FPU Bison Vise Resto'. Cause Baby I'm Worth it.

Welcome back, or thanks for dropping by! So we have a 1950's-1970's FPU bench vise. This really is a fantastic vise. One of the smoothest vises I have ever used. The price tag on one of these ranges from $75-$200 (obviously used) depending on condition. I paid about $130 for my Yost, and I like it. However, there is NO comparison between the Yost and the FPU. They are in totally different leagues. The Yost is a good functional vise. The FPU is also a good functional vise that's more substantial, more precise...more expensive feeling....hence, the title to this video.

And most importantly....Thanks For Watching!

What stuff do I use?

Large Handle Material

Degreaser.
Zep Industrial Degreaser. Personally, I buy mine from Lowes for about 10 bucks. But you can check it out on Amazon if your curious

Paint.

Sanding.

Buffing Kit

And the rest.

[kameljoe]

Let just be clear this is one of the better restorations channels for the fact that he can take someone that is pretty much worthless or desgined to be damaged and turn it in to some art. The fact that he spent that much time fixing the logo is truly awesome. One of these days I might get around to doing something like this just for " because I can " reasons

[noisjack]

I'm new to your channel, I am not dissapointed with what I see. Seeing the amount of care and respect you give these items you work on, down to the bolt, is just breathtaking. My father taught me a good lesson when I was younger, "if you treat the tools without care, you will be creating future hardships for you". Thank you for the content.

[bradleyland]

This Old Tony sense of humor + My Mechanics levels of restoration talent. This channel is going places.

[Punisher_]

Literally the type of Restoration channel I was actually looking for, who uses the old parts and tries the most to repair rather than other restoration channels who just purchase new parts and replace those. I mean that's not restoration . Good luck 🤞

[ModernPrimate]

I love your videos but my favorite part is the cat. I love the little "pop" when he disappears.

[ApprenticeGM]

I am an expert on YouTube tool restoration videos and can confidently say this is the best vice restoration I've seen! Beautiful job mate - thanks for sharing.

[sannn]

Awesome, or as Polish people would say: Zajebiście! Greetings from Poland!

[akafrosty]

Man, for some reason, the polished hardware is just so satisfying for me.

[williamsanders]

Wow. That's one of the most beautiful works of art I have ever seen! I almost couldn't bring myself to use that as a tool ever again.

[jakeh]

I did a vice a month ago. It’s come out well but not as well as this, I wouldn’t be able to bring myself to cut the 90 year old handle off though. It’s a Record Auto Vice. Beautiful piece of kit.

[jakobperkin]

I started restoring antique axes a few months ago as a hobby and your videos have definitely given me many ideas! Thanks for the great content!

[rosscos]

This dude Kilo is LEGIT! Watching his stuff scratches my diagnosed OCD itch. Could literally watch for hours. Funny AF too! Thx man

[peterstevens]

Kia Ora & Good Evening from Unsworth Heights, North Shore, Auckland, New Zealand …Great Video Bro …

[nicolajdypping]

I have seen many restoration channels in my time. But this man, just have so much attention to every little detail! i love the work man. A new follow from me here in Denmark - Keep up the good work brother

[Hockeyguy]

I think the jump cuts during the degreasing is my favorite part. Just watching the water turn more and more brown as the parts get cleaner is satisfying to me

[thomasthompson]

Beautiful restoration to better than original condition. A real work of art and useful tool. Excellent work!

[elmarlang]

You are a Wizard! This restoration is nothing short of remarkable! It turned out so beautiful that it should become a museum piece so that everybody could marvel at your ingenuity and skill from turning a piece of junk into a fine piece of machinery. Absolutely first class job along with fantastic videoing!

[nick-vqz]

I love your videos because there’s a lot more effort that goes into these restorations without a lathe and media blaster, but the end result is just as good.

[SouthOfGate]

Wow this was absolutely delicious! Loving the segment rolling titles, the remarks, the lighting the sound AND your skill. I was hoping you’d remount it at your brother’s workshop as a surprise! (p.s. - you are welcome = you’re welcome)

[McWhatevs]

I've watched this just again now (only twice in total). There are so many of these sorts of channels now. My Mechanics is obviously the big daddy, but yours is my favourite to date. I enjoy that you restore them not to original condition, but well beyond the point of functionality to be oversized man-shed jewellery.

The mirror finishes. Not shiny finishes. Not extremely well polished, but mirror finishes. Totally impractical for a working tool, but who cares. Chip Foose cars aren't daily drivers; they're automotive artistic statements. I mean, just look at those jaws when you're done with them!

I love the colour of this finish too. In short, in case you can't tell, I think this is superb!