A friend of mine asked for a vice, that he could screw the work piece on it and position and work with any angle. He planned to use hammer and chisels on it so it had to be sturdy enough and not unlock itself when banged on it. It should be handled by easy locking no wrenches should be used etc…



So, here it is. In case you would care to look at it. Nothing special about it. Simple and straight forward. Please ignore the machining scratches and flaws I could sand them off and polished, but it is only a vice after all. Soon enough it will get his share of scratching and be ugly again without any of my help.

Two jaws, bottom jaw, cold draw steel, 150X150X15mm and top jaw is 150X100X15mm. ball is made of 30mm Dia and long

Jaws groved to fit 30mm round ball.

Bottom jaw drilled four corners for clamping to a counter and counter bored for 8mm Allen bolt.

Ball 30mm and neck 100mm all carved from one piece, end has squared 10mm, drilled and topped 6mm.

top plate slotted ball-bar to fit so, it wouldnt unscreved
10mm adjusting bolt.


Cam column turned from started 20mm, dropped 12mm Chrome round stock drilled 10mm to receive 10mm cam pin. Drilled

Lever turned from 30mm round stock, slotted 12mm, at top and tapped 10mm to receive the handle and also drilled through 10mm to receive the pin. Handle turned from15mm round stock threaded.



Surprising, but it works. Holds it amazingly very strong

sorry I mested up the sequences of pictures...

but, you already know what I mean anyways...

You know the rest of the story.