MASSIVE Blacksmith Post Vise - Restoration

[@gruffalodaddy3973]

Absolutely amazing job! A coworker just bought a house and is giving me one he found in the basement. I’m going to clean it up.

[@thatsthewayitgoes9]

Very good job , excellent work, excellent decisions what to do and what not to do. Solid work

[@Keith_the_knife_freak]

Nice work

[@stantilton2191]

Good job!

[@thatsthewayitgoes9]

You obviously have a LOT of shop experience

[@johnrazor8720]

Excellent video. I never get tired of vise restoration vids. This vise is an unusual design. You can tell it was well used and had a hard earlier life. Thanks for giving it a second use.

[@TheRussianWoodworker]

Thanks for watching! Yes it definitely had a hard prior life, but I'll give it a good life

[@oldschoolworks840]

Very well done! Thanks for the video.

[@TheRussianWoodworker]

Thanks for watching! It was a fun project to do

[@thomasthompson6799]

Good practical restoration to return this old vise to useful service. Good work!

[@TheRussianWoodworker]

Thanks for watching! I will actually be using it and like the scars that it has

[@modvavet]

Holy cow, the vise I use on my main workbench is nearly identical to this one (minus the bottom post, which I THINK it once had, and some of the mounting hardware, which was missing). I ended up kind of finagling it onto my bench, but had no idea how it originally was built to mount. Still, it's been just an excellent tool!

[@TheRussianWoodworker]

They're definitely cool! The post was like that so that it could drive the force of hammer blows on the top of it into the ground

[@garyjohnson801]

Great job

[@TheRussianWoodworker]

Thanks for watching!

[@TheThriftyWoodworker]

Let the blacksmithing begin. Nice!

[@TheRussianWoodworker]

Thanks for watching! And I've already been blacksmithing just haven't had a proper vise for it:)

[@joshschneider9766]

i love that the jaws came from the factory with cross hatching. i wonder if that was common or not. havent really noticed it on many or really any other post vice video on youtube. came out great man hope youve gotten great use of it in the years since this video was uploaded.

[@rexwilson315]

I so enjoy rebuilding peg legs and building Rail Road Anvils.

[@vladimirstrazhnikov3271]

Nice job

[@TheRussianWoodworker]

Thanks for watching!

[@dragan3290]

Amazing tool!

[@TheRussianWoodworker]

Thank you

[@АртемБел-т8т]

Как всегда Антоха молодчага!! Удачи тебе отличная работа!!

[@TheRussianWoodworker]

Спасибо!

[@rustlandrevision]

Nice work man! I have a post vise that I really need to do a restoration video on. I’ll be watching this one again for tips before I start it.👍

[@TheRussianWoodworker]

Thanks for watching! Good luck with your restoration

[@markneo1]

Excelente trabalho. Parabéns 👏🇧🇷👏

[@TheRussianWoodworker]

Thanks for watching!

[@jedjohnstone-law279]

use copper grease on it, lasts longer. And i suggest making a whole new stand for the vice...will get in the way of shifting metal. Goodluck!

[@TheRussianWoodworker]

Thanks for watching

[@rickbray7100]

Scary grinder use

[@dragan3290]

I have a mini version with only clamp design! Jaws are 2 inch wide and looks identical to yours but no bench clamp mechanism? Can you please tell me what is a small version used for? I bought it at age 18 from a widow who was selling her hubbies tools. Man he had some awesome stuff but earning 10 dollars an hour and after tax= 320 dollars in the hand. Lol ! Any reply appreciated cheers from Australia just subbed.nice work!

[@TheRussianWoodworker]

Thank you I’m glad you enjoyed the video! The smaller one would be a jewelers filing hand vise

[@dragan3290]

@@TheRussianWoodworker when I subbed, I saw the jewellers one. I'm not a jeweller! But I still need it. Lol.

[@californiagunner7020]

just curious. those threads looked jacked. How are they handling the new life?

[@TheRussianWoodworker]

They’re great

[@daviddaddy]

Beautiful Work my friend!!! I cant imagine how many hours you put into that Beautiful Vise!!! Great Work! Thanks for sharing. Oh one question i saw in a comment you used a 80 dollar hb freight welder, i was wondering if that machine uses gas? Or is gas capable? Did you use gas when welding? Im curious because i have a cheap 150 dollar welder and it doesn't use gas and my welds are Horrible! Haha and yours Looked Very Good even if you were using an expensive machine, they still Looked Good! Lol

[@TheRussianWoodworker]

Thanks for watching! The welder just uses flux core welding wire with no shielding gas

[@MARKBaid]

Nice job Anthony. How are you holding up! Hey I’m looking for an anvil. If you come across one let me know. I really don’t care what shape it is in.

[@TheRussianWoodworker]

I'm doing well Mark! I have a couple solid steel blocks that could be used as anvils. They're nothing special but could be good beginner anvils.

[@MARKBaid]

The Russian Woodworker I’m looking one for the look not functionality.

[@ericesquivel5799]

Nice job.just work on your welding,but otherwise good job. Keep it up

[@TheRussianWoodworker]

Thanks for watching! Considering that I got those welds with a $80 harbor freight mig welder I think it's pretty good:)

[@gukalaro]

The Russian Woodworker Not pretty good. In my opinion your welding was absolutely perfect. 👍