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Mike Turner WR Addict Offline WR Rocks! Posts: 784 Laurinburg North Carolina USA Gender:	WTB or Trade for Cross Slide Vise Sep 23^rd, 2020 at 6:57pm I am looking at cross slide vise for my drill press to do one light milling operation on my flutes.. I look at the ones online and wonder what is a good one.It would be on an old heavy Delta Rockwell drill press. I know ideally it would be good to have a light milling machine but cant justify the price. Thanks in advance!
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Re: WTB or Trade for Cross Slide Vise
Reply #1 - Sep 23^rd, 2020 at 7:32pm

Capacity and travel are going to determine the price to a certain extent.

You can get small ones with 4" of travel for $50-$60 (cheap) When the cross travel increases, so does the price. Three are other things that influence the price like the ways, gib screws, etc.
If you're trying to mount your flutes and drill a long line of holes, you may need a lot of cross travel.
You may be better off looking for a multi fiction or milling table. These have much more cross travel but no vise, you need to secure the work in your own way. Which can be better depending on what you're trying to secure.

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Robert Evans Active Member Offline WR Rocks! Posts: 156 HOSCHTON Georgia Grizzly G0766 Rockwell Delta 46-111 (retired to buffing duties)	Re: WTB or Trade for Cross Slide Vise Reply #2 - Sep 23^rd, 2020 at 8:15pm I've tried doing what you're thinking about and it didn't work out too well. The cross slide vise is great for holding and repositioning pieces for drilling holes. It does not work well for milling. For cutting flutes, I would try building a jig for the router.
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Ed Weber WR Administrator WR Patron Offline Posts: 8,940 Wilton California USA Gender: JET 1642 Grizzly G0584	Re: WTB or Trade for Cross Slide Vise Reply #3 - Sep 23^rd, 2020 at 9:02pm Example Only Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!! You need to or
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Chris Neilan WR Addict Offline OUCH! Posts: 999 Waterford Connecticut USA Gender: Powermatic 3520 Delta 46-460 Shopsmith 10 ER Shopsmith Mark V Shopsmith Mark 7 Powerpro	Re: WTB or Trade for Cross Slide Vise Reply #4 - Sep 23^rd, 2020 at 10:02pm I have two cross slides i bought several years ago from Enco. Very heavy. Enco is gone now. Have not used the slides in several years.
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Re: WTB or Trade for Cross Slide Vise
Reply #5 - Sep 24^th, 2020 at 2:36am

Robert Evans wrote on Sep 23^rd, 2020 at 8:15pm:

The cross slide vise is great for holding and repositioning pieces for drilling holes. It does not work well for milling.

Robert Evans wrote on Sep 23^rd, 2020 at 8:15pm:

I've tried doing what you're thinking about and it didn't work out too well. The cross slide vise is great for holding and repositioning pieces for drilling holes. It does not work well for milling.

For cutting flutes, I would try building a jig for the router.

This would be used for the holes,for flattening the top of the flute nest area and for cutting just a short 1/4" to 5/16" wide and approx. 1 1/4" long groove on top of the flute....Total travel on the flute would be 2" at the most

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Re: WTB or Trade for Cross Slide Vise
Reply #6 - Sep 24^th, 2020 at 2:40am

Robert Evans wrote on Sep 23^rd, 2020 at 8:15pm:

I've tried doing what you're thinking about and it didn't work out too well. The cross slide vise is great for holding and repositioning pieces for drilling holes. It does not work well for milling.

For cutting flutes, I would try building a jig for the router.

Robert Evans wrote on Sep 23^rd, 2020 at 8:15pm:

I've tried doing what you're thinking about and it didn't work out too well. The cross slide vise is great for holding and repositioning pieces for drilling holes. It does not work well for milling.

For cutting flutes, I would try building a jig for the router.

That is what I do now.....Wanted to try this.

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Re: WTB or Trade for Cross Slide Vise
Reply #7 - Sep 24^th, 2020 at 8:26am

Mike Turner wrote on Sep 24^th, 2020 at 2:36am:

Total travel on the flute would be 2" at the most

If you only require 2" of travel, a small 3" or 4" model will work.

The problem is usually with work holding and support. Trying to "mill" a 2" section on the clamped end of a long piece leads to problems. You'll need to support the wild end to secure it from dropping down and from vibration but it also needs to travel.
This is why I suggested a table.

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Mike Turner WR Addict Offline WR Rocks! Posts: 784 Laurinburg North Carolina USA Gender:	Re: WTB or Trade for Cross Slide Vise Reply #8 - Sep 24^th, 2020 at 2:23pm I may just modify my router setup Thanks everybody!
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Bill Moschler Active Member Offline WR Rocks! Posts: 215 Knoxville Tennessee USA Gender: Nova	Re: WTB or Trade for Cross Slide Vise Reply #9 - Sep 26^th, 2020 at 9:51am Where are you located? I have one I would trade for a piece of turning wood stock or something similar. It is pretty heavy to try to ship. I am in east Tennessee.
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Mike Turner WR Addict Offline WR Rocks! Posts: 784 Laurinburg North Carolina USA Gender:	Re: WTB or Trade for Cross Slide Vise Reply #10 - Sep 28^th, 2020 at 3:49am I am in Laurinburg NC 28352....I am just seeing this!...Send me an email at worshipflutist@yahoo.com
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