BUILD: Toolmaker's Clamp Thingy

Not sure what this is called but always wanted to build one.
Mix between a handvise and a bench clamp?

Music:
Edge of Eternity by Norma Rockwell

[AlecSteele]

You knock it out of the park EVERY time!

[AppliedScience]

Your videos have such a unique and enjoyable blend of technique and humor. Really great stuff!

[UrsusSuperior]

Dear Old Tony
This is the first video of yours I have ever watched

Being completely unaware of your state of the art, world class dad joke shenanigans

You have no idea how much 2:25 onwards left me dumbfounded for solid 15 minutes

Thanks-ish I suppose

[ArcAiN]

These vids always make me chuckle... the ending of this one had me laughing loud enough that i was asked to be quiet during sermon...

[mikehorrod]

Good to see you got him on the tools from a young age. A bit of welding a little grinding never hurt anyone. I have been trying to get my own cat interested for a while now too.

[nomk]

Would my greyhound make high speed steel?

[OGChadney]

You know you have a good friend when you mention This Old Tony's YouTube and they love it too

[DubsnSubsSessions]

I can normally figure out your little metal cutting tricks but that dowel edit took me longer than I'd like to admit... Awesome.

[mass]

A well thought out and professionally made design. Made easily and with no expensive tools. Please thank your son for me.

[No-Pro]

I went through my cats litter tray and made a clamp with the contents, it was sh!t though.

[tarjeidavidsen]

Hey Tony, been watching your videos for a while now, and between you, Jody and Mr. Booth, I went ahead and taught myself TIG welding and bought a cheap little lathe, watched all you guys' videos over the past 5 years, thinking I'd just use the skills to make stuff for myself and maybe family members. Turns out there's nobody around here that weld aluminum or manually turn metal, so my cheap welder and chinese import lathe have made their investments back many times already, although pretty much all of it has gone back into tooling and precision measuring equipment, and I love doing it to relax, everything about it is so meditative and a nice change from the attitude I'm used to having to have at work (at work I have to make sure things are done FAST, with welding and machining I can calm down and make sure it's done precisely).

Having spent a lot more now on precision measuring devices, I have to say I'm pretty impressed with what cheap import machines are capable of these days. I did split my first 4-jaw chuck in half from overtorqueing (I deserve a free Abom Torque shirt) it but with their prices I guess you can't always get the best :P I do have an old Starrett depth gauge from my visit to New Hampshire last year, missing the 2-4" range, but for how little of my work is imperial it doesn't matter too much. I'm European so I hardly ever take them out except to just admire them. Thank you for all you've been able to impart in terms of knowledge, I hope you keep it up for many years to come. Next I'll have to get myself a milling machine, when the hobby budget allows for it.

I miss the video of you building the hydraulic press, I'm all for curating your video history but I really loved watching that one :(

[glacispalisades]

Thanks for the Pro Tip for the left hand tap, does it also work for Allen keys? I only have the L - shaped ones, not the ┐ shaped ones that are mentioned in Ikeas hierographs..

[jdbrewer]

Instant classic 👌👌 great job on the vise but your jokes were purfect😂😂😂

[arimadx]

As a dad, that ending part had me crackin up!!!! Hahahahaha! Great video man

[SandBoxJohn]

You are aware the rod diameter will get bigger when the kitten grows up?

[andrewracho]

We all have our vices in life, but the boys seem a little young to be developing them!

[Reman]

I've had a seriously sh*tty and long day at work, I've also felt ill from waking up (I feel seriously hungover, Which I wouldn't mind so much if I'd actually been drunk in the last 4 years. :( ). So because of all that I've been so very close to physically ripping customers heads off since clocking in this morning. I've come home really late (Still feeling moody as hell) and see that you've uploaded a video. Half thought I couldn't be bothered to watch this tonight, But did I'm glad I changed my mind. I'm not saying that this one video's turned my psychological view of the world into a warm fluffy panorama of unicorns, Bunny rabbits and But I don't quite feel like I should skin my boss alive, then rolling him down a hill in a barrel full of broken glass, Razor wire and salt anymore, So that's a positive Right?

Anyway, Love the finished result, it looks very professional (Not that this surprises me of course, After all, It was you that made it. :) ). It's got that look of classic solidity that tooling USED to have. The kind of tool that (Hopefully in the VERY VERY distant future) will still be perfectly usable when you leave it to your son.

Also, Have to say, This video was probably the funniest one of your's I've seen in quite a while (And that can't be easy due to how high you've set your own bar in the past), So thanks for taking the time to make them, And thanks for brightening my day.

[dennischristensen]

I am not gonna lie, that kid Will take over your audience once he learns to edit and upload content

[rriflemann]

Revealing the secrets of CAM?!? (cat assisted manufacturing), ... the SME won’t be pleased

[turboflush]

Ok.. first time watching one of your vids.. I thought the wood split was serious.. I was like.. wtf

I think I sub