Restoring an Old Neglected Vice/Vise

I asked a while back whether anyone wanted to see a video restoring this old vice and there was a big response in favour of it. I really enjoyed this one and I also got chance to try out my new milling machine.

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[rickpalechuk]

Soon to have the "Scrap Steel Challenge" :)

[johnsrabe]

Ah! I figured out why I like that your videos don’t have music (besides the fact that people often use lousy music). For me, it makes it much more like hanging out with a friend in their shop.

[outsidestuff]

Vice restoration videos are always a winner

[matthewatkinson]

You don’t have to include your mistakes but you include them anyway. Love it

[momphard]

In you videos, every time you say "... as best I can" it's always better than anyone else could or would bother to.

[Stan]

Those clamps are absolutely absurd and i love them

[bartylobethal]

Blondihacks is great. This Old Tony also has some good 'beginner' level tips as well as more advanced techniques.

[PaskMakes]

I really enjoyed this one and I also got chance to try out my new milling machine. I was going to add checkering to the jaws but decided to see how they go without and I can always add that later on. I should also mention for anyone that doesn't know, a vice (like this one I've restored) is spelled 'vice' here in Australia and not spelled wrongly.

[heyitsthatdude]

Perfect, now I can scratch my restoration and Pask Makes itches at the same time

[zanderchiasson]

For the evaporust bath you can also just stick the vise in a bag, place that in a bucket of water, keeping it out of the bag, and then add the evaporust into the bag with the vise, the water will help hold the evaporust right against the vise and it’ll prevent too much excess space around it so you’ll get full coverage😊

[Stilgarnaibfremen]

Only missing "I make a new one" ;)
Hahaha!! Great job Neil, as always!

[bryandonahue]

As a machinist, I agree:
1st Blondihacks is a great channel
2nd having the faces of the vise jaws square isn't terribly important. Having the opposite faces parallel is more important but even then these are jaws for a bench vise, so as long as the jaw will close nicely with no gap you're golden.

Great video!

[ryanmcneill]

Neil is the man. His work is quality, he is honest about the effort he puts into work tools for what the tool will truly be needed for and yes he makes mistakes. He's a man of craft and his talent comes from time, trial and error in new adventures and learning from it. The gift from this man and channel is letting us explore with him and see his craft. And the most important.. we get to see how he ventures into unknowns with excitement, lessons and honesty into projects like this that isn't his rhelm.

I feel like I'm sitting across the bench from him trying to figure things out and feeling good about it when I watch his content.

All the respect in the world for this man.

[jamesshramek]

I am so glad to see some people refurbishing old and neglected tools back to good usable working condition again. Things last longer when people take care of them. Thanks for the video Pask

[edwardconway]

Keep watching Quinn, she is a super explainer. That makes her a great teacher. She's a darn good machinist too!

[droppedpasta]

Blondihacks is a great channel! The vise looks great.
With some clever fixturing, a d-bit, and time you could make another set of jaws that are “knurled”.

[FuzzyOrangemakes]

I am so sorry for this, but when you pulled out that clamp, all I could think was Dundee saying "That's not a clamp, here's a clamp!". :) Also helps with the Australian accent! :D

[paulregner]

Having watched a number of your videos by this point, I have to say that I'm impressed that you show your mistakes. Many YouTubes "makers" would rather pet a turd than show something they did wrong. Much like yourself, I tend to learn from things that went wrong, and to date, I've yet to repeat the same mistake. In any event, your videos have been and continue to be an inspiration. Thank you.

[charlvanniekerk]

I cannot explain the sheer joy I felt hearing my favorite youtuber talk about learning from another one of my favourite youtubers!
Hopefully there will be some collaborations in future and with your mind I can only imagine you'll be an expert in no time❤

[ryanmcneill]

I love Blonde Hacks! Awesome reference. So excited for you to get the milling machine up and running. I can only imagine the fun you'll have with it.