New Kurt Sidewinder

[Rotary Ninja]

Anyone seen this?

http://www.kurtworkholding.com/vise-accessories-sidewinder-operation-vise-c-37_657-l-en.html

 

I am always drilling and tapping holes in the end of long parts and I have a plate I stand up in a vise to do this on some things. But I'm usually fumbling with the part and a Kant Twist which can be a pain. This would be ideal for some of these jobs I do.

 

What kind of vises do you use for setups like this? I know there are a lot of work holding solutions out there. Show me what you use.

[horsepowered]

I think this is a great idea. It ridged enough as these kind of ops usually don't require heavy milling. On one of my mills I keep a 6" vise elevated on 3" blocks. I leave it there all the time at the expense of table space. I will consider buying one of these and freeing up that space for 2 additional vises on that mill.

[Rotary Ninja]

They seem a bit overpriced to me. But this looks like it would be a quick setup for simple little jobs. What I use is a lot faster than that would be though I think, just with less rigidity.

[gcode]

When I was a job shopper, I didn't have enough table space to leave something

set up all the time.

I kept a 4" vice mounted on a small knee.

The vise was pinned to the knee and the knees had keys to fit the table T-slots

so it was a quick setup when I needed it.

[jeff]

This would help me out tremendously! $795.00 seems a little high, but the time it would save me is worth it.

[Guest CNC Apps Guy 1]

That vise looks better than the last POS I bought from an MX350.

[Rotary Ninja]

When I was a job shopper, I didn't have enough table space to leave something

set up all the time.

I kept a 4" vice mounted on a small knee.

The vise was pinned to the knee and the knees had keys to fit the table T-slots

so it was a quick setup when I needed it.

 

That would be ideal for me as well, but to keep a vise and a right angle plate dedicated to a setup like this wouldn't last long where I work

[GVM]

I use a Stevens Engineering Angle Plate and their Modular Vice for a similar set up as the Kurt Sidewinder...more expensive than the Kurt set-up but also more versatile than the Kurt.