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  1. GummyMonster

    Die Grinders?

    Morning, In the market for a 90* die grinder. I'm looking at 2 Neiko brand off Amazon. The regular and mini version. I want to try out these Roloc discs I read about on here. If Neiko brand isn't a good purchase, which would you suggest. It will see a medium amount of use. Not production level...
  2. GummyMonster

    Tools and expectations

    That's awesome. Gonna print and hang this in the garage. Ken
  3. GummyMonster

    So tell me which mill vise to buy??

    No worries about the pic. I found around 12 different vendors on ebay all selling the same 2-3 vise, either unbranded or with different names. I've decided I'm going to buy 2-3 different different styles off there, and I should end up with at least a couple decent quality vises. Maybe all of...
  4. GummyMonster

    So tell me which mill vise to buy??

    I'm wondering if this is the same as the happybuy vise: better price - https://www.ebay.com/itm/154390589530
  5. GummyMonster

    So tell me which mill vise to buy??

    All this help is awesome and very appreciated. Decided I'm going to sign up as a premium member as I get a LOT of great advice here, and I don't mind helping a little to keep it up and running. Back to the vise issue. Yes, I am going to go with a grinding vise. I'll probably buy 2-3 different...
  6. GummyMonster

    So tell me which mill vise to buy??

    I happened across these vises . - https://littlemachineshop.com/info/vise_compare.php They are small, but with the prices, I could buy a few different ones. Anyone have experience with these? How is the quality, mainly the flatness and parallelism ( Kurt uses these terms a lot). Basically...
  7. GummyMonster

    So tell me which mill vise to buy??

    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...
  8. GummyMonster

    So tell me which mill vise to buy??

    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...
  9. GummyMonster

    So tell me which mill vise to buy??

    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...
  10. GummyMonster

    Triple spider idea to remove runout?

    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...
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