Is this the greatest vise of all time? You can see more of it in action on my Instagram: instagram.com/handtoolrescue/
@sarchlalaith88363 жыл бұрын
If you're selling it, I'll buy
@logya3 жыл бұрын
Hi , yep one of the most clever thing i saw in a long time ... And by the way , be careful , you will break the glass , again , if you're not lighter on it .... lol Peace from France ; )
@TravisMontesano3 жыл бұрын
yes, i must own one!
@MarcHarrisx3 жыл бұрын
that is so clever and yet seemingly so obvious to make. that's why I'm not an inventor. i have zero fracts
@stevendegonia3 жыл бұрын
Hey, $639.80 USD is not bad for a vise of that caliber and in such a lovingly restored condition as well! At that price, I suggest one vice for each piece of machinery you own!
@smartereveryday3 жыл бұрын
Well that's beautiful.
@0Rookie03 жыл бұрын
Quick, show this to Steve Mould and Matt Parker!
@inkorekt3 жыл бұрын
It really is.
@nvme30123 жыл бұрын
19 minutes ago dang
@tequilaog4203 жыл бұрын
Hi Dustin 😀
@mitchtalmadge3 жыл бұрын
Why are these vices not more popular? Seems like a great invention
@wolfrig20003 жыл бұрын
This has blown up in the 3d printing community. People are referencing this video and printing these out of plastic left and right! I keep seeing your video come up in 3d printing videos daily.
@varsityathlete99273 жыл бұрын
I read your comment and searched fractal vise, in the images instantly found this design made by 3d printing. awesome, but you what I thought was really remarkable is the turnabout, this video was released not even 3 weeks ago and people are always making their own one. shows the power of 3d printing. old fashioned industry 3 weeks in and its not left the drawing board.
@datboiya89423 жыл бұрын
Just came from 3d printing video lmao
@kyle_mk173 жыл бұрын
@@datboiya8942 was it teaching tech?
@lynniewood3 жыл бұрын
@@varsityathlete9927 making something out of metal or wood is very different from making something in a 3d printer, if a print goes wrong or you need to change something you can just print it again, if you make a mistake in metal that could be a lot of work to change anything. Makes sense they spend more time in the planning phase.
@jonalexander28593 жыл бұрын
yea right after i said we could make these easily everyone was talking down to me saying how impossible it is.
@OlivierGomis3 жыл бұрын
Now with this vise I can finally do what AvE has been telling us in all his videos...
@kevinmartin77603 жыл бұрын
Did you not listen to the disclaimer near the end?????
@zinckensteel3 жыл бұрын
@@kevinmartin7760 Sure, but he has his "RenisShield" installed, so it's not a problem.
@gregjames6663 жыл бұрын
@@kevinmartin7760 well done, had to drop the speed to .5 to hear it clearly. Both great Canadian KZbinrs
@daviddavis7033 жыл бұрын
@@gregjames666 you put "great" and "Canadian" in the same sentence... your a funny one!😉
@gordonfischer84843 жыл бұрын
Hahaha 36:00
@ToreDL879 ай бұрын
2 years later and with this video you've revived fractal vises to the point they're being manufactured and sold again.
@TheDioblo23456 ай бұрын
Yeah... for extremely high prices
@lukie4ever6 ай бұрын
@@TheDioblo2345 thats probably just a "fraction" of the price
@BillAnt3 ай бұрын
Jacking off with this fractal vise has never been easier, it holds your banana securely. ha-ha-ha
@BillAnt3 ай бұрын
How many times have you needed to grip your banana in a vise?! ha-ha-ha
@memitimBlackАй бұрын
@@BillAnt every night. don't want the damn thing floating away again...
@mikeduwe3 жыл бұрын
Market value of these went up 10000% instantly, none of us knew they existed till this video and now we all want one.
@thetruthexperiment3 жыл бұрын
Exactly. If I see one in any condition what so ever I am taking it.
@REDxFROG3 жыл бұрын
Yeah super important. My life depends on this one.
@jinglemyberries8663 жыл бұрын
For sure lol! Though i wonder why there are no modern equivalents to this vise? (as far as i know)
@thetruthexperiment3 жыл бұрын
@@jinglemyberries866 there will be now that there’s a market but this must have been expensive and new ones will also be expensive. Hours on a CNC Machine just to make one. Then assembly. Look for it on aliexpress in the next few months.
@jinglemyberries8663 жыл бұрын
@@thetruthexperiment Yea lets hope these become available soon! Youre right, it'd definitely be expensive but if its built well, it'll be worth it in the long run IMO!
@Ididathing3 жыл бұрын
Its nice but i still prefer using my teeth!
@isailaraprieto3 жыл бұрын
Nice! Some good ol' australian wisdom
@knaveofknaves17093 жыл бұрын
Teeth are versatile tools. Perfect replacements for a center punch!
@kingofbleh3 жыл бұрын
Of course he does a thing here too
@pitchblack29833 жыл бұрын
Did you do a thing?
@elijahheyrosa53983 жыл бұрын
I prefer my nails but teeth works fine too
@ominous91393 жыл бұрын
After 25 years as a professional mechanic I rarely see a tool that I am not at least familiar with. I had no idea that I had the wrong vise this entire time! Thanks for the video.
@TypeZeta23 жыл бұрын
So what is it used for? I really want to know
@ominous91393 жыл бұрын
@@TypeZeta2 getting a good hold on unusually shaped objects.
@TypeZeta23 жыл бұрын
@@ominous9139 that makes sense I was a bit confused on its purpose when I saw it but it’s still really cool
@ctloyd6403 жыл бұрын
Yeah, me either. 57 and been an avid tool guy since I got my first mini tool set and workbench at 7 years old. I never seen such an intriguing tool.
@allanwidner92762 жыл бұрын
As soon as I saw it I remembered a dozen times at least I could have used something like this back when I had a shop.
@HickLif32 жыл бұрын
The amount of machining to make this thing to begin with blows my mind. I'm not a machinist at all but it's crazy to think about all the steps and different tools and even the order you would have to go in to make each individual part that is DOVETAILED into eachother
@dillonrose3428 Жыл бұрын
I’m a machinist and that’s how I think about every man made intricate thing. Begins to blow your mind on the daily. Also, this dude must smoke weed cuz the minor ways where I see exactly how something comes apart and watching him struggle had my heart on edge lol
@stanislavczebinski994 Жыл бұрын
Machining it is a feat indeed - designing it is another level. Before you can build it you have to envision it in your mind. I mean how in the world did the designer get the idea?
@EdwardBIl Жыл бұрын
@@stanislavczebinski994 If my vice could just bend in the middle a bit that would be great. If my middle-bending-vice could just bend in the middle a bit that would be great. If my middle-bending-middle-bending-vice could just bend in the middle a bit that would be great. If my middle-bending-middle-bending-middle-bending-vice could just bend in the middle a bit that would be great...
@heavyballs84583 жыл бұрын
This brings new meaning to the term “they don’t build them like they used to” Ive never even heard of one of these vices
@marknicholson41323 жыл бұрын
Yeah me neither , am now sooooo wanting one..!😃
@Aoskar953 жыл бұрын
Probably fell out of favor. With a normal vise can easily maintain the same zero during serial production. This was probably more common before the use of NC machines
@dizzydial80813 жыл бұрын
Came to say this. You don't make profits from selling a quality product, sadly.
@mrkiky3 жыл бұрын
Probably because it's a very expensive and sensitive piece of equipment that does what any cheap vice does, a little better. But in most cases that little better is not needed. If you have to clamp something uneven like that you just add a piece of wood and a piece of leather and it does the job. This design would be good for a workshop that specializes in highly variable, uneven workpieces that need to be gripped very securely, and I can't imagine what that can be to be honest.
@Zwettekop3 жыл бұрын
@@mrkiky Maybe like a stone carver? It would have to be made out of plastic then.
@bagochips8343 жыл бұрын
29:37 when that vice was made, it was almost definitely before CNC was a thing, so all of those parts were hand spun on a lathe. Some dude with a lathe had the skill to make an articulated vice that adjusts to grip nearly anything, meanwhile I can't even make a square on an etch-a-sketch.
@CzornyLisek3 жыл бұрын
Maybe not CNC but programmable lathes and so on are very old invention
@deth30213 жыл бұрын
1:00 bottom right. It was patented in 1914. So long before CNC.
@Beakerbite3 жыл бұрын
@@deth3021 Sure, but you can get a lot done with fixtures, jigs, and stops. Requires a lot of manual setup, but then you can fire the same part out a thousand times, no CNC required.
@Baer19903 жыл бұрын
and then some idiot didn't know when to stop drilling lol How can you damage a vise like that?
@VestigialHead3 жыл бұрын
@@Baer1990 I can just imagine some Grandpa who has loved this vice for 40 years reluctantly loaning it to his grandson who returned it full of drill holes. Envisioning the tears in Grandpa's eyes as he sees the damage. Then the questions by the family as to the whereabouts of aforementioned grandson. Pops: Have you seen Johnny? he has not been home in weeks. Last I heard he was bringing some tools you loaned him back to you.
@TheGuitologist3 жыл бұрын
Fractal vise...fractal vise...bless my homeland forever.
@payneman3 жыл бұрын
I understood that reference, edelweiss 🎶
@2boredfortv3 жыл бұрын
And me knowing you'd make some kind of Tool reference
@greypoet23 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I sang it. lol
@The_CIA3 жыл бұрын
*Excuse me, the real lyrics are "TABLE VICE".*
@davidgolden60683 жыл бұрын
😂
@robharrington71 Жыл бұрын
This is my favorite video of yours.I've watched it multiple times, and am just fascinated by the design. I saw Adam Savage found one, so I came back to watch again. Here I am again marveling at the fact that someone hand built this in c. 1914, with belt driven lathes, slide rules, and a lot of trial and error. Thanks for sharing this It makes my day every time I watch.
@samiloom8565 Жыл бұрын
Same here watched adam ..i decided to watch this video again
@daprof7417 Жыл бұрын
Me too.
@russbilzing53483 жыл бұрын
As a machinist, I can't count the number of times that I had to design and make vise jaws for one off jobs that this would have handled with no more than a shrug and a, "So? Wie so, denn?" attitude. Hey life, I want a do-over. Very fine work, sir.
@RubSomefastOnIt3 жыл бұрын
I think a simplified set of something like these would be amazing for a Kurt. A tool room cnc, just toss an ugly rough cut piece of stock and go.
@ufc9903 жыл бұрын
Yes sir, I came here just to say something similar! Would be so handy to have one of these in the shop
@RubSomefastOnIt3 жыл бұрын
@@stanervin6108 sure just like bars of soap do...
@0mars0mars03 жыл бұрын
Aber warum und wie ist das benutzt
@stijnlombaert83963 жыл бұрын
Wouldn' t it be hard to get reference points and positioning?
@kroon2753 жыл бұрын
I'm 50 years old, love engineering, and have never seen a vice like this before. Fucking awesome
@MadCrazeTheBlade7083 жыл бұрын
As someone who doesn't use vises, I can count on one hand the number of times I have said "that's a cool vise" and this one is now number 1
@captainTubes3 жыл бұрын
As an appreciator of vices, and having desired many beautiful and wonderful antique vices, I approve this comment.
@donaldmatthies60262 жыл бұрын
Well at the price of $639.80, I'll take two please. The amount of thought that went into that vise back in the 1900s is amazing! Thank you for taking time to film, machine, edit and post this video.
@robdewberry2587 Жыл бұрын
Actually it’s $3049.80 $4.20 x 69 payments😏
@bobk.58839 ай бұрын
Not to mention the shipping@@robdewberry2587
@michaelblaes98476 ай бұрын
Tell me you smoke and are a guy, without telling me you smoke and are a guy. Please insinuate you also find fart jokes funny at the same time.
@Hisu06 ай бұрын
@@robdewberry2587 4.2x69=289.8
@biobiobio77772 жыл бұрын
I never even heard of a fractal vice until now and I think it's one of the coolest things ever!
@PeachiiWubs2 жыл бұрын
Same, the original creator was a genius lol
@rebuz872 жыл бұрын
Same! That thing is so cool!
@mileslong39042 жыл бұрын
It's one of the most useful things I've ever seen and I don't see how I can live without it.
@yvonnewilson35052 жыл бұрын
VERY SNEAKY !! 😎
@ICYPROFITS2 жыл бұрын
@@mileslong3904 good luck finding one. If you do they either don't know what they have or you're going to pay atleast $1k
@ajwilson6053 жыл бұрын
As a kid in the late '50's, early '60's, I watched in awe when my grandfather used his fractal vise for holding small model parts he was manufacturing. He had been a tool and die maker starting in the teens and retired in the mid-'50's. In my youth I thought the way the vise worked was magic because I couldn't grasp just how intricate of a mechanism it was. He said he bought it for a special job he had at work and it was the best $19.50 he ever spent. If you consider he was making about $22 a week(in 1928), that was a lot of money. When he passed away in '65, my uncle got all his machinists and hand tools. My uncle sold them all to pay for his next drunken binge....... Great video!
@markusfalk94593 жыл бұрын
Well, we can only hope SOMEONE got ahold of that fractal vise and understood how much engineering went into it. I.E. Appreciates it. Also, A-hole uncle needs his come-uppance.
@X4Alpha4X3 жыл бұрын
$20 in 1928 is only a little over $300 today, frankly finding a vice like that for $300 today would been seen as a steal.
@privatezim36373 жыл бұрын
@@X4Alpha4X only 69 payments of $4.20 is $289.80. definitely a steal
@X4Alpha4X3 жыл бұрын
@@privatezim3637 ahhh but you seemed to have missed the $350 shipping! lol even still i would honestly gladly pay $640 for a vice like this
@GregorShapiro3 жыл бұрын
@@privatezim3637 Plus $350 in shipping and handling...
@SavageShooter933 жыл бұрын
this vice is one of the most elegant tools I have ever seen.
@hootinouts11 ай бұрын
My background was in tool and die making both out on the shop floor and as a designer in the drafting room and this is the first time I ever saw a vise this amazing. To think that this vise was designed and machined back in the early 1900's speaks volumes of the skill of the craftsmen. The restoration on this vise it top notch. So nice to see a treasure like this given a second life.
@mikedl11053 жыл бұрын
I've only just now learned of the existence of this thing, and I want one
@TreyCook213 жыл бұрын
It's the coolest thing I've ever seen. I hope to find one someday.
@happyundertaker62553 жыл бұрын
Same!
@james_robnett3 жыл бұрын
Same, I didn't realize I was in the market for another vise till I saw this.
@leemcgann64703 жыл бұрын
Hell yeah!
@IrradiatedFeline3 жыл бұрын
I am kind of angry right now. That thing would have helped alot back then when i was in training to become a welder.
@SeanHodgins3 жыл бұрын
Regular vise: 5 parts, cast iron, loose non-critical tolerances. Fractal vise: Too many parts to count, machined steel, incredibly tight tolerance, each channel selectively mated and labeled. I think I see why these didn't become popular.
@TheRealColBosch3 жыл бұрын
"Solution in search of a problem" comes to mind.
@avbates793 жыл бұрын
Won't hold a banana. I would love the ability to grip irregular shapes on my mill. Probably very expensive back then because of the complex mfg. but now cnc could bring the cost down. Not a replacement for my wilton, but I would buy one
@moonrazk3 жыл бұрын
@@TheRealColBosch More like "very expensive perfect solution for problems that can be solved with creative, albeit imperfect solutions".
@getin39493 жыл бұрын
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@sarchlalaith88363 жыл бұрын
Tolerances don't have to be that precise though, those dove tails don't have to be that precise, they don't have to be steel either. Just because something is easier to make, doesn't mean it should be preferred.
@PhilVandelay3 жыл бұрын
This thing is so freaking cool! Loved that you managed to add the missing jaw, we need to preserve this for future generations
@troywolverton30673 жыл бұрын
Are you related to Art Vandelay
@IndianaDundee3 жыл бұрын
They need to reproduce these so we can buy one.
@littlejackalo53263 жыл бұрын
@@troywolverton3067 in the latex industry
@hriatpuiachhakchuak83943 жыл бұрын
We need to put this back into production
@jonwatson97653 жыл бұрын
I'd buy one even if I never found a use for it.
@JoelAvila Жыл бұрын
OMG! The Good Eats reference! 😂 Completely unexpected and extremely well executed. Loved it!
@JayAbel3 жыл бұрын
That's such a cool design. I didn't even know this kind of vise existed.
@notyourbuddy_guy3 жыл бұрын
Same, I need one now
@MetrohMan3 жыл бұрын
Took the words right out of my mouth!
@stephenrobb87593 жыл бұрын
My thoughts as well. Really cool to see it, Plus the rebuild and full functionality... awesome
@robertnorman31813 жыл бұрын
I just said the same thing and I've been a machinist for 20 yrs.
@jimyeats3 жыл бұрын
I quick Google search barely brings up any info on them. Basically the only thing that comes up is from within the last few days related to this restoration.
@DlSASTERCHlLD3 жыл бұрын
This has got to be one of the coolest tools I will never need but wish I had.
@FFVoyager3 жыл бұрын
I'd have one just look at!
@jdmccorful3 жыл бұрын
@@FFVoyager Ditto!
@whitefeather56293 жыл бұрын
Might use it once or twice. But probably not for what it was truely meant for. So cool though
@petersmith95303 жыл бұрын
@@whitefeather5629 Agreed.
@FireAngelOfLondon3 жыл бұрын
For an engraver this would be worth it's weight in platinum. You never know what a customer is going to want engraved, and working out safe ways to clamp things for engraving is often a large part of the art. This would reduce the time spent making custom jigs almost to zero. That said, I am not an engraver and I want one too...
@python357magnum1002 жыл бұрын
As a machinist for 35 years, now retired, it’s a pleasure to watch someone take the time,effort and skill to do it right on every project.
@68able22 жыл бұрын
you have an awesome name man
@python357magnum1002 жыл бұрын
@@68able2 Thank you 🍻
@jimbusmaximus46242 жыл бұрын
A man who knows tolerance!!
@aarontfoulkes Жыл бұрын
I have never seen a vice like that. I'm amazed at the engineering capabilites ( and machining capabilitees) that were present at that period in time. Your restoration is awesome...! Good job!
@vanceplace13493 жыл бұрын
I hate that they don’t make stuff like this anymore. This is the coolest vice I’ve ever seen
@chronovore72343 жыл бұрын
They’re still made today, mostly used for engraving, but you have to custom order one.
@ricky107_3 жыл бұрын
@@chronovore7234 must be stupid expensive!
@wadebrewer72123 жыл бұрын
In interested. Where might I get one?
@vanceplace13493 жыл бұрын
@@chronovore7234 I’m thinking at least a thousand dollars
@vanceplace13493 жыл бұрын
@@ricky107_ definitely agree with that
@wesleytownsend82143 жыл бұрын
I’d play a lot of cash for that vice. Damn in seven decades on this earth I’ve only seen a few of these gems. Good on you for preserving one. I wish you all the best!
@megan00b83 жыл бұрын
Does no-one make these anymore? It seems pretty useful. Or do you mean this exact model from that specific company?
@wesleytownsend82143 жыл бұрын
@@megan00b8 I haven’t seen one for sale in probably 30+ years but I agree that if no one makes them then they should.
@megan00b83 жыл бұрын
@@wesleytownsend8214 wow, I mean sure, you will need this mainly just for limited kinds of uses, but there's a kazilion tools that are only for extremely specific uses and are being sold fine, it's weird that these are missing on the market entirely.
@Teknofobe3 жыл бұрын
I agree. Beautiful piece of equipment. It's the kind of thing you may not need for year's, but when you need it. It's essential.
@wesleytownsend82143 жыл бұрын
@@Teknofobe absolutely agree and it would be great to have one with both steel and rubber (or another softer material) interchangeable inserts. I do some wood carving/inlays/engraving on corbels and other oddly shaped pieces, and these would be very efficient to hold a piece in place securely. The only fractal vices/clamps I have found online were old and rusty and the seller wanted an insane amount of money for them. I wish you good health and all the best to you and your!
@michaelgrubbs16183 жыл бұрын
Imagine inventing and then actually building this piece over a hundred years ago. The engineering is insane and quite unique
@Pyrohawk3 жыл бұрын
Someone applied the same principle to mathematical functions and BANG the internet happened
@szewal3 жыл бұрын
I mean let be honest, it's not that impressive or revolutionary, considering what inventions had preceded it. It's only 100 years
@Rich-je9fy3 жыл бұрын
I wouldn’t say it’s that impressive in an engineering sense, but it’s very creative in its use of fractals
@michaelgrubbs16183 жыл бұрын
@@Rich-je9fy may I ask how old you are rich. All due respect
@TheBarcodebilly3 жыл бұрын
The radius ways really got me for being that old, along with the tolerances
@-MrFozzy- Жыл бұрын
Honestly….this might be the most beautiful piece of machinery I’ve every seen, even before the cleanup
@MachoCool5583 жыл бұрын
This vise has literally made me weep. It is beautiful. If I had a tool like this in my life I would talk to it everyday. Thank you for restoring it and making it whole again, I feel our grandparents and great grandparents are relieved.
@dielaughing733 жыл бұрын
It's really one of the most beautiful bits of engineering I've ever seen
@WadeWeigle2 жыл бұрын
The man hours in machining to create this Vice without the aid of computers is mind boggling. It must have cost $20 in 1914!!! Excellent video, thank you.
@The_Mimewar2 жыл бұрын
It’s absolutely BEAUTIFUL TOO. I’m AMAZED I’ve never seen one of these before
@frotz6612 жыл бұрын
For a price perspective here, the $20 coin of the time contained about 96% of a troy ounce of gold. The current spot price for a troy ounce of gold is $1,804.90.
@Synthmilk2 жыл бұрын
@@frotz661 Seems about right if not actually on the low end considering the incredibly precise machining of the part. Those tolerances are incredible for something made back then.
@Martin.Wilson2 жыл бұрын
Or as Derek from Vice Grip Garage says...."mind bottling". LOL
@lazarpejic64152 жыл бұрын
I mean forging also existed back then
@markbeiser3 жыл бұрын
I didn't even know that kind of vice existed, now I feel like I can't live without one!
@ttoddh1 Жыл бұрын
What an amazing invention. I am 55 years old and never saw a vise like that. You did a great job.
@BreydonsRC3 жыл бұрын
I machined for 25 years, and I can think of hundreds of uses for this vise. You did an AMAZING restoration! They just don't make things like this anymore, and it is a real shame, because this vise is a work of art. And there aren't many people like you that would go through this much trouble to restore it. So thank you so much for bringing it back from the past! New subscriber man!
@blobymcblobface3 жыл бұрын
What kind of machining did you do? My dad had a 3 axis milling machine in our garage for most of my life. If he still had the old Fadal I'd imagine he'd be looking for one of these vices now.
@BreydonsRC3 жыл бұрын
@@blobymcblobface I started of working at job shops making Aerospace and military components, then went into the racing industry for about 8 years making parts for mostly NASCAR and IndyCar. From there I went back into Aerospace where I finished my career after becoming disabled.
@jasonbarnes80473 жыл бұрын
That was my exact thought, that's why I sent Ave a line that maybe this could help with his cnc tooling and such. I believe it would make life easier as long as you could get it figured out how to accurately clamp in each time
@BreydonsRC3 жыл бұрын
@@jasonbarnes8047 I imagine these vises were made for castings where you just needed to clamp the part in and face it off. But as long as your casting was symmetrical it should pretty much locate the same way every time. You could always add a fixed stop on one side. So something with holes and other details wouldn't be hard to machine in this as long as your casting allowed for some deviation. Which is why the vise had drill gouges in the base when this project was started ;) I've made complex fixtures for a lot of cast parts that this vise would have been absolutely perfect for. It is just funny how we have evolved away from making tools like this. If you think about the old machinists, and how innovative they had to be to make things, it is just sad. CNC's have done away with a lot of growth of individuals as far as building machining skills.
@jasonbarnes80473 жыл бұрын
@@BreydonsRC exactly that was my line of thought plus you reduce stress and markings on items when you can actually spend the weight out over the entire piece. I really do miss the days of making things that were not only engineered to last but to span across all walks of life. Now they just care about dumping dime store quality items on the market knowing they'll buy another if they need to replace it. Some call it cheap but I absolutely enjoy actually getting into something thats broken and repairing it.
@stelth41623 жыл бұрын
You can keep your sitcoms. This is genuine entertainment here, as well as being educational, inspiring, and astonishing. And even humorous at times. Just the amount of handwork is unbelievable. The precision with which this vise was made, as well as the precision with which it was restored is hard to believe.
@SableRaf3 жыл бұрын
“someone drilled holes in the vice and lost a jaw” Sounds like an appropriate punishment to me
@LazerBrain113 жыл бұрын
😂
@TempoDrift14803 жыл бұрын
Ha for sure!
@MichaelHarto3 жыл бұрын
😂
@ruudhooff64863 жыл бұрын
😂
@T..C..M3 жыл бұрын
😂
@woodrowcall3269 Жыл бұрын
I just found this today, a little late to the post. What a piece of engineering. Your restoration is great. Keep saving the past, it sure is better than what they make today.
@Chris-zm5mj3 жыл бұрын
The vice is testament to the tremendous skills of the designers and engineers of the day, making all those intricate parts without CAD. it is a piece of artwork. The guy doing the restoration is a skilled engineer and a dab hand had freehand scribble😂. Great vid
@excitedbox57053 жыл бұрын
not that hard from a math stand point. In reality you could use a fly cutter to cut all those shapes. They are just circles of various sizes..
@Chris-zm5mj3 жыл бұрын
now days with CNC yeah though in those days it was done by an engineer who had skills though is clearly made from circular steel
@silivrengamer3 жыл бұрын
We all these days have to be reminded from time to time that really what computers do are two things: make hard work faster, and make certain otherwise difficult physical skills accessible to more people because you no longer need gigantic hot forges, access to metal ore, and other sundry things to make these tools anymore.
@adeline46103 жыл бұрын
Exactly. Very cool
@LiveFreeOrDieDH3 жыл бұрын
They are literally circular sections, probably cut from bar stock. It has to be circular. Nothing else could work. The trick is in the precision machining of the sliding joints, rather than the design.
@bobw2222 жыл бұрын
I'm surprised someone hasn't started making new ones of these. Very nice restoration!
@nissan300ztt2 жыл бұрын
Norgen makes them. But not like this. Very similar clamping idea though.
@k9m422 жыл бұрын
@@jamesmackes4531 capitalism is what allowed that advice to be created in the first place.
@kellydarrius2 жыл бұрын
@@jamesmackes4531 Do you really think diluted capitalism is to blame for the lack of these? Mixed economies have largely prevailed, and these grips were patented in 1912 by an inventor from Austria-Hungary. These things probably costed a fortune and aren't all that necessary, sure they are neat, but it is a little silly to bring economic systems into this, unless you really just want to hate on mixed economies.
@tomsmith52162 жыл бұрын
@@kellydarrius Came for a mechanical restoration video and a political debate broke out...
@andyd99002 жыл бұрын
@@tomsmith5216 Weird I went to a fight and a hockey game broke out. And just what I need one more vice.
@crabmansteve68443 жыл бұрын
This thing is the definition of "tolerance stacking".
@michaelrogers41573 жыл бұрын
Fucking right? I want one now just to display with a plaque that has that phrase alone. See how many people get it.
@BeN0lf3 жыл бұрын
has anyone got any idea as to how the hell those curved dovetails were machined?
@JainZar13 жыл бұрын
My guess is, that that vise was handfitted, thus no tolerances to worry about.
@JainZar13 жыл бұрын
@Inspired Introvert Copy-Lathes alone have been around for at least one century, probably more than two.
@joshschneider97663 жыл бұрын
The curved dovetails were made with an inside slotting tool on a lathe. Probably a turret lathe in 1913 but I'm not sure
@pthrelkeld0902 жыл бұрын
There are no words for how incredible and beautiful this is, this was designed by a very unique individual
@danielb.989711 ай бұрын
He must have been possessed of a remarkably creative mind. There was no CAD back then or anything of the sort... this guy thought of the movements and shapes of every part of this thing in his head. Such an artist he must have been
@Waynesbusinesschanne3 жыл бұрын
Like everyone else I'm amazed at this vice. I have never even heard of this let alone seen one! Now of course I want 1
@traitorouskin74923 жыл бұрын
You wrote exactly what i was thinking! I dont want one, i need one.
@lindybeige2 жыл бұрын
Stupendous! Amazing what they could make without robot lathes.
@Mucdaba2 жыл бұрын
oh hey! i would have never expected to see lindybeige here!
@MrLaz0rz2 жыл бұрын
You do have good taste, sir.
@adamwarlock82632 жыл бұрын
who let Lloyd in here? :P
@bedientvondeutschland17792 жыл бұрын
A man is a poor persons robot.
@jonc80742 жыл бұрын
@@bedientvondeutschland1779 analog control unit
@ThatWorks3 жыл бұрын
Amazing! You did such a killer job! Thank you for bringing this amazing tool back to life for us all to drool over!
@jesseshipley3873 жыл бұрын
This tool immediately made me think of Ilya's engravings
@MD-en3zm2 жыл бұрын
Interesting to see a fractal vise was created long before humans even defined or understood anything about fractals - just something that was seen as a solution to a problem and that worked well. Very nice restoration.
@dmac1259 Жыл бұрын
The fractal vice did not come before the fractal. "Fractal" is shorthand for fractional dimension it's a mathematic term.
@kvsteve3 жыл бұрын
Good lord! What an amazing vice. Beautiful restoration. And it doesn't even stink of something buried in the yard for a week to look old. You are KING! (the, they, them)
@bryceforsyth85213 жыл бұрын
(the, they, them) ?
@kvsteve3 жыл бұрын
@@bryceforsyth8521 Humor?
@bryceforsyth85213 жыл бұрын
@@kvsteve Okay then. I still don't understand, but I'll not make any more fuss.
@PeanutBUtter-px4gk3 жыл бұрын
This is the coolest piece of equipment I’ve ever seen, hands down. An absolute work of art.
@brandonwest81083 жыл бұрын
Wow, you should definitely get out WAY more.. or at least watch some more KZbin or something hahah, yeah it's a handy vise with a cool design..
@suicidebylifestyle92673 жыл бұрын
I've never wanted a tool more in my entire fucking life than right now...
@MikeBarbarossa3 жыл бұрын
You've been tempted by luscious tool porn
@lotusdev3 жыл бұрын
There's a Stephen J Lindsay who's made a modern version.
@dtj9923 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful rescue job. I can't imagine how much that vise could cost today even with CNC production automation. The assembly process alone must take hours.
@mikehorvath96613 жыл бұрын
That “Good Eats” reference was BRILLIANT! As well was the rest of the restoration. Great job as always.
@kotadawndragon3 жыл бұрын
I knew I recognized that music from somewhere. It's been so long since I've seen that show.
@maggs1313 жыл бұрын
I'm amazed that thing broke because its clearly from another planet. That's the coolest thing I've ever seen and is now something I must have. 😲
@aserta3 жыл бұрын
It broke because the maker was so focused on making the fractal aspect of the vise that they overlooked the fixing matter of the base. The forces are unevenly distributed because of the design and all the force is put through that small wall.
@Rope_Adope3 жыл бұрын
I didn’t even know this existed and now I don’t think I can go through the rest of my life without one
@MarquisDeSang3 жыл бұрын
You will have a better luck of finding the Holy Grail.
@erictheepic50193 жыл бұрын
@@aserta Are the forces unevenly distributed? The force depends on what areas are in contact, and should be roughly even between any given points of contact, no? So, it seems like the forces should be very evenly distributed across the vise. Compare this to a normal vise, where you can happily put the work off to one side or the other, and nobody ever complains about their vise snapping in half like this. I don't think it experienced any forces any other vice wouldn't; it looks more like the structure was just woefully understrength for any vise. This has basically a tiny block of metal with a ton of screw holes through it, whereas a normal vise has a massive solid bar to work with.
@maggs1312 жыл бұрын
@@erictheepic5019 I dont think this was invented to be a brute or used to excess by cranking on it with everything you got. It's for solidly holding odd shaped objects and its anyone's guess what the original intent was specifically meant for
@vhierta87233 жыл бұрын
What i love most about these restorations is that you get to see exactly how it functions. I paused and tried to figure out how they would have made the jaws so free floating but still make sure they didn't jump out of their grooves! ingenious!
@tommylitchfield3450 Жыл бұрын
Slowly, S.L.O.W.L.Y. close the blast cabinet.... Then sandblast like a MADMAN!!!! This made the whole video worth watching, all by itself! Very well done, HTR!!
@DavidGuyton3 жыл бұрын
Now I need one.
@compt3ck3 жыл бұрын
Now fractal vice prices are going to skyrocket. Wish I bought 300 of them in 1928.
@stevepearce66893 жыл бұрын
I don't know how I have survived until now without one
@LabGecko3 жыл бұрын
@@compt3ck Wonder what it'd cost to machine one.
@olliefoxx71653 жыл бұрын
Didn't know they existed before now. Didn't know I needed one till now. Well, wanted not needed
@simonquigley90543 жыл бұрын
The precision engineering that went into manufacturing that is fantastic.
@davidhamilton76283 жыл бұрын
The guy who drew this up without cad was on a different wavelength
@marsrocket3 жыл бұрын
If it’s truly fractal it would only require a drawing of one jaw. Just change the scale each time you make one.
@TheVexCortex3 жыл бұрын
@@marsrocket That would be _identical,_ not fractal. For each fractal, the radii changes, both the inside and outside. You still require a drawing for each fractal.
@bacicinvatteneaca3 жыл бұрын
@@marsrocket fractals aren't typically self-similar
@mmi163 жыл бұрын
Inventors of yore had minds better the CAD/CAM - the thing many of their inventions lacked were the materials to be successful.
@THESLlCK3 жыл бұрын
if you just pick up a pencil once in your lifetime, you'll realize they're quite easy to use
@drengskap Жыл бұрын
Insane amounts of precision machining and fitting in this tool - I don't really need one, but I'm just happy to know that it exists.
@blahfnblahfnblah3 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love the little details and side humor of the video. Example: The riff on the Good Eats theme when you're putting the vise in the oven. Hilarious!
@atlys2582 жыл бұрын
I know right! Hahaha I was cracking up 🤣🤣
@-Deena.3 жыл бұрын
A fractal vise made by Mantle - but one piece was missing. After making a replacement new part you now have the complete Mantlebrot Set 😁
@SpiacyLos3 жыл бұрын
next: restoration of Sierpiński carpet
@mattsadventureswithart57643 жыл бұрын
That is a proper Dad-joke!
@randyallaway40853 жыл бұрын
Okay, that was pretty good.
@-Deena.3 жыл бұрын
@@randyallaway4085 Why thank you! I thought so 😁 ❤
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@Trad-Am3 жыл бұрын
I've seen allot of tools in my 46 years, but this is a first for me. Fractal vice? I want one!
@dabbopabblo Жыл бұрын
This channel actually perfectly merges the world of comedy and antique repair, I don’t even watch antique repair videos but I watched this full to the end
@DiesInEveryFilm3 жыл бұрын
Such a beautiful vice
@RonKris3 жыл бұрын
That's some kind of alien technology/
@forevercomputing3 жыл бұрын
Weird seeing the spelling with an S...
@MAGGOT_VOMIT3 жыл бұрын
Tell AvE that with this, we can Keep our Richards in a Vise, all coddled and cradled in comfort. 🤣😂🤣
@WesleyJolly3 жыл бұрын
@@forevercomputing It isn't a vice to use a vise, but it is a vice to vall a vise a vice - and vice versa! (www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vice) (www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vise) This is an American English distinction, I'm pretty sure the British use "vice" both for moral turpitude and clamping, i.e. Richard's vice of praying alone with married women ended when he found his Richard in a vice.
@forevercomputing3 жыл бұрын
@@WesleyJolly If it's for clamping, it's a vice. In America, whatever.
@ryanlemons78313 жыл бұрын
I don’t believe I’ve ever been more impressed by a tool than I am with this articulating splendorous vice of supreme awesomeness. Truly awe inspiring. So too is your amazing work on this glorious piece! Stunning!
@janraners19983 жыл бұрын
The Lord Of The Vises - One Vise To Rule Them All. This is truly a magical vise, forged deep in the darkness of Mount Doom before the dawn of times.
@wirelesmike732 жыл бұрын
That is an amazing piece of engineering, and some impressive work in restoring it to its intended functionality. Remaking the missing part had to be an interesting voyage, considering each one was numbered to fit individually in its own place. Well done, Sir.
@benjaminvleugels56093 жыл бұрын
I can't get over how well designed this vise is it's so satisfying watching it grip things if vise porn exists this is it I'm very happy you restored this it definitely deserves to be back in its full glory
@T..C..M3 жыл бұрын
Vise porn does exist, but it's not what you think it is 🤮🤢
@charlesdaigneault50413 жыл бұрын
hard to imagine any respectful artisan would abuse such a nice tool like that by drilling sloppy holes or applying enough force to fracture the saddle block, maybe it got sacrificed to WWII wartime production or had accidental damage and became industrial write-off, the swivel base lost to the scrap heap, The rebirth of this clever and well made device is an opus of patience, skill, knowledge focused on preserving originality, congratulations on your craftsmanship (and video production talent also!)
@bc80103 жыл бұрын
It was probably in an industrial shop somewhere, hard to imagine it being used like that in a home shop
@sunnyray78193 жыл бұрын
It wasn't so rare at the time likely, no telling... May be the only one left now...
@The_Invisible_Self3 жыл бұрын
Absolute savage barbarians. Some sort of backwoods cretins, that's for sure.
@JasperJanssen3 жыл бұрын
The cracked saddle seems like overtightening, which is certainly a possible failure in a production shop where apprentices must of necessity train. The random-ass drilling is just weird, looks like not setting the depth stop properly which… again, I refer you to apprentices.
@JohnDoe-pv2iu3 жыл бұрын
Yeah and it will be sad when, in the future, someone loads it up with a bunch of junk and it's melted down as scrap. Will probably comeback as a poorly alloyed Chinese hand tool or a bumper bracket on a Buick... Nice Restoration, John
@Seahorse14143 жыл бұрын
This vise and the restoration is impressive on so many levels . The ingenious design and build quality deserves to be preserved . This is a piece of art !
@arzainc12 жыл бұрын
It is almost unthinkable that they were able to chaine such a complex mechanism at the time... no CNC...That piece should be in a museum.
@savage22bolt32 Жыл бұрын
It sure looks too good to use it in the shop!
@andrewterry8661 Жыл бұрын
If that vice is almost unthinkable the Antikythera mechanism didn't happen lol. If you haven't heard of the Antikythera mechanism then prepare yourself...
@merlinkater7756 Жыл бұрын
@@andrewterry8661 There is also a great KZbin series of someone reconstructing the Antikythera mechanism by hand. With ancient tools and techniques.
@Pinhead101 Жыл бұрын
Best zoomer comment from a boomer
@GMCiaramella3 жыл бұрын
Whoever designed that vise was an absolute genius!
@T..C..M3 жыл бұрын
Same guys that discovered DNA lol. Must've been a great trip!
@brownie34543 жыл бұрын
a monkey with a wrench could make this...
@TheChzoronzon3 жыл бұрын
@@brownie3454 stfu Les
@gavinward17583 жыл бұрын
@@brownie3454 Guarantee you ain't made shit
@jds5019603 жыл бұрын
First time I've seen one and I've been a machinist over 40 yrs. Its a work of art.
@alw83553 жыл бұрын
My grandfather was a machinist and after he passed away my dad ended up with all the old tools, which i now own and one of these happens to be a part of that collection.... still works like new 80+ years later
@mecabrico3 жыл бұрын
I think this video just upped the rate for this kind of tool in the (very unlikely) case you want to sell it. :-)
@LabGecko3 жыл бұрын
It most certainly did.
@xXFabe1upXx3 жыл бұрын
Prove it.
@AngelaWest-if5ko2 ай бұрын
I always thought that these were a fairly recent invention, not 100 years old! I’m impressed with the accuracy of the machining from a century ago.
@MrTylero283 жыл бұрын
That tongue lick after the “I’m mentally stable” part had me rolling!!
@TreyVaswal3 жыл бұрын
It's mesmerizing when the jaws move around things, like it's alive.
@rg34122 жыл бұрын
Imagine what was going through the head of the guy who invented this device back in 1913! Hours of sleepless nights. No computers, no phones, no distractions. Pure thoughts.
@foggy75952 жыл бұрын
You ever see a mechanical engineer work? Takes a lot more than thoughts, lots of writing instruments...
@kavinsp2 жыл бұрын
Engineering graphics 💥
@theinterwebs44432 жыл бұрын
In the 18OO's a dude under candle light invented a 4dimensional array that they use in aircfats, robotics and computer graphics. Then his buddy was like hold my beer and came up with an 8 Dimensional array, which is still baffling to most people today. It is amazing what the human imagination can come up with when all the distractions are removed.
@siriustraveler708310 ай бұрын
Absolutely beautiful restoration of a Fractal Vise these are so hard to come by anymore ❤
@nickmeriweather5873 жыл бұрын
I went from not knowing these even existing to searching for one in exactly 36 minutes and 19 seconds. Awesome stuff!
@USAlien2343 жыл бұрын
Please let me know if you find one ! I want one so bad. I cant beleive they dont remake these ! Its an insanely useful looking tool.
@daves_NOT_Here_Man3 жыл бұрын
My Grandfather gave me this EXACT vise just last year! Wow Never seen another one till now.
@Pushyhog3 жыл бұрын
1000$ ?
@Brib88883 жыл бұрын
@@Pushyhog are you trying to buy it?
@LaFranceBonjour3 жыл бұрын
@@Brib8888 yes
@Moredakkamus3 жыл бұрын
Oh so it was YOU that broke the mounting bracket and drilled holes all over it!
@ac3tate9093 жыл бұрын
You’re one lucky SOB
@Slash10663 жыл бұрын
Often I watch restorations and think, really was it worth all the effort? In this case I can definitely say yes, it was definitely worth the effort! Stunning piece and beautifully restored, watched every second.
@marcusseneca7962 Жыл бұрын
I love when he pulls the parts out of the Evapo-Rust by hand. It reminds me of the first time I went noodling for catfish. You've done a lot of work to get to this point and you finally found a hole in the mud. You know you're in for a treat but will it be small or large? You bravely push your hand into the dark abyss below you and find the object of your desire. It thrashes about but it cannot break your steadfast grip as you pull it from the dark liquid. *splash splash* Then he bravely pulls up the beautiful parts and exposes them to the air. Like a proud eagle standing on his perch holding the fish he caught. I do like it when he pulls those parts out quite a bit. The delightful splash is half of the pleasure. The view of the cleaned pieces is the other. Superb.
@pcebydcasable3 жыл бұрын
Everyone going in about the vice, which is cool and all, but hats off to the good eats reference.
@Apathymiller3 жыл бұрын
Ive watched it twice, must have missed that...
@TacticallyGrumpy3 жыл бұрын
I laughed like an idiot as soon as I heard the music. The vice is super cool too I guess.
@hugeinjapan46353 жыл бұрын
Indeed!
@PvtDBJackson3 жыл бұрын
@@Apathymiller Music at 20:45.
@Apathymiller3 жыл бұрын
@@PvtDBJackson ahhh, i was watching without sound, just the very few captions lol
@SethKotta3 жыл бұрын
I didn't even know this type of vise existed, but seeing the drill marks and the missing jar still hurt my feelings.
@brendanliamgill993 жыл бұрын
It's called being used and abused for 100 years. Ive seen 1 year old vices in worse condition in woodshop in high school because of people not watching where they drill
@nunyabisnass11413 жыл бұрын
@@brendanliamgill99 my shop teacher made us put a piece of scrap pine under whatever we were drilling in the press, bevsuse its easy to feel the difference when breaking through the work, or see different colour waste. Its something i still do...because drill bits are expensive and a pain to sharpen.
@chaos.corner3 жыл бұрын
@@nunyabisnass1141 It also helps avoid tear-out on the exit.
@nunyabisnass11413 жыл бұрын
@@chaos.corner are we talking about drilling wood or anal?
@philstephes3 жыл бұрын
@@nunyabisnass1141 what's the difference?
@andie_pants3 жыл бұрын
Watching that Starrett needle barely move was _so satisfying!_
@Private-GtngxNMBKvYzXyPq Жыл бұрын
Respect to the one(s) who crafted this and to the one who restored it. Thank you for sharing.
@kevinpotts1233 жыл бұрын
I saw this video in my feed, clicked it and thought to myself "there is no way I will watch all this, but let's see what it's about". Now, over half an hour later I have watched the entire process of restoring a hundred years old fractal vice. You have a real artistic talent good sir, and another subscriber.
@pirojfmifhghek5663 жыл бұрын
You're gonna lathe the way it looks, I guarantee it.
@erikabailey73973 жыл бұрын
same. But the end was totally worth waiting for!
@Dosman00263 жыл бұрын
Such a beutiful vice, years ago I saw one online, and always wanted one ever since. I could look at that vice clamping things down for hours!
@potentronkel28433 жыл бұрын
Have seen all the Instagram story's to this thing and now the video is finally out! Great job!
@johnnyleach7152 Жыл бұрын
This channel is the best....for guys that like old school ingenuity. That vice is mechanical perfection.
@LilacStarbloom3 жыл бұрын
11:38 “Have you ever heard a robot dying?” is never something I thought I’d read and I’m quite frankly terrified
@guymandude9993 жыл бұрын
I was so impressed with this vice that I went into a dissociative fugue state, dug a pit and buried all my posessions, demolished my house, gave all my money to the Hari Krishnas, and moved to Madagascar to live naked. Keep up the great videos!