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    I hope Mandelbrot was aware of this device; he would have been delighted.

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    I cannot even start to consider how crazy handwork-intensive that was to manufacture in 1913.

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    Apparently one can still buy a version. This...

    https://fractalvise.com/?fbclid=IwAR...2ZKM-FpIPX341E

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    Articulating jaws were prevalent in production lines, especially castings and shorter run forgings until CNC and CAD, which facilitated the milling/ boring conforming jaws. That also reduced fixturing of individual parts, into parts ganged up in vise jaws.
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    Steve Lindsay Engraving just started offering their version for holding parts in an engraving vise.
    No price set yet, probably more than I could afford without selling both kidneys.

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    What do we do in the face of high pricing.......?
    Start with various solutions here in hallways of HMT.net
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    Quote Originally Posted by Toolmaker51 View Post
    What do we do in the face of high pricing.......?
    Start with various solutions here in hallways of HMT.net
    This is where someone starts chanting "DIY, DIY, hey, hey! DIY, DIY!!" Sound about right?

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    Quote Originally Posted by WmRMeyers View Post
    This is where someone starts chanting "DIY, DIY, hey, hey! DIY, DIY!!" Sound about right?

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    Eloquently put!
    I'm itching to get back into working on instead of gathering materials. Started about 2-1/2 years ago, then on hold a year.....attacking a different way now.
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    1:34 video of Steve Lindsay's fractal vise jaws that mklotz linked:


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