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Excellent advice. I actually had that same thought earlier, that I need to sit in front of the mill and measure away. It's a smaller mill, so I need to optimize space. I've been looking at the Kurt® CrossOver® Reverse Vise in either 4 or 6". They have a large opening lenght for their size, so...

Thanks guys, I haven't heard of some of the brands that you mentioned, so I have more to look at. Another thing for my decision is that this vice has to be small, most likely a 4". If things go well, I'm planning to invest in full size Precision Mathews machines, so the 4" vise will see less...

Evening everyone, Susquatch and I were discussing vises a little. He cleared up a couple things. He said that this question would start a §h*tstorm of opinions, bantering and possibly some good natured arguing . But here goes : A quick background. I've had "lessened abilities l (don't like...

Thanks for the great information. Only reason I chose a triple cats head (spider) is that's the one that was being discussed in a different thread. My lathe actually came with both 3 and 4 jaw chucks, but I really haven't spent any real time checking for accuracy of them. I've been too busy...

Thank you guys for explaining. I had no idea. I'll repost this question a different way. I'll have to try the CGN machinist sub forum. I've belonged to the site for years, but I mostly stopped going there as a lot of people on there are kind of elitist thinking. They often don't play nice with...

Morning, I'm reposting my question, as my other thread question was discussing a topic that I unknowingly shouldn't have . Ok, Would the triple spider idea below ( taken from another discussion) work to remove any latent runout in a W210 style lathe? To make sure your piece is EXACTLY centred...

I see a lot of people have read this, but zero replies. Is it a silly question? Or am I not describing it properly. Ken

Ah, Ok . Thank you Craig. That would be the reason. Ken

Is there a way to edit your original post? I'd like to alter the title slightly for more clarity of my question, but I don't see a way to edit anywhere? Thanks, Ken

A couple pointers I came across from other sites while researching driills and angle preferences. - As far as 118 vs 135 degrees on simple thing to note 135's drill easier but don't find center as well, 118's center easier but drill with more pressure. Get the 118's if you won't be...