Re: Over Engineered - perhaps
if tapering the coin recess would distort the rim or leave a mark junk that idea
a single lever device lock/release device would be nice - i can see a recess of 3/4 the circumference of the coin or a little less and the remaining section which does the clamping moving into the coin via lever action
even my vise will not stay clamped on anything for too long
considering the impact of the classic even at 50 lbs I would have to say while you are at it compensate for vise slop - hell my peppe did a better job holding than the grs but skip has it now. damn (hope SL doesnt see this post or he will be tring to sell me one of his )
i will tell you this
time is a factor
dinking around with any gadget -screws plastic heatform etc is not desireable
take a look at the watch vise - that might provide a take off
i have the knife vise and it works nicely
so there is something going on there
however the base line secret to all this is very sharp tools
remember we are not engraving in the traditional sense
we are chasing and cleaving metal - moving it around
beating the hell out of it
i am surprized my classic hasnt died considering all the crap i put it through
it is 99 percent ofthe time pedal to the floor and I rarely take my foot off the pedal
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