pepper mill size blanks and unfortunately the Peachtree and similar vises only hold blanks up to 1.5".

 

[hooked]

If you don't find the Side-Vise, maybe a standard drill press vice that you might already have with pen jaw inserts from PSI would work for you.

Vertical Pen Blank Drilling Jaws

Use these aluminum utility jaws to convert your drill press vise into a great pen blank drilling accessory. The jaws includes grooves cut vertically to support your pen blank for drilling. Horizintal grooves allow you to postion a turned barrel or plain brass tube horizontally for cutting or squarin

www.pennstateind.com

 

[NeonWoodShop]

Thanks for the idea, Mark! I hadn't seen the jaws for a drill press vise before.

I drill most of my blanks in a drill press vise and that works well - the holes are centered, etc., especially since I only turn items for family and friends, so adjusting the setup for each blank hasn't been a big deal. I made a bunch of Christmas ornaments in December using the Woodcraft acrylic grab bag and adjusting each time for numerous blanks was much more time consuming than I expected (or wanted).

The Huffman vise will alleviate a lot of the fiddly adjustments when drilling blanks, so I can focus on improving my turning skills.

 

[sbwertz]

If you don't find the Side-Vise, maybe a standard drill press vice that you might already have with pen jaw inserts from PSI would work for you.

Vertical Pen Blank Drilling Jaws

Use these aluminum utility jaws to convert your drill press vise into a great pen blank drilling accessory. The jaws includes grooves cut vertically to support your pen blank for drilling. Horizintal grooves allow you to postion a turned barrel or plain brass tube horizontally for cutting or squarin

www.pennstateind.com

That is what I used before I got my PHD vise.

 

[beck3906]

Contact me

 

[egnald]

If I didn't already have a drill press vice for pens that I like and use, here is what I would do:

I would buy a NOVA G3 Companion Chuck (comes with no jaws) with a 1" x 8TPI Insert (because that is what my lathe uses). I get my NOVA stuff from Woodworker Specialties BC, Canada ($130 USD) along with a set of NOVA 6034 Pen Plus Jaws ($48 USD). I would also buy a 4-inch Faceplate from PSI ($18) to use as a mounting flange and ask Rick Herrell make a 1" x 8TPI piece of threaded rod so I could connect the NOVA chuck to the Faceplate. This would let me use my NOVA Chuck with Pen Jaws as a self centering vise clamped to my drill press.

I know it would be kind of expensive - around $200 - $220, but it would get me what I am after, a very high quality self centering drill press vise for pen blanks that I could also use on my late if I needed to - for drilling blanks deeper than the quill travel on my drill press for example.

Dave