Restoring A Giant Fractal Vise

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8 ай бұрын

The rare adaptive jaw vise is one of my favorite tools! I previously restored a small 2" version, but this new one is massive!! Close to 100lbs, and over 6" wide jaws!
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@johnnyb362 8 ай бұрын

I bought my house last year and thinking that this would be the last time it was empty I’d paint the walls and ceilings with an airless sprayer. It took me a week to sand all the walls and masked the windows and masked the trim and remove all the outlet covers and mask the openings. Then ceiling fans and AC registers and light fixtures and appliances and on and on. By the time I was done I think I spent more on blue tape I did paint. You’re right though, removing that tape was the most satisfying part of that job.

@davidinohio.4667 8 ай бұрын

That’s the coolest vice I’ve ever seen!

@scroungasworkshop4663 8 ай бұрын

You did say to tell you what other vice can grab a socket wrench. I restored a Swedish made Sevo vice that will do that but it’s not as complex or intricate as yours. There is also the fractal vice restored by Hand Tool Rescue that will do it too and I think it maybe even more ingenious. I highly recommend checking it out. That said, I would love to have a vice like yours. Great restoration and I appreciate people that can work and talk at the same time. Cheers mate, Stuart 🇦🇺

@Bigfoot14000 8 ай бұрын

Can't wait for you to get and restore a fractal vise, those are thoroughly cool.

@denniswhite166 8 ай бұрын

You got 20,000 balls and they're stainless steel? Color me jealous!!!

@xXXnirvXXx 8 ай бұрын

This is a very "this old tony" comment... it checks out

@samrodian919 8 ай бұрын

Amazing design ! And very well made too!

@wayneseymore6748 7 ай бұрын

Beautiful piece with great workmanship. Great job

@dwwoodbuilds 8 ай бұрын

Very cool vise! Glad to see it restored and put back to use. Great job Chris!👏👏👏

@ToolsandTime 8 ай бұрын

Amazing vise and clever design!

@CrustyRestorations 8 ай бұрын

Excellent job, amazing workshop and all the tools👍

@Tar_mec 8 ай бұрын

You cleaned it up quick! Can't think of better home for it.

@wallbawden5511 8 ай бұрын

Glad to see it restored and put back to use job about the mag base and what you use it for absolutely brilliant idea one i will use my self as for the knockers you use your mag base for grinding on you just use it with a different grinder and this one is out of spec so even better weight till you see the one i am using i took the one off my surface grinder and used that did not harm it at all Big Cheers to you my friend

@andymuzzo8568 8 ай бұрын

Awesome vice. Look like without that pin the rear plate could be knocked sideways

@MakeEverything 8 ай бұрын

I thought i might have to worry about that, but with the machined grooves in the jaw of the vise, and the top plate, plus the 6 screws clamping down it would need to really get smashed to move at all. I think for now itll be okay

@RetroRhith 8 ай бұрын

@@MakeEverything What about tapping the hole and turning it into a set screw spot? Might help secure the back, but only after assembly.

@MakeEverything 8 ай бұрын

@@RetroRhith great idea!

@HWMDesigns 8 ай бұрын

Great video and what a cool tool

@therestorationshop 8 ай бұрын

I've got one of those and like you say, it is great to have around.

@michaelblair3357 8 ай бұрын

It would be cool to see how you would make a set of soft jaws for this.

@MakeEverything 8 ай бұрын

Good idea! I think it would be pretty easy with a laser cutting service, it’s a 2D part with a little grinding

@larrymashburn7789 8 ай бұрын

If you have a O’Reilly’s auto parts, ask them for the yellow masking tape. It’s great middle of the road and solvent resistant.

@glencarolo2597 8 ай бұрын

Love you're chanel; question, how does a magnet work on stainless steel...

@AndyPanda9 8 ай бұрын

By removing those locating pins 14:45 , it seems to me that the back plate can now slide out sideways and spill all the steel balls out. Or do the top plates clamp down tightly on the back plates and secure them in place?

@carlthor91 8 ай бұрын

My thoughts, as well.

@midnighttutor 8 ай бұрын

Great presentation! Just curious if you have tried those strip disks as an alternative to wire wheeling. In my experience they remove paint and rust great and there is none of that threat of getting cut. Thank you.

@itarry4 8 ай бұрын

There's by far a better but similar vice that will hold any shape accept this one pretty much truly can no matter how strange the shape there's a video of one being restored on Handmade Restoration which is a really cool channel a happy and well worth the watch. 😊

@mattglandorf9600 8 ай бұрын

Waiting for the plans for the DIY vise

@jeremyspecce 8 ай бұрын

I didn’t grasp how small the other one was until this one was next to it!😱

@michaelplays2449 8 ай бұрын

Great video !!!! thanks

@jasonmcqueen1411 8 ай бұрын

The reasoning behind that dowel pins is to help keep the back plate from flexing out do to the massive pressures exerted by the ball bearings while clamping odd shapes.. Might wanna put those back in?

@MakeEverything 8 ай бұрын

There is a full length groove milled into the top plate that eliminates any flexing that could occur. The dowel pin just keeps the plate from being able to shift left and right

@jasonmcqueen1411 8 ай бұрын

@@MakeEverything I thought there was only a slot on the bottom so I went back- I see that now. 👍

@dingui875 8 ай бұрын

Top!!

@sarchlalaith8836 8 ай бұрын

Fractal vice

@tommays56 8 ай бұрын

We use to have one similar BUT had a hydraulic system built in to perform the function of the balls ⚽️ S

@mykecollins3255 7 ай бұрын

Just seen you on maker's channel. Call me Mabie. Just subbed and have alot to catch up on. Thank you for all the hard work you do and have done. Take care.

@yuzemir 2 ай бұрын

take the shape of a workpiece best bench fractal vice

@LaraCroftCP 7 ай бұрын

@3:27 if that are stainless Balls, why the hack are they magnetic???

@timeflysintheshop 7 ай бұрын

So if you grip something small like just the socket, did it really grab it well enough? It seems like you might have too few balls in the reservoir for a small item.

@MakeEverything 7 ай бұрын

I was reluctant to put a heavy pressure on it as I think it will break the plexiglass cover, that being said I think I could add some more balls and it would help get even more pressure.

@GoldmansGarage 8 ай бұрын

I want!

@SchysCraftCo. 8 ай бұрын

😮

@middleway1885 8 ай бұрын

Noice

@Dierwolf2000 2 ай бұрын

an adaptive jaw vise and a fractal vise are NOT the same thing. a fractal vise is nested half moon gripping surfaces. hence a fractal design. adaptive jaw vises work via a bed of ball bearings that the jaw teeth rest against.