Where can I find the cheapest small vise?

[radicooldude]

I'm 17, and quite frankly don't have a lot of cash. I am looking for the cheapest machinist vise, for a Micromill. I am looking for a 3" vise. I bought one from Harbor Freight:

and it really sucks. It lifts the part way up, and isn't parallel. I was looking at these designs:
This one
or this one

Which one will prevent the most lift? And where is the cheapest source of one of these?

Thanks - Zack

[motomitch1]

1 junk

2 junk

3 good

http://www.littlemachineshop.com/pro...ProductID=2356


not the best but better then 1 & 2

http://www.littlemachineshop.com/pro...ProductID=1755


and you might get in big trouble for linking pic from littlemachineshop .com
its using up there bandwith I got in trouble for doing that.

[widgitmaster]

As an old machinist, there is a trick to using sloppy vises, simply place a 1/4" rod between the movable jaw and the part, this makes the slop in the vise roll on the pin, making the part square to the stationary jaw!

Also, there is a special parallel made by L.S. Starrett, called a "Hold Down - No. 54 Series", it has specificallly ground angles on them, which will force the part down to the floor of the vice!

Hope this helps
Eric

[JFettig]

Same as the one at LMS but cheaper

http://www.cdcotools.com/item.php?itemid=25

Thats the one I have, 3" thats what you want and it will suit you well.

The vice is one thing you dont really want to skimp out on.

Jon

[motomitch1]

cheaper


http://cgi.ebay.com/3-PRECISION-SCRE...QQcmdZViewItem

[JFettig]

The reason to choose the other one is because of the clamping slots on the side. It makes for much easier setup.

Jon

[impact]

I am going to get the cdco.

(now so I can stop posting in these threads and adding them to my UserCP, is their anyway to do it without doing this... PM please?)