Can I Fix A Bench Vise Big Enough To Hold A Person???

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  • @FireballTool
    @FireballTool 2 роки тому +300

    I really like the angle Iron jaws! Nice “makeover” Restoration.

    • @smashyrashy
      @smashyrashy 2 роки тому +6

      Hi mr ball! Big fan😉

    • @lolaa2200
      @lolaa2200 2 роки тому +2

      I thought you would come comment "this is not a vise, THIS is a vise !" ;-)

    • @wesmarburger5460
      @wesmarburger5460 2 роки тому +5

      Fireball Approved! Will, you are also raising your own standards of editing, sound, and lighting. Appreciate your effort!

    • @TalRohan
      @TalRohan 2 роки тому

      I know.. He....... says not a makeover be manly then says "I gunk on my hand Gross..............."

    • @frankierzucekjr
      @frankierzucekjr 2 роки тому

      Lol makeover. But yea I said the same thing about the jaws. Great idea. I'd love to see you bring your tool that measures the pressure power this vise has.

  • @captainven9686
    @captainven9686 2 роки тому +120

    I would genuinely love more of the terminology section. Clear, easy to follow, easy to reference, and suddenly I can follow the rest of the video that much more easily.

    • @TheLynxer
      @TheLynxer 2 роки тому +1

      Haha yeah. I've been watching a lot of vise videos lately because I'm in the market for a smaller one myself (4"-6" jaws), but when I talked to a friend of mine that knows more than me about vises I got like all the terminology so wrong haha.

    • @littlejackalo5326
      @littlejackalo5326 2 роки тому

      @@TheLynxer check offer up/let it go (if you're in the US). You can often find ones that are trashed for cheap. Some Evaporust, a grinder, and some paint will have it looking great. Make sure you clean the grease off the screw, and use a degreaser to get all the grease off before soaking it in Evaporust, so you don't contaminate your Evaporust with oil/grease. It's expensive and oil/grease ruins it quick. Plus, since the Evaporust is water based, it can't work if there's oil coating everything.

  • @israelgarcia7269
    @israelgarcia7269 2 роки тому +146

    The audio, lighting, cinematography, and editing have all improved dramatically!!!! Well done!! It's been so cool to see you strike out on your own and really fall into your groove. Keep up the good work, and thank your editor!

  • @Dusty_Ford
    @Dusty_Ford 2 роки тому +61

    I love how these tools are restored for use. They're not all prettied up in a useless way. But in a durable yet nice looking way. Seeing them all together is awesome.

  • @groundhogssplit
    @groundhogssplit 2 роки тому +63

    Like your style, that's a great restoration job. The guys who first created the vise would be darned proud of what you did.

  • @nicholaseedy3244
    @nicholaseedy3244 2 роки тому +65

    This is probably one of the better videos you have done. Can't wait to see how your big project videos have improved.

  • @desertdweller9548
    @desertdweller9548 7 місяців тому

    8" vises from this era have to be seen in person to be appreciated. True monsters. Nice work.

  • @davidwarren9204
    @davidwarren9204 2 роки тому +11

    That garbage bag trick (to reduce the volume of simple green needed) is simply brilliant. I've done a bunch of jobs like that and it never occurred to me. I regularly do something very similar in my ultrasonic cleaner (solvent or whatever in a small jar or ziploc wit the tiny part, surrounded by water), but somehow never thought to 'scale it up'. D'oh! Thanks for the excellent tip, Will!

  • @Lochlann13
    @Lochlann13 2 роки тому

    Using the pressure of the water to make sure the Simple Green coats the entire vise is completely brilliant, and allows you to use less Simple Green. Nice work Will!

  • @dennisleadbetter7721
    @dennisleadbetter7721 2 роки тому +1

    Hi Will,
    1946 was not all that long ago, it was the year my brother was born, and I am only a couple of years younger, I really feel old now I know I am a million or more years old!
    Nice vice and restoration. They don't make them like that anymore, except for Jason who has his little vice.
    I am sure that vice has had an interesting life. I've never heard of synthetic milk, have heard of rust converter, which usually contains phosphoric acid.
    Those jaw protectors are the best I have ever seen. Well done.

  • @puellanivis
    @puellanivis 2 роки тому

    Seeing the handle free spin at the end is perhaps even more satisfying than watching the crud scrapped off.

  • @SteeleMan223
    @SteeleMan223 2 роки тому +24

    Alec is good and all but I have found myself having more anticipation to see Will’s videos. Keep up the good work!

    • @1014p
      @1014p 2 роки тому +1

      Unfortunately Alec made the mistake of going back to UK to visit. Knowing many said bad call, you’ll get stuck. Now he is far departured from interesting things to see forged. Not saying it has to be blades and such, but it needs to be captivating a little.

    • @goonridingupnorth1382
      @goonridingupnorth1382 2 роки тому +2

      @@1014p I pretty much haven’t watched a video of his since he moved tbh.

    • @MarrockV
      @MarrockV 2 роки тому +2

      Between Alec's extreme close-up fetish, the jump cuts, and music video aesthetic, his videos got to the point I can no longer watch them, Will is consistently hitting it out of the park with his videos... clear explanations, concise footage showing the work, no yelling at the camera like he wants to be Billy Mays... all in all, I prefer Will's style to what Alec's has become.

  • @thejoetandy
    @thejoetandy 2 роки тому +1

    Great makeover. The rust converter+ paint pen does a great job of restoring the former glory without slapping a bunch of paint and filler on removing all the decades of history from it.

  • @michael7324
    @michael7324 2 роки тому

    I see vise restoration, I click thumbs up no questions asked.

  • @alfonsoalvarez7853
    @alfonsoalvarez7853 2 роки тому

    Dude, your style is really coming together - even the Dad puns/jokes. We loves us some restoration. Please do more of that, and please - get more of those Cleavadashis back on line.

  • @eriklong6390
    @eriklong6390 11 місяців тому

    I have a vice exactly like this. Also made by Reed manufacturing. Mine is only about 100 lbs. though. My great Uncle owned a Rolls-Royce scrap yard/junk yard in Scranton Pennsylvania The vice came from there. Now I have it. It is the best vice I have ever used. The thread box is massive and keeps the acme threads from ever getting messed up. Great video

  • @kukri1877
    @kukri1877 2 роки тому +1

    I like the honesty, too many people just assume because someone is young they "know computers". I'm glad you do what you do.

  • @andrejohnson6731
    @andrejohnson6731 2 роки тому +2

    Will, your segway into the ad was seamless. You are a pro.

  • @Towers12345
    @Towers12345 2 роки тому

    The gold writing is a beautiful touch

  • @grantev
    @grantev 2 роки тому

    Cool to see the traditional method of attaching the handle. Was glad that you didnt just drill and tap the ball, and thread the rod.

  • @justmutantjed
    @justmutantjed 2 роки тому

    Thanks for joining this segment of Cooking with Will Stelter and his old family recipe for sous-vide bench vice in Simple Green marinade.

  • @blakeparthenay3049
    @blakeparthenay3049 2 роки тому

    I have such a soft spot for old vises as well!
    I picked up a restored fixed base Morgan for my very first bench vise, but then also picked up a really rough Reed No. 204 that I fully restored. They are such simple tools, but the old one really fascinate me.

  • @Merennulli
    @Merennulli 2 роки тому +7

    That's beautiful. I always love how you highlight the lettering on your equipment you restore, it really pops against the "synthetic milk" black oxidation and it's a constant reminder of its history.

  • @tacticaldoeboy.1986
    @tacticaldoeboy.1986 2 роки тому

    I just realized 11:09 into the video this was manufactured where I live in Erie PA. Down on 8th Street. the Reed that I know now just makes industrial piping tools now. Still pretty sweet.

  • @brettcorlew8106
    @brettcorlew8106 2 роки тому

    Will doing the sponsor bit... with a smudge on his face. I love it. Zero fu@#s given. You da man!

  • @BobC14617
    @BobC14617 2 роки тому

    Great to see the vise will back to work. On thing I like to do is add heavy rubber O-rings on the ends of the handle (just stretch them over the ball ends) . This will keep it from beating up the meatball and loosening the balls on the handle. They last for years before they need replacing.

  • @eulachonfish
    @eulachonfish 2 роки тому

    Forging the jaws around the vise is a great idea, putting that one in the back of my head for later. Also the solvent in a bag trick, it's a good way to soak something big without a huge tank of solvent. Good job on the vise and on the video as well.

  • @jamesweaver9636
    @jamesweaver9636 2 роки тому +3

    Nicely done. Very glad you didn’t go too far and fill the thing with bondo, sand and apply an automotive finish. Love your channel. Keep ‘em coming.

  • @theheadone
    @theheadone 2 роки тому

    The only bad thing I've notice with that rust converter, is that it seems to only last for about a year or so until it fades back to rust. Well, at least in our florida shop which has a lot of salt in the air. Hell, even stainless 304 starts to rust after a year or two here, we need 316 for it to even stand a chance. Great job on the restoration! I'm loving these videos :)

  • @mikebroom1866
    @mikebroom1866 2 роки тому +18

    I like your set screw. I'd planned on putting a spring loaded pin in that spot just for a friction fit and putting a stop in the middle. I've got an old craftsman tap handle that has this function. Unfortunately my screw is 7/8 and my lathe thru hole is 25/32. Only have one vise so I don't want to screw it up.

    • @littlejackalo5326
      @littlejackalo5326 2 роки тому

      Mount your screw off the edge of your mill, and you can drill down into the "meatball." Spin the handle up in the lathe and cut a groove around the diameter at the center. Then your spring loaded pin can hold the handle in the center no matter the rotational position. With a pin, you'd need to get it into a corresponding hole. So you'd need to spin the handle to get it to lock.

  • @mskopets
    @mskopets 2 роки тому

    Nice restoration (re-birth), I can definitely see Jason's influence in massive wise stand build.

  • @vettepicking
    @vettepicking 2 роки тому

    Very nice work, the soft jaws were perfect. So many hack together a restore..... Machinist/welder for 25 years.

  • @yodasbff3395
    @yodasbff3395 2 роки тому +2

    Nice restoration, won't be long and you will have a shop like Fireball's.👍

  • @Chris-ux6up
    @Chris-ux6up 2 роки тому

    That was an absolute brilliant Transition to the ad

  • @Etrieys
    @Etrieys 2 роки тому

    "Far and away the best prize Life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing."
    Absolutely.

  • @jackwellman3332
    @jackwellman3332 2 роки тому

    Great video. The black wall, black shirt and black hammer make for a dark picture. The content was awesome!

  • @photodave219
    @photodave219 2 роки тому +6

    Man, the lighting is absolutely fantastic. Really killer.
    Also, I never knew about the simple green in a bag surrounded by water trick. I will have to keep that in mind.

  • @jameskuzmic8155
    @jameskuzmic8155 2 роки тому

    That's such a cool trick with the simple green, bags, and water

  • @ViceLife.
    @ViceLife. 7 місяців тому

    Great restoration of an awesome vice. I’ve now switched to using the CRC rust converter also for blacking vices works really good 👍

  • @RedmarKerkhof
    @RedmarKerkhof 2 роки тому +5

    The Man of Many Vices™ lives up to his name once again! Well done, Will!

  • @ng-ht1vx
    @ng-ht1vx 2 роки тому

    It's a nice restoration. I'd have two things different. The base would have been built so that I could move it with a pallet jack, and I"d have milled in vise jaws, and built a few sets of jaws for the vise that screw in. All in all, well done. Look forward to more.

  • @TJForehand
    @TJForehand 2 роки тому

    Sweet build Will! I like the color combo of the red, black, and gold!

  • @ZevVeli
    @ZevVeli 2 роки тому

    I always love seeing tools restored. Maybe it's an offset of my scouting days with the mantra "A sharp knife is a happy knife. A happy knife doesn't hurt you." But I always feel like restorations of tools give these tools some kind of satisfying second life.

  • @kz.irudimen
    @kz.irudimen 2 роки тому

    That thing is gigantic. I mostly do woodworking and my mechanic's vice is super tiny but also black, it would be hilarious to have it next to yours

  • @lythicology5041
    @lythicology5041 2 роки тому

    youre doin the lords work my friend gotta keep the tradition alive with alec

  • @matthewdavies3623
    @matthewdavies3623 2 роки тому +2

    It's great to see how far you have come and I like your comedic style you have really grown and improved in front of the camera keep going boss

  • @Vault57
    @Vault57 2 роки тому

    An interesting concept for an item like that vise. It is massive. A behemoth of forged iron that has taken on a life of it's own. You gave 250 dollars for it, not to own it, only to be it's caretaker. For a tool like that will outlive you. It has already outlived previous caretakers. With proper care, use and maintenance by caretakers such as you. I can well imagine that vise could last for centuries. Maybe you should start a history of those who watched over it.

  • @thomaswalters351
    @thomaswalters351 2 роки тому +1

    No knock to Alec but will really was the talent and it’s so cool to see what you’re capable of doing. It’s cool to see

  • @AlmostSickBoy
    @AlmostSickBoy 2 роки тому

    What a lovely trick with submerge of parts in chemicals!
    Nice to have it in a sleeve, thanks 🙌🏻

  • @tealwraith9045
    @tealwraith9045 2 роки тому

    I was just thinking the other day that Will was doing his own thing now and here he is. Subscribed.

  • @Nemozoli
    @Nemozoli 2 роки тому

    Will, I didn't think there was writing on the side until you scraped the paint off. Nice job overall!

  • @pablofederico1978
    @pablofederico1978 2 роки тому

    Awesome work with the restoration and making that jaws and stand! Every time that you upload a vice video I want to go and buy one!

  • @hanssonkent
    @hanssonkent 2 роки тому +6

    Nice restoration, I just love the finish from the rust-converter !!!!

  • @forgeworxblacksmith6453
    @forgeworxblacksmith6453 2 роки тому

    Great stand design and build. That serious weight. Awesome😊

  • @LarryLeesBees
    @LarryLeesBees 2 роки тому

    Nice job Will! Fantastic Restoration.

  • @andrewshevchenko8653
    @andrewshevchenko8653 2 роки тому

    I love that transition for the sponsor.

  • @Exstaz
    @Exstaz 2 роки тому

    Great episode and great editing and fitting music!!
    I love the vice restoration videos!

  • @kenbell8752
    @kenbell8752 2 роки тому

    A wonderful vice! Well done on both explaining the parts, and the restoration itself. Good job Will!

  • @Corvidae65
    @Corvidae65 2 роки тому

    Very nice makeo...er, RESTORATION of that grand old vice, Will. I was thinking the stand would need to be 2x the weight of the vice but you exceeded that! Thats a vice and stand that won't fall over easily. Now dow take that as a challenge. Lol!

  • @johnoconnor4941
    @johnoconnor4941 2 роки тому +1

    Watching you grow your channel and your skills has been a pleasure Will. And to know that in the long years to come someone may say "This once belonged to Will Stelter". It makes me smile. Keep on Will

  • @stevendelvecchio3721
    @stevendelvecchio3721 2 роки тому +3

    Well done as usual. Entertaining banter and good tips. Love to see your work.

  • @ThatWorks
    @ThatWorks 2 роки тому +17

    Well done! Well done!

  • @codymccoy9136
    @codymccoy9136 2 роки тому

    I love your videos keep it up. So amazing to watch you restore these old tools

  • @25TheCaveMan
    @25TheCaveMan 2 роки тому

    Beautiful work Will!

  • @nicholasviney5975
    @nicholasviney5975 2 роки тому +3

    During this makeover the dirt beard is optional :)

  • @Thundermuffin93
    @Thundermuffin93 2 роки тому

    Keep up the sweet videos dude! Love that you found a use for synthetic milk, all they have left in the grocery stores after last snowfall. Looks phenomenal.

  • @richardruiz3654
    @richardruiz3654 2 роки тому

    Great video! Awesome Vice! Thanks for all your work and information.

  • @craigsudman4556
    @craigsudman4556 2 роки тому

    Now that was a real nice restoration/makeover of that vise Will. I love it when folks decide to get old tools and make little tweaks to them so that the tools can be used to their fullest potential. Great video Will thumbs up.

  • @taxi317
    @taxi317 2 роки тому

    Great job Will... really stepped up your game with this video. The stand is top notch too.

  • @Natsirt666
    @Natsirt666 2 роки тому

    Beautiful mate. Great work.

  • @UncleManuel
    @UncleManuel 2 роки тому

    That part with the "synthetic milk" was sneaky! It sounded totally convincing! 🤪😁

  • @DougWyman
    @DougWyman 2 роки тому

    Very nice restoration. Awesome vise

  • @RatelLaw
    @RatelLaw 2 роки тому

    Thank you for sharing your expertise

  • @pieman982
    @pieman982 2 роки тому +13

    fantastic work and beautifully done. i await the rest of your projects.

  • @jefferybilby378
    @jefferybilby378 2 роки тому

    Love watching you resort equipment Will , nice job !

  • @MrCrispinEnterprises
    @MrCrispinEnterprises 2 роки тому

    Nice Job. I've never seen anyone else who can get so enthusiastic about a vice! The black finish was a a new one for me. Cheers.

  • @laughinghyena001
    @laughinghyena001 2 роки тому

    Happy New Year and all of the best to you and yours!
    May all of your wishes this year be seen as your accomplishments in the next!
    Go! Will! Go!

  • @WexWerxScott
    @WexWerxScott 2 роки тому

    That vice is looking mint now! Nice work!

  • @dexiedude
    @dexiedude 2 роки тому

    I kept looking for the transition to the sponsor and then bam. There it is. Well done. Great video.

  • @coleparkins7646
    @coleparkins7646 2 роки тому

    Good call painting the stand red; the whole assembly looks amazing. Nice work, Will!

  • @steveroberts
    @steveroberts 2 роки тому

    Great work and great commentary. Thanks

  • @greenreaper1985
    @greenreaper1985 2 роки тому +2

    Nice to see you accumulating some great tools that will hopefully still be going in 100 years to come

  • @Mounty621
    @Mounty621 2 роки тому

    Beautiful remodel, Sir!

  • @bfg1637
    @bfg1637 2 роки тому

    Shop is looking great. Solid content from a solid human.

  • @myblues6532
    @myblues6532 2 роки тому

    Great work Will.

  • @veepsgarage
    @veepsgarage 2 роки тому

    That thing is sweet man! I like how you added the handle set screw like Parker’s and the finish is perfect!

  • @fionabuilds
    @fionabuilds 2 роки тому

    Great make over! Nice job

  • @j.t.4072
    @j.t.4072 2 роки тому

    Love the synthetic milk finish and the gold lettering, but your “custom fit” jaw covers are my favorite thing you did on this make-errr, restoration.

  • @outdoorway2267
    @outdoorway2267 2 роки тому

    Love the video. Good job with the vise. Would love to see more knife making videos again. Thanks Will!

  • @BigLeedawg
    @BigLeedawg 2 роки тому

    Love watching your passion with your projects Will 😘👌

  • @mikes7827
    @mikes7827 2 роки тому

    Great job Will, looks and works great!

  • @MadWiking
    @MadWiking 2 роки тому

    Wow, what a beast of a vise!! Beautiful video! So nice to watch the whole process from A to Z!! Not like the 8 minute videos that shows part 1, waiting for part 2 and 3.... Hate that!! Love this kind of video!! You guys rock big time!! Thanks for sharing! Best regards from Norway!!

  • @kwaqe1075
    @kwaqe1075 2 роки тому

    Awesome Video!! Excited for your new stuff Will!

  • @DylansDIYWorkshop
    @DylansDIYWorkshop Рік тому

    what a massive vise! Love to see it being used again

  • @jonballard4453
    @jonballard4453 2 роки тому

    Somehow you're the first and only other person I've ever seen use a plastic bag to do a restoration tool soak .I don't know why , it seems logical but no one ever does that to remove the air and allow for maximum surface area coverage with the least amount of active liquid however I definitely like the way you used the water to push in around the outside of the bag. that did not occur to me so I thank you very much

  • @mcflyr64
    @mcflyr64 2 роки тому +1

    Very nice job! I love the finish on trhe vise, I think that is how they should look...

  • @bernardor
    @bernardor 2 роки тому

    That shop is getting cooler by the second

  • @intrusional
    @intrusional 2 роки тому

    Love this video mate, awesome makeover

  • @JamesRook
    @JamesRook 2 роки тому

    Nice job on the restoration. Brought back some fond memories about the motorcycle shop I retired from, where we had a vice just like that. We used it to hold frames and such for straightening and welding among other things. Good times!

  • @michaelboltie5254
    @michaelboltie5254 2 роки тому

    Awesome video man. Definitely inspiring my home shop. Keep up the good work!!