WEN DPA423 3-Inch Drill Press Vise for Precision Drilling and Holding

Thomas k.: Erfüllt sein Zweck

Germany on Oct 07, 2023

SteveSteve: I have a few of these. they're rock solid. I have one mounted to a mill, a laser, and a CNC machine.

United States on Oct 01, 2023

Russell F.: Works great

United States on Oct 01, 2023

Wayne M.: I had to reset the set screw that holds the handle and loosen slightly the two screws above it so it would slide easier. Biggest issue was the need to thoroughly lubricate all of the parts that are involved in movement: the screw itself and all parts that slide. It took several cycles of WD-40, 3-IN-1 Oil and a a high quality synthetic grease until I could achieve acceptable movement. Once that was done, however, the jaws closed nicely in alignment and it was a near perfect fit for the table on my Craftsman 5 inch drill press.

United States on Aug 25, 2023

aSAABforever: Overall, this vise is decent and does hold the work when properly mounted on your drill press. On a smaller drill press you will have to mount it at 45 degrees to use it properly, but that really doesn’t matter if your drilling round holes and it actually makes it slightly easier to use once you get used to it.
The only real problem with this vise is the handle. It feels cheap, is kinda wonky and is far from a pleasure to operate. I will be modifying mine to make it more efficient and comfortable.

United States on Jul 13, 2023

Dale BubelaDale Bubela: Decent build quality for the price. Got it quickly and it did the job.

Canada on Jul 06, 2023

bma24: All parts are well made and substantial for its size. No play in the vise screw.

Canada on May 23, 2023

Amazon Customer: Vise came sealed in bag and was very dirty with cast machining dust so be aware when receive and open. Handle holding set screw keeps getting loose after few clamping action, perhaps I'll need to Loctite it to stay in place. Movable jaw holding plate is badly designed so that jaw moves up when locking. This vise is not the best for precision work but does the job. I made it work but expected better than this.
Over all its ok but I'd not buy it again.

Canada on Mar 29, 2023

Hassan: Perfect for my small drill press.

Canada on Jan 18, 2023

4Skinner: TLDR at bottom. Crazy old man review below.

Not sure what "shearness" is in relation to a low profile vise... but it is sufficiently short and a great value for a 4 inch (101.6mm) wide, low profile drill press vise.
Unusual for Wen (because this is really a white box item, but assembled/packaged by happy employees, apparently) this vise came with a little too much tension, but was otherwise easily workable out of the box! I did end up disassembling a few minor points like the jaw plates, then cleaning and lubricating everything that I could reach without completely taking it apart. It now glides smoothly, and bites down on my aluminum workpieces without messing up my angles (unlike a competitor's vise, which I had to buy 2 of when this one was out of stock... and those are bleh).
I paid almost twenty bucks for my first Wen, and I'm about to pay under fifteen for another in a few seconds... and return two other "similar" products, that were made with much less care than I would have expected, for ten bucks more per item than these Wen vises.
This Wen had (almost) all matching hardware, and didn't appear to be assembled by an amateur, unlike the competitor.
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United States on Nov 24, 2020