Looking for a pin vise that will reliably hold a 0.3mm drill bit.
They are all advertised to be 0.0~1.5mm but when fully closed, my one only reiably grips a 0.5mm bit. I need something that will reliably grip and hold micro drills.

Peter,
I have the same issue. The best pin vise I have for bits that small is a cheapo piece of gear I picked up in a Japanese hobby store 25 years ago. It won't hold anything larger than 0.4 or so, but it does hold the tiny ones reasonably well.

Look for this one...the best in my opinion and it closes down
to "0"

https://www.zonatool.net/shop/hand-tools/pin-vises-and-miniature-twist-drills/swivel-head-pin-vise/

You will not be disappointed!

Cheers,

I dont have any problem with the Tamiya one,which is practically the same as the one posted above, but now I switched to carbide drill bits and I no longer have the problem given that they have the part to put in the chuck all the same, they are sharper but they are also fragile.

i buy them from them..
https://drillbitsunlimited.com/

top quality,good prices and very good customer service,they have also hobby specials

G & V: good links. thanks

I have the Model craft offering perfectly acceptable as there are four sets of jaws provided covering a very broad selection of drill bits and the price is low.

Very fragile! I found it out the hard way thats why im looking for a pin vise that will hold the normal tiny HSS bits reliably