A drill press vise, constructed in heavy-duty cast iron offers a perfect aid for clamping materials in a secure hold whilst being worked on. It makes a great addition to a workshop.

Drill presses with quality vise often come equipped with a quick release option to adjust in moments to various sizes of materials with a simple tightening of a screw. In addition, to ensure a tight hold, a final tightening is achieved with the assistance of a crank handle.

A vice offers a quality tool to clamp on a freestanding drill press, and accepts work pieces in the region of 3 - 6-inches wide, with a clamping pressure of some 1000 lbs, offering pressure and stability for a variety of drilling applications. For precise or thin drilling projects to be drilled in a vertical position one of these vises is a must have.

Features to a quality multi purpose vise include pre-drilled jaws to accommodate auxiliary jaw plates, quick release clamps offer ease in set-up and positioning - all ready to hammer, carve, drill or cut, and comes with convenient slots to make mounting to drill press tables a simple process.

A well-built vise offers a higher level of safety, capacity, versatility, and speed with its ability to clamp easier, offers wide vise jaws to accommodate spacers, jigs, stops, etc., and still compact enough in size to store or move in a small to medium sized home or industrial workshop.

A vise does not always come equipped with locking bolts to attach to its drill press, although these are often easy to locate at a local DIY or hardware store. Also if clamping timber, it’s often a benefit to use two wooden block against each side to protect what is to be cut.

A woodworking vise with drill press attached makes drilling that much easier and accurate as you are not attempting to a handle or use another type of clamp to hold a piece of metal or wood in place. All in all, a drill press vise makes a great addition to all drill presses.