Bowling Ball Vice Tutorial

[bobbywett]

Hi Folks,
I remember seeing a handle vice made from an old bowling ball & a drill press vice. Does anyone know if there is a tutorial available for such a thing-a-ma-jig? Is there somebody around the forums who may make these vices for sale?

Thanks,

Bob,

Hershey, PA

 

[mathil]

Such vices are typically used for engraving. Check out www.handengravingforum.com for more info.

edit : Here is a link to get you started... http://www.handengravingforum.com/showthread.php?t=1763&highlight=bowling+ball

 

[Garrett Schmidt]

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=407422&highlight=bowling+ball


There ya go.

 

[Karl B. Andersen]

Here's mine:
You don't need a tutorial - just cut a flat spot on it and bolt a vise to it!

 

[mattwheaton]

Great idea. I am a new spur maker and need to work with things on the cheap. My wife is in nursing school. IO am sure you know what jewelers ball costs.

Matt

 

[Bill Burke]

I haven't ever found a jewler who wanted to give their's up.

 

[bobbywett]

Looks pretty straight forward Karl, what did you cut the bowling ball with?

 

[Karl B. Andersen]

I built a wooden "box" around the ball like a frame with a 1 X 6, or maybe a 1 X 8 that I had cut down some, and just screwed it to the ball. Get it?
Then used a long blade in a sawzall - reciprocating saw - and used the top of the frame as a guide so the cut would be flat.
I had no idea how dense bowling balls were!

 

[bobbywett]

Really nice pictures and information on the sites you guys referred me to. My buddies got an old bowling ball I'll be using for this project.

Thanks Again,

Bob

 

[Will Leavitt]

I haven't ever found a jewler who wanted to give their's up.

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