Customer Reviews for VEVOR Ball Vise 3" Engraving Setting Tool 360°Rotation Professional Ball Vise 30 PCS Attachment Jewelry Engraving Block Tools Standard Block (3inch)

Gets the job done, you get what you pay for

Sturdy, good value. A few minor scratches but for the money I cannot complain. The base does not keep the ball from moving but I can add something to fix that or just sit it on a thin piece of leather when I don't want it to move.But I'm puzzled by accessories. They are plentiful and mostly self-explanatory. But I am missing four that are pictured and instead got the four shiny pegs sitting diagonally in the holder in my photo. They don't fit into any hole on the vice so I have no idea what use they are. Any help would be appreciated.

Timely arrival

Only learning to use it, but so far, this little ball vice is a dream come true! I’m thrilled to have found an affordable version. It moves smoothly and is easy to grasp and hold. A game changer in my learning curve.

It's sturdy and moves well. Just sits in a nylon ring, and doesn't attach to anything... But hey... It's $100 bucks. The leather pads are off a bit and will need replacing sooner than later. For the money though... It's a fine first vise for a beginner or a handy person like me that can fashion a better seat for it. But if you had more money to buy the better one... You wouldn't be reading this.... Right?

It's a wonderful starter tool for my bench. Very easy to use. Very sturdy.

very handy tool and good quality for the price

VEVOR engraving vise (pin vise): My unit arrived with a GRS logo on a plastic button next to the jaws. Not being familiar with GRS equipment, I won't comment on workmanship except to say that this vise seemed to be well machined and assembled with very good satin-chrome and polished-chrome finish, and no burrs or marks. All accessory tooling fit as was intended and the action of the jaws was as smooth as can be expected. There was some catch and rub when rotating the upper half of the ball but because the entire ball may be rotated to any angle on the (nylon? delrin?) base, I don't consider that to be important. In use the two halves will be locked together.One of the features which I appreciate about the product is the set of tapped holes in the jaws and the cap screws to fit them included with the unit. You can create your own specialized jigs of wood, plastic, aluminum, etc. for whatever you work on. There are a couple of low-temp, moldable, reusable plastic products which are sold for this purpose. This device is heavy enough (around four pounds) that it will be stable for light assembly and glue jobs by itself; and there's an even heavier version available.If I were a professional engraver, things I would ask for would be the ability to lock the ball in position on the base and to screw the base to a work table. The rotatable upper half-ball would then make more sense to me. As it is though, the product is useful for anyone having to hold small and/or delicate items while working on them; and at its price point, good value.

I order this vise because I cannot afford a GRS at the moment and my work load is of a small/hobby studio. A fellow jeweler suggested I buy the 5" vise but decided to go for the 3", logistics was great, arrived on time and well packaged. I decided to try it right away and I had a small issue. The 3" vise comes with a plastic white base that has no grip so the ball kept slipping and sliding to the sides, I used some cloth, I use tape around the base and no luck :(. I called customer service and they answered right away, I wanted to exchanged it for the bigger one, not an option and unfortunately they had no solution for the slipping base either, they said the 3" vise is meant to be like that ;/, they offer me a shipping credit which is ok, thank you, but no solution for the slipping vise. So I went to "google" and found a GRS rubber base for this vise, I ordered and used it instead of the white plastic base, and it worked! For the price compare to the other high end vises is good, but certainly it could be A LOT better, is working well now that I have the rubber base. So VEVOR it was a small design issue that could be fix with an inexpensive rubber base that could be added to the item!