Wilton Low-Profile Drill Press Vise, 4" Jaw Width, 4" Jaw Opening, 1-1/2" Jaw Depth (Model LP4)

Nice vise for my drill press! I have used many drill presses and vises and this one is as good as any other I have used. Very well made and sturdy. I would recommend to anyone not wanting to spend fortune on something you may use once a week.

Terrific vise. I needed it to hold thin material while I drilled a tiny hole. Sounds easy but took some time to find a good enough quality vise to do the job. This vise is top quality industrial grade equipment. Paid for itself several times over the very first time I used it

I picked this drill press vise to drill into metal. It fits my bottom of the line, 5-speed, 8" Central Machinery Drill Press from Harbor Freight that sells for around $50. This 3" size fit the drill table well. For that drill press table, you'll need 4 hex bolts that are 1-3/4" long including the bolt head, with the threaded part being 7/16" in diameter. Also you'll need two washers and a nut to fit that size bolt properly. The outside diameter of the washers should be 1". I attached the bolts, one in each slot with a wrench so that the crank of the Wilton vise was facing me. One washer under each bolt head, one above each nut, the nut facing down under the table. Tighten secure but do not over tighten the bolts. Center the drill carefully and pre-punch the work with a centering punch to keep the drill bit from wondering too much. I prefer to use Molybdenum bits to drill metal as they're stiffer, less prone to overheat, stay sharp, and last a long time. Set the belt of the drill press on the slowest speed to drill metal. Overheating the bit increases the likelihood the bit will break and wear prematurely. For safety's sake, wear eye protection, don't force the bit into the work, and drill a tiny bit at a time. Raise and lower the drill bit like a woodpecker. If it smokes you're going too fast. I also recommend using a couple drops of Tap Magic cutting fluid (for use with steel, or Alumatap brand for aluminum) to keep the bit cool, lubricated, and to prevent it from smoking. I don't know which drill presses this vice will fit on. But the spacing of the slots on this one works with the press I mentioned above. The jaws have good depth which I needed. Be careful as to your drilling depth, if you go to far you can hit the metal rod of this vice. There is a drill depth indicator on the drill press. Move the drill head up and down to see that you won't hit it before you apply power. Good quality unit, did the job well, though I had to glue the balls on the handle back on with superglue gel, which was easy enough. Also I put some synthetic grease on the screw.

Solid vise, actually better than the many palmgren vises I have.

I needed a small vice to use on my hobby table, for small hand machining jobs that I do there regularly. This is a perfect fit for me, as it's not large like my regular one used in the garage/shop, and mounted easily to the top of my hobby/building/crafting table. I got a set of soft jaws for it, and it's quickly become an essential tool for my work. It's especially good for my dremel and soldering work that I perform regularly on items, working very smoothly in lightweight tasks. I do see now there are some less expensive ones available, but for me this is the perfect little workhorse, and the price at the time was very good. I'm very happy in this purchase. If needed it could easily be adapted also to some of my large machines in the garage, as the base has standard bolting slot pattern for attaching to the drill press or mill if need I ever need it there, and the clamping force is plenty strong enough for most any cutting/machining need.

I received my vise today. Yes I am happy with my purchase. This vise is better than anything available from Harbor Freight, Lowes, etc... and actually cost less. Wilton has been a brand I trust for many years. However just to be clear. The "jaws" as stated in the description are not both grooved. They are also not hardened as stated in the description. The jaws are low carbon steel stock cut to length with a chop saw. All of the edges had sharp burrs which were easily removed with a file (aka not hard). The mounting holes were not chamfered. For the price you may be hard pressed to do better. I looked at a vise at Lowes and the jaws would not close parallel, making the "pony vise" utterly useless. Some people mentioned the follower tube that runs the length of the vise. That the drill might hit it. Trust me. You want that. Its what keeps the jaws inline and parallel. Just set the depth on your machine. If I need another vise (which I do) I will purchase a Wilton vise.

Well, I was a little worried this vice might be covered in some awful anti-rust cosmoline, but no! You open the box and just say "wow"! It's a beautiful vice, right out of the box. Nice paint, nice finish, no sharp edges. Replaceable jaws are nice and as others have said, only one is slotted for rounds, but that could easily be added yourself. Jaws are steel and will hold my magnetically attached soft jaws. Overall, I'm delighted and think this vice is the equivalent of my old Palmgren vice.

Good quality like what I would expect out of a Wilton. As advertised.

It slides and clamps pretty good. The lead screw handle is a bit short for my hands, but works ok. The grooved fixed jaw, will work on smaller round objects. A little bit of light oil here and there helps. The mounting slots line up with my drill press table, pretty much exact. The center guide for the sliding jaw is a great addition. Where the main screw goes through the main body, there's plenty of strength in the design. If the tommy bar/handle was 2 inches longer, I would have given 5 stars. The handle came apart in my hand, setting up this vise. I havent used it yet! Do I send it back or request a refund? I seen this as an opportunity to improve upon an inadequate design. Deduct 2 stars for that and 1 star for the main screw securing screw (sliding jaw) that keeps coming loose. I used threadlocker to fix that issue.

Prensa construida de muy buen material, está pintada de un color que la distingue frente a las demás que la hacen ver elegante. No pesa mucho pero da un fuerte agarre, no me arrepiento de haberla comprado, pues estoy muy a gusto con ella. Su precio aunque un poco más elevado, lo vale por su calidad frente a otras del mismo tipo y tamaño. Este producto lo recomiendo ampliamente.

esta mucho mehor que otras de precios similares. el unico pero es que no viene con tornillos o tuercas, tu te tienes que encargar de fijarla, por lo de mas todo ok

Bought an Amazon warehouse deal and arrived with a bolt slot snapped off. The box was damaged on the same corner as the vise. It said Amazon inspected condition OK . The vise itself is working fine and of good quality. just can’t bolt it properly. The price was lower but was expecting maybe few dents and scratches but no broken parts. Would have paid less for that kind of damage.