HHIP3900-0184 Pro-Series High Grade Iron Quick Slide Drill Press Vise, 4" Width x 1.375" Depth Jaw, 4.75" Jaw Opening (Pack of 1)

After struggling for years with a cheap vise that wouldn't hold anything square, I treated myself to this high quality tool. It works like a charm. Holds tight, true and makes easy work of drilling accurate holes. It is simple to use and puts those cheesy vises to shame.

I worked the trades for 40 years. The company I worked for bought us good tools. Our drill presses had Wilton drill press vices and also a Hhip one exacting like this one. I like both brands. The corresponding Wilton is $190 and the Hhip is only $100. Since the quality is so similar I bought the Hhip and saved a few bucks. The quality of the Hhip is just like the one from down at work. The one at work was at least 20-30 years old. I expect it was American made. I don’t know for sure. I expect this is made overseas.The casting and finishing is first rate. I’m really pleased with my new vice. The seller had it really well packaged and I even got it a day early. The Wilton is a fine vice and a little wider, which would be handy. Is it worth almost twice the cost of the Hhip? I don’t think so. I’m very pleased. Now I’m going to quit talking about my nice new vice and go out in my shop and make a lot of metal chips.

This is an excellent vise for the purpose I’m using it for. The price is just right and it saves me time compared to having to turn a knob. The sliding feature is a very nice feature. The only CON is that the end handles (knobs) to slide the vice strip, it happened to me al I had to make my own, which I love better

The review by Will Heltsley nails it. This is a decent vise and it works well most of the time, but the fact that the machined surface of the jaws is recessed somewhat from the cast portion limits your ability to clamp objects deeper that an inch, because the lower cast section of the jaw will contact the workpiece before the machined section. You could make a thicker pair of machined jaw 'pads', but that's about the only way to overcome this limitation. If you always drill things that are less than an inch thick, you'll be fine or if you can clamp the lower section of the work in the machined jaws and allow the rest to protrude above the vise, you're OK, too.It's a pretty neat little unit, works well and it's a good deal for the price, but that one limitation should be corrected by the manufacturer.

This is an accurately machined and very quick to use vise. Not having to turn a crank to clamp workpieces is a great convenience. I highly recommend it.

When it arrived it seemed a bit large for my intended purposes of using it on my Grizzle drill platform. I even contemplated returning it. Not only is it a bit large but it's heavier than it looks, which is a plus. I now use it as a stand-alone vice for blademaking and small arm repairs. I bought a nylon vice jaw set (Amazon asin# B082DPV8SG) to offset the vices small gap. The heaviness of this vice means that I can move it around my home shop and it stays put without bolting it to the work bench. This vice locks up hard, and the cam action is smooth and crisp, don't know how I did without it. I did however make a cover for it, despite having a dust collector, my shop gets covered in Micarta, G10 and metal dust, the cover is to keep the FOd out of the vice's cams. If I could give it 6 stars I would.

The jaws and rails are absolutely parallel to the large wide base. Solid cast iron construction with good fit and finish. The movable jaw slides effortlessly on the rails and locks down square and tight. Mine was a “second chance” purchase that arrived with a ding in one corner where it had been dropped causing it to not sit flat but a few hammer taps and a bit of filling easily took care of that. I would buy again.

Looked at a lot of screw type vices and there seemed to be a lot of slop in the operation. This vice is very tight tolerance and operates smoothly. Also i like the quick operation of the cam instead of endless turning of a screw. I had no problem attaching to my drill press. Information about the vice seemed accurate. I have no complaints and could have given 5 stars.

Excelente.

Love this vise. Fast to secure a work piece and holds like a champ.

Étau d 'excellente qualité. Très satisfait de cet achat.

Work well

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