Wilton Cross-Slide Drill Press Vise, 5" Jaw Width & Max Opening, 1-1/2" Jaw Depth (Model CS5)

My favorite part about this vise is being able to make small adjustments quickly while drilling custom parts. I bought this to make multiple consistent cuts and quick change ups on my drill. With a set of good parallels, this gets the jobs done for me with ease.

Wrong hardware for spindle sent with vise, I called wilton tech support.. their expert didn't know what size hardware would work. It's a #6 coarse thread nut if you have the same problem

Quality

1. The vise was very difficult to adjust so I had to disassemble, clean and re-lube. The vise was wrapped in plastic and somewhat oily, but still bound up until I cleaned it.2. The bottom worm gear is barely secured within the pilot hole on the opposite side of the adjustment crank. Not a problem yet but I wonder about it. Gear should be about 3/8" longer.3. Bolt down slots are tightest with 7/16" bolts. Because I want to use T-Bolts to secure it to my drill press table and 7/16" are not available for T-Bolts, I had to use 3/8" T-Bolts which require over tightening to compensate for the sloppiness within the slot. Not sure why a reputable vise maker would slots oversized for 3/8" or undersized for 1/2" market available T-Bolts.

good deal , no complaints here

Reading the reviews, I was a little nervous ordering this vise. All the "Wilton isn't what it used to be" comments almost had me purchasing a different brand. The vise arrived well packaged, and in great shape! I opened it up, took it apart to clean it up (which wasnt that bad at all), took some sandpaper and a flattening block and hit the important spots, greased it up, and put it back together. I was surprised how smooth and solid it felt, there is a little play in the threaded rod when switching directions, but this isnt a mill vise. It works beautifully on my drill press. Very happy with this purchase.

1st one was defective the holes for the attachment screws for the upper feed screw were drilled in the wrong places. Trying to turn screw needed two hands.On the second one the lower feed screw retainer was broke in halfso used parts from one to fix the otherthe upper feed screw is still sticky at one end of travel

In many ways I found the vise I received to be a reasonabe quality piece of equipment for the price, but I cannot recommend it because I think it has a serious design flaw. As others who have reviewed the vise have noted, mine came with grime in the ways and the slides were not well adjusted. By a combination of partly disassembling it, oiling it generously, operating its slides, and then wiping up the grime, I was able to get it cleaned up. However, the sliding T-handle on the clamp is a poor design because when the top sliding part is moved in the direction away from the T-handle, that handle comes in contact with the body before the top slide is at its limit (this is not clear in the product image which shows the T-handle in the horizontal position--in use the T-handle tends to end up in the vertical position with the handle slid downward). In the process of adjusting the top slide, which was hard to move, I didn't notice that the T-handle was against the body and, when I put a little pressure on the slide handle, the end of the screw with the T-bar snapped off. The Wilton website offers replacement handle assemblies for $39 and I am sure that shipping would be added on to that. It's clear that I won't be buying a replacement part.