I saw an awesome video by Hand Tool Rescue of a 100+ year old fractal vise being restored and just had to have one. CAD and 3D printing makes this possible and if you own a 3D printer you can have one too. You won’t believe how awesome this vise design is, it can morph to clamp almost any shape!

What do you think of my design? My approach has strengths and weaknesses compared to the other designs on Thingiverse. If you would like to modify it, please remix and share.

0:00 Introduction
Hand tool rescue fractal vise restoration video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBeOgGt_oWU

1:12 Other designs on Thingiverse
Antique Fractal Vise Replica By Clerick: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4893545
Fractal Vise by Borgey: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4897556
Fractal bench dog/clamp for workmate by acgmcll: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4902085

2:11 What does fractal mean?
Fractal wiki article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fractal
Fractal Pyramid with Continuous Cross-section by ricktu: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1356547
Fractal broccoli image: https://www.pxfuel.com/en/free-photo-oxmqa

3:34 My design criteria
Nano vise: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2066644

4:29 Design approach and problem solving
Fractal vise patent: https://patents.google.com/patent/US1059545
Onshape CAD (free): https://www.onshape.com/

6:47 Print settings and tips
Rat Rig V-core 3 playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGqRUdq5ULsO0oLRZ1wiYvvpbhj4EV-Nf
X3D diamond PLA filament: https://x3d.com.au/products/x3d-pro-diamond-series-1-75-mm?variant=39247615393947
My fractal vise design on Thingiverse: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4904044

8:10 Assembly order and tips

13:13 Testing!

13:58 Conclusion - Remixes please
Source CAD: https://cad.onshape.com/documents/5509608f682224235855a810/w/6c2a90d7701f2b3540e103d9/e/a6666422824314d6fd1547db
John Toebes has created an assembly of the vise with proper constraints and that means you can virtually animate it: https://cad.onshape.com/documents/a04375fc5dd6de20b79fc182/w/2a6a78f95915396eb3ffce36/e/630372eae2ff8acb648f5026

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