Everyone Needs a Vise

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@djfromage 6 жыл бұрын

My boss has a vice that he bought at a flea market and restored many years ago. He took it to the paint shop where he worked at the time, and when asked what colour he wanted it he made the mistake of telling them he didn't care. When he went to collect it a few days later, he was presented with a lovely fluorescent pink vice, amid a resounding cheer mixed with a good helping of wolf whistles.

@mrwaterschoot5617 Жыл бұрын

be careful what you wish for or allowed to be done. i worked for hermann schmidt tools. he designed his first precision work holding vice in 1962. i worked with hermann a german born american 1972-1978. i machined cast iron vices.

@mrwaterschoot5617 Жыл бұрын

what if the owner said that was the exact color i wanted to add to my collection of chick flick tools. or it matches my hot new date. or she thinks my vices are sexy. or perfect they.match my toe nail polish. or frankly boys i did not care. this vice is for you. or it will compliment my music video about she thinks my vices are sexy. or if it is xxx we will be naked as a jaybird and i will plug my tool under my speedo hairy triangle and plug into her hole for one under her bermuda triangle bush under her bikini bottom.

@mm9773 7 ай бұрын

Should have told them “You can paint it any colour you like as long as it’s black.”

@Valkson1 6 жыл бұрын

Why do I always feel so peaceful watching those videos?

@Whutup549 5 жыл бұрын

I feel the same way. He has such a deep understanding and respect for the tools that have built our civilization.

@markkoons7488 4 жыл бұрын

The guy knows what he's talking about. He has the good sense to refrain from putting music in his videos and he edits well.

@Low_Pride 3 жыл бұрын

Because he talk good 😁

@themikelee 3 жыл бұрын

Probably because you own a vice. :)

@MohsinExperiments 3 жыл бұрын

He highlights the importance and usability of old hand tools that we often take for granted. Those hand tools were evolved from decades or even centuries.

@benhampton9593 5 жыл бұрын

This is gold for youngsters wanting to learn something about work. A real master craftsmen. Thank you.

@bryanc531 6 жыл бұрын

Just helped my mom clean out my grandparents house after my grandma passed away and took my grandpas old vice off of his basement workbench. It’s now mounted on my workbench in my shop, I’ll think of him every time I use it

@dracla1 6 жыл бұрын

Wonderful episode as always. My only criticism is that the title is not "Coming to Grips with vices" Keep up the good work and thank you.

@johnleven8907 2 жыл бұрын

This is good enough to change it, even so much later.

@michaeldougfir9807 4 жыл бұрын

Another job I did was at our local mortuary. Among other things I did was maintenance and repairs to our very old building. When my favorite uncle passed away I was given a choice of a few of his things to take. I took the big, very heavy vise that had been on Uncle's work bench. I have always been glad. It is a good and very useful keepsake. And I had that vise mounted on the corner of a very solid old desk. In the mortuary garage. It was SO useful. I think of him often when I use it.

@guschiggins921 6 жыл бұрын

"What it takes to start doing something, even if you don't know how to do it." It takes a lot. Thanks as always for your wise words and encouragement.

@Elderos5 6 жыл бұрын

My work was getting rid of an old Starrett vice with 6" jaws because a few of the threads on the back end of the screw were broken off. I convinced my supervisor to let me have it as they were going to throw it in the thrash. I feel very blessed to be able to mount this monster vice on my bench. There is no way I could have afforded such a tool otherwise. This vice has to have been built in the 60s, or so, by the looks of it. It has a quality to it that many tools today can't hold a candle to, even if it is not fully functional.

@nejatia8745 6 жыл бұрын

Elderos5 I never knew starrett made vices.

@matthewhall5571 6 жыл бұрын

You lucky #%^*~.,?!!!

@willfarrar3263 3 жыл бұрын

Dude that's awesome! I have a few sterrett precision measuring tools that would break my heart to pieces if anything ever happened to them. They are invaluable to me. My grandfather gave them to me when he was no longer able to work. They too are very old. But I never knew sterrett made any kind of vice. That's cool.

@thunderbugcreative7778 Жыл бұрын

That comment about Sams vise and the importance of Sam in your life choked me up man. Amazing how a durable quality tool can somehow retain the Mana and the memories of those who came before us. Great video thanks for sharing.

@jayoliver3734 6 жыл бұрын

So much truth in this video. A vise is truly a foundational tool. But much like anvils people tend to think their value is well above what the market actually dictates.

@MikeNoce 6 жыл бұрын

I left chem engineering to become a GC and since I’ve been on my own I am rarely around extremely experienced men like I was in the shop at my old job. You have helped fill this void for me and helped me learn so much about carpentry but possibly even more importantly about the value of a hard days work. Thank you and I wish you the best of luck.

@arkansas1336 6 жыл бұрын

My wife says I need to 'get rid' of some of my vises, but golfing is not going to be one of them.....lol. And the kind you're talking about, I have too many of those too. ….13

@brihal6498 3 жыл бұрын

" it was the last tool I have that was important to Sam and Sam was important to me" That phrase got me. Have a few of those tools in my shop too. I know that sometimes tools are more than tools. Bless u brother!

@danielalamo2075 6 жыл бұрын

I love the fact that you keep and use and feel attached to family heirlooms.

@captaincaveman471 4 жыл бұрын

"It's the last tool I have that was important to Sam, and Sam was important to me". I feel that same way about my grandfathers tools.

@LukeA_55 3 жыл бұрын

I agree! There's just something special about taking good care of tools that have deep roots in the family

@brianpriest3638 3 жыл бұрын

How the heck did I miss this video?!?! Bullet vise is THE vise to have in any shop setting!

@David-dq2hu 6 жыл бұрын

My dad bought me my first vise and I have used it every day for the last 6 years. When it broke from banging on it, I repaired it and it's still going strong today.

@michael-michaelmotorcycle 6 жыл бұрын

I was lucky enough to steal my dads early Wilton 5” bullet vise. He’s a retired airline machinist and the last time I visited my parents back in Florida it was just sitting on the floor of the screened in patio. It cost me nearly $100 to ship it back to my house in Denver, money well spent. Best part is that every one that comes into my garage and sees it I can tell them the story that my dad used that vise at work every day for 37 years. The vise was probably already 40 years old when he started working at Eastern Airlines as an 18 year old right out of high school. By far my favorite tool in my garage.

@HandToolRescue 6 жыл бұрын

My vice is cheesecake.

@mensb1936 6 жыл бұрын

Hand Tool Rescue is it made of copper or something

@Jenthura 6 жыл бұрын

Mine is cocaine

@vandyFixer 6 жыл бұрын

Hand Tool Rescue mmmm...cheescake. 😊

@frankrodriguez5417 6 жыл бұрын

Mine too!

@drain_001 6 жыл бұрын

Damn, same.

@fadetounforgiven 6 жыл бұрын

It's not that I have learnt that much from this video as I have learnt in many others of yours, but the reason why this is true is also the reason why this is, easily, the most touching video I've seen in this channel, in a way, to me. I've said this before in other videos, my father, two uncles and grandfather (at least,since I don't know how far back that goes in the family) were all blacksmiths. I'm not a blacksmith myself, but I used to help my father and uncle every now and then. I've seen many videos about "construction-related" subjects, from carpentry to masonry to... whatever, but this is the first time ever, ever that I see a blacksmith vise outside my father's shop, who had two of those. It's, as far as I can tell, exactly the same design. Maybe the attachment to the workbench is different (I'd have to check it out) but it looks the same. And well, that has brought to me some memories now that they are not here anymore. Thank you. For this and for all your videos.

@MohsinExperiments 3 жыл бұрын

He highlights the importance and usability of old hand tools that we often take for granted. Those hand tools were evolved from decades or even centuries.

@MrGenesis98 6 жыл бұрын

Always look forward to a new Essential Craftsman video.

@mikerogers778 Жыл бұрын

I really enjoy your videos, I am a retired heavy equipment mechanic. Tools have been my life ! Keep up your good content. I have 7 vices of different shapes & sizes. Always nice to have that 3rd hand.

@pmchamlee 3 жыл бұрын

Scott - you convey information which, in not so distant years ago, would be incredibly hard to find. Blessings to you and yours and many thanks to you for your offerings! 🤠

@Fragxecutioner 6 жыл бұрын

Congratulation on achieving 250k Subscribers! Keep going Nate& Scott! Always happy to see a new Video ist up.

@silvergrizzly316 6 жыл бұрын

ALWAYS great content, Scott. Thank you for sharing, 👍👍!!!

@JerkRice 6 жыл бұрын

I'm in the middle of restoring my dad's vice. Nothing fancy but it was my dad's so it is special to me

@jacksak 6 жыл бұрын

Satisfying sound ~ absolutely. There're several sounds from tool work that just feel good when you hear them. I grew up on my grandfather's dairy farm & sawmill/logging operation in the 40's with all those now old tools I'll never forget.

@mariusweber4990 6 жыл бұрын

My grandfather had a couple of vises he bought as a young man and they are still just as good as they were ~80 years ago. Keep up the good work, this is a great channel.

@cactusbobaz 6 жыл бұрын

I love how you love tools. I can not touch a tool myself without thinking about my Dad, my Uncle, and my Grandfather. Particularly my Grandfather because he owned his blacksmith shop and it had to be at least 80 x 80 feet. Full of tools and steel. I have managed to keep almost all of my tools in great shape for more than 50 years now. Thank you for stirring up some great memories !!!!! Love your video's!!!

@mostaza1464 5 жыл бұрын

This channel deserves more followers and more appreciation. Great content! Sending warm regards from sunny California!

@varosolo78 4 жыл бұрын

It is always a pleasure to watch your videos.

@davidhoward2237 6 жыл бұрын

good to see shout out to Keith rucker only thing bad with his vice he paited it the wrong color it was suppose to be pink

@antoinelabbe6725 6 жыл бұрын

Great to see a video about vises. I own an old Chas Parker machinist vise that was going to the scrap yard. Makes me happy everytime I use it.

@daphlavor 6 жыл бұрын

Scott, my grand pop was a blacksmith, a Mason, worked on the railroad and was a farmer. I have most of his tools, and use them whenever I can, some were hand made. Thanks Sam from Pennsylvania

@wjthehomebuilder 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the ad 'vise' !!

@redramage 6 жыл бұрын

I came to the comments to make this joke, well done

@MotorjockMike 5 жыл бұрын

Your lighting is spot on.

@molaisonmaker6896 6 жыл бұрын

I’ve watched both those video series. Those guys are true craftsman.

@JGizzardofOz 5 жыл бұрын

How wonderful to watch the excited discovery still happening in your time!

@elcoyotecojodeldesierto2300 3 жыл бұрын

I have been watching almost all the videos of this gentleman and I am not a carpenter but I always learn something new and practice it in the work that I do.

@ukstd1 3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant again. I do like you're clear when you don't know something - there's genuine modesty there which is rare on youtube. Thanks for the video

@robertwagner4375 5 жыл бұрын

I've learned so much from your videos. I don't work in the trade but I love building and creating for my home on my days off and your videos have helped me accomplish some major projects. Thank you

@MrGrimm1911 6 жыл бұрын

I go to estate and equipment auctions all the time. Among the most satisfying thing to acquire is good vise, I always enjoy cleaning up an old vise and finding another flat surface to affix it to.

@ecrusch 6 жыл бұрын

My dad was a machinist and always had a nice bench with a nice vise. When I grew up and got my own place, a shop with a nice bench and a nice vise was one of the first things I made sure I had. And I use the heck out of it. Thanks Scot. Great video.

@joshburton2815 6 жыл бұрын

I loved when you said, "come to a full and complete stop and open your eyes!" 😂 spot on!

@elsdp-4560 5 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU...for sharing.

@angusrobb6682 6 жыл бұрын

I like the way you refer fondly to your prized tools Scott. I too have a lovely machinists vice my friends gave me as a wedding gift that is equally dear to me.

@rayeddy528 6 жыл бұрын

Nate and Scott , great content as usual !!! Thank you all !!! With God's help , I need to get rid of a lot of my " vices " !! You all please be safe and God bless you and your families !!!!!! Eddy

@danielputerbaugh2754 6 жыл бұрын

Yup you are right about the Wilton vise you have. I am lucky to have one, they kick ass!

@RickHowell89 6 жыл бұрын

I agree with you on the need for a vice. I just got done putting together a lower receiver and I really could have used a vice.

@dimik3855 6 жыл бұрын

I'm up here in Canada, and all my good vises are Records. Made in England. Good stuff. Thx again Scott!

@robertbranham3244 5 жыл бұрын

I really enjoy your videos and appreciate your Character and Love of tools, specifically steel tools like anvils and vises

@antoniodelgado8452 6 жыл бұрын

I bought my first vise a few years ago. I recommend everyone to make that investment, it makes work so much easier. I wish I could afford a great ild vice like these.

@tonydeleo3642 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the comment about Sam's vise. Some would toss an old vise like that but you and I understand that, somehow, those who we have lost somehow live on as we use their tools that we cherish.

@priestleyharker4046 5 жыл бұрын

I respect my tools in the same way, i was given a beautiful old leg vice by an old boiler maker. He built and serviced the steam trains here at Ipswich, he recently died at 97yo and left me his forge, his vice and various other tools. Unfortunately someone stole his anvil while he was in his last days. But i will cherish these and oneday pass thrm onto someone who will cherish them as well.

@Porglit 6 жыл бұрын

"... but I'm not sure they're talking about these tools." Comedy gold!

@americanaxetoolco2076 6 жыл бұрын

We use the 8 Wilton Vises we have ! Great tool ! Awesome video !

@danielbecker6481 6 жыл бұрын

This channel is one of my vises

@unclejimbo1857 6 жыл бұрын

*vices

@justinsiegrist3346 5 жыл бұрын

*vichshes

@tallswede80 4 жыл бұрын

It clamps your brain

@josecanisales3491 5 жыл бұрын

Enjoy your videos Sir.

@AluVixapede 6 жыл бұрын

I can't agree more! The vise is a productivity booster and essential in my shop. Another handy vise to have is the drill press vise. Aside from making a drill press safer, they can be used in other places too. Nice and low profile.

@pangsbricks8412 6 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video! Thank you for making these informative videos!

@chevyon37s 3 жыл бұрын

I love those old Wiltons! I personally have a late 1940’s Rock Island vise in my workshop. It’s a stout unit, not as good looking as a Wilton but works great, is still tight and in great shape.

@HiTechDiver 6 жыл бұрын

Seems like a genuine man I would enjoy hanging out in the shop with.

@jordyking597 6 жыл бұрын

i bought a welding trailer from an auction and when i got to the location of it it was in rough condition (non working brake light and a bit of rust), however when i pulled it back home i opened it all up and found all kinds of goodies like cutting torch tips and scrap spring steel. but on the back was the EXACT same vice as the beginning of the video. a friend of mine has a mini Wilton worth ~$300 apparently, so as far as I know, I bought a trailer and got a free welder (bobcat 250) free vice and free knife making material as a gift.

@fredboat 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks ,Enjoyed. Been there ,Done that to, I have a 1994 Wilton C1 combo just like the first one you showed, I just refinished it, Great tool. Home shop Machinist/ gun smith. 40 + years, 4 vices and counting. Tools that is. later from Texas.

@tiddums1151 6 жыл бұрын

A satisfying sound indeed.

@jbranstetter04 Жыл бұрын

I have my uncles 4" Columbian vice made in Cleveland Ohio. It has a 10" handle. The thing is strong as hell. It's anchored onto a massive steel work table he built.

@Blobjonblob 6 жыл бұрын

If you can get your hands on an Old Sheffield made Record vice your on a winner. I still have my father's old Record vice he brought back in the 60s and it still works great.

@scruffy6151 6 жыл бұрын

So true a must have tool the vise.

@Whittigo 6 жыл бұрын

Oh man, I've been working off the large mechanics vise they sell at the big box stores for years waiting to find a good post vise. I see them on craigslist from time to time but they are rare down in Florida and usually overpriced for low quality. I saw one on Ebay that looked in perfect condition for not a terrible Ebay price so I finally got one. Just building the stand for it now. I will absolutely be building one of those plate bottoms for my old mechanics vise so I can clamp that in the new post vise, very nice idea.

@63256325N 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the video. Very much appreciated.

@fredcox961 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the details on the post vise, Scott! You really made my day with that. Now I can go forward with confidence with installing a couple of those I've collected over the years. I could have just done it and learned the hard way, as I usually do, but I wasn't in a hurry, and I wanted to do it "right." So thank you for taking time to go over something relatively simple but highly valuable. These will complement my other kinds of vises. I like vises - nothing better for freeing up both hands and making work safer. Well, maybe an engaged brain is competition for making work safer. :)

@georgegazelakis9623 6 жыл бұрын

Can i put in a humble request for more blacksmithing videos? Not to say that you're current videos aren't amazing! I look forward to every single one of them and learn so much! Thank you for all your hard work

@stantonwang2160 6 жыл бұрын

I scored a perfect leg vise while exploring a scrap iron yard haven’t mounted it yet but soon to be put into service.

@PhillyRacer121 6 жыл бұрын

Just picked up my 2nd wilton, my first was a 4in table top from my mentor dan nixon. The one i have now is a wilton 656. Its a big freakin hunk of iron . I want to restore this one. Its sat for a long time unloved. I dont know how i lived without them for so long but ill never go viceless again.

@calevel 3 жыл бұрын

I just picked a Wilton 4” bullet from 1966 last week on offer up and now and overhauling my Columbian D46, the vise bug is in the air 😁

@tomsdreamshopworx 6 жыл бұрын

I rebuilt a Wilton Bullet and love it. All the Wilton bullet vises are still made in the US.

@sleeper31204 5 жыл бұрын

I've got a craftsman 506 that belonged to my dad, and you are absolutely right, if you don't have a vise, you don't have a work shop.

@johnwinchell1029 6 жыл бұрын

What an interesting, informative, educational, and professional presentation. I am pleased to have seen this performance. Thank you. I will keep watching.

@adrianlouviere7650 3 жыл бұрын

thank you

@mikemiller4838 6 жыл бұрын

I have a new 6inch Wilton bullet and love it. I also have a 3 inch Wilton bullet that a woman gave me for some work I had done for her. I love both of the wilton's. Money well spent

@graemescott990 6 жыл бұрын

Another great video. Keep them coming.

@kentkirkpatrick7953 4 жыл бұрын

Love the lantern!

@kyleallen1835 2 жыл бұрын

I need to get one vise for sure

@woodturnerky8556 6 жыл бұрын

250,000 subs! Congrats!

@TomsLife9 4 жыл бұрын

in my opinion, the 3 cornerstones of any workshop are good lighting, proper PPE for whatever is being done, and a good vise

@timberray9572 6 жыл бұрын

Over many years of doing restorations of all kinds I have come to rely and love my Record woodworkers vice. The wooden jaws hold many odd shapes and angles than my other vices, the jaws wear out after a while however they are easy to replace.

@richardbenson4750 6 жыл бұрын

You're right as normal, I'm a carpenter and furniture maker and sometimes welding and absolutely a vice is needed even as a spare hand when doing detail sanding.

@michaelrogers8682 3 жыл бұрын

I agree, vises are important. I’m a welder, and I have 5 vises. 1 5” post vise and 4 Wilton bullet vises. Great videos, I really enjoy watching.

@abdulelkhatib2674 4 жыл бұрын

I have a yost 750-d vise that has pipe jaws that flip around I got it on amazon for $189 great vise I love it

@rustyjeep2469 6 жыл бұрын

I'd have to say a vise has probably been the all around most useful single item I've bought for my home shop. I use it all the time for both auto maintenance and home improvement projects. It's just a $75 Bessey I got from Lowes (5" or 6" jaws, I can't recall), and I assume it was made in China, but it's still been incredibly useful. We have some of those Wilton bullets at the tech school I attend for auto collision repair and they are definitely AWESOME pieces. They're probably 30-40 years old I'd guess and still holding up fine. Talk about stout. I'd definitely like to step up to one of those someday when the need is there and funds allow. Speaking of Wilton and shaping metal; they make some great hammers as well. I've been using their model 30316 3lb Engineer's hammer extensively doing heavy frame work recently and am thoroughly impressed.

@joshuagarrard3859 6 жыл бұрын

I really learnt a lot from you cheers mate

@Kris_at_WhiteOaksFarm 5 жыл бұрын

I have the first vise my mom ever gave my dad. (98 years old and heading for the hundred,) It's a tiny thing, but oh, the memories it brings. I built a wood working vise out of a barrel head setting thingy. It was a nice acme screw... I still use it. I've got a number of other vises since way back then. A vice isn't a vice, but heck, a vice addiction might be.

@bikeaddict8475 6 жыл бұрын

Hey thanks for the great videos! I have seen a pipe vise and a mechanics vise, but now I notice that some have both in the same tool. Now I will look at mine and see if it has both.

@martinlavoie4002 5 жыл бұрын

Nice collection of vices you have I inherited my fathers it is a Record 6 and it’s made in Sheffield England the things I have done and the things my father did with this vice before he came ill. Brings back good memories he took care of this vice better then I but I try my best but my shop gets filled with condensation a lot and rust has attacked the machines surfaces I wipe it down with WD40 once and a while I believe it will outlast me even hopefully my boys or one of my boys want to inherit my tools as well as my fathers tools. Keep up the awesome videos love the story telling remind me of my father.