Dogmeat Ball Swivel Vise Mount 

Most excellent Tom! Satisfies all the requirements of quick and dirty. ATB, Robin

I really enjoyed that Tom. Quick easy and nice. Most of the time those don't go hand and hand. Well done! On the list.

Once again I have to thank you for reminding an old "instrument maker" how much satisfaction he got out of making impatient academics wait a few more moments for some made on the fly part or repair as he filed off the sharp edges or just made the the thing "look" better. I used to help people make very small versions of this kind of clamp that they used to position electrodes. Thanks Tom!

I am a retired jig and toolmaker and I still love watching someone work who really takes a pleasure in workshop engineering

Great build! I love the hand work you do on your projects. My Dad was a machinist for RJR from the mid 50's until the late 80's he ran a ginormous radial drill press, this reminds me of how he used to build things. Great video I appreciate your channel

I'm a simple man. I see Tom making a really elegant solution and doing it well, for all of us to follow along, and I upvote.

Now this guy is what's known as a craftsman...

What a nice surprise at the end to see one of my "go fast" heroes! Great work Tom.

06:15 Man! you are just killing it with that cutter sound. thanks for video.

the whispered "ah yeah" at 26:24 made me smile. Enjoying your craft is what it's all about.

Hey Tom, nice demonstration on the finish filing, this is something that takes time and patience to learn properly and the visual demonstration shows the steps of your technique. It would have been great to have a mentor like you in my youth! Cheers!

Quote "leave it in the comments if you like this kind of stuff" Definately yes, love watching you design and build intricate pieces of work.

Thanks Tom, I do like the small projects. Thanks for sharing!

Really nice ... tripped on your channel after my own South Bend lathe rebuild. Love this.

Great job Tom... I've been following your posts for years... thank you for creating such great content. Keep 'em coming!!

Love your videos. Wish you and Robin did many more. Thank you for the time and effort you put in to these.

Nice build Tom! Looks purdy!!

Bob was, in fact, my uncle. He taught machine shop in Oregon at the junior college level for years. Thanks for remembering him.

I saw an ox tools video pop up In my notifications and had to go make sure the world was still turning, i live for this kind of content. Awesome build man...some day when my rich uncle (bob) gets out of the poor house im gonna have myself a little miniature machine shop...

Another great video Tom! Love the design, handwork involved and time you took to share it with us. 👍🏻👍🏻

Another excellent project from the Master Craftsman. Thanks for the video.

Talent + patience = artistry; seriously well done!

Tom that was beautiful craftsmanship; simplicity in design, and masterfully executed. I love it!

I know you are trying to keep it simple. Maybe a further refinement instead of the twist knob to tighten it would be one of those cam levers. Like you can buy for tie down clamps. That way it would be harder to over travel the clamping plat as well.

Like? Wonderful work. The end product was Tom-typical-fantastic and as usual I learned something new. You hand work is really interesting and it serves to remind us that we don't necessarily need machines for beautiful, precision, work.

The edge marking trick - awesome!

Great build Tom, Thanks for sharing Gary 75-Year-Old Home-Shop-Machinist in North West Arkansas

Definitely like this kinda stuff!! Great to see you building another work of art

Good video. Lots of different tools and ops. Thanks for sharing.

Very nice Tom. Nice idea.

That is a pretty handy little setup. I think I'll build a couple of them.

This so much more hands on and old school . How we used to do it before CNC . Still quicker for one off jobs .

We absolutely do like this kind of stuff. Nice video, Tom.

Love the way the back jaw moves very nice vice

Nice little project and please do more like it.

I can't say there was a dog involved , Looks sweet .. Works great ! ENJOYED Tom ..

Brilliant, simple and elegant design. Lipton rules!!!

Very nice. I really enjoy these types of projects when you do them. Thanks!

Thanks for the video. I love seeing useful projects for the shop and I have just the perfect use for this one.

Another cool build. Nice work, Tom.

Nice job Tom simple and easy

G’day Tom, top idea for the workshop, now I know what I’ll do with my spare towball. Cheers Peter

Nice....!!!! my bucket list keeps growing Tom.

Great project Tom. I have found that if I bead blast with extra fine glass beads the ground surfaces resists scratching and finger print marks better. I think it surface hardens the mild steel.

Love it! Really enjoyable to watch. Also the sort of thing I enjoy building on the weekends.

Great job Tom, quick and simple! Thanks

Nice useful tool, good hobby shop project. I did see a RU-vidr make a similar item using a bowling ball, some automotive brake discs, and coil springs.

That was a perfect little project and something I think we could all use, thanks!

Very nice Tom, keep them coming.

Very cool! Good idea Tom.

This is a brilliant idea. I'm putting this on my to make list. Thanks for sharing

Thanks for consistently delivering great content.

I love the building of small tools!

Really a great looking swivel base Tom. I like it better than the one I bought. Great idea with that flexure.

I need one and now I can make one. Thank you so much! Very satisfying to watch. 👍👍👍

Great little build! The lime sherbert seems to work well for tapping 😀

This was a great video. I just bought a ROTEX turret punch, similar to the one in the video. Happy New Hear.

Loved the parallel squared with the tailstock, was a tasty nugget. I might have tried to fuss around with an anvil mic.

Holy hell I want this little set up! I need it for the sculptures I weld

Excellent video Tom, thank you !

Wonderful workmanship. I didn't realise i need a ball swivel vise (or a surface grinder) until now. But now i want both... :(

Now just who WOULDN'T like that kind of stuff? Nice job sir..:)

Very nice build Tom as always. I was fully expecting the baby bullet vice though....

Excellent! I think that beautiful ground finish deserves a nice deep hot bluing, a lot like a fine Browning shotgun.

Very good. Have used your transfer method a few times. Works real well for roughing out shapes in plate..

Justa Dam Fine Video ! I Tend To Like This Kind Of ( So Called ) Simple Project As I'm Not A Machinist ! Just Now Watched It For A Second Time ! Great .

Top draw as normal Tom, your workmanship and attention to detail are second to non. Alan.

Outstanding work !

Good work! Thanks for video from Ukrainian chipmaker!

Great work, phenomenal filing! I thought of a feature you may like. If the threaded rod going into the ball has a bend or two, you can extend your range of motion at the cost of a little awkwardness.

Nice work .... A few humble points: 1) I have (cheapskate) friends who have made similar setups using a trailer hitch ball. 2) If you ever make a Mark II, finish it with engine turning. 3) I use a little graphite to lube the ball in my Wilton Pow-R-Arm.

Beautiful Work well done 10/10.

Very nice work and cool project.

Tom, you sure know how to make things pretty!

I see you've done a fair amount of time with the file in your time. Well done! And yes, I do like this type of stuff, for that matter I like most all the stuff you present. Be Well!

Good job ! I enjoyed this build and I'm impressed ! Thanks for making the video

Very nice. I wish I had the machinery to make one for myself. It sure would come handy.

Very cool little project

It's an information-packed and interesting video. Thanks.

Dogmeat surface grinded filed edges LOL I think you're selling yourself a little short brother great work

Looks like some rare dog meat. The hand work is excellent.

Very enlightening,love this kind of stuff. Machine heaven!

Really neat and outstanding work as usual. Thanks for sharing.

Tom you are a filing fool and I mean that in a good way, great quick build. Thank you for sharing. Matt C.

Nice build Tom! Steve

Great technique, Great project, Great watch. Thanks Tom, Cliff

He calls it dogmeat but it's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen. (maybe I should get out more)

Yeah i like this kind of stuf :) Especially the finish on it...love it

Lucky dog :-) You never cease to amaze me with your knowledge and get er done attitude. I always enjoy watching you work, you make it look so easy. I think I will have to make this one myself. Thanks so much for sharing this with us. Dan

Two thumbs up Tom. I like the stripper plate for the turret punch. You might do a quick video on punching (what, when, how, centering on punch marks, hand vs. turret, etc.) More Dog Meat projects too!

Great job, Tom. Looks nice and wery useful device.

Outstanding ! I have a question though, why in the hell would anyone put a dislike on this ? Seriously ? If you put a dislike on this, would you please tell me what your reasoning is ? I know everyone's entitled to their opinion, but I really can't think of one valid reason anyone would dislike this, yet there they are. Just curious.

"The trick is knowing where to go slow." -Wayne Rainey (on the subject of a fast lap at Laguna Seca--I'm old and the quote may not be exact)

awesome build

Nice, Tom. I was expecting you to put your baby Wilton on there... Thanks for sharing.

Very nice idea and design! Except for the critical taper angles, all can be done on a drill press. Daniel

Well that was a quick little build, mind making me one :P I am missing just a few of those tools. Very nice work!

Absolutely love this type of video /project! Keep it up!

I don't have much use for something like this, but I was planning on making an articulated positioning arm, so I can use some of the information presented here.

Interesting stuff with inspiration. Thanks for sharing the idea. I boldly suggest 1. a little bigger than ball sphere diameter cone instead of 24 deg internal taper on upper plant; 2. a better Ra's process than chamfer cutter or with lapping the 90 deg taper on bottom plate? might help better holding force, shorter liner to lock, fewer ball wear?