Can I Fix A Bench Vise Big Enough To Hold A Person???

[@FireballTool]

I really like the angle Iron jaws! Nice “makeover” Restoration.

[@smashyrashy]

Hi mr ball! Big fan😉

[@lolaa2200]

I thought you would come comment "this is not a vise, THIS is a vise !" ;-)

[@wesmarburger5460]

Fireball Approved! Will, you are also raising your own standards of editing, sound, and lighting. Appreciate your effort!

[@TalRohan]

I know.. He....... says not a makeover be manly then says "I gunk on my hand Gross..............."

[@frankierzucekjr]

Lol makeover. But yea I said the same thing about the jaws. Great idea. I'd love to see you bring your tool that measures the pressure power this vise has.

[@captainven9686]

I would genuinely love more of the terminology section. Clear, easy to follow, easy to reference, and suddenly I can follow the rest of the video that much more easily.

[@TheLynxer]

Haha yeah. I've been watching a lot of vise videos lately because I'm in the market for a smaller one myself (4"-6" jaws), but when I talked to a friend of mine that knows more than me about vises I got like all the terminology so wrong haha.

[@littlejackalo5326]

@@TheLynxer check offer up/let it go (if you're in the US). You can often find ones that are trashed for cheap. Some Evaporust, a grinder, and some paint will have it looking great. Make sure you clean the grease off the screw, and use a degreaser to get all the grease off before soaking it in Evaporust, so you don't contaminate your Evaporust with oil/grease. It's expensive and oil/grease ruins it quick. Plus, since the Evaporust is water based, it can't work if there's oil coating everything.

[@Dusty_Ford]

I love how these tools are restored for use. They're not all prettied up in a useless way. But in a durable yet nice looking way. Seeing them all together is awesome.

[@israelgarcia7269]

The audio, lighting, cinematography, and editing have all improved dramatically!!!! Well done!! It's been so cool to see you strike out on your own and really fall into your groove. Keep up the good work, and thank your editor!

[@frankierzucekjr]

Well said.

[@hervesv9529]

I was about to say this too.

[@groundhogssplit]

Like your style, that's a great restoration job. The guys who first created the vise would be darned proud of what you did.

[@nicholaseedy3244]

This is probably one of the better videos you have done. Can't wait to see how your big project videos have improved.

[@eastoforion]

definitely!

[@davidwarren9204]

That garbage bag trick (to reduce the volume of simple green needed) is simply brilliant. I've done a bunch of jobs like that and it never occurred to me. I regularly do something very similar in my ultrasonic cleaner (solvent or whatever in a small jar or ziploc wit the tiny part, surrounded by water), but somehow never thought to 'scale it up'. D'oh! Thanks for the excellent tip, Will!

[@ThatWorks]

Well done! Well done!

[@SteeleMan223]

Alec is good and all but I have found myself having more anticipation to see Will’s videos. Keep up the good work!

[@1014p]

Unfortunately Alec made the mistake of going back to UK to visit. Knowing many said bad call, you’ll get stuck. Now he is far departured from interesting things to see forged. Not saying it has to be blades and such, but it needs to be captivating a little.

[@goonridingupnorth1382]

@@1014p I pretty much haven’t watched a video of his since he moved tbh.

[@MarrockV]

Between Alec's extreme close-up fetish, the jump cuts, and music video aesthetic, his videos got to the point I can no longer watch them, Will is consistently hitting it out of the park with his videos... clear explanations, concise footage showing the work, no yelling at the camera like he wants to be Billy Mays... all in all, I prefer Will's style to what Alec's has become.

[@kukri1877]

I like the honesty, too many people just assume because someone is young they "know computers". I'm glad you do what you do.

[@Merennulli]

That's beautiful. I always love how you highlight the lettering on your equipment you restore, it really pops against the "synthetic milk" black oxidation and it's a constant reminder of its history.

[@Lochlann13]

Using the pressure of the water to make sure the Simple Green coats the entire vise is completely brilliant, and allows you to use less Simple Green. Nice work Will!

[@thejoetandy]

Great makeover. The rust converter+ paint pen does a great job of restoring the former glory without slapping a bunch of paint and filler on removing all the decades of history from it.

[@jamesweaver9636]

Nicely done. Very glad you didn’t go too far and fill the thing with bondo, sand and apply an automotive finish. Love your channel. Keep ‘em coming.

[@andrejohnson6731]

Will, your segway into the ad was seamless. You are a pro.

[@matthewdavies3623]

It's great to see how far you have come and I like your comedic style you have really grown and improved in front of the camera keep going boss

[@dennisleadbetter7721]

Hi Will, 1946 was not all that long ago, it was the year my brother was born, and I am only a couple of years younger, I really feel old now I know I am a million or more years old! Nice vice and restoration. They don't make them like that anymore, except for Jason who has his little vice. I am sure that vice has had an interesting life. I've never heard of synthetic milk, have heard of rust converter, which usually contains phosphoric acid. Those jaw protectors are the best I have ever seen. Well done.

[@erikredbeard87]

I have a vice exactly like this. Also made by Reed manufacturing. Mine is only about 100 lbs. though. My great Uncle owned a Rolls-Royce scrap yard/junk yard in Scranton Pennsylvania The vice came from there. Now I have it. It is the best vice I have ever used. The thread box is massive and keeps the acme threads from ever getting messed up. Great video

[@mikebroom1866]

I like your set screw. I'd planned on putting a spring loaded pin in that spot just for a friction fit and putting a stop in the middle. I've got an old craftsman tap handle that has this function. Unfortunately my screw is 7/8 and my lathe thru hole is 25/32. Only have one vise so I don't want to screw it up.

[@littlejackalo5326]

Mount your screw off the edge of your mill, and you can drill down into the "meatball." Spin the handle up in the lathe and cut a groove around the diameter at the center. Then your spring loaded pin can hold the handle in the center no matter the rotational position. With a pin, you'd need to get it into a corresponding hole. So you'd need to spin the handle to get it to lock.

[@blakeparthenay3049]

I have such a soft spot for old vises as well! I picked up a restored fixed base Morgan for my very first bench vise, but then also picked up a really rough Reed No. 204 that I fully restored. They are such simple tools, but the old one really fascinate me.

[@frankierzucekjr]

I really like how you molded those new plates to the jaws. Very cool. That thing is massive. Also impressive that I held you standing 6 to 8 foot out without budging. Awesome man. That huge power hammer behind you,I forget if it works or not. Either way I can't wait to see the entire shop in action while you do a big build. Congrats on all the progress. Stay safe my friend

[@alfonsoalvarez7853]

Dude, your style is really coming together - even the Dad puns/jokes. We loves us some restoration. Please do more of that, and please - get more of those Cleavadashis back on line.

[@pieman982]

fantastic work and beautifully done. i await the rest of your projects.

[@johnoconnor4941]

Watching you grow your channel and your skills has been a pleasure Will. And to know that in the long years to come someone may say "This once belonged to Will Stelter". It makes me smile. Keep on Will

[@MrCrispinEnterprises]

Nice Job. I've never seen anyone else who can get so enthusiastic about a vice! The black finish was a a new one for me. Cheers.

[@VintageIndustrial101]

Great restoration of an awesome vice. I’ve now switched to using the CRC rust converter also for blacking vices works really good 👍

[@photodave219]

Man, the lighting is absolutely fantastic. Really killer. Also, I never knew about the simple green in a bag surrounded by water trick. I will have to keep that in mind.

[@hanssonkent]

Nice restoration, I just love the finish from the rust-converter !!!!

[@JamesRook]

Nice job on the restoration. Brought back some fond memories about the motorcycle shop I retired from, where we had a vice just like that. We used it to hold frames and such for straightening and welding among other things. Good times!

[@TJForehand]

Sweet build Will! I like the color combo of the red, black, and gold!

[@mcflyr64]

Very nice job! I love the finish on trhe vise, I think that is how they should look...

[@desertdweller9548]

8" vises from this era have to be seen in person to be appreciated. True monsters. Nice work.

[@jackwellman3332]

Great video. The black wall, black shirt and black hammer make for a dark picture. The content was awesome!

[@taxi317]

Great job Will... really stepped up your game with this video. The stand is top notch too.

[@thomaswalters351]

No knock to Alec but will really was the talent and it’s so cool to see what you’re capable of doing. It’s cool to see

[@j.t.4072]

Love the synthetic milk finish and the gold lettering, but your “custom fit” jaw covers are my favorite thing you did on this make-errr, restoration.

[@eulachonfish]

Forging the jaws around the vise is a great idea, putting that one in the back of my head for later. Also the solvent in a bag trick, it's a good way to soak something big without a huge tank of solvent. Good job on the vise and on the video as well.

[@pablofederico1978]

Awesome work with the restoration and making that jaws and stand! Every time that you upload a vice video I want to go and buy one!

[@yodasbff3395]

Nice restoration, won't be long and you will have a shop like Fireball's.👍

[@MichaelUt]

Man, i just wish this dude all the best. what a true artist, and craftsman he is, starting his youtube carrier at alecs channel and then moving on to his own thing. I´ve been following him since the beginning, and it would be fun to see alec visit him soon so they could make something awesome in his shop

[@ZevVeli]

I always love seeing tools restored. Maybe it's an offset of my scouting days with the mantra "A sharp knife is a happy knife. A happy knife doesn't hurt you." But I always feel like restorations of tools give these tools some kind of satisfying second life.

[@theheadone]

The only bad thing I've notice with that rust converter, is that it seems to only last for about a year or so until it fades back to rust. Well, at least in our florida shop which has a lot of salt in the air. Hell, even stainless 304 starts to rust after a year or two here, we need 316 for it to even stand a chance. Great job on the restoration! I'm loving these videos :)

[@DylansDIYWorkshop]

what a massive vise! Love to see it being used again

[@vettepicking]

Very nice work, the soft jaws were perfect. So many hack together a restore..... Machinist/welder for 25 years.

[@jefferybilby378]

Love watching you resort equipment Will , nice job !

[@tacticaldoeboy.1986]

I just realized 11:09 into the video this was manufactured where I live in Erie PA. Down on 8th Street. the Reed that I know now just makes industrial piping tools now. Still pretty sweet.

[@tealwraith9045]

I was just thinking the other day that Will was doing his own thing now and here he is. Subscribed.

[@grantev]

Cool to see the traditional method of attaching the handle. Was glad that you didnt just drill and tap the ball, and thread the rod.

[@stevendelvecchio3721]

Well done as usual. Entertaining banter and good tips. Love to see your work.

[@BobC14617]

Great to see the vise will back to work. On thing I like to do is add heavy rubber O-rings on the ends of the handle (just stretch them over the ball ends) . This will keep it from beating up the meatball and loosening the balls on the handle. They last for years before they need replacing.

[@abrenos3744]

Outstanding work will. Nobody restores tools like you do you are truly a master

[@codymccoy9136]

I love your videos keep it up. So amazing to watch you restore these old tools

[@bfg1637]

Shop is looking great. Solid content from a solid human.

[@Chris-ux6up]

That was an absolute brilliant Transition to the ad

[@dexiedude]

I kept looking for the transition to the sponsor and then bam. There it is. Well done. Great video.

[@puellanivis]

Seeing the handle free spin at the end is perhaps even more satisfying than watching the crud scrapped off.

[@quarlow1215]

That is a thing of beauty Will. Nice job. And yeah, I love that blackened finish.

[@laughinghyena001]

Happy New Year and all of the best to you and yours! May all of your wishes this year be seen as your accomplishments in the next! Go! Will! Go!

[@mskopets]

Nice restoration (re-birth), I can definitely see Jason's influence in massive wise stand build.

[@SchysCraftCo.]

Congratulations on your new tool / toy will. hopefully you get great use out of it for many years to come will. Awesome job on restoratioing it. Can't wait to see more videos soon Will. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend. Forge on. Keep making. God bless.

[@MadWiking]

Wow, what a beast of a vise!! Beautiful video! So nice to watch the whole process from A to Z!! Not like the 8 minute videos that shows part 1, waiting for part 2 and 3.... Hate that!! Love this kind of video!! You guys rock big time!! Thanks for sharing! Best regards from Norway!!

[@greenreaper1985]

Nice to see you accumulating some great tools that will hopefully still be going in 100 years to come

[@brettcorlew8106]

Will doing the sponsor bit... with a smudge on his face. I love it. Zero fu@#s given. You da man!

[@blurboards1]

Turned out great! I have a Prentiss Vise No.183 combination vise I plan to do the same thing to.

[@joesteffens613]

Massive!!! And it turned out just beautiful with that stand. I’ve got a Colombian 206 M2 and I thought mine was big. Gotta say, I m going through a little vise envy. I’ve heard people say, size doesn’t matter, but I don’t think they were talking about vises. That thing is impressive, I would love to have one like it, and what a sweet deal on finding it for that price. When you use it, You should feel proud that you put it back into service. Nice job.

[@ng-ht1vx]

It's a nice restoration. I'd have two things different. The base would have been built so that I could move it with a pallet jack, and I"d have milled in vise jaws, and built a few sets of jaws for the vise that screw in. All in all, well done. Look forward to more.

[@ericlewandowskivlogs]

About to restore my old Wilton bullet vise. Perfect timing for some tips.

[@ehhehh4049]

I did not know simple green could do that. We use it at works and in the garage here at home all the time. Great tip.

[@NjalLaing]

Great stand design and build. That serious weight. Awesome😊

[@craigsudman4556]

Now that was a real nice restoration/makeover of that vise Will. I love it when folks decide to get old tools and make little tweaks to them so that the tools can be used to their fullest potential. Great video Will thumbs up.

[@bishipc117]

you need a montage on this. i love you're work.

[@BigLeedawg]

Love watching your passion with your projects Will 😘👌

[@coleparkins7646]

Good call painting the stand red; the whole assembly looks amazing. Nice work, Will!

[@jonballard4453]

Somehow you're the first and only other person I've ever seen use a plastic bag to do a restoration tool soak .I don't know why , it seems logical but no one ever does that to remove the air and allow for maximum surface area coverage with the least amount of active liquid however I definitely like the way you used the water to push in around the outside of the bag. that did not occur to me so I thank you very much

[@WexWerxScott]

That vice is looking mint now! Nice work!

[@Justforfun-ek7et]

Beautiful restoration, I don’t seem to have the luck finding these gems online. But I’ll keep looking.

[@gianlucaarmandi]

beatiful vise and great restoration... I would blacken the 4 bolts that keep it attached to its base

[@pathazelwood8]

Nice Job! I did not expect this to be an "add vice" channel but I was gripped by the content.

[@jonadams4062]

It is great to see these old tools come back from years of use and to know that they will be used far into the future. Well done, sir.

[@DougWyman]

Very nice restoration. Awesome vise

[@Corvidae65]

Very nice makeo...er, RESTORATION of that grand old vice, Will. I was thinking the stand would need to be 2x the weight of the vice but you exceeded that! Thats a vice and stand that won't fall over easily. Now dow take that as a challenge. Lol!

[@marlinavila8775]

Well done. Enjoy your sense of humor.

[@Krisszhu1990]

Did you take some sessions in video making during the christmas timeout? Everything is improved, the lights sounds and the editing as well. Good job, great content :)

[@outdoorway2267]

Love the video. Good job with the vise. Would love to see more knife making videos again. Thanks Will!

[@veepsgarage]

That thing is sweet man! I like how you added the handle set screw like Parker’s and the finish is perfect!

[@mkegadgets4380]

I have never seen anybody make angle iron jaw caps before. Very interesting and innovative. Great video.

[@frankwilson634]

great job Will looking forward to the knife you make using that vice.

[@TheWolfster001]

Loved it.. You might want to add a thick (dense) rubber mat under it, so when hammering on it, the floor will take less stress.. Can't wait to see more of your shops new (old) tools (works of art)

[@tomjohns8498]

Well done 👏 and I've used the Jaw cover angle iron idea thank you for that little 💎 gem

[@michael7324]

I see vise restoration, I click thumbs up no questions asked.

[@fireplusbirdfilms6517]

Love the soft jaws. Gonna have to do something similar to a post vice from the same era, or possibly older, that I picked up from my old man over the holidays.

[@pnr9730]

Nice work. She is a big bugger!!! I'm doing up a leg vice atm. 1906 model.

[@Thundermuffin93]

Keep up the sweet videos dude! Love that you found a use for synthetic milk, all they have left in the grocery stores after last snowfall. Looks phenomenal.

[@krober37]

Looks good, I also liked the widescreen aspect of your video.

[@Mounty621]

Beautiful remodel, Sir!

[@deathgogOG]

LOVE that intro! It's a restoration :D

[@markbrennan8392]

Nicely Done Will and even better when it starts as a good deal and just needs a lil TLC ... TFS 😁

[@LarryLeesBees]

Nice job Will! Fantastic Restoration.

[@Towers12345]

The gold writing is a beautiful touch

[@grommit641]

I love what you are doing will these videos are my coffee in the morning