My new vise came in the mail today! It’s a Glacern GSV-440 4″ Vise. A vise is not one of those things things I wanted to skimp on, as I’ve seen the Chinese junk. Sure you can still make good stuff with one of the junkers. However, I don’t want to spend a lot of time just getting my vise to function as a vise. At $224, the GSV-440 isn’t cheap, but it’s a whole lot less than similarly sized Kurt’s. I went with the 4″ thinking that the 5″ and 6″ would be too large for the G0704 – and I think the 4″ is a perfect fit.
Jeremy W. Langston
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Month: October 2010
I’ve only used my mill briefly and already noticed that the safety guard on my G0704 mill just had to go. Basically it works by pressing a switch when the guard is flipped out, causing the mill to stop. Good idea, but the plastic guard gets in the way. So, here’s the easiest way of removing the guard without having to splice anything.
Step 1) Remove the snap ring on the top of the guard.
Step 2) Remove the two hex bolts holding the switch housing to the head.
Step 3) Take out the set screw holding the guard to the switch housing. Careful – nothing is really holding the guard up.
Here you can see how it actually works. Behind the paper strip is a micro-switch. When the guard is flipped out, the switch presses in.
Step 4) Flip the guard open and pull straight down until it comes out. Finally bolt the switch housing back onto the head and you’re done.
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