My engraver vice - bowl vise

**kbalch** · Mar 13, 2015, 10:32 AM

I'd love to have a piece of wood on the car, though I don't know where yet. I'll have to give it some thought…

Ken

**Christophe Mineau** · Mar 13, 2015, 10:35 AM

Steering wheel ?

**kbalch** · Mar 13, 2015, 10:37 AM

Nope, I've got a Momo:

My engraver vice - bowl vise-img_2726.jpg

**mike the goldsmith** · Jan 25, 2017, 11:48 AM

Thats a brilliant engravers vice. I like doing a bit of engraving and usually rest it on a leather sand bag but lust after a proper vice. Maybe the idea of making one is not such a bad idea although pretty tricky all the same. thanks

**mike the goldsmith** · Jan 25, 2017, 11:49 AM

I also do wood engraving and it would be good for holding small blocks too.

**MIGuy** · Jun 10, 2018, 07:16 AM

Nice job and workmanship. I recently bought one and appreciate their usefulness.

**stillldoinit** · Jan 12, 2019, 08:48 AM

Beautiful job, I would like to attempt to copy your vise for chase repose and engraving.

**kbalch** · Mar 13, 2015, 10:43 AM

Maybe the gearshift knob?

Ken

**jere** · Mar 13, 2015, 12:40 PM

Originally Posted by kbalch

Maybe the gearshift knob?

Ken

If you could weight the wooden gearshift knob that could work really well. I have made one before, it had a good shape but it didn't throw as well as a heavier knob. Maybe drill it out and fill it with lead like they did with baseball bats?

**kbalch** · Mar 13, 2015, 12:56 PM

Originally Posted by jere

If you could weight the wooden gearshift knob that could work really well. I have made one before, it had a good shape but it didn't throw as well as a heavier knob. Maybe drill it out and fill it with lead like they did with baseball bats?

Interesting idea. I'm using a rod-shift G50 transaxle, so there's going to be enough friction in the system that I'm not sure I'd even notice the weight of the knob.

Ken