Customer Reviews for 6" Precise Lock Vise Precision Milling Drilling Machine Bench Clamp Clamping Vice

Reviewing my new Happybuy 5" Accu Lock Vise. Vise arrived in a sturdy cardboard box partially filled with styrofoam surrounds, box was a little beat up but that's just from the shear weight of the vise and not having a styrofoam top liner (which should be included, that would have prevented all the shifting around in transport).Measurements (which everyone wanted to know) are as follows: 14 3/4" long without handle attached. 7 1/4" wide base flange to flange tips. 4 3/16" tall, 5" jaws, a big 5 7/8" max jaw opening (the ad only claims 5"), heavy 3/4" dia lead screw, 1 9/16" jaw height, 6 1/4" center to center base bolt down holes and a stout 36 pounds total.This is a very nice vise for the money. It arrived pretty clean (no metal shavings) with a very light coating of clear oil, all milled edges are razor sharp, crisp and very flat and smooth, the painted casting areas are nice with only a few sharp jagged spots. The paint job is great with a nice blue-green hammered look. The bag of included hardware is as others say a bit on the cheap side but that's not a big deal to upgrade and replace yourself.I spent about 3 hours cleaning, scraping, filing, sanding and oiling the vise. The entire inside lenght of both ways had some paint overspray on them that kept the jaws from moving easily. The two square cutouts up front had some razor sharp jagged edges that needed to be hand filed down to avoid seriously cutting yourself on. The entire bottom edge is also very sharp which I lightly filed and sanded back to avoid cuts as well. A very light coating of oil was applied to all bear metal surfaces to prevent rusting. I can turn the vise with just my fingers now without having to use the handle, which was impossible before fine tuning it up.I'm a serious diy guy and not a professional machinist so I'm not using this vise on a mill of any kind. I'm adding it to my big floor drill press to drill metals, plastics, woods, etc (I'm not using my drill press as a mill either, as it's not designed for side to side loading and don't recommend doing it).Overall this is a well machined heavy vise that should last forever if taken care of. I highly recommend it to a do it yourself person, not sure if it would fit the bill for a professional machinist or not. Rating it I deducted 1 star because of the amount of effort needed to be put into it. Four uploaded photos are attached. Hope this review helps you out.

Excellent for the price

The packaging was terrible, looked like it had been thrown around the whole journey, inside the foam packing had been crushed by the weight of the vice, the package was delivered upside down, even though it was clearly marked which way up it should be. Will check out the vice further (it is a birthday present) and see if there is any damage to the vice.

It's large and heavy and It seems to be well made, would recommend.

Have used this vise for 2 years, works well!

Very strong and built to last

The vise is fairly sturdy, the jaws are hardened steel and they stay parallel through the entire length of travel. I am using this on my WEN milling machine, and so far, it has stayed fastened tight to the table through several small jobs. The height of this vise does reduce my drilling capacity by a bit, so I have it on the end of my table instead of in the middle, so I still have room to use T-Slot Clamps in case I need it. The two things I wish this had was a good detente to lock the vise in the 90, 60, and 45 positions when I am rotating it about its base, and a flat edge for me to reference against the milling table. Other than that, very good for the money. Will continue using.

Works excellent, holds great, be careful the edges are sharp as razors.

For a home shop this vice is well worth the price. It is accurate and well made. Only thing is the edges could be stoned before use since some are sharp.

Really good. Turned out to be just a little too big for my mill but very impressed with the quality. My only complaint is the mounting bolts need a plate under the nut since the nut will drop into the cut-out when tightened. Recommended!