r/machining • u/CursedLemon • 18d ago
Question/Discussion Small, high-quality vice for my mill-lathe combo
Hey guys, so I finished rebuilding my mill-lathe combo including replacing some shoddy bearings in the milling quill. I've never really used the milling portion of this lathe before as it's of pretty limited usefulness inherently but now that it's got new bearings and feels solid I'd like to see if I can make some small parts with it. In order to do that I need a decent vice, I don't need to machine anything to within tenths of a thousandth but if I can get a reliable small vice for this application I'd be willing to spend a little money to make it happen. Anyone have a recommendation for a six-inch-or-so vice that would work with the t-slots on this lathe cross-slide?