Monday, March 27, 2023

Central Machinery 8" Press and WEN Vise (that fits)

Recently bought a Central Machinery 8" drill press from Harbor Freight ($79) for a project.

Central Machinery 8" drill press


But I had trouble finding a vise that would fit, I found this WEN DPA423 3" drill press vise ($29) fits.

WEN DPA423 3" drill press vise

Annoyingly HF dont sell these vises, the ones they sell don't fit - as noted in many reviews. Fortunately the reviews are searchable which is how I found this vise after a bit of frustration - as most product listings don't specify the center to center spacing of the slots on their vises.

The drill press for what it is seems pretty reasonable, I got it for an upcoming antenna upgrade project.