Building your own vise?

[leo]

This is what a proper self centering bench vise for gun engraving looks like. Note the depth of the jaws.

I think the only vise that gets close to this in the US is the yankee 992 vise you could see a pic in eBay I tried to get one of the italian ones like the one Sam showed in a thread I can’t find it at this time to post a pic any body that sean the tread knows they are really versatile

 

[Doctorslava]

This is what a proper self centering bench vise for gun engraving looks like. Note the depth of the jaws.

I cannot see the bottom part of this vise. Is it similat to this one? https://m.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-KIT-...e&pageci=263eb3ed-b56d-4cf1-a75a-39e4c999f71e
The top looks similar to a blacksmith post vise, but I suspect the bottom is different. Slava

 

[Roger Bleile]

The bottom of the Belgian vise pivots on a central axis. It is not a leg vise.

 

[Jcillch]

Same vice

 

[Jcillch]

I put this “pedestal” vice together using that selfcentering vice to do a much larger than normal job. Toilet flange, bowling ball and the vice on a foot rotating shaft. The vice is super heavy. It’s super heavy. If it gets away from you it’ll surely break a toe or two