Cheap Milling Machine Vise is CHEAP!

[@Gozz101]

Ok, for those of you who are not up-to-date with the situation, ToT had some bad stuff happening with his in-laws, so he has written on Patreon that he is taking a little break. Will be back ASAP.

[@drewwood6790]

Hey thanks for the info. Its exactly why i was going through the comments.

[@TheBillzilla]

Thanks for that, I was getting worried.

[@SteveP-vm1uc]

Thank you Gozz. It must be pretty serious as Tony loves making his videos for us.. I hope all is well for him and his family. I know it isn't always great, but I wish him the best.

[@TheMulk777]

Hey Tony, sorry to gear that. I knew something was up after 3 months of no vids. Will be praying for your family. God Bless

[@TheOneAndOnlyRandy]

I literally came here and said i hope he's ok and i am waiting for a new video...

[@bradley3549]

2:28 - Did anybody else expect the vise handle to come back into frame with zero paint? Since when does Tony miss an opportunity to spend an hour removing paint for a 1/2 second gag? GOING SOFT ON US TONY!?!?!

[@Ano_ny]

THIS.

[@tamaelch]

Yes i did

[@skunkjobb]

I totally expected that.

[@jeangade5809]

That moment when you know chinas wise is shit

[@xpndblhero5170]

Yeah, I did for a moment but I wasn't as disappointed.... But I will probably cry myself to sleep tonight because of it.

[@StuffMadeHere]

Dude 1M subs. That's crazy awesome. Thanks for all the great entertainment 🙌

[@butters2160]

AYOOO WHAT

[@butters2160]

Huge fan man 👨👏🙌👌🏻💪💙👨👏🙌👌🏻💪💙👨👏🙌👌🏻💪💙👨👏🙌👌🏻💪💙👨👏🙌👌🏻💪💙👨👏🙌👌🏻💪💙👨👏🙌👌🏻💪

[@maxdartsjihf2066]

@@butters2160 wuuuh funniest guy there is

[@butters2160]

@@maxdartsjihf2066 mate chill all I did was click the emojis when they popped up as a recommendation. no hate no nothing. You just had to be a pissy little shit and make a problem where there ain't like you some sort of hero.

[@julesboshart8226]

Wow! this young tony is here

[@ringlord13]

Community college Metrology instructor chiming in with a pedantic nitpick/GD&T observation: The flatness inspection not only assumed the granite was flat, but also the bottom of the vice is perfectly flat and perfectly parallel to the inspected surface. Legally, a parallelism check was done, not flatness. Without a CMM or a granite with a hole for an indicator, you would need to get the vice up on jacks or shims and start tweaking out the error if you truly wanted to inspect Flatness. It's exercises like these that really drive home the differences in GD&T controls for students. Love your videos and sense of humor, TOT, please feel free to wave me off as one of those crazy quality control road blocks. Also, a Mitutoyo straightness master was around 5k last time I got one for my lab, and that's without a reference block.

[@chuckthebull]

I don't think you have included the random movement of the atomic structure of cast iron molecules in your calculations,,,looser! ;>) (joke)

[@YPllayer]

Don't ya put the vice up on 3 points and then indicate the top? Thus establishing a more true flat plane of the granite surface not so much effected by the bottom of the vice surface

[@somebodyelse6673]

@@YPllayer - That's how you indicate the *bottom*, with the premise that the 3 points are in a plane parallel to the granite. run your indicator on the bottom then, and any variation is a variation in flatness of the bottom.

[@AngDavies]

Assuming flatness of the plate, or at least a stable reference, wouldn't it be more accurate to keep the plate from moving and find the flatness mathematically? Isn't flatness independent of how canted one way or another it is, just whether it could in principle be tilted to be flat- i.e. it lies In plane. If the table was flat but not level, would still work, lack of flatness would ruin everything. Weird chicken and egg problem right there, I guess that's what the 3 plate lapping thing was for? If you took multiple measurements all over the piece then you could fit some kind of linear model to that, and then do a good was of fit measure(R^2 or something) to get the linearity of the surface, and hence its flatness.

[@666Tomato666]

would you have some KZbin video recommendations for that?

[@bradenlumley2700]

“Some of my best friends are metric” The fact he can deliver this jokes without a single bit of hesitation gets me every time

[@christoph72761]

If God wanted us to use the metric system he would have given us 10 fingers.

[@Leofred2000]

Maybe hes proud of it

[@yambo59]

lol - im 61 and all through school they drilled the imperial system into me and much like tony I just cant instantly translate every time they say the car went "80kph" ???- yet mph is instantly recognizable to me. But then im an old curmudgeon that doesnt bend well to change aside from what I grew up with.

[@1djbecker]

@@christoph72761 I've got eight fingers and two thumbs, better suited for binary based calculations with a convenient carry. Base 4 or base 8 would make more sense than base ten.

[@RFC-3514]

@@1djbecker - Neither base 4 nor base 8 are particularly nice in terms of factorisation. Base 12 would be ideal (duodecimal metric). Also, an extra thumb on the other side of each hand would be really practical. Genetic engineers, get to work.

[@Teela93]

We still love you Tony! We all hope you're okay! Take your time and know that we'll be as excited as ever if and when you're ready to come back. Thank you for your countless hours of brilliant content and know that it's more than we could have ever asked for. Your work has become more meaningful than simply mentoring KZbin fans, but family will always come first. You're a hero, man.

[@lastofthebest5102]

So this guy completely abandons the very people that provide his income and enjoy his videos while you run cover for this clown with verbal fellatio? Not one video saying this is what is going on, here is when I will be back? Kinda a deuche move is it not? Can't stand apologists and kiss asses. My relatives (actual relatives) have died but that didn't keep me from talking to others or paying my bills. I mean, wtf.

[@Teela93]

@@lastofthebest5102 you okay? Doesn't sound like this tirade is about TOT.

[@Teela93]

@@lastofthebest5102 like what's your understanding here? That any service, series or show that comes to an end is inherently bad? That a skilled machinist with the income of like a billion views can't support his family? That Tony has become a super villain? Call it what you want. 🤷‍♂️ Shame never motivated anybody. If Tony needs support I'm happy to voice it. If he's done, maybe he can hear the gratitude. We've all got problems, so what sets the men apart from the boys is solutions.

[@christianscustoms6429]

@@lastofthebest5102 pretty uncalled for dude. You don’t know if KZbin is his only source of income and his finances are completely irrelevant. He owes us nothing, all he has done is good by providing hours of free enjoyable, entertaining, and educational content. We don’t know his personal situation other than a death in the family and quite frankly, it’s none of our business. Maybe his goal was to get to 1M subs and wrap it up. We may never know. But we can at least be thankful for all that he’s done in the community.

[@ColonelSandersLite]

@@lastofthebest5102 Alright buddy. TOT is a guy that just barely hit 1 mil subs while uploading about 1 video a month. That's pretty obviously not paying the bills. It's a side project. He did update us as to what happened in the community section and let us know that his father-in-law died. You can go read the post for yourself. The guy had to put his side project aside for a while to be there for his wife and kid. That's perfectly understandable in my eyes. I'm sorry you're having so much trouble in your life. I wish I could help and I hope your situation gets better bud.

[@RonCovell]

Hey, what's a couple thousandths of an inch,among friends. It's pretty shiny on the ground parts. That must count for something!

[@52Ford]

I thought shiny was one of the main things to look for. Maybe it's just in my head, but my polished tools seem to work better than the rusty ones I leave outside. Must be the weight of the rust slowing me down.

[@felixcosty]

I think I see a grinding video in the future, or scrap bin. Grinding video would be much better.

[@fischX]

@@carlosmastronardi3296 from a neutral Swiss point of view - it probably could be worse American for example. (No offense 😁)

[@ssholum]

@@fischX Nah, with our labor laws and regulations, there's no way you could produce an American machining vice for $150.

[@thats10guy91]

@Timbo Dewabem AHH HA TOT has done it again, proving the earth isn't flat as an undertone in a vise video!

[@mashrien]

He's at 1m subs. Kurt, send this man a GOOD vise. He deserves it, and it'll make me like your company more. It's just a small vise and it feeds ToT's vice.

[@yzmoto80]

After watching every video ToT has made, like almost all of you surely have, there is prolly a method to this genius madness. And you might have hit the nail on the head ! This is ToT’s wake up call to Kurt !! He will prolly have a few vices on the fed ex truck arriving at his home, from Kurt, at the 1,000,000 subscriber milestone !

[@mashrien]

@@yzmoto80 I went ahead and emailed Kurt and mentioned not only ToT, but the subscriber number as well as a brief summary of the video.. recommended they sponsor ToT with a free vise or two as it's a very small investment for their company/books, but the potential gains of 1m-subs is fairly massive :D Let's see if they go for it

[@jtkilroy]

I see what you did there...

[@danl.4743]

Does Kurt really need it? It is basically the default choice of a vise for anybody who wants to best mid price vise before the price jump to $3000 Orange type vises.

[@mashrien]

@@danl.4743 It's not that they "need it", 90% of the companies that sponsor YT channels don't "need it", but more sales is just that, more sales. And companies spend a LOT of money every year on maintaining and/or improving their image with consumers, which is why YT sponsorships are rampant. So they don't need to do it, at all, but it wouldn't hurt and may well get them another 15-20 orders out of ToT's roughly million subs.. And may get a few people even talking about the company, like we are right now, which is free advertising.

[@NoName-OG1]

Watching this again - just to hear your voice again. Miss you Tony.

[@DavidGuyton]

Some careful work with a grinder on that surface plate would bring all these measurements into spec.

[@markperlman9837]

hey tony looks like you have a volunteer here.

[@samuelbennett6026]

a flap disk will help you remove material with a bit more control than a grinding wheel.

[@pbgd3]

Glass bed it

[@B0BBYL33J0RD4N]

Wouldnt it be theoretically possible to just rip the jaw off, use a bit and mill it down to flatness?

[@Tzu412]

@@B0BBYL33J0RD4N grinding is the better bet working with tenths but I think he's fkn around about the plate the effort

[@house89147]

Oh I bought a vice off eBay, £50, 9" when I was really just starting out. What that thing needed was something next to it for scale, like a house... Being 6ft 9" I can lift it, about the height of the back of a van, once. And it makes the performance difference when in the van, down hill it seems quicker, breaks caused a large bang if applied hard although the van struggles to stop a few football fields further than it used to, hills also seem to be considerably longer. I worked out that the reason for the vans breaking issues was that the vice's mass was affecting space time. The point of this rant, don't buy things on eBay with out knowing the actual size of it. In this case 9" meant a vice that was about 2 and a half foot long, and able to cause cold fusion if dropped.

[@andersjjensen]

If that is £50 including free international shipping I'd hazard the guess that my local scrap yard pays enough for cast iron that one could make a latte or two a week hurling these to the junk yard...

[@house89147]

@@andersjjensen it's either a Jones and Shipman or a Bridgeport vice. I have seen more if them for sale (and it always makes me laugh that there is never anything to reference size) but they go for a minimum £150 so I got "lucky" with this purchase. Thankfully I have an engine crane if I ever want to use it. :-)

[@BrilliantDesignOnline]

Don't feel bad, we used to have an aircraft carrier land yacht Cadillac whose bow wave would affect the weather in Canada...

[@nicholashacking381]

I can beat that. I bought a bank of three six inch vices on eBay. I naively assumed that they were simply bolted to a plate but it turned out that they were manufactured as a trio of vices with a common base. We had to use a fork-lift to get it into the boot of my old Jag and I was relieved to get home without needing new springs. At my end, I had to use an engine hoist to get the gang of vices out of the boot and into the workshop. It should fit on my mill, but would make the table ridiculously heavy. I've been advised to cut the thing up and make it into three 6" vices - but that seems a shame. I simply cleaned it up and put it in a corner of the workshop until I can find a use for it. I wondered why no-one else bid on a set of three machine vices for £50. Now I understand...

[@house89147]

@@nicholashacking381 classic, makes me feel better others have done it. Interesting item you have thought I've never seen one like that

[@sttottos74]

Hey Tony, hope everything's well with you and your family, we're all missing you and your high quality videos. Hope to see you soon 🧡🖐🛠

[@QuantumRob-yt]

Tony. Buddy. 3D print a channel for coolant overflow. Feed it right back to pan.

[@desmofan1864]

kids and their 3D printers these days *grumble grumble* ;)

[@QuantumRob-yt]

Oh how I wish I was a kid again. Lol.

[@macaroniandtuna]

Or even just mill a channel or cutout into the vise base.

[@_allegra]

@@macaroniandtuna *crashes spindle* Uh... it's a coolant channel. Yes.

[@Syncubus]

Or plumb shop air to it and blow coolant all over the back wall.

[@CarstenMoyer]

Tony, remember there is an I in team so lift with your back

[@thomasherzog86]

there is no "me" in "alone", so its better to let it do someone else ^_^

[@a24396]

And make sure to do it with a jerking and twisting motion... That maximizes the back muscle use!

[@shotgunsam23]

I have to explain that simple concept to my doctor every single time.

[@danieljonas6773]

To quote Kobe, “There’s an M-E in that m’f”

[@spehropefhany]

@@a24396 Exactly. Make momentum work for you.

[@topcat5988]

Hey Tony, we all hope your doing well. You may not know it but you have become a part of our lives. I suppose it might be hard to imagine but you have brought a level of connection to many of us watching you. I scrolled through most of the comments and there are so many of us that truly enjoy watching your segments. (I always get out some popcorn and licorice) Thanks for sharing a small piece of your life and knowledge!!!

[@p3astar378]

in every crooked 6" vise is a perfectly accurate 5" vise - the trick it so get it out. (edit: now even with correct spelling)

[@avoirdupois1]

Like Michelangelo. He sees the 5" vice caught within the block of 6" vice. Personally, I'm hoping to see another scraping video come out of this.

[@renametowhatuwant4174]

"the trick is to get it out" ?

[@4n2earth22]

@@renametowhatuwant4174 Yeah, without getting arrested.

[@svnhddbst8968]

just like polishing a 6" down to an accurate 5" you had to polish your sentence.

[@ApprenticeGM]

Still mis-spelt . . . :)

[@Frisky_FZR]

The title looks like what was on the listing from one of those Chinese companies “the vice for the milling is of the quality that is the good and that is the cheap of price”

[@tsartomato]

the title is a meme x y is x

[@lexzoolia1]

Jh

[@hellishgrin4604]

Made If China

[@BobWidlefish]

Oh prease, nobody writes like that.

[@BrilliantDesignOnline]

The titel is yery accuate for Chinese.

[@joshadsett4835]

Back again. You got me through my adult trade apprenticeship. I am now a CNC machinist.

[@Freyr77]

i cant be the only one checking his channel almost daily to see if he has uploaded something new, the suspense is killing me

[@polarViking]

No, you are not alone, i do this too..

[@malliz1]

@@polarViking Me too. So tony one million subscribers eh?

[@Frankooo79]

@@polarViking Yep same here!

[@ugetridofit]

I must be mental. I have been checking every day since his last video. I sure hope Tony is ok!

[@polarViking]

@@ugetridofit tony is ok, but his wifes father died so i guess they need some time to let things settle and get back to normal. He'll be back.

[@maxcactus7]

"100 kilometers means absolutely nothing to me, even though I know exactly what 60 miles feels like". 😁 I laughed so hard at the subtlety.

[@UncleKennysPlace]

I would have laughed, had he not ignored the last two-and-a-smidgeon miles.

[@alan-sk7ky]

cough 62 miles...

[@Sicktrickintuner]

Well. 62.137 miles.....

[@pardontillinghast4989]

My wife left me because she said I wasn't American enough. I saw it coming a kilometre away.

[@MrFlashpoint1978]

@@pardontillinghast4989 THIS

[@cosmolewandowski7860]

We miss you. Hope all is well. Given I'm a guy trying to turn aluminum on my drill press with a tricky heart problem, but as you say we all gotta start somewhere. Your an inspiration.

[@hairyfro]

It's a hobby. As long as your hobby is scraping, you're good to go!

[@JasonAWilliams-IS]

Keith Rucker has entered the chat.

[@ImolaS3]

Thanks Tony. To be honest, as someone working on much smaller machines than yours (essentially high end hobby kit), I think the 1 thou would not be an issue for most non-professionals - especially given we suffer the same W.I.F.E issues. For a lot of people, often 5-10 thou tolerance is actually way beyond what they need (not want, need) for 99% of surfaces

[@robinmidgett3347]

Hey Tony...I'm saddened to hear of your family's loss. I'm praying for Peace to enfold you and your family. Congratulations on 1M subscribers! Your videos are awesome because of YOU.

[@Lucas_sGarage]

What happened?

[@braylon3233]

🙏

[@KeljuKkojootti]

@@Lucas_sGarage don’t ask tony will tell unless patreon tell

[@Lucas_sGarage]

@@KeljuKkojootti I'm already aware

[@KeljuKkojootti]

@@Lucas_sGarage Yeah, so am I, really sad but let’s hope TOT comes back

[@MrJarbyJarb]

6”. Good size. Just slightly above average.

[@Margarinetaylorgrease]

US has the biggest average, and more

[@docpayce1]

You forgot where this came from...

[@GreeceUranusPutin]

Less than 6" would have been embarrassing.

[@BrilliantDesignOnline]

That's what she said. The African 6" models are much better, I hear.

[@wasabij]

This is very alarming.

[@tadeuszgladysz7387]

Seeing that TOT is on trending brings back some faith in humanity

[@VailsMom]

Dear This Old Tony - Like untold numbers of your adoring subscribers, I miss you. I come by periodically just to hear your voice and see … your hands. This is a difficult time, and you do what you need to do. Just remember that we love you and when you’re ready, we’re waiting. Fondly, Subscriber #179,684ish

[@shotgunsam23]

Tony every time you upload is like a mini Christmas for me, thank you.

[@leeterthanyou]

0:00 Just the thing I needed for a lazy Sunday afternoon - the dulcet tones of this old groaney

[@HansFormerlyTraffer]

"Ouch", that's gotta stick...I mean hurt.

[@mpista7182]

My Father was an Aerospace Machinist and I have some of his old tools. I know in general what some of them are but your video explains more than I was able to learn from my Father. Strangely, learning about his tools makes me feel closer to knowing my Father

[@floorpizza8074]

I always told myself I could give up watching This Old Tony videos anytime I wanted to. But now after 1 month and 19 days of no new ToT videos, I guess it's time to admit that I have a problem. We miss you, Tony, and hope all is well.

[@retrotellephone]

At this point, I've probably watched every video 3+ times.

[@travismiller5548]

Been 3 months now. I guess once you've got a million subs, you've got yacht around the world money. Must be taking on hell of a vacation.

[@ducewags]

@@travismiller5548 You might want to read his community page. No laughing matter at all.

[@johannesmajamaki2626]

how are you doing now?

[@tlange5091]

Congratulations to the 1.000.000 Subs! You earned the respect and Love from all of us.

[@jaromir_kovar]

One million right now! Thank you, good sir. You are the slightly oily, chip-dusted star of our solar system. We all love you. Every single one of us. You better believe that. My own YT consumption revolves around you. You have re-wired my brain to love the shop, and it is now the most natural thing to love. You are the band-aid for soul. Your voice, you hands, your face. Your kindness (which btw shines between the lines of your videos). And your humor which brings hope to everyday reality. Here's to many more years of making complete strangers' day by exposing your beautiful argon-infused soul. Shine on you crazy diamond ;o)

[@zanpekosak2383]

Always remember: To avoid back injury, let some other schmuck lift it.

[@timothyball3144]

I'm 53 and was tge track chain, rollers,, etc.. on an excavator. I had a 20 y/o picking up the pads and putting them back on the new rails. Work smarter, not harder. 😁

[@y2ksw1]

You offend my muscle memory 😄

[@kegmugbc9998]

U think he turning into the infomercial selling sky hooks? I think not

[@szymonroznerski9744]

I laughed very much then i remembered i injured my back two days prior lifting wood slabs at the shop yeah the irony😂

[@millomweb]

He's a one-man team. Often, a one-man effort is more reliable than a disorganised team effort.

[@lkw6640]

Hang in there Tony. Take as much time as you need buddy. We're sending prayers and best wishes your way.

[@scbret]

I miss your videos, Tony! I hope you'll make more whenever the time is right. Until then, thank you so much for all of the entertaining and informative content. Best wishes :)

[@aceroadholder2185]

As E.C. Simmons noted: "The recollection of quality remains long after the price is forgotten." It is surprising how soon you forget what you had to pay for well made tools and equipment. Poorly made gear reminds you what a pain in the butt it is to use every time you pull it off the shelf.

[@matthewhelton1725]

Every. Day. Do I ever think twice about putting a part in a Kurt vice? Nope (don't have a Kurt, and thus the problem eludes me... ) But, with my little 4" cheapie Grizzly, it is like apologizing to Gaia for misusing pigiron...

[@johncoops6897]

As M.C. Escher noted: "Who gives a shit about squareness?"

[@erniewelz]

So I’ve been re-watching all of TOT’s videos and it has come to the end. I’m a 50 hr a week machinist and not a hobby machinist. This is where I come to enjoy some quality conversations and some amazing karate chop skills as well. I really hope the TOT family is doing ok after their loss and completely understand the break. I’m a subscriber for the long run. Through thick chips and thin chips. I hope to see something again but won’t be disappointed if there isn’t. At least we had a good few years of AMAZING content and the memories from along the way. Take care TOT and friends.

[@gavinferguson]

tot posted this on the community tab 3 weeks ago "ONE MILLION! 🥂 (and quick update.) First and foremost, THANK YOU! Impossible to believe a million of you enjoy hanging out with some guy in his garage... but more on this later. On a somber note, and the reason I ain't been around these parts lately: lost my father-in-law. wife lost her dad. kids lost their grandpop. He was a great guy who checked out way too young and left a big hole. Hate to be a downer, so keeping it short. Please bear with us as my family tries to get used to the new normal; fact of the matter, he was a significant part of me being able to sneak away and play with you folks. Will be back soon... and we'll pick this party back up in style. xo, OldTony"

[@jandusek882]

Thanks a lot for sharing here!

[@SqueakyNeb]

Cheers for letting us freebooters know. Much love to your family, Tony.

[@DoItNowMotors]

Sorry for your loss

[@yambo59]

Were sorry to hear the bad news, take care best wishes to all on your end in such a bad time.

[@ahmetcemturan]

Thanks

[@danspratt2]

Tony, can you use your surface grinder to "fix" the errors the vice has?

[@michiganmoto7687]

I was wondering the same thing. Or even take the jaw plates off and surface mill the high spots so the whole thing is flat relative to his mill?

[@vixx1497]

My first thought after seeing the blue sharpie writing was "Oh boy, time for the surface grinder!"

[@groovyisback]

I wanted to check the comments for this before adding my own.

[@wolvenar]

I was wondering if he could have "fixed" it with the mill or surface grinder as well.

[@erik....]

It doesn't help the jaw lift problem.

[@eformance]

That "ramp" at the jaws could very well disappear when the vise is clamped, as a result of deflection in the bed of the vise.

[@firstmkb]

Hope springs eternal!

[@frederf3227]

Ten thou out of spec on every dimension but they all cancel

[@HairyNumbNuts]

@@frederf3227 Those measurements were 1/10000ths, not 1/1000ths. And his measurements were wrong anyway, you measure a vice with a reference block clamped in it, not open, as the test diagrams showed.

[@fieromike1]

😊 Your videos and rye sense of humor always lift me up. They are worth the wait. Hug those you love and we Look forward to your return.

[@marcoschwanenberger3127]

This would've been the perfect opportunity to sneak in a homemade surface gauge to test this thing. We didn't forget about the surface gauge build promise, Tony. We didn't forget :p

[@operator8886]

This #westillremember #metoo

[@Mosibfu1]

i forgot, ty for the reminder.

[@firstmkb]

Do you know when he originally committed? We could have an annual Day of Reminding ToT to keep it alive.

[@kyleteodecki7478]

@@firstmkb kzbin.info/www/bejne/gHOnf6iVi857orc december 30th 2016. he also never accepted my invite to dinner

[@Argosh]

Damn, I hope you'll decide to release this video after all! I think it would perform brilliantly and I'd greatly enjoy watching it!

[@mr.b2232]

One million ! Outstanding. A testament to the level of quality and entertainment in all your videos. Well done, and take as much time as you need.....Family is family, youtube is just youtube.

[@migael581]

I too have a granddad that is very special to me. He raised me like his own son. Losing him will be as painful as losing my real father. Good luck Tony.

[@ian-c.01]

Thank you for grinding off that lump of iron at the end, It was annoying me from the minute you removed the wrapper !

[@BrilliantDesignOnline]

I immediately commented about the fine quality casting when I saw it, so yes, thank you.

[@jonathanlunger2775]

Missing this channel, hope this respite is temporary but if not, thank you for an amazing run from a viewer who appreciates the humor, quality, and effort required to make each video.

[@brainsironically]

This Old Tony: the first man in history to admit that a 4" tool is just a "smidge too small" to be useful. ;)

[@oldwrench4213]

Ask any woman "size matters" 😁

[@justxaine.3544]

@@oldwrench4213 takes 3.5 inches to please a woman , doesn't matter if it's credit or debit Not about the size of the boat, it's about the motion in the ocean, How am I supposed to cross the Pacific Ocean during a typhoon in a dingy little row boat. Just my luck.

[@joekenorer]

If she'd frame them walls a little closer then it wouldn't matter.

[@nicholashughes3550]

Just a quick one. When checking for perpendicularity, rather than using a ball bearing or fitting the "bumper" to the base, just turn the main rod over so that the ball end is down, as that is what it's there for.

[@RyanDoesAll]

Miss you ToT. I have run out of rewatching my rewatches, but I will watch again to show my friends your brilliance, the boring head build makes people that have no idea hang their jaws. Best to you and the family. No matter what your past videos will teach and entertain a generation. Be well Tony. Ryan

[@OlivierVerdier]

Will the surface grinder be involved in cleaning up these 0,025mm ? (if it reaches...)

[@SolomanPhenox]

I'm sure he can bring it in with an angle grinder

[@chuckthebull]

my thoughts as well...but if things go wrong...might end up with a paper thin paper weight

[@ebattleon]

A file and some lapping would fix it.

[@chuckthebull]

@@ebattleon scraping technique?

[@Donorcyclist]

TOT has shown that he is a wizard with the scraping. I vote scraping over grinding!

[@PaulDebaecker]

The WIFE joke had me have to pause the video because of laughing too hard

[@gertskjlstrup1804]

i had to go back and show it to my wife, auch!!!

[@SheltonCyril]

LMAOOO SAMEEEE

[@pontoonrob7948]

Yes, ironically mine found out about the phase converter i purchased today...similar situation. You spent how much just to make other tools run????? I had purchased it at Thanksgiving with their super promotion. Unfortunately the I got it on sale line doesn't work for men.

[@dannyl2598]

@@pontoonrob7948 I saw a sign that said.. I dreamed I died and my wife sold my stuff for what I told her I paid for it.

[@DcD-xs5ki]

Where was it xd

[@LordandGodofYouTube]

You made it to a million!!! Congratulations This Old Tony!!! Don't ever change.

[@jackherer519]

Hope you're doing ok Tony, Your personality is so great and paired with this content its just perfect

[@masoudtfn8252]

Hey tony , it's been a month since last video . People here missed you

[@BigRigTrig]

We miss you Tony,! I’m rewatching videos to fill the chasm in my life

[@davepost7675]

I came to this video just to post a similar comment. Hope TOT is okay.

[@SocietyUnplugged]

My guess is that Tony has a great video in store and will be released when he reached 1m subs. With 998k subs it will be a matter of days...

[@SocietyUnplugged]

@Bruce Cole LOL... I hope the 3rd title :D

[@walkingcontradiction223]

@Bruce Cole I know, I was gonna make a post... Kinda weird being worried about someone I've never met nor conversed with, but these days are strange.

[@softsmoken]

Hey Tony I hope your family is dealing with your loss as well as possible. One love man. Take care.

[@cameronmccreary4758]

I purchased the four inch quite a few years ago and it was brand new right out of the box; I had to rebuild it. It was a Kurt Anglock type but the bearings had to be replaced, the main shaft had to be made anew and the half ball which holds the rear sled down to the bed had to be remade. First thing was to set the mill to surface grind and grind the vise parallel to the mill's table. The new half ball was hand ground from a very nice ball bearing. I had to saw the bearing in half with diamond saws then surface with diamond plates. Then the two mating surfaces had to be remated and finally, I ended up with an accurate and reliable vise with repeatability. I also saw the grain structure of my vise and it was very much open. Vise was made in USA Far East (China).

[@anthonyhuhn3882]

When Tony said that if a Kurt vise fell in his lap he "wouldn't turn it down," I was hoping for the follow up statement, "I would probably use the mill"

[@twotone3070]

Adam on the other hand, would have used the G&E to get it into better shape?

[@andinbriwel1092]

You don't turn things in a mill, silly! haha... that'd be for the lathe ;)

[@coulterjb22]

i just found your channel and subscribed. Your humor is a breath of fresh (but oily) air. Thanks for putting these vids together. I hope all is well.

[@TimeBucks]

I think it would perform brilliantly

[@Sheikrisvan1991]

Super

[@alfonsoangel3844]

cool

[@ReinoGoo]

All bright and shiny.

[@JoshuaNicoll]

Not entirely, when you're machining to .001" (about .0254mm exactly) this vice could give some very slight errors, but if you're machining to .0001 (.00254mm) then it would be rubbish. For a milling machine like TOT has, he isn't likely to be chasing tenths or microns, but if you have an actual real CNC mill and you're making parts as a business, this thing is very likely to be garbage and isn't nearly good enough for the work, if you need high precision that is.

[@JoshuaNicoll]

@Jeremy Raab rare for manual but not unheard of for certain parts when it comes to CNC, its more common in very technical parts that can't be ground or lapped afterwards

[@smorris12]

I've got an expensive milling vise. I just wish I had a milling machine to go with it :-(

[@house89147]

I've got a schaublin 13, startrite bandsaw, Eagle surface grinder and a Colchester chipmaster lathe. And yes, no sodding workshop at the moment just a £250 bill for storage every month! So I feel your frustration!

[@SuperSecretSquirell]

I've got a used Kurt that I got for free from my last job and I have no milling capabilities. It just lives on my bench downstairs and I mainly use it for working on guns. Way overkill for that task lol.

[@Pulsarr1]

@@house89147 This pain is real, I've got a Gorton Mastermil, Bridgeport mill(halfway through converting to CNC), Southbend lathe and an old Miller Syncrowave 350 tig welder just gathering dust in storage. Can't wait to get into a home with shop space.

[@house89147]

@@Pulsarr1 it's actually really hard finding somewhere with good work space in the UK, our houses are tiny and expensive. They come with little to no land and then you might have to get planning permission to have a decent sized workshop. I hope you have better luck than me, I've been trying to move closer to family for 2 years. In that time only seen 2 houses that fit the bill. There is a perfect one up there I'd die for but it's about £40k over budget and the guy has it on the market but won't show it because of the covid lockdown!

[@GreeceUranusPutin]

@@SuperSecretSquirell Get a bigger gun.

[@bbrewe71]

Tony, I pray that you and your family are ok. I hope that whatever has happened will pass soon. God bless you and thank you for all the videos. Take care of yourself and your family, we will wait here for you.

[@roeger5142]

Tony !!! Where art thou??? Since this last video.... - 55 days - 7,85 weeks - 1,81 months - 0,15 years - 1319 hours - 79.140 minutes - 4.748.400 seconds have passed. We miss you, hope all is well!

[@nerxis3447]

Take a look at the community tab, he posted there. He had some losses in the family, so share some love with him. :)

[@VAXHeadroom]

"The palm sander they're using needs to be dressed" LOL

[@philbox4566]

Hah, thought that was the funniest albeit quite subtle gag too.

[@nojhampton]

Palm sanders?? More like children's palms!

[@mydogschauffer]

My Wife and I watch your videos often. They are very clever and entertaining. We Hope all will be and we'll see more content soon. Best Wishes, Jim and Tracy

[@sethzastrow8780]

When I cleaned out our shops KURT vices I found that it is a Half Sphere with the round on the movable vice. Hope this helps.

[@oskarthompson3789]

And as the name suggests, the 6" vice has no work holding limit

[@kenboyington9167]

Hope things get better for him an his family, I miss this clowns vids, his humor hits me in the right places .... really hope to see a new video soon, thanx Tony

[@tken93]

Opening up a new ToT upload is better than opening up presents on Christmas day!

[@shotgunsam23]

Agreed, best part of my day.

[@joyroc885]

5:20 WIFE Work shop induced financial Exhaustion That one had me rolling! LOL

[@ducewags]

@Joyroc the sad part of that, when was the last time Tony had his ring on? Is he devorced now? Surly not our cup of coffee to put fingers in and ask.

[@ohhpaul7364]

Day 182 since last you entertained us, I just realized. I hope it is the good things in life that have kept you busy. Thanks for the videos.

[@TNWWDGTFilms]

13:16 perfect of example of why "This Old Tony" is one of the best KZbinrs

[@x9x9x9x9x9]

6 months. Man I knew it had been a while and hopefully everything is alright.

[@ogreunderbridge5204]

Hope you are well, Tony. Congratulations with passing 1M subs! Thank you for all the good educational entertainment you already have made for us. We´ll be waiting for you untill you feel well ready to get back in the saddle.

[@tobystorey6614]

Amazing work on the 1 million subs and can’t wait for the 1 million subscriber video as I remember the 100 thousand subs video and can watch it time and time again and laugh every time

[@RinksRides]

"palm sander as surface grinder, might need to be dressed." - TOT 2021 ...Priceless

[@stevewright454]

Thanks TOT! A 40 year machinist just learned the bumper trick! Awesome 😎

[@SubiPerformance]

Love your Videos ❤️

[@timschuttler2827]

And i love your videos! 😄

[@joshcanttakeajoke2853]

Why you not verified yet?

[@DarthKaese]

alles andere wäre blasphemisch / anything else would be blasphemous

[@Loopooo45]

Tony I have homework to do! Take this down and post it tomorrow ! Ugh fine I'll watch it.

[@jtshelley9770]

By far my favorite channel to watch on KZbin or any other platform. I hope all is going well and can’t wait to see a new video.

[@michaelgineo3035]

Fyi the ball on the top of your adjusting rod on your surface gauge is actually what you were supposed to use at squareness check you just flip your rof around do the ball is in the groove of the base and you press that up against your square block. Which creates your pivot point.

[@davewright3088]

Now that's a useful comment..! Newbie comes away with another lesson...

[@printxii]

I've had one of these cheap'o for years on my cnc, "for home use", I've been exstreamly happy with it 😊. Can't expect to much for the price 🤷‍♂️.

[@citylockapolytechnikeyllcc7936]

Tony, Wish you all the best. Your content is beloved half for the technical savvy, half for the humor and half for the editing

[@Shinrin-yoku000]

Hey Tony we will all be here when you get back. Take your time . It's worth the wait . Be well

[@OmarKnowCars]

What happened to him?

[@Daniel-aaaaa]

@@OmarKnowCars He lost a family member.

[@OmarKnowCars]

@@Daniel-aaaaa I learned that after i posted my comment. My condolences to him. And thank you very much for your response to my comment. I appreciate you!

[@Hunter_Bidens_Crackpipe_]

People die every day b

[@UncleKennysPlace]

I bought a cheap "quick-close" vise, and am in the process of re-milling some bits, 'cuz it met its price point by the obvious means.

[@devinmckee5463]

Tony, you are so amazing. Thank you for always taking the time to teach the fundamentals in such an approachable and comical fashion. You are so funny!!! You have me laughing out loud In everyone of you videos...W.I.F.E. had me dying! Speaking of wife, even SHE loves when I share your videos with her! I don’t understand how any of your videos could ever receive a dislike. I can only assume their thumb slipped. Or they were welders in the past and suffered irreversible eye sight damage.

[@TheChipmunk2008]

To me, as a non north american, "USA MADE!" screams 'it's gonna use non standard threads and be a pain in the ass'

[@jeffryblackmon4846]

I feel the same about metric measurements, although I'm familiar with them and use them.

[@gamemeister27]

I've been in the same position, but reversed. I went through the whole rigamarole of making a 3d printed wind turbine that was all metric, and it turns out the bearing it uses is a bastard to get here. Either you pay 30 bucks for shipping or it takes two months.

[@MrRedstoner]

@@gamemeister27 This is why I buy bearings and other prefab stuff before deciding on the exact final dimensions.

[@Mobile_Dom]

interesting, to me it adds "cheaply made and heavy on the wallet" in front of that

[@dominic6634]

See the U.S has been pushing standard threads for years but the rest of the world is stuck on this thing called metric.

[@BiggMo]

Tony, haven’t you learned that size doesn’t matter with quality jaw movement?

[@ApprenticeGM]

do you mean learned?

[@SMILYHIPPO]

Tony, you are the first person I learned the stuff about machining and all the related stuff. I am an academic science person but somehow metals like welding and machining are my new achievements all due to Tony and other guys like you. Bro I cant thank you enough.

[@karlsangree]

Anyone else here re-watching old videos due to a severe case of ToT withdraw?

[@lastofthebest5102]

Get a life.

[@guillo88]

every damn night before bed!

[@guillo88]

@@lastofthebest5102 whats your problem mate?

[@lennyf1957]

LOL

[@phoobar9640]

"It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues." Abraham Lincoln

[@nobiossi]

I need some more This Old Tony in my life... It feels so empty without him...

[@pierogies_and_pie]

A milli a milli a milli a milli a milli a milli a milli a milli... Congrats man. And for those of you that don't bother checking ToT's channel's links here's a quote from the man himself- "ONE MILLION! 🥂 (and quick update.) First and foremost, THANK YOU! Impossible to believe a million of you enjoy hanging out with some guy in his garage... but more on this later. On a somber note, and the reason I ain't been around these parts lately: lost my father-in-law. wife lost her dad. kids lost their grandpop. He was a great guy who checked out way too young and left a big hole. Hate to be a downer, so keeping it short. Please bear with us as my family tries to get used to the new normal; fact of the matter, he was a significant part of me being able to sneak away and play with you folks. Will be back soon... and we'll pick this party back up in style. xo, OldTony"

[@davidsaldivar9273]

My Deepest condolences too the whole family.

[@jed-henrywitkowski6470]

I have my own vices... Why am I watching some other guy struggle with his own?! lol.

[@NicholasMarshall]

Maybe you just enjoy watching some other guy put his fingers wayup in there trying to feel for the vice's ball. Whatever vice you enjoy, no one here is going to judge.

[@yambo59]

Been wondering about ya Tony, heres hoping things get back to normal and all is well again, over a million of us out here miss you brother. Glad to see an update in comments, look forward to seeing his return. Congrats on over 1 million subs-!!!

[@nicholasbrownlee4209]

4:34 "But, you have to stretch the clams out where ya can" Agreed.

[@jima1135]

Fan. Tastic. haha

[@robertlong9029]

Why couldn’t you mill the junk vices so that they sit exactly the same on your mill ?

[@michiganmoto7687]

That’s what I do with my cnc router. I use a surfacing bit to mill my sacrificial board flat relative to the tram on my cnc. Seems like the same principle should apply.

[@dexterm2003]

You would want to grind or stone it into spec. The surface is too hard to mill at least for his machine. And yes he could and should stone or lap it in to tighter tolerance if he wants better results for his money. These can be decent vises if you are ok with doing a little bit of work to improve them.

[@christophpoll784]

@@dexterm2003 And also: that depth of cut is just too small for a normal mill. All cutters have a nose-radius, and so you would just have quite a blunt cut. Or, even worse, just a cutter that rides over the surface by the cutting-forces and scratch the whole thing up like crazy (or even breaking half way through). So grinding would be the thing. And doing that on and with a mill... did not see that until now!

[@dexterm2003]

@@christophpoll784 very true.

[@waf3I]

First video you make when you’re back i’m watchin 20 times !

[@arthurpenman3623]

have to make it even with the rest of them :)

[@HB-sf4xk]

Give tony a thumbs up for closing in on UHHHH million subs! Go TOT!

[@timothyball3144]

Go, go, go.