Customer Reviews for VEVOR Ball Vise, 5" Engraving Setting Tool, 360° Rotation Engraving Block Vise, 69 PCS Attachment Jewelry Engraving Block Tools Standard Block for Gemstone Inlay and Small-Scale Engraving

I gave this 4 stars. If I had paid $650 for it, I'd give it one star. For the price, I can put up with the wonkiness of the attachments. I'd be interested to find out if the GRS attachments would fit this (The GRS attachments cost $150 alone, but are probably well machined). As other reviewers mentioned, some of the pins are a little wobbly and don't fit in the holes snugly. But hell, for $150, I'm glad I bought it. This is one of those "You get what you paid for" deals.

For the money it's a stud.

i purchased this vise prob 3 days after i bought the official grs tools one. i debated which to get bc in my exp with tools, it's better to buy the more quality one thats more expensive than to buy the cheaper one twice or threee times... But when i ordered from grs they said it was on backorder and it would take a month and a half to get it. turns out it took almost 3 months to show up. meanwhile i got this one for way less price and honestly it's almost just as good. i would suggest start with this one. cuz your gona want the acccessories that it comes with, i didnt get that with the grs, and you can use the acccesories on this one and the grs, but not the other.. the grs came with two adjustment tools and fit a little better but not enought to make a difference.also the finish is being worn away by my hand from turning it, which hasnt happened wth the grs. so the finish is slightly better but its alost polished patina look, doesn't look that bad and doesnt efffect the vice performance. ive also bought the microscope from vevor and it's also good quality and better price. if your trying to decide, dont waste ur money on grs at least as far as the vise goes. imo

It’s good only problem is I think I was sent a used one. It not used then damaged in production. Either way shouldnt have been shipped

There was a single spot upon spinning it that it would almost rub and create some resistance. I could not figure out how to take apart but when I was finicking around with a screwdriver and hammer, I spread it apart just enough to where it cleared that spot. So now it freely spins all the way around. It has an allen screw to tighten if you want more pressure on the spin. Being new to engraving, I am ready to spend $100's to get going in the hobby, but not $100's extra. This was absolutely worth it! Would buy again!

I’ve used for a while now. It does what I want it to. It is not as well made as GRS by far, but it is a fraction of the price as well.The pins are all loose in the holes. At first, I thought I wouldn’t be able to use this way. However, when placing the pins correctly around the piece you’re doing, and adjusting the vises tightness to the piece you’re working on, it works and holds the piece just fine.I also cut some small dowels to use if needed, that are the hole size, but have not needed to use them.I did about 80 flush sets and did not have any problems at all with this vise.I especially like how it rotates in every direction to allow better ergonomics on my hands, wrist, neck, etc.

Good thing to start woth

this vice is heavy, and seems to work fine for my soldering, and lapidary projects.Wise I would have known about this vice years agoXXXXX Well packed for shipping, and shipped quick

This is a good deal for the money, but it does need some work before it is ready to use. As others have said the three holes in the vise jaws vary in size, location, and depth. The attatchments that come with it are largely useless due to the poor fit caused by these holes. I fixed mine by drilling out these holes using a sharp 5/16" end mill in a milling machine. The jaws are not easy to drill, and might have a casehardening treatment. They did cut with a HSS mill, but it took a bit of effort. While I was doing this I also cleaned up the top and face of the jaws.A few hours work left a useful vise. The attatchments can not be used without modification now of course, but it is easy to make new pins and accessories if you have some basic machining capability. In short, this is a good value if you have some machining capabilities, or know someone who can help you out. If not, I would look elsewhere.

Overall fine, specially the delivery that was very fast. I personally didn't like it cause it arrived full of oil and the pins kept jumping out when using it. i used it for stone setting, not engraving really. You have to be sure before you purchase it cause no return and refund are accepted if the ball vice doesn't meet your needs. I suggest to watch tons of videos before you do it. Next time i would buy it on Amazon cause they do allow returns and i appreciate that.