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I acquired the engraving vice overseas many years ago. The roadrunner practice piece took about 15 hours of work over a period of couple of weeks.
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George Erasmus
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My trusty rusty Russian Vice
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Nice new post over on ukworkshop.co.uk on an unusual Rededa (?) patented QR WW vice.
anyone seen that vice before?
by 'ming' headed Rededa vice enquiry
anyone seen that vice before?
by 'ming' headed Rededa vice enquiry
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Popped over to have a look and it looks like a boring ordinary wood vice.
I want to see fractal jaws!
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you've been spoiled by that fractalPopped over to have a look and it looks like a boring ordinary wood vice.
I want to see fractal jaws!
what will you do with it when you finally get that second mortgage and make the first payment?
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The fractal vice has really pushed up the standards here, makes me want to make one, but fairly sure I'm not suitably skilled.
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Got my silly thinking (bit drunk) head on, what if you had the jaws laser cut, not expensive, material would cost more, need dxf files, maybe available, then machining the chamfers in them, not easy...
Who was it @gaz1 or @Screwdriver , can't remember...
Got any Dxf files?
Curious , another crazy idea type thing...
Who was it @gaz1 or @Screwdriver , can't remember...
Got any Dxf files?
Curious , another crazy idea type thing...
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Err, that's a LOT of parts to machine. Would be very expensive and I"m not even sure how you'd machine a (matching!) dovetail around a 5mm radius.
Plus the precise dimensions are probably super critical, those ever decreasing chords are not precisely half and I am pretty sure the loci are not linearly aligned either. Probably get through a fair few prototypes before it would operate as you would expect. I dread to think how much one of those would cost to produce now...
With a 3d print there would be a lot more leeway for getting it almost right and about 23p worth of plastic for each (two day) print.
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nah wasnt me but heres the patent
Fractal vise - GIF, video, and patent - HomemadeTools.net
1913 fractal vise restoration. Your browser does not support the video tag. 36:19 source video: 1913 U.S. patent 1,059,545 for Device for Obtaining
www.homemadetools.net
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I've been pondering that. The only idea I have, which popped into my head as I was reading your post, is a hollow cutter, the hole being the diameter of the body of the chuck piece, with a bevelled cutting edge. Rather like a wad punch or cork borer.
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This was in my phone's newsfeed on Monday https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2021/07/steve-lindsay-fractal-vise/Popped over to have a look and it looks like a boring ordinary wood vice.
I want to see fractal jaws!
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Looks like this is a serious operation, already making a range of precision pin vises - The mid sized vise to hold the fractal vise costs $659 - but no prices for the fractal yet
Why don't we machine a component each and then send them all to Barking Matt to assemble late at night with the help of trusty dog assistant and whichever cidre or calvados? -- the Barking Franken-fractal.
Have started on mine - one of the dove-tailed mini-jaws - don't have precision machine tools, but do have a file - OK?
Now back to my post - anyone seen that Rededa or ? before?
Why don't we machine a component each and then send them all to Barking Matt to assemble late at night with the help of trusty dog assistant and whichever cidre or calvados? -- the Barking Franken-fractal.
Have started on mine - one of the dove-tailed mini-jaws - don't have precision machine tools, but do have a file - OK?
Now back to my post - anyone seen that Rededa or ? before?
Ok, newbie first timer earlier today, asking daft vice questions.... so here are the 3 vices I blathered about.
(As seems to be the protocol, Tea Mug included for Scale )
1. Paramo No4 (the clean one)
2. Record No35P (the rusty one)
3. Parkinson's No9 (the hernia-inducing one)
(As seems to be the protocol, Tea Mug included for Scale )
1. Paramo No4 (the clean one)
2. Record No35P (the rusty one)
3. Parkinson's No9 (the hernia-inducing one)
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Good news.
Keep the shiny one.
I will care for, clean, paint and let roam free in vice garden the other 2.
Simplz.
The Parkinson, look for MOD, WD or GPO stamps.
The fixings are Whit, but UNC can be easily got to replace the broken ones.
The Record one, will make you say some bad words, when you remove the jaws. The screw slots are an odd size. But a decent impact screwdriver bit, dressed on a stone. Making it a snug fit will have them out. Oil and heat will help.
Oh yes, your bench grinder
If it stops working, the switch is double pole and one side will fail.
Have a nice day.
Thank you! I need all the help I can get! (The Bench Grinder is a cheapie bought maybe 20-years-ago, so I'll not begrudge it a switch if it falls over ).
The big Parky had both rear jaw screws sheared while the fronts were fine and undid easily. I drilled and tapped 2 metric bolts to retain the jaw. Sacrilege most likely, but I figure if I fitted new jaws then I can fit proper fixings
I took the advice of various members of this site and had ago myself. Considering the vice was half buried on an allotment for a couple of years to my knowledge, it was quite easy to do once the screw was free. I used a wire brush on my old drill to clean it up, all the screws except one came out and were reused. It feels quite smooth when tightening and the qr is precise. The handle is a bit bent but l,ll keep it like that, l don,t think l,ll ever use it so it won,t matter.
After all that can l now call myself an engineer?
First vice l,ve owned in 77 years.
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oxo and grw - nice vices - especially the no9 and the samsonia
let ardvark look after your grinder, as he seems an expert - I'd be happy to tend to the no 9 (and save you from that hernia)
let ardvark look after your grinder, as he seems an expert - I'd be happy to tend to the no 9 (and save you from that hernia)
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A 3 1/2" Woden, started using it as a kid so early 1970s at a guess. Gathering dust at home so I took it with me when I moved out:
And a 4" Record, inherited from my father-in-law. This one is in a lot better condition, or was before I got it and kept it in a damp shed. Will get treated to some ACF50 before this winter.
The Woden could do with a fettle, it makes a horrible chattering noise when the jaw is moved. Any tips?
And a 4" Record, inherited from my father-in-law. This one is in a lot better condition, or was before I got it and kept it in a damp shed. Will get treated to some ACF50 before this winter.
The Woden could do with a fettle, it makes a horrible chattering noise when the jaw is moved. Any tips?
