Highly Adjustable Ball Vise System

Starting from Chris Borges amazing Open Ball V1 (Ball vise system) I redesigned it form scratch, adding some new features. The main features of the redesign are the side mounts and the flexible mounting plate. I added green bodys so each of you can customize them with new ideas: Adapter green body for mounting parts to the side of the ball. When moving the ball this parts will moving in relation of the ball. 📷 Image redacted — claim this model to add your own media Mounting plate green body for mounting parts to the rotation ring. When rotating the rotation ring this parts will rotate in relation of the ring. 📷 Image redacted — claim this model to add your own media The Three-Jaw Chuck is a remix of the model ‘round vice - 3 point clamp’ of 93djen which I redesigned for the perfect alignment. You can find it here: https://www.printables.com/model/1113154-three-jaw-chuck-for-highly-adjustable-ball-vice-sy Assembly guide Needed parts 📷 Image redacted — claim this model to add your own media For fixing the nuts holder and the nuts M8 we need additional parts, but only temporary. After filling in the concrete this parts are no longer needed: 📷 Image redacted — claim this model to add your own media 📷 Image redacted — claim this model to add your own media Nuts holders The nuts holders are used for the option to mount custom addons like the Lego adapter to the sides of the ball. 📷 Image redacted — claim this model to add your own media 📷 Image redacted — claim this model to add your own media 📷 Image redacted — claim this model to add your own media 📷 Image redacted — claim this model to add your own media 📷 Image redacted — claim this model to add your own media 📷 Image redacted — claim this model to add your own media Bearing screws 📷 Image redacted — claim this model to add your own media Concrete Remember: The aim is to bring as much weight to the ball as possible. Then it stays robust even if you use it with heavy parts in almost flat angles. Since concrete has a mass density of ~2.4 g/cm^3 (grams per cubic centimeter) and iron a density of 7.8 g/cm^3 you want to put as much iron into the ball as you can. Fill in layer by layer concrete iron parts (nails, screws, …) concrete iron parts (nails, screws, …) concrete iron parts (nails, screws, …) concrete … With each new layer of concrete shake the model so the concrete can run between the iron parts for getting a homogeneous mass. finish with a concrete layer. After 24 - 48 hours you can contiue assebmling by removing all screws. 📷 Image redacted — claim this model to add your own media Rotation ring Then add the cover so no sand form the concrete can reach the bearings. 📷 Image redacted — claim this model to add your own media The bearings have to run in the guide rail of the rotation ring, so it is highly recomendet to remove the z-seam from the rail! 📷 Image redacted — claim this model to add your own media 📷 Image redacted — claim this model to add your own media 📷 Image redacted — claim this model to add your own media Mounting plate 📷 Image redacted — claim this model to add your own media Use 4 screws M4 to assemble the mounting plate to the rotation ring: 📷 Image redacted — claim this model to add your own media Bottom The bottom can easily assembled: 📷 Image redacted — claim this model to add your own media 📷 Image redacted — claim this model to add your own media Lego motor The Lego adapter can be assembled with 3 screws M4: 📷 Image redacted — claim this model to add your own media