I definitely enjoy the DIY videos such as this one. I wouldnt mind seeing more of them. You end up showing more useful tips and tricks along the way than you know.

FINALLY someone on you tube showed way protection with a wood block on KZfaq!! You are to be congratulated. Might be a sign he knows something KZfaq viewers. Might want to pay attention as I use to tell my students.

The bonus material was worth the extra few seconds! Thank you. I can never get too many belly laughs.

There are very few "KZfaq" machinists that I would want to spend a day in the shop with to learn stuff like this from, and you are at the top of my list. I would be happy to sweep your floor 😄 I started in the hobby quite late in life and have had to cram as many bits of knowledge as possible into my thickening head as fast as possible. You have been an integral source of what have learned, and just wanted to thank you and encourage you to keep up the great work.

Great video! Really love the narration of how things can go wrong. Advice on the tool pressure against the large holes, even the comment not to cut through the threads which would seem obvious to a machinist but not to a newbie. I watched many hours of yours and other machining videos years ago and bought a lathe and mill and made parts literally the the day I set them up. Your videos are by far the best for learning how to make things come out right. There is no casual watching on your videos, yours are like a master class, notes and attention and sometimes even a calculator are required. I can't express how much I appreciate your selfless contribution to the trade through your videos.

A great video. Covers stock cutting, drilling, tapping, 3-jaw and 4-jaw lathe chuck, and boring on the lathe, as well as using a stop in the mill vise. . A lot of really useful information. + Thanks for taking the time to video and post. +

I have watched this video several times because you give critical information for designing clamping features that I have used many times and always been successful. Thank you

While it is a joy to watch you work the real value is the clarity with which you explain how you approach each aspect of the job. Outstanding!

An abundance of very good advice. Thanks Joe for your knowledge and the time it takes to make all these videos to help us in our shops. You would make a very good teacher in becoming a machinist.

Joe, I can’t believe I missed this old episode. I just want to again say how much I appreciate how you’ve thoughtfully explained everything you did, including the design details for various features. All the best to you….. Joel. 👍😎👍

I know, I know, old video but there are so many wonderful tips in this one that us casual machinists can benefit from that I feel obligated to help the algorithm. Thank you Joe.

This video is a goldmine of very useful ideas! Thanks Joe.

Great vise stop. Very well made thanks for the video. I got a couple of vise stops but only one vise.

Excellent video. One thing I did differently is rather than drill and tap the rod that holds the stop, I bored and tapped a cap that fit over it. I then drilled a crossing hole through the cap and one through the rod. This allows me to fit any stop without having to mill a flat to account for any metal deformation on said stop. The stop is put through the cap and rod. When the screw in the cap is tightened it clamps the stop between the holes. Many indicator set ups use this same scheme.

Educational, fun, practical. I didn’t double-tap a single time to speed the video. I wanted to watch the whole thing. Thank you, Joe, for taking the time to share you great genius!

Even when I am well serviced with multiple vice stop types, hey, it's Joe Pie... I always learn something from Joe Pie... So, I watch every video you do, And I learn, I see, I look behind the scene, stuff. Thank you, Joe, for sharing.

When I saw the end with the rare bonus features, I spit my tea all over the computer screen. Keep making chips Joe!!! Great video!!!

"so we open the vise and move the part." You are genius. AGAIN, simplicity is elegance. AND THAT IS FREAKING SIMPLE AND ELEGANT. Thanks again. Stuffing that into the mental toolbox. Another JP branded tool.

Joe, Thanks again. I'm 62yrs. old and still love learning, I still have the hammer I made in 1974 High School (2nd project). and later I made a living running Bridgeport clone and made a 3 piece mold from my own drawings, for a Black Powder rifle I want to build someday it will be a 60" barrel .79 caliber (Minnae ball) My machines are small Clausing 8520 Milling Machine and a 22" ctr. to .ctr Chinese lathe but it's "My Shop" I'm gearing up for my retirement in both tools and knowledge. Very few videos get my attention like yours.(Tapping "Like" on every one)

I've built 100's among 100's of clamps, stops and fixtures in my shop including clamps for my production parts that go onto some of my products. After all my years of machining both CNC and Manually I still love to periodically look at your videos. A note for some of those starting out, & doing repeated processes, Get a fat blue sharpie and mark 1 end of your stock (and a small hint of marker on the top surface if you want)so that as you take the part out and reposition it for next step, you always know the way the part went in vice. When you flip a part, & let's say you drop it then you always know which way in sat in the vice. Especially great if you do 1 step at a time for many many many same parts that will have another tooling operation.

Superb... You never use superlatives. You always say nice, good, neat etc. That's so good for a dedicated job. Kudos...

Great tip on using a round bar to get close when centering a square piece in the four jaw chuck. Thanks

Hi Joe, I learnt lots on today's video, I liked the logic the proportions of the component parts. Thank you. Take care Paul,,

That was a whole bunch of great tips. Thank you Joe. You are the best 👍

Stopped the video at 33:36 and ordered a Fowler tap guide. Slowly working my way to have all the cool tools that Joe has!! Also, as soon as I saw the finished stop bolted to the vice I thought why not have the round feature on both ends of the piece that bolts to the back of the vice, it would look like a vice with handlebars and be twice as useful.

You can also pick up center with a pointed tap in a 6-inch scale, balancing the scale on the part and holding it down with the tap in the spindle

Yeah agree with comment below lots good tips throughout. Also by far the best machining channel I’ve seen. Speed is perfect. Too many channels bang on about a load of bolloxs and takes ages to get to the point.

Dear Sir, You produce some great video content, thank you for sharing your extensive skills with us. Please carry on making these video`s many thanks

Joe, Wow that second saw kerf unlosened the stress form that part a couple or three thousands of an inch.

Unloosen ? Doesnt that mean to Tighten ? lol I know its a Texas Okie Thing I hear people say that all the time instead of Loosen .Great Video Joe I do like the way you show efficiency in tool changing .

Wow! So much information on such a small part. Joe, you are an excellent Master at teaching those of us new to the field how to properly do things well. Since this apprentice only started 4 years ago (at 70 years of age) I have a lot to learn in a short time. Thank you for sharing your hard earned knowledge that you gathered through a life long career of taking on challenges and succeeding every time. Capt. Art

Always a pleasure Joe. No stainless but lots of GR 8 bolts up to 2 in.

just made one, like you say nice quick project and handy. in the past ive used all sort of contraptions and fixtures. finally you prompted me to make one.... Thanks

Another master class. Thanks Joe

I completed mine yesterday, turned out very well. Thanks for the excellent tutorial!

Great vlog Joe, thanks for sharing.

Pure GOLD....... brilliant nuggets everywhere. Saving this to my machining refresher playlist. Thank you Joe 🙏

Good project Joe, I’ll certainly be making one or four of these. One day I might even make something that’s not a shop tool/accessory.

Speaking of eliminating a tool or operation - the part that attaches to the back of the vise could be made of a round stock. Instead of turning square stock into a round, mill a flat surface on one side of the round then drill mounting holes after milling operation while the rod is still clamped in the vise? Also, if using standard rod diameter the holes could be quickly reamed instead of boring to size on the lathe? I do get that this is an educational video (a very nice one at that) and more complicated design is an opportunity to show a few different techniques and tips. But you mentioned eliminating tools is a good thing and those two thoughts came to my mind and I am curious about your opinion. I have to make a vise stop soon so I will try to make it from a round stock and see if I get something useful.

Finally got around to making one, I should have made time for it way sooner, I’m already saving time using it- Thanks Joe.

👍 , nice project . Making ones own tools results in a lot of satisfaction. 😊 !

You have helped me so much in this hobby . Thank you for the ideas and tips .

Thanks Joe for the great video and the bonus material. Thanks also for the tip on playing back on slow speed. I had to play with the different speeds and sure got some good laughs. Dale in Canada

Such a simple looking tool/jig but you have included some very valuable tips in the process. Thanks for all the videos. Happy machining.

Perfect job as always Joe

Ive learnt a lot from your videos especially using trigonometry and different set ups and i have to say you're one of the most technical you tubers but ive learnt from another popular KZfaq that when four jawing its easiest to tighten the highs losen the lows hence i four jaw a lot of my parts, using that method you do become proficient at that practise and takes no time. btw I'm only a hobbyist but i do make or repair some parts in my line of work being a mechanic and transmission builder.

One more shop tool added to the projects list now. Thanks Joe!

As always you have a useful shop aid to make .thank you for showing how simple the process is .

You are always so helpful and thorough with your video’s you really have some efficient ways of getting the job done thanks for posting so many they always give me more ways to make my work more efficient and accurate!!

Very useful Joe! I have made some interesting stuff, mostly taught by people like you sharing their experience. Thank You!!

Tools making tools... the best kind of tutorials. Especially with the blooper at the end. I was kind of wondering if the DTI got whacked...

This was a good one Joe, I became very aware of several things that I had not thought of before... very helpful, thank you Joe!

Hi Joe, Just got around to watching this video. Thanks for the shout out. We are delighted you like the boring bar. We are very close to having a 3/4" version available that I believe will be even nicer. Steve

So many useful tips on a part that seems simple on the surface. Thanks!

What a great video! I'm all set on vise stops for now, but I love how you work SS and the tips on the different grades. Thanks Joe!

Naturally we love the clock! the Probe tip might turn on a back light or fore light on the clock intensity. It driving a POT that delivers the power to the LED lamp. :-)

I used Anchorlube yesterday when making sizeable bores on 1018 steel. It makes vapors, not smoke. Soon, within an hour of using it, I noticed that all parts of my lathe near the work were turning brown. My chuck, jaws, the 1018 workpiece, the ways...ALL the metal was turning brown. I cleaned it with 1500 emory, WD-40, Scothbright, and managed to scrub away most of stain. I then finished the job using both Tap Magic, and the new THICK Tap Magic. They smoke like crazy, but I've never had a problem with them before. This morning all the parts are stained again. It is uniformly distributed on all surfaces, and only a vapor deposition can do that. So...one of these cutting lubes is fuming and or smoking and messing up my lathe. HAVE YOU SEEN SIMILAR PROBLEMS???

Thanks for the great video Joe! Learned a lot! Especially the tips for working with stainless.

A "simple" job made very interesting. Thanks Joe

I place my splits to favor the head side of the bolt hole allowing more teeth for the anchor end. It works fine and I've never stripped threads!

I would like to see a video on your chamfer tool. Looks to be shop made

Superb video, Joe. Thanks for sharing your experience.

8 years manual machining and never thought to set drill depth with the quill stop, then use the knee. Always calipered the top block to the quill stop.

Thanks Joe, another masterclass! I changed vices recently and my old stop doesn't fit, you've given me some ideas...

I have always used a center drill.

If you "unloosen" (36:29) something, aren't you making it tighter? :-) Enjoyed the video!

Excellent video Joe, I'll be making one of these soon considering I just received a Kurt DX6 vise from a friend who just wanted one of my big bench vises in return 😲. Thanks for the tip with the Anchor Lube and discoloration. I have found that stuff very useful, especially with stainless. Cheers

Cleanest nails of any machinist I've ever seen.

Thank you, Joe for all the tips!

I have found that all SS fasteners from a hardware store are 304/18-8 food grade. I made a replacement part for my French press from that.

Great project and learning video. Looking forward to a copy of the plans. Thanks for all your hard work, and my education.

very useful.

Thanks Joe, I will be making one for my 688 very soon.

The 'hanger'is a very dangerous thing. I've drilled hundreds of holes and still got bit by one recently. It whipped out wide and grabbed my thumb, pulled it into the job and the spiral cut cut deep before it let go. A significant amount of claret spilled with a decent flap of skin hanging loose. I was relieved it happened to me and not to one of my students.

I learn a lot today. Very condense. Thank you.

Beautiful work. We posted this video on our homemade tools forum this week :)

Good timing, this is one of the things on my to do list. Might use knurled screws so I don't need an allen wrench though.

Just made one! Thanks for the ideas and videos.

Handy stop. Thanks for the video Joe.

Great vid. Kiwi English says un at the front of a word makes the meaning opposite. Texan must be different. Noticed when you cut the second slot it popped open. Are there stresses in the material that causes that? Nice to know that factoid about the 303. I use SS screws for some types of workholding on my CNC machine for timber. No matter how careful you think you have been, occasionally I nick one. They are soft enough for the carbide cutters to go through unlike normal steel screws. That redistributes the cutter all around the machine.

Nice project. I will probably have to modify my vice to have a flat surface on the back of it before I make one of those... Or get a new vice, of course... ;)

joe ,,, youve done it again ! to un loosen some thing is to tighten it .... keep it up regards from england i live 50 mile or so from keith appleton .. he lives in yorkshire .. i live in derbyshire.. the dead centre of england laurence

I’m gonna have to make one of these for my little 3” vice. I’ll have to get some steel square stock in, I’ve only got aluminium in square at the moment. Unless I mill some flats onto some round, or get creative with the welder.

Great video. I got a big laugh when you said "unloosen". In the context you used unloosen you meant to loosen whatever it was. I remember when I was a kid and would say something like that and my mother would always correct me telling me I am actually saying the opposite to what I wanted to say. To loosen is to let loose. To unloosen is to tighten. Just like untie is not to tie something. Absolutely not being critical of you or petty. Just remembering something from 60 years ago. Still chuckling over it. Keep up the great videos.

I really like that clock. Maybe make a few for sale?

Hi Joe Thanks for another go shop made tool

Thank you for sharing your experience

Another awesome video. Another project on my list. 👍

Another excellent video Joe! 😊 Thank you very much

Hi Joe. Now this is a really nice project & in Stainless makes it super Impressive. I made my stops in alloy, which work really well, but lets be honest they don't compare with your professionalism. Be safe & Catch you on the next project :)

Thx Joe I think I will make a couple of these

Ey up! Joe nice one i love it,thanks for sharing, I am not sure stainless is the best choice whist its strong and corrosion resistant and (Expensive) it is notorious for tearing and galling on sliding fits and screw threads that are regularly screwed up and undone repeatedly without the use of an anti galling compound. the design is excellent. I will make one and probably use EN24T and O1 rod for the shaft,and maybe heat treat it.

I think I posted this on one of your videos before. 304 stainless is in my opinion the most dangerous metal to work with. And not only work hardens but the curls come off as sharp as razor blades I have two fingers that had to get sewn back on well the tips of the fingers anyway all the way down to the end of the fingernail were pulled off like a glove on a lathe. It was the most painful experience of my life and I've broken just about every bone in my body working construction before in younger years. It is such a very important thing to know the metal you're working with understand its characteristics I learned that the hard way. I imagine a curl on a mill could be just as dangerous as on a lathe because it would tend to pull your hand into that Chuck into that bit and it could do all sorts of damage. These machines are not forgiving at all. And don't ever think that you're implying safe techniques because when you think you're being safe is when you're going to get hurt like I did I had a very small curl coming off I didn't notice right away and I should have shut it off when I did notice instead I just flipped it away from my carriage handle with the back of my hand it wrapped around my two fingers while simultaneously getting picked up by the job of a three-jot chuck and sliced my fingers off as if they were pieces of glove. I can no longer play guitar because of this and I never will be able to

advanced thinking great advice & easy to learn. thank you sir Joe.

Great project. I am working on it now.

Cool tool.

I guess I should really pay attention to detail a little better. I am making this for my mill right now and made the mistake of ordering 304 stainless on the 1"x1" square and learned it doesn't play well with others when machining. I finally got it to leave a beautiful finish but had to turn the speed down to 275rpm while only taking .005 doc @ .004 feed rate using a WNMG431 and using dark threading oil. Still learning is learning I guess, I did run into a surprise while turning it, like most in the beginning I had bought cheap inserts and I have learned my lesson there with the short life they have and I now use them for roughing in and go to REAL name brand inserts for finish work but before I got to trading out for a higher quality insert I decided to try the cheap insert on a finish pass and it did great even on only a .005 DOC which I wasn't sure a WNMG431 was capable of doing even if a name brand.

Could possibly make the block that mounts to the back of the vice and the rod portion of that part two pieces. Thread the block and the end of the rod, then screw them together. Allows for different length rods if needed, or no rod at all without removing the block.

Thanks Joe another great build with lots of time saving techniques. Would love to see how you finish the ends odf shortened threads e.g. Setscrews and all thread, I always seem to end up with annoying burrs.

Nicest outrigger vise stop I've ever used was on I built from a piece of 80-20 extrusion