Base for my Italian engraving vise

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Aaron McMichael machined me a nice, heavy base for my old Italian engraving vise. I have it mounted on a GRS turntable and it works really well for hammer & chisel engraving under a microscope. I would imagine it would handle the heaviest of gun barrels or anything else that could be thrown at it!

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He must have one monster size lathe to turn that base!
It makes me very nervous seeing your hammer anywhere near that beautiful scope. Even in those skilled hands of yours!
 
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<sigh> Well, that just turned off the tape running in the back of my head saying "where can I get a vise that will turn in the center and is self centering... where can I get a vise that will turn in the center and is self centering...." and ended the fun of searching the world for just the right vise....

Just mount it on a big hunky cylinder, put the cylinder on a centered turntable, done. Some people just take the fun out of everything by thinking about it a different way. :)

Nicely played, Sam!
 
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I wonder what you'll put that big hunk of steel in so you can engrave it? It looks awfully plain. I bet it will get at least some embellishment one of these times. :)
 
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looks quite dangerous to me. imagine if the base collapses ! dangerous, i'll take it off your hands in the name of safety.
 
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I was just looking today at two Italians website where i see some pictures using vises like this, but mounted in a different way , your base look great and is a very interesting setup!
 
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tundratrekers@mtaonline.n said:
Sam.
Is the swivel built into the vise not functioning?
Why the need for the turn table?
michael
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The swivel works fine. The turntable is for using it under a microscope.

Your LaTourneau vise setup is probably the biggest, baddest, heavy duty-est setup I've ever seen. That thing could hold a truck axle.
 
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