My engraver vice - bowl vise

**kbalch** · Mar 13, 2015, 11:43 AM

Maybe the gearshift knob?

Ken

**jere** · Mar 13, 2015, 01:36 PM

Great vise lots of great design going on there.

**jere** · Mar 13, 2015, 01:40 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, 01:56 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

**DIYer** · Mar 14, 2015, 04:57 AM

Great work as usual, Christophe. Interesting that they used cannonballs back then. Didn't you consider a bowling ball for your build?

**DIYer** · Mar 14, 2015, 04:59 AM

Originally Posted by kbalch

Regarding the brake, while I appreciate the thought (and love the design!), I'll be sticking with this:

Attachment 3050

That brake setup has me salivating, Ken!

**Christophe Mineau** · Mar 14, 2015, 05:45 PM

Originally Posted by DIYer

Great work as usual, Christophe. Interesting that they used cannonballs back then. Didn't you consider a bowling ball for your build?

Hi Paul, tanks !
Yes, I saw some bowl vises made with bowling balls, but they are bigger by far. Even mine(20cm diameter) is quite too large, compared to the commercial versions.

**Altair** · Mar 15, 2015, 06:51 PM

Crackin job, Christophe. Well done!

**kbalch** · Mar 16, 2015, 02:23 PM

Originally Posted by DIYer

That brake setup has me salivating, Ken!

Beefy, no?

They're designed to stop from well over 200 MPH. This car has put up tremendous numbers in all the usual performance categories including 0-100-0. Great brakes!

Ken

**Christophe Mineau** · Mar 18, 2015, 04:29 AM

Just an addition on that topic:
two new articles dealing with engraving on my site :
- Engraver's bowl vise
- Metal engraving tools

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Thanks.