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Miniature Tool Collection
ieezitin:
Ralph…..
I don’t know why but I love those type of vise’s, If I see them at the auctions I snatch them up, strangely I can’t keep them long enough people just buy the heck out of them……. :scratch:
Anthony..
flyingtractors1:
Hi, Anthony.
I know what you mean. Vices of that type (all sizes) sure appeal to me. I search for them everywhere I go and on the net but find few - that I can afford. And I like miniatures, but have never seen or heard of any. So I'll have to try and build one. What is it about them that makes them so attractive and desirable?
Ralph
ieezitin:
Ralph..
In my mind they are very functional.
when a tool works they way it should it always appeals to me, to other people they just like the look, they have the appearance of being old worn and used even if there brand new.. another reason why i like them is back in the day when they made them and were needed more, the quality of materials and workmanship was first class.
I live in the middle of Maryland surrounded by farms and old time industry, i am an avid auction attendee, i come across these all the time, people now at the auctions are waking up to the appeal factor of these things so my market is drying up.
I cannot wait to see your scaled down model of one of these.
Anthony...
flyingtractors1:
Hi, Anthony. Yes, these table vises are very functional. I use mine daily in my hobby work, and I collect them - when I can find any. They do look antiqueish, and I think that some of mine really are. Any way, I like the looks of them, and since my hobby is building miniature tools, I just had to try and build one. I've had this in mind for quite some time and finally just jumped in and have a good start. It will be 2/3 the size of my smallest and should be 2 1/4 inches tall. Ralph
I can visualize it.
From a solid hard wax block, a close approximation was cut
Then, as Michelangelo once replied when asked how he could sculpt such a fine elephant out of a block of marble, " All that needs to be done is to remove from the block everything that doesn't look like an elephant." I'm no Michelangelo, but I think that I know what a table vise looks like, and removed from the block of wax all the parts that didn't look like one and added flow channels and cosmetic touches.
There are many procedures to be sequentially followed. I plan to cast a solid metal master pattern from which a master rubber mold will be made to produce identical wax copies - the front and rear jaws are very similar. etc., etc.
Manxmodder:
I'm paying attention....waiting for the next instalment.....OZ.
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