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Does anyone own one of these? (Page 57 in the spring II 2006 catalog, item number 20259.) reg price $79.99 US on sale $69.99 (free shipping on orders over $75) It has me tempted but I haven't been shopping for one so I have no idea if this is a good buy or not or how well it is made...

So if you have one tell us about it, if you have someone elses (same general price point) tell us about it.

Thanks,

Ed

 

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Hey some good thoughts here..... Thanks!

I worked in a small machine shop many years ago... well before they went to NC machines and I do know about the much higher standards those type of machines have. I even managed to do a bit of wood working on a milling machine....... but I have a garage full of tools and as much as I would love to have even a small mill I have no room and no funds for such an investment (the down side of retirement).

I do have a non-standard drill press and router bit holder (drill press type chucks are not designed for side to side pressures that routing requires). It has two main bearings and they are designed for both thrust and lateral support..... so I could do some simple projects using that (rpm limited to 5200rpm). However my intent is to use this with my overarm router. The limiting factor here might be how fast I can crank the vise so it doesn't burn or worse wreck the bits. If that becomes the problem I will again have to look at the drill press to solve that problem....

Anyway I still need to get some x-y type vise to play with and see if any of my ideas would play out. I will keep the one from HF in mind.

It is nice to know that we have yet another tool and die maker here.... My brother did that for about 25 years or so... it is really a skill and artform.

Thanks for the input.

Ed