Never heard of a Fractal vise before! Interesting!

[leveraddict]

I like this channel! This guy restores some old interesting things!
Rare Antique Fractal Vise [Restoration] - YouTube

 

[Torinodan]

Neat, thanks for posting.

 

[D2Cat]

Interesting. Easy to watch at 2X speed!! Thanks for posting.

 

[woodman55]

That is by far the most intricate vice I have ever seen. A true work of art.

 

[motionclone]

lilfoot should start cranking these out with his machine shop. Id pay $50 for one. I actually saw one of these at an antique shop a couple years ago i should have bought it.

 

[PHPaul]

lilfoot should start cranking these out with his machine shop. Id pay $50 for one. I actually saw one of these at an antique shop a couple years ago i should have bought it.

You'd better tack another zero on that and be glad you got it that cheap!

 

[bird dogger]

A year or two ago, someone had made the files and 3D printed a plastic version of the fractal vise. Even that would be fun to own!

 

[Lil Foot]

lilfoot should start cranking these out with his machine shop. Id pay $50 for one. I actually saw one of these at an antique shop a couple years ago i should have bought it.

Lil Foot will have to live till about 120 years old to catch up enough to have time to build those, and you'd need more than another zero tacked on.

I used to be a regular contributor to the "Practical Ideas" feature of "American Machinist".
Two of my published contributions dealt with vises holding odd shaped parts, although admittedly no where near as complex or effective as a fractal vise.