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$149.00
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Engraving Ball Vise, 3 or 5 inch, Jewelers Block
$149.00 USD
$149.00 USD
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Description
You are setting a stone, or cutting a letter into a signet ring, and the part keeps shifting under the graver. A ball vise fixes that. The jaws hold the work, the ball sits loose in its base, and you turn the whole thing to whatever angle the tool wants without ever letting go of the part.
How it works
The body is a ball of chrome-plated steel with a parallel-jaw vise built into the flat top. The ball drops into a molded base of reinforced plastic and turns a full 360 degrees, and because it is a ball it tilts as well. Loosen the jaws with the hex key, seat the part, tighten. Then you have both hands on the tool instead of one on the tool and one holding the job still.
Which size
The difference that matters is how wide the jaws open and how much the thing weighs.
3 inch. Ball 78 mm. Jaws open to 54 mm, which is 2.13 inches. With every accessory in the box it weighs 4.4 lb, about 2 kg. On the bench it stands 97 by 97 by 85 mm.
5 inch. Ball 127 mm. Jaws open to 98 mm, which is 3.86 inches. It weighs 20.3 lb, about 9.2 kg. On the bench it stands 145 by 145 by 170 mm.
Nine kilos is the whole point of the 5 inch. If you push a graver by hand the 3 inch is enough. If you tap the graver with a hammer, the mass is what stops the vise walking across the bench.
What comes in the box
The attachments are pins, stepped jaws and ring clamps that drop into the holes in the jaw face, so the vise grips a ring band, a flat plate or an awkward casting without marking it.
The 3 inch, 30 piece kit: 3 ring clamps, 2 large plate clamps, 4 medium plate clamps, 4 small plate clamps, 4 long rubber pins, 4 short rubber pins, 8 small oblate pins, and a hex key in a plastic box.
The 5 inch, 35 piece kit: 2 ring clamps, 2 large plate clamps, 4 medium, 4 small, 4 long rubber pins, 4 short rubber pins, 8 small oblate pins, 5 large oblate pins, and a hex key in a plastic box.
The 70 piece and 69 piece kits are the same vise with more of the same parts. For an itemized list of those two, write to us before you order.
A hand-work fixture for engraving, stone setting and small repair.
Delivery
This one ships from a warehouse in the United States: five to nine days to a US address. Ships within the US only. Free and tracked.
30-day returns from the day it arrives. Return postage is yours, the price of the item comes back in full.
Shipping and returns
Free tracked shipping on every order to the United States, Australia, New Zealand and Canada, with no minimum. A few items ship to a shorter list of countries, and their page says so.
Orders leave within 2 business days. The delivery time for your country is shown under the price of each item. In the United States the Mini Drill Press, the lathes, the XYZ and XYZR micrometer stages and many of the tools ship from US warehouses and arrive in about a week or less. Items shipped from overseas take one to two weeks, a few larger ones two to four. You get a tracking number by email as soon as the parcel is scanned.
30-day returns from the day it arrives, unused and in its packaging. If it arrived damaged or faulty, we pay the return label. If you simply changed your mind, you pay the return postage and get the full price of the item back. Email support@arvonelle.com before sending anything back.
Before you order
Do I pay tax or duty? In the United States, sales tax is added at checkout where your state charges it, and the total you see is what you pay. For Australia and New Zealand nothing is added at checkout. If a carrier ever asks you for a fee on one of our parcels, don't pay it: email us first and we sort it out.
What if a part breaks? For twelve months, tell us which part and we post a new one free. No return needed.
Can I cancel? Yes, within 24 hours of ordering, no questions asked.
How do I reach you? Write to support@arvonelle.com or use the chat. A real person answers within one business day.
