Hi,
I don't think he ever mention the brand name of vice and I don't remember ever seeing a name.
He did have it machined quite a bit to do what he wanted it to. I think he had the dove tale
added on for centering under the scope. I think Sam would know for sure about most
how it was built.
I never get tired of talking, joking, arguing, discussing, a subject that holds our attention most of the day. Engraving.
Lynton used a gunsmith vise from the Mittermeyer (sp?) company. It's a vise with about 4" jaws and mounted on a sturdy ball joint. He added two dovetailed slides so his work would stay centered under the microscope. The ball joint, vise, and slide were attached to a stainless steel shaft which turned on a single bearing mounted in the floor. It's a very sturdy arrangement for stand-up hammer & chisel engraving. Before he died he gave me a set of plans for making a vise mounted on a turntable. I believe he was experiementing with this and offered to build me one, but he passed away. I still have the plans though.
When I was at New Orleans Arms Co. I built a McKenzie style vise for my studio at home. I got the gunsmith vise from Stanley Diefenthal (the owner). Stanley got the vise from Lynton, and years later I was to find out that Winston had given the vise to McKenzie. I've only seen one other one, and it was being used by a knifemaker in Arkansas. My vise is in storage at this time as I no longer stand and engrave with hammer & chisel. I find ball vises fast and efficient.
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was that the vise you offered me for sale back in the day?
Darn, I wished I'd bought it for the historical connections even though then and now, I thought the ball vise on disc was a better approach for use under a scope.
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why I ask? It just confuses people.
it's not a good solution, and its certianly not a cheap solution. a ball vise can be made out of bowling ball if you are looking for cheap and (relatively) effective.
was that the vise you offered me for sale back in the day?
Darn, I wished I'd bought it for the historical connections even though then and now, I thought the ball vise on disc was a better approach for use under a scope.
Scott: No, it was a copy of the one I used at New Orleans Arms which was built by a friend of mine. I foget the name of the engraver who bought it.
McKenzie's vise
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