Fitting An Old Vice To The Bench

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[@carlhobson1578]

I used to work in an old engineering factory, I could cry now when I think of the tools and machines that were scrapped over the years and not repaired.

[@Badgerworkshop]

That is such a shame

[@mattridler377]

Bet the neighbours are loving you 😂 great work

[@Badgerworkshop]

Thanks

[@JimmiWazEre]

Only thing I did differently when I installed mine: I set the inner jaw behind the bench skirt, so the bench skirt became the inner jaw, and thus was flush with the rest of the bench. This opens some extra vice operations up for you :)

[@Badgerworkshop]

Yes I have done that before

[@kqxp]

swot I did 👆

[@krishs718]

I like your panache and approach. Appreciate your finesse in work. Thanks.

[@brianpatmore8418]

Matt, nice one mate. What caught me was the smile you had whilst on the bench.

[@Badgerworkshop]

Haha thank you

[@patriciamay638]

Looks like fun reworking old equipment.

[@Badgerworkshop]

Definitely is

[@pilkyish]

Love the Brent thumbnail. Vice looks great painted up!

[@Badgerworkshop]

Thank you

[@Thesidingsworkshop]

Great video Matt, cracking vice mate 👏 👍

[@Badgerworkshop]

Thank you Dan

[@Cradley684]

Love it, Stay Safe !!!.

[@Badgerworkshop]

Thank you

[@tworiversworkshop6111]

Very nice, well done!

[@Badgerworkshop]

Thank you

[@SpringRubber]

Very nice to see one keeping a 1940s vise in use and I like your color choices. And I definitely like your front door -- in a scant few years' time youngsters will wonder "whatever was that slot used for?"!!! : ) Please, one question about terminology -- when you were attaching the vise I think you said "coach screws". Are they are thing? In the US we have carriage bolts (what you'd call coach bolts, I think, with a round head and a square on the shaft underneath) and lag screws (where the threads pull into the material or a shield if going into concrete).

[@frankves]

I have a similar one. Came from my wife’s grandfathers model making business. It’s one one the quick release ones. Indestructible.

[@Badgerworkshop]

That’s a great bit of family history to have

[@frankves]

@@Badgerworkshop indeed. And thanks to the video you linked I now know I have a 1940’s one. It’s in a workbench from that era too. Not the most practical but a thing of beauty because of it being used for so many years. I’ll probably never get rid of it. Thank you for the info!

[@christopherckarkson5605]

Hello, i have one of them vices. I bought it years ago and never did anything with it, its now starting to get quiet rusty. Seeing what you did with yours i will have a go at restoring mine, if it ever stops raining. Thanks for the video and for taking the time to show.

[@Badgerworkshop]

I will keep my fingers crossed for dry weather

[@eggster71]

Looks good.

[@Badgerworkshop]

Thank you

[@FridayWorkshop]

I love the woodworking in the living room and cleaning parts in the kitchen sink. Awesome!!! That's an amazing looking vise.

[@Badgerworkshop]

Thank you very much

[@WoodworkJourney]

Splendid, I have a similar version but quick release as you mentioned. Haven’t got round to adding it to the bench yet though!

[@Badgerworkshop]

Quick release is very nice to have

[@awantamta]

Nice restoration and nice installation.

[@Badgerworkshop]

Thank you

[@SteveZodiac777]

Great job!

[@Badgerworkshop]

Thank you

[@harrybrooks7750]

I liked the part at around the two minute mark where you used one of those IKEA stepstools as a portable mini workbench. For the many years that I lived in a flat I used the same thing as my workbench, together with a few Irwin quick grips, and made some surprisingly big projects with it!

[@Badgerworkshop]

I use it all the time. It is so handy

[@fouroakscrafts7240]

That's a nice vice! I have one similar to that.

[@soundmanmartin]

i just got the same..almost vice. .mine has the quick release handle..but its a recoed 52 1?2..this video has helped a lot.. just got to start the cleaning etc...soon !

[@SchysCraftCo.]

Very nice job sir. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend. Keep making. God bless

[@Badgerworkshop]

Thank you

[@philliprees7704]

I got same vice with a spring release had it for years best vice ive ever bought

[@Badgerworkshop]

They are great

[@lesthiele4921]

Hi Matt, must the thing you needed for your bench, I do li,e the idea of ghe bench in the lounge.

[@Badgerworkshop]

Thank you

[@jenniferfarsh675]

It matches your outfit😂 💙 ❤️

[@Badgerworkshop]

I can never change now

[@1992jamo]

Cheers for the video. I just picked up a 1930s style 52a. I saw the two ribs on the mounting bracket and was left wondering if I was missing a part, or whether I just needed to cut a recess for them.

[@michaelplays2449]

Nice job !!!!

[@Badgerworkshop]

Thank you

[@David.M.]

That is one of my projects this year to add a bench vise to my bench. Thanks Matt, you made it look easy.

[@Badgerworkshop]

Thank you David

[@TigerCarpenter]

great heavy duty vice made in England. I love bringing the good old gear back to life. I have a similar, slightly heavier vice and I opted for mounting it as the bench end vice, and I made the jaws the same length as the bench edge, and flush with the bench top. it really gives me a lot more use, as I can clamp the material using bench dogs, and tighten it up with the end vice. and I can put longer material in the vice for jointing and other assembly. I also added a bench dog hole in the moving jaw. my vice also has the 10 mm thick metal bar that can be raised above the surface of the bench, which sort of doubles the function of the bench dog, but is good for clamping metal parts with more rigidity. cool video!

[@Badgerworkshop]

Thank you

[@benjaqsonworkshop9974]

Nice video - it's so satisfying to see you restoring so many worthwhile bits of kit. My own record vice is the same colour with spots of rust but I'd never realised it matched my winter workshop jumper! Suddenly I feel colour-coded.

[@Badgerworkshop]

Glad you match the vice also

[@MCsCreations]

Really nice work, Matt! 😃 I need to get one of those! Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[@Badgerworkshop]

Thank you very much

[@MrJono1999]

Great video. The vice looks fab. One comment, the supporting piece you placed behind, I would have extended that the length of the bench, to return the strength lost by making the 2 cuts. Great video as always, keep up the good work.

[@Badgerworkshop]

That would not fit

[@rivergate]

As a Structural Engineer that was my thought too. Although I also suspect that in normal use the 4x2 laid flat bench top and the (cut) 4x2 skirt acting compositely will probably still have sufficient strength. But nevertheless less, I too would have looked to strengthen the cut skirt with much longer lengths, and then add the noggins between for lateral support and to help resist the twisting/torsion, as Matt did.

[@philipjones9297]

Might be a bit obvious, but where do you find all these second hand tools n stuff

[@Badgerworkshop]

This was eBay

[@plasmaxer]

Awesome stuff. Why is the bench in your house I thought you had a new workshop? Or have I missed something?

[@AndyCPugh]

Nice Bosch Pro colour scheme.

[@Badgerworkshop]

Yes very close

[@Nduk123]

should it not be flush with the bench top?

[@MRWHITEGLOVES]

This is a woodworking type of vise. The wood that you add to the interior of the vise ends up being flush to the workbench.

[@frederickwood9116]

Hang on. I’m out of the loop a bit I think. You are likely to build a shed again! Really curious what you might do differently this time.

[@Badgerworkshop]

That’s the plan when timber prices come down

[@dougsaunders8109]

My main vice used to be beer and women, much older now…. 😁 I have a an old Record 23 metal work vice I love it. To my shame a modern wood work vice Perfect colour too Matt, not too controversial…..

[@Badgerworkshop]

Thank you. You have better vices now

[@dougsaunders8109]

@@Badgerworkshop not better Matt, more mature and safer 🙊

[@rogerprice4504]

I've had one of these for over a year, waiting for a simple installation video for those of us with benches less substantial than the heavyweight versions that professionals use. I agree with you and I think I will dismantle it to install as it will be easier with regard to weight. Just one question, why did you not mount it level or only just below the bench top? Surely there is potential for loose play with such a gap as you have.

[@footplate0]

You can make it level with the addition of a couple of jaws so no problem in how it is mounted

[@Badgerworkshop]

Yes I adding jaws

[@normanbott]

That blue's pretty close to the colour of the last Record Vise I bought. Sold it some years ago for a European Sjobergs style one for a new bench. Regret it sometimes.- it was a quick release with an integral dog.

[@Badgerworkshop]

Sounds like a nice one

[@philipjones9297]

Might seem a bit obvious , but where do you find all this second hand stuff

[@tonyworkswood]

Good job Matt it will be nice and rigid on there, didn't take you very long. Tony

[@Badgerworkshop]

Thank you Tony

[@screw-luck4636]

I'm new to woodworking but shouldn't the top of the vice be flush with the bench top?

[@ScouseAndy71]

"Matches Your Outfit" 😂😁👍

[@peterstevens6555]

Good afternoon from Auckland, New Zealand ...great video bro ...

[@marB84]

That's a nice vise.. How do you like it in your new house so far?

[@Badgerworkshop]

Thank you. Enjoying being here

[@c.a.g.1977]

I love the colour of the paint, it suits the vice well! Any thoughts on not making it flush to the top of your bench, Matt?

[@Badgerworkshop]

Thank you. I will add some flush jaws

[@c.a.g.1977]

@@Badgerworkshop Ah, right, hadn't thought of that! Maybe use some nice hardwood, or, as Paul Sellers did on his plywood bench series: just a stack of plywood boards will do as well!

[@bigsecondrow]

How robust is the blue paint you use please? Thinking of doing the same to my record engineers vice but spurrier about it wearing quickly. Thanks.

[@Badgerworkshop]

It’s pretty strong

[@frederickwood9116]

Matt. The thumbnail!! I mean. It’s dynamite. The camera loves you baby. I know I know, you are young and need the money. 😂 Nice video by the way. Thanks for the material.

[@Badgerworkshop]

Haha thank you

[@garvielloken3929]

NOOICE!!

[@Badgerworkshop]

Thanks

[@GeneCaralde119workshop]

That vise was built like a Sherman tank. BTW, we have the same pull saw, lol

[@Badgerworkshop]

Yes it’s very strong

[@christophertidwell1982]

Is your shop in your living room?

[@Badgerworkshop]

It is for now

[@frro28]

The vice must be flush with the top of the bench. As it sits at the moment you are going to struggle your ass off using it.

[@my2ndoneny]

You sold your old bench vise? I seem to recall it’s a black one, right?

[@Badgerworkshop]

Yes it was

[@carguy4sp]

Nice job well done Thanks for renewing the old instead of buying China.

[@MRWHITEGLOVES]

You might want to clean that grease off actually. The grease will attract sawdust and end up damaging the screw. It should work just fine without it.

[@1992jamo]

How did you get the old pin out? I was expecting it to be fairly soft like a modern split ring pin, but it's hard as nails!

[@1992jamo]

@@mm9773 Cheers for the reply. The bent bits of the split pin snapped in the end with zero bend. They were extremely hard and brittle. No idea what happened to them. I ground them flush but it could still not be hammer out with a punch. I just used an angle grinder in the end, hit it with a tig torch to blend it, and then drilled it out for a new pin. Complete nightmare but it came out lovely.

[@deanlowther4020]

don't grease the thread's it ll clog up in no time light oil is far better I found

[@dy1an]

Not getting murdered for using the kitchen sink is a definite plus point 😂

[@Badgerworkshop]

Yes it is

[@gerryheynes5082]

He’s lying on the bench again! 🤣

[@twwanderer]

"Love this bench, but what it really needs is a vice" .... empty packet of cigarettes falls out from under the tabletop.

[@Badgerworkshop]

I have no bad habits

[@mikeyo2006]

Oh no the "sexy" thumbnail strikes again. I'm gonna get funny looks off the missus if she sees these 😂

[@Badgerworkshop]

Delete your history

[@gerryheynes5082]

Yes, last time I could say it was Rachel Riley’s fault (ref my comment on first pose), but this time his thumbnail was between cars piling up in the snow and an anxious looking kitten ... where will it end 🤪😂🤣

[@domdomalakazam4638]

One thing why u doing all off this at home, where u living xD r u going to breathe all this dust ?