Bent, Twisted, and Broken Vise Restoration

[@Mikeattempts]

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[@dougieranger]

Very good attempt. Slàinte mhath. 🥃🥃

[@Mikeattempts]

Thanks! :)

[@diannelogsdon6107]

Job well done! You can get many, productive years out of that vise.

[@Mikeattempts]

I appreciate the comment, thanks for watching! :)

[@dalee.mccombs8571]

Wow! You did a wonderful job on that mess of scrap iron ( vise ) ! I don't know what else could have been wrong to start. That hyd press will come in handy much more often than you might think.

[@Mikeattempts]

Thanks! I've used the press on some more recent videos and, while I don't use it every day, there's no substitute when you need it. :)

[@ninazeng6036]

Good job!

[@Mikeattempts]

Thanks for watching!

[@n8vnoob523]

I just picked one of these up for free, I may try restoring this winter.

[@Mikeattempts]

Free is great, it'll be a fun project!

[@glennfranklin5293]

Good video, thanks

[@Mikeattempts]

Thanks for watching! :)

[@thedoj5797]

youre placing an awful lot of trust in that homemade bandsaw holder LOL

[@thedoj5797]

the end result was really nice though i was surprised how well it turned out

[@Mikeattempts]

Hahaha, the bandsaw mount is holding up well so far. Thanks for watching! :)

[@Mikeattempts]

Thanks, I appreciate it! The restoration was a lot of work and ended up taking much longer than I first thought.

[@archieadkins1873]

I have one of those vise I have been restoring it also but mine doesn't have as much problem's as your did

[@Mikeattempts]

Yeah, this one probably wasn't worth the effort, but I don't care because I enjoyed the project. :)

[@sureshlingabathina]

When you press does cast iron not broken?

[@Mikeattempts]

Only the jaws and body are cast iron, the part I was bending back into shape was steel.

[@JBHaber]

What is that washer/cotter pin think called that you removed at 1:32? I have an old vise that’s missing one.

[@Mikeattempts]

I had to look it up, but it's called an E-Clip.

[@abbage28]

I have a powr kraft wood lathe I'm going to clean up a bit and I was wondering what paint you used on this vice?

[@Mikeattempts]

It was some Ace Rust Stop Gloss Safety Blue spray paint, from Ace Hardware, left over from a previous project.

[@abbage28]

@@Mikeattempts Looks like it's been about a year, has it held up decent enough for ya?

[@Mikeattempts]

@@abbage28 Yep, it's holding up well.