#657 - Found A GIANT Vise Then Built A Stand For It! (Battleship Vise)

I Found a Huge Reed Vise and I built a sweet vise stand for it.

[GavinFish]

I live out here in Western PA. I've driven by the Reed manufacturing building several times. It's a cool old place that's covered in vines. In the spring and summer, it's really pretty.

[rupplimousineseriepa]

Proud to have them headquartered in Erie, Pennsylvania. All quality tools

[gillyb]

I love the stand and vice it is priceless now. well done your a good dad sending Gods love and mine to you and your whole family from Australia xxx

[douggibson]

That's one honking vise!!! Thanks Heath.

[chickfamilyink]

Red Poppy Ranch is the thing that makes Thursday night awesome

[lindaeubanks-mccormick]

Aww we love to see you work on something old that you find and put a lot of love into. That vise will last several lifetimes. Maybe even be here when we all are long gone. You talking about passing it down through the generations gives us all hope for our future generations as well. Job well done Sir.

[caporizzoj]

That thing will last forever, and I love that you put such meaning behind it and a generational view. Passing your skills as well as your tools to your children is a priceless gift.

[SD-ETAC]

IMHO, Heath and his family seem to have a good grasp of what needs to be done, when, why and how. Keep up the good work and be safe. Good old Erie, PA. Home Sweet Home!

[AMG]

Why do so many people criticise this man for jumping from job to job, listen I have about 6 unfinished projects but I've also finished 100s.
I do what I want when I want and if that bothers people then I couldn't give a hoot because I'm happy the way I live my life. Well done heath for everything you do and I've never forgotten that used to be a pile of dirt and trees where you now have a beautiful house and shop. 👋🇬🇧

[stevenstritenberger]

Very nice job Keith and that is a great vice, most people don't realize how valuable it is to have something that large and heavy duty. Real mechanics know.

[jeffwilliams]

Love the vise and vise stand, very good job. I appreciate quality old tools as well. They should be preserved by people who appreciate them! Thanks for the video!

[blackbuttecruizr]

A good vise is essential to any workshop.

[egood]

When I was 10, My dad ask if I would prefer tools rather than the toys that lasted a month before they were broken. I said Yes!!!. Most of those tools are still in use today (55 years latter for the first ones) Best suggestion I think my dad made.

[davidbowsher]

Ok. Let me start off by saying that I love that Reed and Callie are staring in commercials now. Man, they've grown up so fast. I don't talk about my boy much. He's 13 and already taller than me and is a hockey force to deal with. So, I know how proud you are of your youngest two. They're awesome. Love it when they're in the videos. :)

[BrianCooper]

Looks good and stout! Thanks for sharing!

[aldium]

The good old days when things were still manufactured in the USA, what a wonderful gift for your kids!

[DaleJacaway]

I love this project. I ordered one of those fireball tool vice, so I can’t wait to build a stand for it.

I keep racking my brain on how to do it properly

[RXRSawdustStation]

Nicely done! Excellent fab work! An heirloom for sure, to a handy person.

[davesanders]

Great job as usual. I still 2 really old ones "spmewhere in the shop.
At some point in the future you'll want to use it for heavy duty bending. So maybe some way to securely anchor/bolt it to the shop floor.

[jcsoundguy]

Love the old vise. I think I would have taken time to completely disassemble it and clean and lube everything. But you can always take it off and do that later. The other reason to do that is because it does need to be painted for rust prevention.