DiResta 280lb VISE restoration

This is a REED 208 vise I got from a junk man. The vise was outside on a stump at a farm for many years. It was frozen by rust and stuck. The jaws were long gone and apparently the vise was still in use with out Jaws. but as you can see we got it back in Order!
Thank you to:
evapo-rust.com
www.tormach.com
Eric
/ erzzi6
Brett
/ @skullandspade
Andrew
/ blacksmithtools
Chris
/ mt_phillip_metal_works
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[@Venrixia]

I love watching a bunch of grown men experience child like joy fixing up an old vise. It's great .

[@simonacuthbert1]

Absolutely right. Actually, I've become a vice restoration junkie and need help immediately. I'm scouring KZbin for my daily fix and happen to have come across this. Oh what a rush....

[@sifergy8412]

@@simonacuthbert1you’re stealing my thoughts - I like it when they sand blast to de rust them (not sure if that make me a sad case but hey)

[@HandToolRescue]

Shoot this into my veins.

[@cd-r8419]

Lol

[@user-gt4kh3vc2p]

I see you !

[@InstrucTube]

Your face at 2:03 is everything. :P

[@cpepper5702]

Lol

[@jcapicy]

The smell of fresh EvapORust lol!

[@erikgreenaway8645]

Why am I just now watching this? Best resto yet and with hand tool rescue and others there.... This is RESTO GOLD!

[@handymads]

Just came back to this tiny city apartment I'm renting after two weeks in my parent's garage in the country, where I spent most of my time working on a knife made from some old rusted iron I found lying around. It's hard to describe how satisfying it is to watch videos like these and be reminded of that THAT's really the type of life I want. Thanks again Jimmy!

[@m2hmghb]

A DiResta video, sigh - it's my biggest vise.

[@dustysparks]

I see what you did there... Every Dad in this room applauds ;)

[@AHustleIsLikeASideOfFries]

I have 3 vices in my shop, named them Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n Roll

[@steveo1413]

@@dustysparks this dad giggled like an idiot.

[@landerryan1485]

“Evapo-trust me on this.” 😂😂😂

[@HandToolRescue]

You better!

[@whennaturecalls2]

I love seeing that tool from Erie, PA get a new life. My grandfather was a sheet metal fabricator and slate roofer in Erie, PA his whole life. He worked on church steeples installing roofing and the crosses and religious figures he build in his shop. He passed on his Chevy truck to me and I think of him every time I drive it. Thanks for this video, Jimmy!

[@dolrr54]

That is one hell of a vice. Any machinist worth his salt would be proud to own it. Great job gentlemen!

[@johngassmann9581]

Of course Hand Tool Rescue shows up with the Evaporust.

[@mustie1]

now ya need to make a 20 foot bench to mount it on,

[@BlueCollarBachelor]

The one guy looks like the Hand Tool Rescue guy... EvapoRust furthered that connection.

[@harrisongrass]

Another great video by my "old school" hero who has the common sense to use modern technology to enhance his skills. Thanks, Jimmy, for all you have taught us.

[@JobyP]

“Evapotrust Me” ~ Hand Tool Rescue 😂

[@robertfrench7376]

I love the fact that you are saving some of those GREATold tools and the chickens now have a vise

[@TopoPilot]

I was fortunate to find your channel. The world needs more people like you. Helpful teachers who willfully give their knowledge to others.

[@marcinsykut497]

Wow , what a workout for 3 guy for 3 days to get it apart . Beautiful piece . With love it will last another 100 years . Thank you Jimmy and crew .

[@jcapicy]

That tape measure action at the end was hilarious! Seriously nice vice and restoration! Thanks for sharing guys!

[@MrMilarepa108]

the vise would still be kinda big if that were cm...

[@bruceminnier2936]

Outstanding find! And with Handtool Rescue none the less... you spoil us Mr. Diresta. Thank you.

[@mikesides617]

DiResta on Instagram: Tormach Breaks bit, pattern slightly irregular, “.....it’s OK. It’s a vise, not a piece of jewelry.” Puts jaws on vise, looks like effing Crown Jewels! Awesome Rescue!

[@nzkiwi9]

Great trick I learned from an old-timer for getting rusted/seized components or bolts lose: With a torch, heat the metal. Rub wax of any kind on the joint. Let cool. The wax will be pulled into the joint/cracks & lubricant the metal as it cools. This works when penetrating oils fail.

[@StanislavG.]

Huh... gonna try it this weekend :)

[@LongBeachRunner]

'This is not the rookie corner over here'. Proceeds to hit the lock nut pin with a sledgehammer held at the head...

[@werty4329]

"Every man needs a vice" .. yours just so happens to be vices, much love brutha. T

[@jeffmcgrath2202]

Great to see someone restoring a red vise I grew up in Erie I knew people who worked there. Dad worked for national forge and Weill McLane they are all gone now.

[@pekkasaarinen2902]

I just watched Mr. Pete telling never to beat a vise with a hammer, then I come here and see you guys pounding that vise with sledgehammers. 😂

[@axtra92]

What? Its a vise... it has an anvil on the back to pound on...

[@TrevorAndersen]

Hand tool rescue cameo!

[@mathewfaber]

Oh ya noticed that too eh bud?

[@critstixdarkspear5375]

The fact you sound like minions is so fitting. Mad genius at work.

[@ecrusch]

If that old vise could talk, it would be thanking you from the bottom of its' heart. Good for at least another 100 years! Love & respect brother.

[@ericnicastro]

It was so cool to see this restoration. Erie is my hometown and Reed Manufacturing is a big deal to this area. The people that work in that shop would be proud to see that vice restored.

[@bentonturner1619]

Good to see your truck rear tub slider being used love it, love the videos Good on you jimmy

[@randynovick7972]

With Hand Tool Rescue, no less! Nice vise! I need a new vise and this inspires me to look for an old and unloved one to adopt. Thanks, Jimmy!

[@eviltricster8090]

Everytime I see Jimmy's shop I think of how fun it would be to make something there. Literally have every tool you need and tools you didnt even know existed.

[@russellmarra8520]

before watching this I didn't know that vise-envy was a thing. Nice work, gentlemen.

[@chopfather2730]

Made in my hometown Erie PA! Some of the best vises and pipe wrenches!!!! The company is still in business!!!!good stuff!!!!! They also cast pipe wrenches for ridgid.zurn foundry is also in Erie they pour toilet carriers.and other cast plumbing fixtures!!cool to see the vid!!!!! Peace!

[@edstuff1198]

I am from Erie PA also. It's great to see these old Reed vises still going strong and it's one of the few of the heavy insustries still operating in Erie. DiResta and his friends did a great job restoring that monster. The patent date on the vise is my birthday except the patent was 47 years earlier! Too bad that many of the old factories lining 12th street are mostly gone, and GE is a shadow of what it once was, there were almost 14,000 employees when I worked there. I grew up on the lake shore between Hammermill Papers and GE.

[@user-jh9rd4sl4b]

6:55 you sound like minions trying to build a bomb

[@glennmoreland6457]

Surprising how stuff that was well made in the first place always stands the test of time...🇬🇧👍

[@Loosewire2]

It's great to see something so lovingly restored despite all the work it took to do it.

[@jerrodnewsome1495]

I love to see older stuff re machined.

[@boothbytcd6011]

That sonic boom you heard was Abom79 breaking the sound barrier coming up from Pensacola. (and yay Hand Tool Rescue!)

[@williampike6813]

I like these people. I haven't seen a Diresta video in what feels like forever.

[@TylerSnyder305]

That's a beautiful beast of an old Vise and I like how you stopped at putting it back in service instead of polishing and painting it and stuff.

[@ALSomthin]

Pounding wedges in stuck vice jaws is just asking for trouble. I have seen the massive mighty jaws just snap but Im so glad this vise is being restored. I have one just like it.

[@TomsLife9]

I was thinking the same thing. what's the alternative? pre-soak in rust remover before working the parts free? edit: I thought you were referring to the base coming off. but still, what other options are there? hydraulic press? soak in oil ore additional rust remover? I liked their heating idea to loosen the grip

[@claudiolorenzon1997]

@@TomsLife9 50%50% automatic transmission fluid and acetone. Chews up the rust and penetrates deep in the cracks. Freed lots of rusty things up with that mix.

[@Blind_Reviews]

It always pains me to see people try and disassemble the slide.. but don't use a wire wheel to remove the rust and debris.. so they end up beating the hell outta the thing..

[@diannelogsdon6107]

Or adding some penetrating oil, works wonders. Carl

[@desertdweller9548]

Yup. Amateur hour.

[@drloqutis2492]

There is something so satisfying about watching a piece of america history that was discarded and being brought back to life that is amazing. Thank you JImmy.

[@raincoast2396]

Adam Booth is going to be so envious! His very favorite vises. You say only 35 were built? Wow.

[@twatbass]

Abom79 is about to come break into your shop.

[@yeagerxp]

LOL

[@MrSKRZYNIU]

Best coop I could imagine - HandToolRescue and DIRESTA!!!! You’re the best!!!!! Love your work and hope that one day I will become one like you are. You both inspired me to start my own channel. I’m working on my first project and you both will be first to see it. Hope you will like it :) All the best to you and your teams!

[@frankbusuttil2572]

There's little more joyful than giving a second life to an old tool. Something you seem to do in abundance JD. Thanks for sharing.

[@markharris5771]

And to think some people waste money joining gyms, but to get a good workout they should just buy a massive seized up vice! Great restoration, both for the quality of the work and the fact you saved this great piece of engineering.

[@richardcox82]

And yet I didn't know you made a video with hand tool rescue. I love his channel too, so funny

[@quickboost]

When things are stuck try a solution of 50% acetone, 50% automatic transmission fluid, also know as Fagen's Brew. Mechanics workshop did a torque test; Nothing 516, WD40 238, PBBlaster 214, Liquid Wrench 214, Kano Kroil 106, Fagen's Brew 53

[@FIGGY65]

IMHO acetone and ATF is fine for a small glass jar (or perhaps a quart) of parts, but the flammability risk is too great when using a larger quantity of acetone. A saner (and safer, cheaper) "solution" 😆is diesel mixed with about 30% ATF. Very old and proven mixture. Just did a large industrial chain at work a few weeks ago using 3 gallons of this very mix. Very successful as always.

[@jdswaffles]

thank you jimmy, i really thought this a perfect representation of what we should show our youth. i love all your videos and really appreciate what you do.

[@DrFunke]

The montage of beating on this old vise made me unreasonably happy. It’s nice to see other people patiently beating on old iron. Thanks!

[@daveconaway4028]

I’ve got over a hundred vises. Reeds being some of my favorites. I’m still looking for a a Reed 209. Nice job on getting it back in service.

[@jaydee2620]

If u ever need a good home where one of those vises will b well looked after I will pay shipping lol

[@africanelectron751]

Hu...so it's your fault I can't find any.

[@vinnysmith587]

Do you have any Wiltons? What models? I just picked one up

[@mattiviljanen8109]

Age-old vice got jaws made with a CNC. Old meets new in a great way.

[@Mekratrig]

You know it's going to be a good day when you find a new Diresta video among the suggestions. Verr impressed with the care and expertise shown restoring this beautiful monster.

[@joeallen6481]

we've got this exact same vise in the barn on family ranch we use daily, just had to repair jam nut on handle it was not letting it loosen anymore. Awesome tool, it lived on a post outside for years until we brought it inside the shop

[@tyy791]

Hi, Mr Diresta. Glad for new vid. 😊

[@nakamakai5553]

FINALLY!! HEAT! YAY! And then the millwork was especially nice - pretty jaws again.

[@johnr1350]

That is a thing of beauty. Cheers Jimmy for giving it at least another 100 years of life!

[@tekviper9]

I will never restore tools but your videos on the process are fascinating ! Thank you for sharing !

[@DaedalusCreative]

Ending scene is just fowl.

[@AtticusDraco]

Good get! But whew, anxiety filled episode! Especially that front part! Thought for sure we was gonna see something break

[@65kthmurphy]

Jimmy, sir, you are an inspiration. Love your work.

[@arthurrock4979]

I still can't get over Spike's passing away :(. That cat, Jimmy! That cat, was like the coolest cat in the world!

[@exploreseafaring]

He didn't write 'Diresta' into the vise jaws pattern...2/10

[@nathanjones455]

I bet we'll be hearing from abom79 about this one.

[@ytwdh]

I love the replies from Abom that are sourced into a video that are simply expressions of "WTF"

[@dustysparks]

@@ytwdh Tony uses that to great effect :D hehehehe

[@kelevra721]

Love seeing old work horses brought back to life!

[@sethbracken]

I wish Andrew had a channel. I love that Dallas-style trash talk.

[@Zogg1281]

And a huge thank you for dropping Hand Tool Resque's name 🙂🙂🙂🙂👍👍👍👍👍🙂🙂🙂🙂

[@ReedPipeTools]

That was a lot of work put into the REED 208 vise! The 208 vise appears in the REED 1916 catalog. It had a list price of $98 and weighed in at 278 lbs. REED vises have outlasted their makers in many cases. Thanks for sharing.

[@Brian-uj6gm]

just $98?

[@thomaaz]

98 dollars in 2016? I'm not too sure about that folks :)

[@ReedPipeTools]

@@thomaaz My mistake - 1916 price was $98. Sorry! It's from the 1916 catalog and then the 1916 price.

[@rickymccafferty7840]

You know anything about the Reed 224 1/2 R? Google doesn’t know anything about it.

[@thomaaz]

@@ReedPipeTools thought so :), amazing tools, they last 2 lifetimes.

[@TheEvapoRust]

"Evapo-Trust me on this!!" Favorite quote of the video!

[@prophez23]

That’s a real nice Reed! I have a nice Reed 204 1/2 vice I’ve used throughout my entire career as a blacksmith and custom knife maker.

[@LaserGadgets]

DiResta 1 : Vise 0 THAT was a lot of rust. 14:20, thats how hands should look like at the end of a day.

[@megawetdiaper]

Omg it’s hand tool rescue guy in the vid

[@BenTaylor11]

There is something so satisfying about bringing this back to life. thanks for sharing it with us.

[@russellmarra8520]

I don't say this often, but even the music at the end was good. Beautiful job.

[@ocelot2234]

Hand tool rescue was on there what a legend

[@bobothewood9628]

Just going back to watch older videos and was pleasantly surprised to see this :)

[@gardeningoutdoors5209]

man missed opportunity you should have called jackmanworks in just for that big flat head screw on the bottom. been like "man i finally found a use for that giant screw driver you made"

[@B-leafer]

Incredible vise. Very enjoyable watching the restoration of it. "One of 30!"

[@rickdearmont9950]

Thank you for breathing life back into this beautiful old vise.

[@user-vo9pr1su8h]

Наконец-то адекватная реставрация, призванная вернуть инструменту функционал, а не превратить его в музейный экспонат. Мне очень нравится эта тематика, но многие мастера так сильно перебарщивают с лоском, что аж страшно. Инструмент должен быть прежде всего прибывать в работоспособном состоянии и иметь в меру опрятный вид. Но не такой, что за ним и работать страшно - не дай бог поцарапаешь.

[@brardshepp]

No way, did I see HandToolsRescue?!

[@billbaggins]

Swivel vices... work both right and left handed 😁 Nice job Jimmy ,Eric ,Andrew and crew 👍

[@materialclassified]

Have that same vise..Good job re-purposing it.

[@chesshooligan1282]

It's always nice to have a CNC steel mill lying about.

[@Crewsy]

“No rookies here” just as I guy awkwardly picks up a sledgehammer to hit the vise looking like someone that’s never held a sledgehammer before. Nice save and persistence paid off with a little help from your friends, especially once that Canadian guy with “the voice” showed up.

[@evaderknives]

I've never seen anyone play golf(or croquet) with an 280lbs vise before, hahaha.... Awesome rebuild.... hope all is well, take it easy...

[@rozewalker6726]

I thought I had some bad vices. Then I watch Jimmy and find out all about a badass vise!

[@curm1778]

Hand Tool Rescue to the rescue!

[@dingus153]

(in epic voice over) The restoration boys are back, and this time they're not evapofucking around

[@OnkelJann]

What a beautiful piece of craftsmanship! 😍😍😍

[@CharliesMustangShop]

I’d be blessed to have this in my garage. Gorgeous, and your skills insane

[@alexz7811]

Thank you for not painting it white.

[@2ToneWalt]

What was that crazy Canadian doing south of the border? Great job guys.

[@jzrgrmm]

4:40 - Huge freaking anvil locked by small phillips screw. Beautiful.

[@andy.elliott.foreverpens]

A thing of beauty! Love seeing it come back to life, and those Jaws! Great job Jimmy D!

[@stevehuffman7453]

Nice vice. I hope y'all get many years service from it. (and maintain it better than the former owner(s) did, so you don't have to restore it a second time. :) )

[@amcconnell6730]

How is it that there are still rusty vices in the world? Every youtube shop channel has a "Rusty Vice Restoration" video! (Vice is the UK spelling).

[@1millionsubswomovieschalle796]

Although I’ve got many of my own projects I should be working on instead. It’s Never a disappointment tuning into watch your Mr Diresta! Thanks for content.

[@VeradonaRestoration]

Amazing work thank you for sharing !