Drill press cross vice I bought on Craigslist

[John Timmins]

About a year ago I bought a floor style drill press on Craigslist. the seller brought it down when he moved here from Wisconsin. I learned from others on this site that it is a 1959 Delta Rockwell.

Yesterday a cross vice was on Craigslist so I called the seller for directions.
I went over there and learned the man had it on a Rockwell before he moved to Daytona from Oregon. It is a Jacobs brand made in China. I don't know how old it is. The x and y ways have adjustible "true-ing" screws and lock nuts. Each axial movement can locked with a thumb screw. My fingers point to those screws .

I've got $100 in the drill press and $29 in the cross vise. Any information about the vise is appreciated like the age. I have no idea how much a similar cross vise costs new.

 

[wingnut_1]

Doesn't it look like it has JABOB and not Jacobs on it? I'm not sure that Jacobs made vises. I could be wrong.

 

[A_Pmech]

The vise is typical Chinese. I have one just like it I bought about 14 years ago from the local farm store. The only difference is mine is black.

 

[John Timmins]

Mr. Wingnut, you are correct...it is Jacob. It is what it is, and better that the NOTHING I had ! I am happy with the price I paid. I am sure that I will never again need to use something really precison in my hobbies. Thanks for the responces so far, John

 

[woody 73]

Yes you got to give credit to old AI we use his chucks 24/7... darn those guys overseas got their fingers on AI's cousin twice removed and gave him a few trinkets, some glass beads and a few dollars for his name:

http://www.jacobschuck.com/aboutus.asp

Poor old AI must be rolling in his grave as we speak.

 

[Buckgnarly]

I wonder if JABOB is Jacob's Cousin from India?

 

[Packard V8]

The basic chicom vise is sorta usable after it's tuned up. The real weakness is the cast shitmetal handles. Those on the one I tried break if sneezed upon.

jack vines

 

[zkling]

Nice drill press, especially for $100

The vise is typical Chinese. I have one just like it I bought about 14 years ago from the local farm store. The only difference is mine is black.

Did you just admit to owning a Chinese machine tool accessory? A_P, I'm a little shocked.

 

[A_Pmech]

Did you just admit to owning a Chinese machine tool accessory? A_P, I'm a little shocked.

Aye!

A long time ago in a place far, far away I even tried milling aluminum with a chicom benchtop "drill press" using that very cross slide vise.

It ended miserably.

 

[John Timmins]

Of course none of the mounting holes on the vise match the slots in the drill press. I'll make a mounting plate. I'm not going to drill and tap holes in the table.

The handles are just that...no indexed .001s like a Bridgeport

Jack Vines sent the serial no. code on this blog about after I bought it. Maybe some of you want to capture this Ser. No. info chart which can be found on here:

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=158422