Fractal vise on kickstarter

[DavidG]

just came accross this, a vise for small workpieces of any shape. seems to be a wonderful product of machining.

link

 

picture is from the Kickstarter page.

 

Edited Thursday at 12:47 PM by DavidG
wrong picture link

[druxey]

I wonder what the jaw capacity is?

[thibaultron]

Looking at the video, I'd say about 1" round object.

 

[Dziadeczek]

A forgotten relic with a modern price.

[vossiewulf]

It's very nice but with no means to mount it on mill it's going to be of limited utility.

[paul ron]

pretty cool vise. 

 

but with so many available, its just making the wheel a bit rounder.

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=micro+drill+press+vise&adgrpid=1332610568930946&hvadid=83288435234468&hvbmt=be&hvdev=m&hvlocphy=98071&hvnetw=o&hvqmt=e&hvtargid=kwd-83289281303982%3Aloc-190&hydadcr=28529_14565773&mcid=0ddd5da5a26330c198dfc765e47d96a8&msclkid=81b0d0d827ca12a32b8db73d9f6cf554&tag=hydusmmsn-20&ref=pd_sl_1l5ih8o93t_e

 

 

 

Edited Thursday at 08:46 PM by paul ron

[No Idea]

David do you have a link to this vice?

[Gregory]

I just figured out this device is not available for purchase yet.

 

You who are interested might offer your suggestions to make it better.

[Kauz]

There are some versions for 3d-printing. Would be plastics, however:

 

https://www.thingiverse.com/search?q=Fractal+vise&page=1

[Toolmaker]

On 3/28/2025 at 3:52 PM, No Idea said:

David do you have a link to this vice?

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/metmo/metmo-fractal-vise
 

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/metmo/metmo-fractal-vise

 

[Toolmaker]

On 3/27/2025 at 2:09 PM, druxey said:

I wonder what the jaw capacity is?

1.2 inches for the standard version and 3.2 inches for the extended version

[No Idea]

I really like things like this especially kickstarter projects.  I think its got very good potential and fixing it to a mill would be a simple conversion or simply clamping it down.  I've decided to back this project so I'll let you know in about 9 months whether it's come to fruition or not so thanks for sharing the project.

[wefalck]

Somewhere in the deep space of YouTube I saw a video on building one. I remember another video on restoring one, where one can see the construction. Sorry no links. In any case, it's a quite evolved piece of equipment.

 

In case this is too expensive or a too daunting task, there are other solutions for holding irregular objects. In the old days the manufacturers of water- or steam-armatures used two-jaw chucks with removable top-jaws that could be milled/turned to fit the object. A low-cost option would be a pot-chuck filled with some heat-softening plastic (hot glue may do), but it only works with metal objects, not wood.