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    Default Cross-slide vise

    I'm after a cross-slide vise ie one that moves in X-Y directions for my drill press. This would theoretically allow me to drill holes precisely where I want them to go. I would be using it mainly to drill pen blanks accurately.

    Carbatec and H & F sell them for about $80. I'm sure I've seen them around for cheaper than that. Not something I would use regularly but for those that have bought one, how useful and where did you get yours from?

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    Bought a "cheapie" from C'Tec about 5 years ago for about $65.00. I mounted it onto a plate of 10mm aluminium which allowed me to mount/dismount it easily on the drill press as I also have a table mounted to the DP.

    If you are going to purchase one check that the 2 slides do in fact run at 90 degrees to each other for the full length of the adjustments - mine didn't and to get it right a mate of mine remilled the slides so that it is now good. I guess you get what you pay for especially in terms of accuracy with regards this sort of tool.

    Hope it helps, regards,
    Bob

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    Thanks, Bob, do they let you test these before you buy though?

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    Bought mine from H&F when they had it on sale last year, about $69 from memory.

    Use it to drill pen blanks, makes it very easy to centre the drill on the blank.

    Have posted some photos of it somewhere, I'll see if I can find them.

    Definitely worth having.

    https://www.woodworkforums.com/f69/dr...37/#post815283

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tiger View Post
    Thanks, Bob, do they let you test these before you buy though?
    I bought mine in Brisbane but I live 275km north - knowing what I know now - if I can't have a fiddle then no sale - it's a long way to go if it doesn't work properly. In all of the dealings I have had with C'tec over the years I have found them to be pretty good and in the main helpful.

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    Fred,

    I've seen your setup and it looks perfect for what I want to do which is to accurately drill pen blanks, particularly segmented type pens.

    Bob, I'm gonna say that I live 300 km away and ask if I can have a play with the gear before I buy.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BobL View Post
    Sure I understand.

    BTW: Two way cross sliders at Timbecon on special during April for $49 (normally $66, $69 at H&F, Bunnings and Carbatec).

    I recently had the opportunity of using a DP with a solid compound (XY) table with 300 mm of cross and 150 mm of back/forth and think that I will be putting that towards the top of my tool list.
    BobL mentions that you can get these vises from Bunnings, I've rang a few of them in Melbourne and they say they haven't heard of them. Anyone else seen them in Bunnings????

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    Tiger H&F's, Carba, Gasweld, Total Tools or similar are the only places I have seen them never seen them in any of the 6 Bunnings in around us.

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    Thanks Wheelin, went to Carbatec and bought one.

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