Powerful vice using an old car shock absorbers! Unique idea

Friends, I hope you like this idea! Enjoy your viewing!
My name is Vanya! I am the author of the channel HandCraft.
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[@hand_craft]

Do you like this system?

[@johnbell7552]

Absolutely. It’s ingenious, a wonderful up-cycling of scrap parts to make a very useful tool that all wood workshops need.

[@hand_craft]

I'm glad you liked it friend👍

[@paulorchard7960]

Great idea, shocks would be better higher than the threaded rod but thats an easy re-design!

[@oldsalt7534]

That is absolutely amazing. It took me to the very end to figure out what you were building. Genious!

[@vincentdb4336]

That's looks awesome!! Great use of parts

[@jasonallen6836]

I only got to step one. I have the shocks cut off my moms camry, but boy is she pissed.

[@nikitovitch5113]

Jason Allen 😂😂 now time to cut those furnitures for the wood plates

[@2006silvi82]

😂😂😂

[@Brooklynapoli]

🤣🤣🤣

[@pauloconnor2980]

One kick in the nuts coming your way!!!!

[@ryandowns1507]

😝

[@ernestogonzalesvillar5721]

This is a valuable addition to my woodwork collection kzbin.infoUgkxkNYRBJuiJ6EwD-tQSAlxg0eFKsnR2cgz I still will rate this woodwork plan as the best in my reference library. It always seem to stand out from the rest whenever you go through the library. This is a masterpiece.

[@CEZAMPOL]

Very good video for several reasons : No back siily electronic music...no talking asking for "like & share "....no tiresome.. no boring adds ...good quality video.! Congrats!!!

[@glennfetty669]

Amen! Well thought-out and well planned!

[@throughthestorm3852]

I wish I could give him 1 million likes for those reasons

[@drewt3210]

It's true! If one has to beg for Likes & Shares well, maybe there's a reason? Just show great ideas in simple format that's NOT over-produced and folks WILL like & share them. If we wanted TV production crap, we wouldn't be here--simple as that. Once guys get fancy, I move on. I truly just want to see how the clever thing is made, the rest is unwanted (and unwarranted) distraction. All the best, @HoneyOnWales

[@clutchpedalreturnsprg7710]

Super clever. I knew not what it was being constructed until it was screwed to the table.

[@norwegiannignog2470]

eventually he can and should place ads though, if hes spending a lot of time money and effort on videos he should be making a quick buck for it

[@tronaboron2064]

Who here finds this satisfying... No BS just intelligence!🌚🚬🥃👍

[@twohats8462]

Yeah, i don't understand all the thumbs down....lol

[@sboloshis1188]

Nice to see men just get to the point without a ridiculous soundtrack.

[@mikesullivan5851]

@@twohats8462 my take on it is this, the video sucks you in because you want to see what's being made, but then you realize it's a whole bunch of effort just to make a vise, yes it's well made for what it is but the amount of effort to get there doesn't seem worth it to me I do alot of fabricating and making of custom tools as needed , but not anything that's already been developed and is easily available

[@twohats8462]

@@mikesullivan5851 the guys channel is called "HandCraft".... though I agree with the amount of effort involved, this is great stuff for millennials and such ya kno

[@iamcancer3298]

You have to be s Craftsman to understand

[@hand_craft]

Friends, I hope you like this idea! Enjoy your viewing!

[@dizzyrooster]

Genius

[@peterpaul6725]

Bravo, Bravo, as soon as I have a shop and $$$$$ in tools. I will make one. In the meantime I'll go to Home Depot and buy one for a few $.🤔

[@davidh7746]

Great video. I loved it. Just wish it was about rebuilding shocks. Nice quality

[@josedungo1887]

David H qqp

[@fredericfonseca]

Yes genius but please stop using so much glue, it's a waste

[@1352opd]

great vid, thanks for not having horrible background music going, that was a blessing in itself.

[@yobabybubba]

What a great point. I totally agree. I hate videos with annoying background music especially when it's too loud.

[@walterkersting1362]

It’s better to hear the tools.

[@briandavern8741]

Agreed!

[@JWar949]

Amen

[@abdullahmengusahin6068]

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[@slicktarango532]

Damn I thought this dude was going to make a cannon or something gnarly... lol

[@mfsolutions]

Loads of comments saying why didn't you buy one for $30 etc... but I appreciate that you are using highly engineered car parts to make a better vice. Changes I would make? 1. (as someone else mentioned ) put the screw below the strut rods (google carpenter's vice for image). This will allow you work to rest without tilting. 2. make your lock nuts on the strut rods flush. You will do serious damage to the back of your hand if the vice releases suddenly. 3. Use a piece of pipe rather than a broomstick as a handle. You can easily snap that handle if you put your weight (~100 ft-lbs of torque) to tighten the vice and failure will come very suddenly with sharp pieces of wood.

[@iamlonefrog4866]

What could he possibly be doing...? Well damn, that was satisfying from beginning to end.

[@daviddickmeyer5231]

For the longest time I wasn’t seeing the final result of what you were building. And then you fastened it to the bench and the light bulb went on! What a fantastic idea. One of those “why didn’t I think of that” ideas. Great job! Thanks.

[@aikiemarais6676]

Excellent use of what I really considered scrap.

[@How2Wrench]

Love it! Big fan over here at @How2Wrench

[@XaltLures]

Like it a lot Vanya!! My wife doesn’t like it at all, because her car is bumping and shaking since i built this vice myself... 😊 🤭

[@randallrougeau530]

Crippleman lolololololol!!!!!!

[@roberthertz6634]

Arfff arfff.

[@abdullahmengusahin6068]

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[@Tsamokie]

Does your wife approve of your "vice"?

[@dsdave07]

@@Tsamokie None of them do.

[@RJSoftware2000]

can it help me wid erectile dysfunction?

[@martinterry5911]

So many genius ideas here on KZbin that most people wouldn't even think about, and this is no exception. Well done and thanks for sharing your ideas and skills. 👍

[@CaptainVelveeta]

I love how videos are like, "look what you can do with thrown out junk" and then whip out their million dollar workshop.

[@nextellcup8]

Captain Velveeta exactly lol

[@TheLukio]

Just going to quickly sandblast this piece of junk in my super sandblasting station and then we're all set.

[@shaggydog01]

@@TheLukio Those sandblast units are cheap to buy, definitely an item anyone with even a small workshop can afford.

[@raymccormick7114]

Captain Velveeta Well you don’t need to sandblast it, it’s nice if you can, it would work the same. The little drill press is very inexpensive as it’s not a real drill press but a real drill press is not that expensive anyway. The welding on the other hand if you have tools why not use them? But you could certainly get somebody to weld the nuts to the washers for you.

[@jaeto]

He’s has a handful of “tools of convenience”, but nothing expensive was required to make this vice. No grinder? Use a hack saw. No blast cabinet? Use a steel brush. No welder? Use JB Weld. Great video, and great idea for creative repurposing.

[@m4marcel]

I didn't know what you were building but I watched it from beginning to end, very well made, both video and vise grip.

[@petercarey6883]

You took the words out of my mouth!

[@thorsky2754]

Me too, and at the end I was like, ohhhhhhh. Haha

[@GraphicMill]

Oh wow, I was just about to go to a wreckers and get two struts, pick up a sheet of 3/4” plywood, some threaded rod, bolts, washers, plumbing pipe connector, 5 minute epoxy, get the grinder out, the drill press ready, the router, some wrenches and get started on this cool add on, and then I saw a big old vice at a garage sale for $10, changed the metal grips to wood and I was done! Lol Don’t let almost/sort-of perfection get in the way of good enough! 👍🤪

[@BeachsideHank]

My personal lifelong mantra is: Good enough, satisfactory, sufficient, acceptable, suitable, reasonable, agreeable, adequate, usable, all right; these words do not necessarily mean compromise in any endeavor, just a point at which nothing further of substance will be gained by additional effort. Don't let perfection be the enemy of good enough. ☺

[@YerBrwnDogAteMyRabit]

That last line is pure gold. It took me a VERY long time to figure that out. I've polished more turds than I can remember, and can't recall the shine of a single one...

[@David-bc4rh]

@@YerBrwnDogAteMyRabit The shine is real, but a polished turd is still just a turd.

[@TeamCuellar]

LOL!!! I was already thinking that is a SHITLOAD of work for a simple Vice! Even if I paid full price for a new one, I would be saving money over time.

[@redleader7988]

It's a special purpose woodworking vise, not a $10 piece of crap. It's similar Rockler vise is over $250.

[@afterhours39]

9:15 Don't you hate it when someone catches you polishing your knob on camera!?!?! Seriously, great build!

[@scottg391]

For 60 bucks you can buy the exact same thing and save the 300 bucks in labor invested.

[@mossturn01]

Hmm, think you missed the point there son.

[@unknownxj1420]

There's something satisfying about creating something with your hands.... It really is a lost art in this disposable society..... I must commend your fabrication skills.... I tip my hat to ya 😉

[@joewoodchuck3824]

I never thought about using the shock absorber mechanism as simply the guides for something. I like it!

[@MuskratOutdoors]

It would be self opening too.

[@joewoodchuck3824]

@@MuskratOutdoors There is no tension in a shock absorber. It has neutral pressure. You might be thinking of gas filled struts.

[@MuskratOutdoors]

@@joewoodchuck3824 Yes Sir! You are right. That was what I was thinking.....Thank you!

[@aznative_]

@@joewoodchuck3824 a strut is technically a type of shock absorber. It has the same component as a regular shock absorber but it has a spring seat built-in and it's meant to house a spring. But they are the same exact thing for the point he was trying to make. A shock absolutely is filled with gas or air and it bounces back just like a strut when you depress it. And this might blow your mind but he used a pair of struts in this video. They were not shock absorbers in the standard sense. They were shock absorbers in the sense that a strut is a shock absorber.

[@bartfarth-uffer2129]

@Brandon Veater : "Truly, you have a dizzying intellect!" [Movie: The Princess Bride"]

[@WikiSnapper]

The only thing I would have done differently is having a nut on the outside so I could quickly power drill it opened and closed.

[@crunchynuts793]

The only thing I would have done differently was not bothered doing it.

[@tomasotreasaigh111]

@@crunchynuts793 You're Hopeless Bob.

[@lurezpe8655]

And use some good strong wood

[@alfredomarquez9777]

@@lurezpe8655OR add some steel backs to the wood plates (which would be needed anyway to avoid dsmaging the piece held in the vise!)

[@Filip_Phreriks]

@@alfredomarquez9777 Maybe if you only use it with wood it's a good thing because you won't damage your projects.

[@Mindlogik]

Think some viewers are missing a very important point here. It goes about the creativity and fun of making a useful tool out of old parts. Yes, one can buy a vice for x amount of dollars, but this goes about craftsmanship and possibly learning a new skill. Great video !

[@zawszeedek]

my concern is why the hell there is not LVL wood available in thickness like 1+ inches? each of this kind starts from the point of glueing two boards to one thick.... this is realky crap!

[@ZyCraNote]

There is something special about creating something with your own hands.

[@tjsnaps]

I'm not a woodworker or a maker of any kind but I love these type of videos because they give me ideas for how i might make things for my hobby of photography. As I see it their are 3 reasons to make something yourself 1 to save money 2 to customize it to your needs and 3 So you can say "I made that" and that's when a simple thing like a vice becomes art.

[@carlw]

Cool. BUT, what's with the down votes???? Frickn serious? What's wrong with this cool idea?

[@alfredomarquez9777]

There is NOTHING WRONG with the idea... What IS wrong is PEOPLE critizising buy not suggesting anything of value!

[@carlw]

@@alfredomarquez9777 Agreed. I believe they post stuff like that because they're insecure and are trying to show the world how intelligent they are in contrast. But that's MHO.

[@tylerjjob]

The thread on threaded bar will not last 2 minutes being used on a vice. Nor will the 4 x 4mm screws holding it to the bench..

[@ta8155]

A little anti seize will help but you probably need higher grade hardware.

[@hectorguzman28]

This is the way to make videos. Being able to hear only the sound of the work helps you stay more focus on what is being done in the work shop.

[@d-rockpain4250]

"you want me to lathe you some handle stops?" Him: "Nah, I got a dremel"

[@luemn7691]

Power drill

[@d-rockpain4250]

@@luemn7691 PardOnE MOi. I woulda just welded the whole thing with that handy welder, but Im sheet metal rich and wood poor. I do wish I did this with the last set I took off. I thought it was going to be a long wood clamp for laminating boards or something, but then it got stuck to a table; which made more sense.

[@TheLemonP1e]

I laughed way too freaking hard 😂😂😂

[@mitchbradford7074]

is it just me or do other people like the chisel sound when videu is sped up...lpl

[@bipinmistry3590]

You must be a woodpecker 🐥😂😂

[@mitchbradford7074]

@@bipinmistry3590 pecker ? yes lol

[@christophermikrowelle7093]

only you.

[@seainthesky3655]

I totally thought the same thing in the vid where he made the kids table out of scrap wood. So satisfying..

[@RANDALLOLOGY]

That was actually a really cool idea.! 👍. I like that you took old junk shocks and giving them a new purpose . Great idea .

[@KBENNSLAPTOP]

Thank you for a Really Interesting build. I was guessing, until about 2 minutes from the End, what the heck you were making ! I was very impressed with your Editing. A 10 minute Video from what must have been several hours work, is a tremendous Skill. Like most Comments, Thank you for No Unnecessary Muzak, And an Special Thank You from me, for the Quiet Tools Sounds, as I was watching this in bed with Headphones on beside the wife, who complains about the Noise from my JVC In-car Gel Buds ! When they're IN I can't Hear Her snoring !! Anyway, Thanks again for your consideration of Noise, especially as I'm Deep Chronic Pain which causes Insomnia, so I end up watching a lot of these types of Video (reminders of when I had a Work-Shop and loved pulling stuff apart, to put back together and see How Many Pieces were Left Over ! ) Anyway, LIKED & SUBBED ! - Well Deserved for your Video work, as much as your Clever Idea and what Happens when Needs Must ! 👌👍🛠🔩🔨 5 🌟⭐★⭐🌟 🍀POD☘

[@clemtoe]

Cuts everything freehand Measures everything with calipers.

[@court2379]

Measuring in base 10 is easier than fractions. Cannot say I don't do it too. Also the sharp points of the calipers scribe lines quickly.

[@clemtoe]

@@court2379 I definitely see the utility of it.

[@HowardPaulblasingame]

Well made video, good pacing & details. The "natural" sound effects are fun.

[@1Cobranut]

Neat idea, but I can't imagine that being able to hold very tight. The wood will split with the grain pretty easily when tightened down. 1/2" steel plates would be much stronger.

[@ronaldstephenson6156]

Wood vice clamps are better for wood workers as metal will marr the project wood.

[@Grant_S_M]

This is plywood. It won't split.

[@joeygunzilla6878]

How about using both!? As in.. Steel plates then have removable wood to cover them when you need a softer touch?👍🏻

[@rickrudd]

This is cabinet grade plywood. Super duper strong.

[@chrisphillips7287]

That is why it is made of plywood however I can’t imagine this being very useful.

[@Shadow_Hawk_Streaming]

I like the project but surely the struts are unnecessary, just use steel rods or wooden rods for that matter surely?

[@Tinmansplace]

Brilliant! If only i had all the other tools used to make it. Still love how a great vice is made from recycled materials.

[@CL-px8ix]

like a vise to begin with? :-D

[@cableknitter7346]

All of that... for THAT!??? A plain old VISE??? One would think since you picked out SHOCK ABSORBERS, that some of that function would be re-used or somehow adapted. Hell, you could've used any two or three pieces of ramdom pipe & crap to make a dang VISE..!

[@sausage7064]

NEXT VIDEO IDEA. Take 4 old vices and make a car. NOW THAT WOULD BE IMPRESSIVE 👍🏼

[@roberthertz6634]

Make a set of pliers. Call em vice grips.

[@bovellois]

Drink too much vodka, make car look like it was in a giant vice.

[@theboxingreviews]

Wth??? I hav just wasted time watchin this nonsense, wth is youtbe doing? Allowing this garbage on the internet,

[@tomhartfield337]

I not only learned something but also thoroughly enjoyed the video! I especially liked the "automatic" sandblasting cabinet (gotta' get me one of those) and the "silent" circular saw and router!! (LOL) GREAT video!!!

[@KBENNSLAPTOP]

Thank you - I've been wracking my noggin trying to get the tiny monkey nut to Remember What the Big Cabinet with Gloves through was for ! Thank you indeed, for being the gentleman you are !👍👍👍😉 ×

[@TheOne-db5db]

This is a really great way to pass time.but time is money in reality. With the electric, tools, materials, Labor, and time! I'd say you got yourself a five or six hundred dollar vice! But the value can be beat a million time's over unless you lived a thousand miles away from civilization. Just for sh**'* n giggle's can you try figure out how to make a portable table saw please?😉

[@rpmfoto]

Replacing shocks soon on an old car and need a bench vise. Double bonus! Love the design of this system.

[@7munkee]

If you try this PLEASE be careful of any open flames or sparks. Some shocks (most?) are filled with a gas that will explode and shoot a column of flames out 5 feet long. I use to work in a scrap yard and we were required to punch a hole in shocks to prevent them from exploding in the shears.

[@tommoores1531]

The screw looked like it was too high should be a little below the guide bars to give maximum vise jaw depth

[@Bytrl]

Yeah but it's wood so any lower and strength would've been compromised.

[@larryt7001]

It's not a bench vice. I would agree if you were holding an engine block but you're only using these to steady things for sanding and other minor work. You're not going to jackhammer anything using these.

[@codycoldwater8741]

I don't understand why the shocks are required for the vice to open. Why can't the vice just open using the threaded rod? It seems a nut and washer on the backside of the outer clamp board would pull the vice open just as well.

[@SRFDriver]

This is one of the best videos I've ever seen. I intentionally did not jump ahead and it wasn't until you began to screw it to your table that I realized what it was. Thank you so much for taking the time to create the vice and to upload the video!

[@JustAGuy781]

You could have just done the same thing with 3 allthread bolts. Lmao. Very superfluous

[@xxportalxx.]

I'm more curious how someone gets a welder and a sand blaster, but doesn't have a table saw hahahaha

[@ramongarciano569]

or a drill press

[@paulgeorge1069]

Ya kinda strange😕

[@c.smythe3022]

so it is some sort of vice. don't need a vice. thanx guys, saved 8 out of 10 minutes wasting my time on this one.

[@BengtRosini13]

So you're literally just using the old shocks as linier guides. Okay, I'm sure it will function as expected for quite some time.

[@jaymacklin8303]

Good lord, spent 20 bucks and buy a vice........geez !

[@JonnyDIY]

Damn that was Nifty! Lol took me til almost end to figure it was going to be a Vice 🤣👍🏻

[@4RMS7TRONG]

Video is great.. but save yourself some time and effort, buy a proper one for about £20

[@bazzaf246]

DISCLAIMER: Alot of shocks are gas filled. Take precautions cutting and/or welding them! You could have a bad day.

[@06stiguy63]

Came here for this ... there is a reason alot of shock absorbers have warning labels on them. Be careful people. The video should have had a warning in it to start with.

[@-ChrisD]

Thank you so much. Good looking out 👍

[@KBENNSLAPTOP]

Check 4 tin labels / Manufacturers Name Plates - those should be enough for a quick Internet Check. Do it On-site before taking home. & Does Anyone knows whether the Gas Shocks are Filled with an Inert Gas ? One would think so, for Accident Safety - but I watched twice and 2nd time round noticed he primed ? Painted ? Them, and put them in an Oven ?? Damn It ! - now I've confused meself !!

[@JamesReedy]

Kieran Benn nitrogen gas usually. As for an oven that was a media blasting cabinet aka sand blast to remove paint.

[@EnlightenedSavage]

Nitrogen isn't flammable or does not explode. What are you even talking about?

[@jaginik3278]

Why not use a regular bench clamp? Put some rubber on those clamps so as not to damage the wood...

[@cristiandone2837]

Hmmm... That feeling... when you make something out of your head, no rules applying. Freedom.

[@bartfarth-uffer2129]

Cristi, I agree. Sometimes, however, applying no rules while acting out ends in incarceration in the county lockup for the weekend. Thankfully, making your own bench vise rarely heads that direction -- except the way I do it, of course. Can't wait to show that video, as soon as the district attorney returns my property, that is. 😳

[@apexpredator5428]

Get it at Harbor freight and call it a day. Cookout on the grill and drink beer with the rest of your free time

[@jessiemae6873]

I've been needing a bench vise. And I have 4 old shocks off my pickup. New project! Thanks for the idea!!

[@earljtsmoot9421]

That's nice if you have a multi million dollar work shop.

[@johnfaulkner6776]

Damn- I had to go back and watch it all again! Love the imagination here as much as the execution. Lots of ideas to steal here too.

[@papabear4040]

Great video. Nice project if you have the toolkit to build it.

[@bartsimpsonsonson]

Great idea, great video. I especially like the editing and high-speed stuff (no time wasted watching actual time) that slows down when necessary.

[@maximon72]

what is the practicality for the rods pushing out rather than in? I mean, the vice is intended to clamp

[@DrGreen-wl2ry]

Marco Flores theres no gas charge in the struts

[@jeanalee1more847]

He is making a wood Table Vice.

[@manboy4679]

Up next: How to turn a carpenter's vice into car suspension!

[@sarukravitz4981]

What kind of vice? Smoking? Drinking? Gambling?

[@anthonynelson9136]

And how long before those worn out struts start leaking all over your floor? I bought something similar off Craigslist for 30 bucks it called a vise.

[@jamesdyer744]

Anthony Nelson you missed the application for good craftsmanship! There may come a day when you don’t have an extra 30.00 for a piece of junk from Harbor freight. And you will learn to work with what you have around the shop! Cheers

[@anthonynelson9136]

@@jamesdyer744 Jimmy, Your reading comprehension indicates that you may have a problem with dyslexia. I said Craigslist, not Harbor Freight. I restore historic buildings and have a greater appreciation for good craftsmanship than most people. But if the day ever arrives where I feel the need to build something using a couple of old worn out suspension struts, it's because I am a guest star on Macgyver. Salute.

[@wesrichards6168]

James Dyer If he doesn’t have the 30$ he will have also probably hawked all of the tools needed to build this... so sad.

[@AudaxK9Academy]

Wouldn't round stock have worked the same?

[@smithenterprise]

When you glue two pieces of wood together, sprinkle salt and they won't slip when they are clamped together to dry. Try to let me know :-)

[@KentWatanabe]

Why use wood when it is easier to use iron plate?

[@rob379lqz]

Awesome. I love when the parts I’m looking for at the junkyard are nicely laid out for me. :)

[@clanstonviegas1158]

Hi.. Wats the equipmemt purpose at 2.15

[@oluffriesthomsen7680]

Would it not be easier just to buy a vice. 🤔

[@mattjohnson4207]

Ten minutes of my life I'll never get back

[@_GummyBear_]

@Matt Johnson how many hrs you waste in your life? even those u never get back :) even the good ones

[@alfredomarquez9777]

AND ANOTHER FULL.MINUTE TO WRITE AN STUPID COMMENT!!!

[@Nektiktidian]

seems to me like you didnt really need the shocks

[@jas5131]

This is absolutely the best DYI video I have ever seen. I love the final result and learned at least 3 new tricks along the way!

[@kodydusty]

Great idea for when you want to clamp woodwork without leaving marks you get from a steel clamp.

[@JordanTheMann]

I watched this entire video and it didn’t show me how to stop the coronavirus.

[@kingcobra008]

Dude, but this will help you to keep your mind occupied before the Ambulance is called out, lol. Stay safe

[@victorhugosanchez3782]

You have to put the coronavirus inside the press and turn it until it dies

[@khellendrostakhesis7356]

You used a table vice to make a table vice...

[@mr.crapper7197]

I knew I was saving my struts for something. Thanks, I'm making one ! I work on guitars and it's just what I wanted. I just don't thing I'll be as fast HA HA

[@pilotactor777]

So many tools and parts required!

[@edwardcnnell2853]

I live in a throw away society born of being in a country with wealth relative to much of the world. We see things such as these as junk, not for what they can be. A couple of hundred years ago people in my county had to build most things themselves. This self reliance has been lost. I had a cheap Timex sports watch for at least 10 years. While visiting my brother five years ago I replaced the battery and strap. His wife commented that I was wasting time, buy a new one. I told my brother to watch out, he was old and she may replace him with a new one. Two days ago the watch finally wore out and cannot be coaxed back to life. I will buy another of that model and it will probably outlive me.

[@michaelschuler7397]

Don’t you recycle the material

[@reeb9016]

My father-in-law from the Czech Republic has had his Czech made watch for 45 years. He was just visiting and told me this. The thing survived the Communists.

[@ItsaRomethingeveryday]

Very clever idea, like the craftsmanship of this!

[@court2379]

You should counterbore the guide rod nuts, or you will wreck your knuckles on them. Great idea though.

[@luemn7691]

Counterbore that's the word.

[@internalharm]

Ehh.. not really impressed

[@vaibhavvishal1]

If I had these many tools, I would have made a car itself. 😂

[@Reginaldesq]

Make sure you get shocks from a high performance car. Your vice will be much faster :) Nice video

[@axlegrind4212]

once i figured out what it was i forgot it utilized shock absorbers. what do they do?

[@jacobusderottmann1000]

Guide rod system. And a very sturdy system at that. Otherwise the outer jaw would just spin around with the handle. The shock absorber resistance is kaput, they're worn out. But keeping the rod in line while it moves in and out still works.

[@kameljoe21]

A good pull type shock absorber would be another good project with a foot lever to push down insert item and release, One does not need a huge amount of force to hold some things.

[@alfredomarquez9777]

HEY, THATS A GOOD IDEA TOO!!! At least one person enriching the comments section with a useful concept, instead of stupidly critizising the time and effort to make instead of buying...!

[@sthaporn10]

ten minuets watching your clip,i still dont know what you made.

[@johnritchie4801]

sthaporn10 a wood working vice

[@ranger9047]

Genius use of scraps- if you have a shop with $10k in tools lol

[@hellstompr4072]

Should be entitled “How to make countersinks magically appear in large washers” 😂😂😂

[@georgefarmakis9238]

I don't understand why this had to be with shock absorbers. I thought you were going to take advantage of their shock absorbing feature. You just use them as piece of metal that you took out of scrap.

[@xbigshot1]

nope.......cant go with this one, he did a great job of putting it together, good video--- but looks like a huge waste of time for something that can be bought at a pawnshop, that will last a lifetime........someone mentioned the use of wood was not ideal.......I agree!

[@redleader7988]

For woodworking this vice is ideal. He just saved $250 over a Rockler woodworking bench vise, basically the same thing.

[@danielplantenga3456]

I think the whole fun of it is acquiring scrap and making it into something useful. Obviously they could go buy a vice, but it wouldn't be a thought provoking or challenging process. There is an extreme satisfaction in making your own tools.

[@scwyldspirit]

Put some non abrasive padding like a piece of leather on the inside jaws and to protect the surface

[@michaelbates5202]

That’s great! So the used shocks don’t really do anything!

[@redleader7988]

They're used as smoothe and sturdy guides.

[@davidelliott5843]

They also help the vice to open more easily.

[@gombodash4681]

So all that hard work for this?😳

[@scottkalisch2144]

Holy Christ you could’ve went and bought one before you finished it

[@rubyzuraff7358]

But where's the fun in that.

[@alfredomarquez9777]

I have long looked for a GOOD one... but ALL the stuff like this at Amazon was either Too small or Too expensive, or Too weak and Flexible... Thus I consider to make my own, and this is an excellent design!

[@AAZinvicto]

Yes, since we have this workshop set up that you have, we won't throw old car struts. 😅 Nice work though 👍

[@Peterseng24]

Great job, well done. Brings back good memories. Built myself a vise using car shock absorbers over 20 years ago, worked very well for many years. Finally retired it in favour of a quick release vise. 🇦🇺

[@Dikka0]

I watched use this vice on another vid and guessed you;d made it yourself,absolutely brilliant use of scrap parts.

[@ranmc9770]

People be careful welding shocks. They will explode if over heated.