Customer Reviews for 5-1/8" Compound Cross Slide Industrial Strength Drill Press Vise 2 Way Benchtop

As many have noted on here, and even YouTube, that for the money, these vises cannot be beat. I am very happy with the 2 I bought. Being able to move the vise jaws (Yes, as others have said, they are sharp!) from inside to the outside expanded their use for me.

For my modest needs, this vice does everything I could have asked for. I am not building a rocket ship so I am not looking for super duper tolerances. It does exactly what I want it to do.

Good vise, mounted on a PM25 mill. Fit of everything was good, it fits the mill well. You will need to de burr everything, edges are sharp! And I had to mill the nut side of the mounting slots. They are cast and in machined. The keys fit well and ran within .001" (keys on the bottom to the t-slot with the keys milled to fit my 12mm t - slots) I took .002 off the t-slot side and indicated it in.

Pleasantly surprised by the quality, the jaws hold their spot and don't wiggle loose like my other less expensive overseas one

Nice vice, tight tolerances. The 4" vise was a bit overkill for my Sieg SX2 mini mill, should have gotten the 3".

I bought this to replace my old vice and it was a drastic improvement. I haven’t had any real big issues with this vice in the year or so I’ve owned it.

Accurate and sturdy. I would not hesitate to recommend this wholeheartedly. Best of the lower priced vises I have seen

Wow. Very well made and for half the price of other import brands and a fraction of the US made ones. I haven't put it on the flat plate yet to check run out but even if I have to spend a few hours tuning it up it'll be a great buy.

This is a pretty decent vise for a light weight milling machine or drill press. if you have a medium to larger machine, the castings are a little thin for agressive cutting. As compared to my Kurt, there is maybe 60% as much metal in the vise, which does translate to less strength. If you are using a standard bridgeport style mill the will probably be a solid choice. if you have a 7hp+ cnc, you may be able to break the vise with a heavy cut or at minimum experience some flexing that may cause trouble. In terms of dimensions, my example was well made and accurate enough for most things. Machining to +/- .001" per 6 inches is doable. Held parts square to about half that tolerance, which is ok. As with all tooling, you will need to invest time setting it up to be accurate. Wish it were made a little thicker, but it is a lot of vise for the price.

Well made mill vise for the price. Fit and finish is good some minor de- burring and clean up. required