Latest Acquisitions (2021)

[Mark1]

Hey Mark,
Could you let me know what you think of that Pin Vice please?..... I`ve been needing a new one for a while,but a couple i bought weren`t very good...... the jaws were very "Hit and Miss" when it came to gripping the drill bit.
Cheers,
Andy

Will do, I've got an archamedis drill for that, this will be just for holding stuff.

[Mark1]

Hey Mark,
Could you let me know what you think of that Pin Vice please?..... I`ve been needing a new one for a while,but a couple i bought weren`t very good...... the jaws were very "Hit and Miss" when it came to gripping the drill bit.
Cheers,
Andy

Just tried a 0.5 drill,seems to hold nice and snug , it has reverseable collets so you can go from 0 up to 2.9 mm and is all metal,so far seems like a good buy :thumb2:

[AlanG]

I'm blaming AlanG for this, after he introduced me the German 'Wilde Sau' night fighter concept.

Guilty as charged m'lud

[adt70hk]

Hey Mark,
Could you let me know what you think of that Pin Vice please?..... I`ve been needing a new one for a while,but a couple i bought weren`t very good...... the jaws were very "Hit and Miss" when it came to gripping the drill bit.
Cheers,
Andy

Just tried a 0.5 drill,seems to hold nice and snug , it has reverseable collets so you can go from 0 up to 2.9 mm and is all metal,so far seems like a good buy :thumb2:

Mark, Bob

I've had a couple of these for several years and they generally work very well. Nothing flashy, just do what they do.

There are a couple of minor things you need to be aware of.

One is that if you're drilling into something herd you can still push the drill bit in if it's not properly tightened and occasionally even if it is

The other is that you will a few drill sizes are slightly too small for one size of vice but slightly too big for the next size down, so you have to wiggle it a bit to get them in.

HTH.

Andrew

[Tim Marlow]

Hi Andy et al….The collets in the pin vice are designed for a certain range of drill sizes. If you want to cover all bases you will need several, or a pin vice with interchangeable collets.

[adt70hk]

Hi Andy et al….The collets in the pin vice are designed for a certain range of drill sizes. If you want to cover all bases you will need several, or a pin vice with interchangeable collets.

Exactly what I thinking..... Not that I knew the proper name, nor could I seem to find the words for what I was trying to say, so thanks for the proper lingo!

[Guest]

Mail Man drop theses classics off last week [ATTACH=CONFIG]n1153415[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]n1153416[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]n1153417[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]n1153418[/ATTACH]

Lee where are you finding these gems ?

[Lee Drennen]

Lee where are you finding these gems ?

eBay John

[Guest]

Never seem to see the likes of those over here Lee. Glad to see your mojo up again .

[Lee Drennen]

Never seem to see the likes of those over here Lee. Glad to see your mojo up again .

Thanks John I can’t wait to dive into them but first I want to get the birds I have already started done.

[The Smythe Meister]

Just tried a 0.5 drill,seems to hold nice and snug , it has reverseable collets so you can go from 0 up to 2.9 mm and is all metal,so far seems like a good buy :thumb2:

Thanks for that Mark,
Very useful info,I think I'll get one
Andy

[The Smythe Meister]

Andrew and Tim,
Thanks for taking the time to add your thoughts too chaps, much appreciated
Andy

[Guest]

Never seem to see the likes of those over here

I suspect very few American kits of that era made their way over to this side of the world, and those that did probably got built soon after they did

[Lee W]

A recent purchase from our very own The Smythe Meister , thanks for these Andy much appreciated :smiling:



Lee

[GerryW]

Thankfully, mine not arrived yet :thumb2: :tears-of-joy: