dogcatcher
10th February 2012, 12:47 PM
I saw something similar on a jewelry making site so I adapted this for carving game calls. I plan on using this rotating vise to use to carve and checker the calls. While I was at it I added fixed it where I could attach a 4 jaw chuck. The base is a floor flange with a mouse pad on it. This could be a piece of wood with a large, 4" or 5" hole in it and used as a base. I will work on upgrades later. So far it has worked well with power carving, stays steady and still easy to move to get the piece in a better position.
It is a bowling ball cut in half, then a 2.5" drill press vise mounted on it. The bowling balls are made form some sort of plastic, easy to cut and drill and tap. My next one will be more of about 3/4 of the ball, but it will be for game calls only. This one will then be drilled and tapped for a 1x8TPI stud to screw my chuck on.
http://i42.tinypic.com/huos3k.jpg
http://i41.tinypic.com/1251gt3.jpg
It is a bowling ball cut in half, then a 2.5" drill press vise mounted on it. The bowling balls are made form some sort of plastic, easy to cut and drill and tap. My next one will be more of about 3/4 of the ball, but it will be for game calls only. This one will then be drilled and tapped for a 1x8TPI stud to screw my chuck on.
http://i42.tinypic.com/huos3k.jpg
http://i41.tinypic.com/1251gt3.jpg