Restoration of 1909 Jeweler’s Vise

[@13thworker45]

Another great save. Beautiful little Vice.

[@TheMJQuotesHD]

British myself! Last few weeks we've had nothing but sun sun sun! No rain, no wind no nothing. Just hot, hot sun. It's nice! But enough is enough, give me back my rain haha. Love your videos!

[@ScoutCrafter]

I just found that out!!! You must be dying over there!!! We just got a slight cool-off today for the first time and hopefully you too will get some relief! Hang in there!!! =D

[@AmericanCoinHunting]

I. love vice restorations , and jewelers vices . Good job John .

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello Dave!! Me too! Another one coming tomorrow!!!!! =)

[@gearbox428]

Very nice restoration,really enjoy your videos,I inherited some old tools and many are probably a 100 years old and many from long gone UK manufacturers and I'm tempted to do some restoration on some of them,Where I live in the Uk we are having a heat wave,blue skies every day,lawns are turning brown,I never thought I'd say this but I'd really like to see a downpour of rain.Many thanks for the great videos.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello GearBox! I really hope you take a few of this tools and put them back into service! I really think you will enjoy the process and outcome! Just wait for cooler weather!!! LOL Thanks so much!!!!

[@helpinghandremodeling3755]

Great lil vise! Turned out just great. Nice machine work on the clamp. I have a few large vises now it's time to look for a mini. Thanks again for the great resto and great vid.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello Bernie!!! I have a larger one coming tomorrow!!!!! Thanks very much!!!!

[@christinaperez254]

113° today here in East San Diego County.....nice to chill indoors watching your entertaining restore. Thank you!

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello Christina!!! OH NO!!! That is much too hot!! I am not a fan of summer, we just are getting over a heat wave here. Looks like a couple nice days ahead.. Hope you get some relief soon too! Thanks so much!!!!

[@michaelpugh4894]

Nice clean up and a beautiful restoration. Cool little clamp.

[@sean6077]

i like the ingenuity on this one and how you made the new table-edge clamp. really, really cool. thanks for this one.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello Sean! I see now the key to the strength of these little vises is in the clamp! I'm so glad you enjoyed the video!!! Thanks very much!!!!!

[@tonydowning5178]

Hello from England love your projects and have been inspired to buy some old tools myself to restore. So far with varying results made a fair job of an old saw but ruined an old hammer of my grandfathers with an angle grinder, but hey I spent my whole career in a suit as a sales rep. My father was a centre lathe turner and could make all sorts of one-off parts for machines but I became a white-collar worker. The internets great for learning from experts like yourself. Just an honest hard working guy who passes on his lifetime of experience best wishes and thanks,

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello Tony! That is awesome!!! I promise you that these skills will come very quickly! I'm sure your Grandfather would be happy you gave it a shot! We all have to ruin a few projects before we get into the groove! Some projects are harder then others... Some great projects are "G" Clamps, Adjustable spanners, Auto wrenches... They all are much more forgiving and still rewarding!!!!!! Keep up the great work!!!!!! Thanks!!!!!!

[@johnkelley9877]

I've watched this before and it is still one of my favorite restorations that you have done. Thanks for sharing this.

[@joenadeau4419]

I could not be happier that I found this channel, I have 2 of these as well as a big collection of miscellaneous antique tools.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello Joe! That is awesome! Not to brag but we have the most awesome subscribers on this channel!!! It's more like a great big tool loving family!!! So glad you are here!!!! Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!

[@emersonaz]

Sweet little vise. I like rainy days too, but then I live in the desert.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello Emerson! Lol I spent time in the desert and it definitely has it's own beauty. But I am a fan of Black soil and trees that lose their leaves every year! =D Thanks so much!!!

[@marcmckenzie5110]

Funny - I thought I wasn't too into this particular restoration but enjoyed this project a lot. Not having any kind of a lathe (maybe another year), right now one of my favorite tools to use is my tap & die set. I don't know what it is, but fixing either a screw hole or a bolt is just really a pleasure. Maybe if I had a lathe I'd never come in from my shop! Very nice job.

[@uktony1525]

A jewel of a restoration. The vice is a little beauty. The weather in the UK is currently very hot so can you send a spot of rain over!. Have a great weekend.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello Tony! I spoke too soon, We are going into another heat wave!!!!! Thanks so much!!!!

[@gordon7005]

Lovely little vice nicely restored Ps you can send some of that rain over. Just a day or two don't want to spoil this sunny spell here in Blighty. 😉

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello Gordon! I spoke too soon we are going back to a heat wave tomorrow! Stay cool! Thanks so much!!!!!

[@not2fast4u2c]

That is a Nice little vise !!!

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello not2fast4u2c! The little anvil really makes it! 😃👍. Thanks!!!

[@jakejohanson6562]

Another nice find and nice restoration

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello Jake! Thanks so much!!! I keep running into those crazy thread sizes! LOL Thanks again!!!!

[@carlottafolli452]

that tiny anvil on the back is just the best! I thought that you might have coloured it "crafter red"...ha ha, it looks great and for only 5 dollars you cant go wrong.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello Carlotta! Yes! I agree this vise is just so attractive! It was a fun project! Thanks so much!!!!!

[@jpaxton19]

Awesome little Saturday morning project

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello JP! Thanks so much! I'm so glad you enjoyed it! =)

[@MarkFox]

Great Job on that Mr Crafter! I'm on the lookout for one of those types to add to my own collection.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello Mark! I know you too have a vice for vises! I'm working on another for Monday! Hope I can finish!!! Thanks very much!!!

[@coachjeff493]

Really liked this one mate ...... and 10 celsius and raining here down under. ... nothing better than playjng around in the shed on a rainy day. .... keep up the great work mate

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello Jeff!!!!! OH that is PERFECT!!! Just cool enough to keep the bugs at bay and warm enough that you don't need very heavy clothing!!! That is awesome! Australia is a place I would love to see! Thanks so much my friend!!!!!!

[@norherman]

The black was the right touch for that baby. vise will travel. Again a very good rebuild. Thanks.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello Norherman!! I have some people saying I sold out! Should have been Red! LOL The lines on this vise was turn of the century and everything was Black back then!!!! Thanks very much!!!!!!

[@kevinsmith1791]

Love the vice I can imagine some very fine work done on that. Keep up the good work thanks for the video. PS it’s been very hot in England for sometime now and we would love some rain

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello Kevin! Yes! I just heard you too are having a heat wave! To be honest Summer is not my favorite season... I never liked the heat or too much Sun! I am so thankful for AC though!!!! lol Thanks very much!!!!!

[@sportintimber5890]

Turned out nice. I really like the tiny anvil.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello Mike! That little anvil really makes the whole vise!!! Thanks very much!!! 😃👍

[@SwarthyPlinker]

Nice job, especially on the replacement clamp handle. That’s a neat little vise.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello SP! Thanks so much! Another 100 years of service ahead!!!!!!!! lol =D

[@whatzittooya1696]

Very nice little restoration. Love the polish/paint combo. Always look forward to your videos. Keep em comin sir!!!

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello Nolan! I'm so glad you liked it!!! I have another Vise coming up later on today!! Thanks so much!!! 😃👍

[@williammcguire3rd]

That vice turned out great. Loved the black!

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello William! My fans of red said I'm a sell-out! LOL Yes, Black on this age vise really looks sharp! I wish I could get the Japanning down... Maybe next time! Thanks very much!!!!

[@birdie399]

Another interesting process and very satisfying result.

[@underthecarolinasky2363]

I love the rain as well! Nice vice -Mike

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello Mike!!!! When I was a boy my late Father told me a story of how when he was in the Army one night pulling guard duty it started raining heavy, he put on his poncho and pulled the hood up over his helmet and stood in the rain for hours, he said "I was warm and dry in the poncho as the sound of the rain hitting my helmet became very relaxing" I never forgot that story and since then have always loved the rain! Thanks very much!!!!

[@underthecarolinasky2363]

Thank you for sharing that with me! My dad is tough as nails. He just turned 80 in March. We had a big party for him in Florida. Sadly, on Fathers Day, he suffered a massive stroke. He is in rehab now. He cannot speak or feed himself. I'm heartbroken. He just mailed me a box of fatwood (for starting fires, I hike and camp a lot) And in the box he put 2 antique draw blades that belonged to my grandfather. I will forever cherish them. My dad LOVES his tools. "Take care of your tools son, they will always take care of you" -he always says. I Love your channel. Really helps me unwind and relax. And I learn something new every time. Thank you again! -Mike

[@upsidedowndog1256]

I have a similar vice but probably 50 years newer. I used it on my tool cart. I never could figure out what they were originally for but have found many of my own uses.

[@SteveMcQuillin]

Wish I could send some of this rain we have been getting here in central FL back home to the UK right now, my home town moors have been on fire for 2 weeks. Stormed here every day for over a month and my yard looks like a swamp. Nice job on the jewelers vice, I have two sitting out in the pile that need the fastening screw, I might get around to doing them now as yours came together real nice :)

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello Steve! That was a common problem with these small vises!! However with a beefy thread and base plate it does greatly improve the vise!!! Thanks so much!!

[@tonylenge424]

Cool little vise, even has a little anvil!

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello Tony! That anvil really makes the vise!!! Thanks so much!!!!!!!

[@ocelot2234]

Another great video from Scoutcrafter Keep the great restoration videos rolling 😀👍🏻

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello Ocelot!!! Thanks so much!!!! Glad you enjoyed this one! I wish we had better success with the Japanning!!! Oh well! =D

[@pascalrichard2902]

Trés joli travail 👍 j'aime beaucoup la petite enclume🔨.

[@rogeroconnor5182]

i recently aquired a wooden machinist tool box full of tools that was last used around 1961 by a older gentlemans grandfather. there is a vise even smaller than that in with the treasures,cool find

[@AYearInTheWoods2025]

I love the tiny anvil on that vise ! Great results as usual

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello PP! Yes! I agree! That small anvil really adds a lot to that vise!!! Thanks so much!!!!!!

[@lisag2771]

Love it! Great job. Enjoyed the machining.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello Lisa!!! I'm so glad!!! I hope to get better video of the machining next time!!!! Thanks so much!!!!

[@socal_expat1856]

Great video as always, really enjoy your hard work. 👍

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello Terry! I'm so glad you enjoyed the project! Thanks so much!!!!!

[@dnixon1974dn]

looks Fantastic... love watching your vids thanks for uploading your work..

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello Darren!! I'm so glad you enjoy the content!!!! Thanks very much!!!

[@shedmanx3640]

My dad was a watchmaker and had a P & B jewellers vice. I just finished restoring it myself about 6 months ago. It is missing the free spinning plate on the clamp. Not sure how to fix this but it’ll come to me one day. I’m currently in the process of restoring his old bench vice he built 70 years ago. This is the third restoration of that bench vice since I’ve had it. I’m in my sixties and have used this vice since I left home at 18.

[@skip9766]

Hi Scout. Another great resto. Up here in RI Its a humid. Lol.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello Skip!!! I think half the planet is in a heat wave!! Lol They say it's better then cold but the heat makes me lazy! =) Thanks very much!!!!

[@scottconnolly6347]

Oregon is warm and sunny today. I wish I could find the tools that you find ( just can't do the leg work anymore since the amputation) but it is what it is have to keep moving forward. Have a great day.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hi Scott! You know, believe it or not I get my best stuff from eBay!! I have found the best way to buy on eBay is look under "Lots" Like "antique tool lot" or "vintage tool lot" I have gotten some amazing deals there!!! I always wanted to visit Oregon! Tall pines and clean air!!!!!! One day!!! Thanks very much!!!!

[@iansloan4261]

Very nice tool. Easy to work small shapes on that little anvil if you are making jewelry and have to shape a bezel to fit a stone for a pin or ring. That tool has many more years of use for projects.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello Ian! That little anvil is such a nice addition! This was a fun project and I'm so glad you enjoyed it!!!!

[@BenG76Cards]

That vice turned out nice.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello Ben! Thanks so much!!! 😃👍

[@wireworks616]

Great little vise. Was surprised you didn't paint it red.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello WW! LOL I have another identical vise that I just might do in Red! =D We will have to see! Thanks!!!!!!!!

[@joeheilm]

That is a great little vise! I sure am glad I watched this video before I started my latest restoration...I was going to try jappaning. Anyway, great video and thanks for not editing out the jappaning setback, I think it is important to see that tool restoration can be tricky. Cheers, Joe

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hi Joe!!! I think I will stick to enamel paint for a while!! LOL I'm working on another vise for Monday's video and it is kicking my butt!!!! I just blew my nose and it looked like an ounce of cast iron!! =D Hopefully I can finish tomorrow! Thanks!!!!!!

[@drstrangefart]

I just hit eBay and ordered my first antique tool, a Sterling no1 Bicycle Wrench circa 1900 for $15. It looks to be in really good shape. I will take a swing at it with the small wire brush on the new 16 speed drill press I bought for $80 yesterday. It's pedal operated which is very cool. I haven't seen you restore one of those, a video on one would be pretty cool.

[@ScoutCrafter]

I hope the restoration goes well and is the first of many!!!!! =)

[@drstrangefart]

ScoutCrafter I'll let you know how it goes. Is there a Scout Crafter Facebook page?

[@NitroMaxOriginal]

We currently have drought conditions, there is a heatwave across most of the UK. I'd love some rain right now. Nice work as usual, thanks.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello Nitro Max! Yes! I just heard! We both have had a heat wave and I can tell you that people who aren't from normally from very hot and dry climates don't particularly enjoy those conditions! We are just breaking out of the Heat wave today I hope you find relief soon too!!!!! Thanks so much!!!!!

[@lordvengerx]

You have the neatest vids and full of information :D don't stop what you are doing

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello Lord Venger! I am so glad you enjoy the content and projects! Thanks so much!!!!

[@lordvengerx]

ScoutCrafter your welcome good sir thanks for taking your time to do this to share with us amazing things are coming for the future :3

[@robertdieder4178]

Nice little vise! For the cost, you could go even further with its functionality by drilling the faces to allow for soft jaw mounting if you decide to clamp more delicate things

[@aceroadholder2185]

I have two of these small vices on the workbench and they get used more than the larger vices. Just the thing when using a Dremel tool or working with any small components.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello Aceroadholder! I was very surprised to see how strong they are for the size! Amazing!!!! Thanks so much!!!!! =D

[@mick4790]

Nice job on that clamping screw, can't beat having a metal lathe!

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello Mick! That and the Dake are the best toys you could ask for! lol It's funny but you tend to use the tools you have, if I didn't have the lathe I would have kept looking around the shop for a knob and base plate and made it work! LOL Thanks so much!!!

[@davidhinson5010]

Love how if you don’t like it, redo it. Great job sir. From NC.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello David! One day I will get that damn Japanning!!! Lol I keep trying different things and coming up short. Oh well, Henry Ford knew the secret! =) Thanks so much!!!!!!

[@patriciamueller6892]

Looking for a a sample mini vise to restore but having hard time to find one!!I will keep looking... For a hobbies vise to restore! Good day shipmate!! Nice gorgeous vise!!!

[@Российскийбот-ы3у]

Some historical perspective: on June 3, 1909, the day after your vise's birthday, the Wright brothers traveled to Fort Myer, Virginia, with the improved Wright Military Flyer, which passed the U.S. Army's tests. Shortly after your vise turned 60, a man walked on the moon. And that moonwalk was 49 years ago now, so no wonder it needed a few touch-ups; it needs to look good for its 110th birthday next year.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Truly Mind-blowing! That's what's so great about history and antiques!!!!!! Thanks so much!!!!!! =D

[@wyattoneable]

Man you do nice work on the lathe. The vise came out really cool.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hi Wyatt! I really like the lines of that little vise too! Looks like someone really thought out a nice design! Thanks so much!!!!!!

[@dallaswoiken7533]

Sweet lil score scout

[@lotsabirds]

Hi Scout! GREAT job!! You were on the right track with the japanning....but...it is usually done three or four times, and between each layering, the objects were rubbed down with a mixture of something...Im not sure what, but anyway, the mixture contained pumice....then it was baked between each coating. When your vise came out lumpy, that was right....the japanning would after the final layer would be smoothed again with the pumice mix and cleaned and then coated. Again, Im not sure if the final coating layer was shellac or varnish. You were on thebright track. The spray paint was easier though!! GREAT job!!

[@ScoutCrafter]

Wow Bill that is awesome! I always wanted to learn how to do japanning!! I'll keep at it... However I think you are right about the spray paint being easier in the long run! =D Thanks so much!!!!!

[@Santiago-iv7oi]

I would love to find me one of those vices.. real nice..👍👍👍

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello Santiago!!! They are all over eBay but some are so expensive!!! I bought a exact duplicate of this one on eBay for $15 shipped... not too bad... Thanks very much!!!!!

[@Santiago-iv7oi]

ScoutCrafter thank you..

[@coryfarris3936]

Very cool!

[@tonyholt90]

Brilliant restoration on that vice . And good to see the end result of the failed jappaning as I now won't attempt that one, keep the vids coming ;)

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello Tony!! I promise I will find a easy way to do japanning and pass it on... Until then Rustoleum Oil base Black will have to do!! LOL Thanks very much!!!!

[@nickybeingnicky]

I have an 1886. Thanks for this.

[@parlenkow]

Hello my friend like yours other videos this inspiring my mind, small but Strong vice I have one modern made in China mini vice but is a piece of junk compared with this 1909 vice. Here in venezuela the best brand of vice is the old "Records made in England" I have a pair of them blue paint... thanks and continue with yours videos please!!!!!!

[@tagamarlin1]

You need a TV show.

[@Traderjoe]

I am on Long Island too, Mineola, and I had heard we were going to get rain all day and I was looking forward to it, because the dirt is like powder and the lawns are dying everywhere. We need it, and today was a lot cooler too. Maybe its the end of the heat wave?!

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello TraderJoes! I love Mineola!! I'm from queens- I grew up going to Willis hobbies al the time! =D It's nice out now! Going to be a great weekend! We need it! I don't want another 2 months of this! Lol

[@sosrob8085]

Great job ScoutCrafter, loved the demonstration but you left out a miniature hammer on the miniature anvil demonstration! Hahaha

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello Bob! I was very shocked to see how strong this little vise is! I should have chucked up a brake rotor! Lol Thanks very much!!!!

[@Sir_Leelord]

the editing and content just keeps getting better and better. super cool mini vise :)...saved another relic did you

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello Lee!!! Thank you so much!! I really appreciate that!!!!!!!!

[@Cradley684]

Great job, and you can have our rain, how much do you want believe me we are loaded you can have it . Brian UK

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello Brian! LOL. Yes, rain is great until it becomes a problem!!! That was a quote from Noah! 😂. Thanks very much!!!

[@bigdog4173]

Nice job..came out well,personally I would have put a butterfly/wing nut on the bottom,as you say that is what it would have originally had,but nice the way you did it...I had a very similar vise some years back,which was a Made in USSR knock off copy..dont know what happened to it over the years..by the way I prefer rainy weather too

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello Bob, With some tools I don't try to restore them to original. I remember years back I had a pair of pliers that were chipped, I ground them down until they were an odd shape, like the nose of a Dolphin, well that pliers was great!!! After that I customized a few more tools and really enjoyed the outcome on most. One thing for sure is lots of times things are done for cost reasons and not functionality. =) Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!

[@scaleautoworkshop4426]

Awesome as usual. Vaughn

[@ScoutCrafter]

scaleautoworkshop Hi Vaughn! Thanks so much!!!! 😃👍

[@rogeroconnor5182]

i just picked up a small vise yesterday for 1 dollar!!! everything was 50% off ,i cant believe nobody bought it for 2 bucks. the nice thing about mine is besides the clamp it has 2 holes for screws so it can be attached to a bench.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello Roger! Wow! Another great score! I love the styling of some of those old jewelers vises, I got my first one when I was a scout. I used it to tie flys! Who does that anymore!? LOL Thanks

[@rogeroconnor5182]

well it looks like we have rain in the forecast for the next 2 days,so i will probably post a video of my latest finds. i thought it might come in handy when working on small engine carbs or perhaps soldering.

[@reginaldbowls7180]

Oh just a scrap pulley for a steam engine lol. That is pretty cool.

[@jimdavis8391]

Btw....One of THE great things about these is that they can be mounted on top of a 2x2 post or similar and then clamped into a regular woodworking vice. Then you have a great position at face height and with good access all around to work on for instance a carving.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello Jim! I wonder who these little vises were marketed for... I know jewelers but in reality there were thousands of these made! How many jewelers were there! lol Thanks so much!!!!

[@johnkelley9877]

It looks good. I think the Krylon looks a lot like the Japanning.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello John! I mis-spoke it was Rustoleum after all! and yes! It does look pretty close! I put it on as thick as I could! Thanks very much!!!

[@johnkelley9877]

Thanks! That helps a lot.

[@MrEyad1990]

I love rain too , it washes the earth from all the dirt humans lift behind .

[@nn2380]

Nice video! What kind of Metal lathe are you using there? Brand, model, cost?

[@buckbundy8642]

5/16 18 is probably the size that hole was. It’s 5/16 18 for coarse and 5/16 24 is fine thread. That’s a neat little vise! Would be great for holding small engine carburetors under your magnifier at you’re carb desk. Would be perfect to hold them while cleaning jets and passages in the carb body. What do ya know! I’ve got an excuse to buy another tool! 😉

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello Buck! Those vises many times had unusual thread pitches, this was one of them. Like Starrett many vise companies used special taps for their clamp on vises! I don't know why they did that! I have all the common NF and NC taps but when I get an oddball sometimes I just drill out the base and re-tap it. Thanks so much!!

[@georgechambers3197]

I found a Reed pipe vice from 1914 in great shape. Looked on Ebay theres one there fir I think a $1000 and that one has two of the square bvolts ans washers missing. Mine is complete. Should I clean it up and polish it or leave it grungy? I'd sure like to make some money off this thing! Thanks for the most inspiring videos Scout!

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello George!! That Reed is one awesome Vise!!!!! The problem with those older vises were they were made so well that eventually they weren't selling anymore because they never broke!!! Built too well!!!!! The question is Restore or Not? If you have no intentions on keeping it then I say leave it as is... People love original Vises to buy.. However if you plan no keeping it then make it beautiful!!!! Hope that helps!! Thanks!!!!

[@MrHeadbanger366]

Cool little vise. Some women wonder why men keep little pieces of scrap lying around. That's why, there's bound to be another use for it.

[@ScoutCrafter]

You are so right! Now I really have to get rid of all mu wood scraps! Lol Thanks very much!!!!

[@Traderjoe]

My buddy from the UK (Nash Rathbone on youtube) has a nice little vice too. I turned him onto your channel :) He does knife and tool reviews.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Thanks so much! KZbin is so much better then the garbage on TV or Cable these days! There are so many really good channels!!!! You can literally learn anything on KZbin! I hope the powers that be don't mess with it! Lol Thanks again!!!!!!

[@josemartinezsanchez5690]

Saludos desde Almería España sigo sus vídeos de restauración de herramientas antiguas asiduamente agradecería los subtítulos en Español un cordial saludo de un amante de herramientas antiguas

[@signalpops]

Very well done. Another great "little" project. Just right not over done. But no red?? Lol

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello Pops!!! As much as I love Red for this one I had to go Black! The funny thing is I have another identical vise that needs restoration and I don't know what color to do it in!!!!! Thanks very much!!!!!

[@uncleblack7946]

My kind of project...SMALL..something I can finish...Thank "U" Scout..

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello Blackie!!! LOL YES! normally a One day project except for the problem with the base and the attempted Japanning! Lol Thanks very much!!!

[@Проспект]

Респект! Привет из Белоруссии!

[@jusb1066]

i was kinda looking forward to: you making a deep dish washer (on the press) and making the bottom handle like a miniature top handle! hehe, too much work!

[@ScoutCrafter]

LOL!!! You know I was thinking of how I could form a fender washer with the Dake when I found this little brass scrap! To be honest I have another identical vise that is also missing the base plate and I really think the plate has to be thick and strong for optimum performance! Thanks again!!

[@jusb1066]

ive formed one before! from thick sheet steel, using a socket as the outer former, and a bolt with a nut on so it wont go through the hole, in my vice! would have been much better in a press

[@ScoutCrafter]

That is an awesome tip! I saved some thick walled pipe and old tubing for just those uses! The only problem is peening over the inside of the threaded part so the washer won't fall off! It has to be assembled before it's peened over. That's a puzzle to solve! Lol

[@jusb1066]

split the end with a small cross before you put it together, then use the thread itself on a bit of metal to push the end into a mushroom, its own press, or if you put a hole in the end, it peens over easy with a punch, or a pointed anvil to press the end into

[@_stoatchaser]

10 pm at night and 25 celcius at present. Not a hint of rain but thanks for the thoughts. Nice video

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello Harryvision! I heard! Wow, that is really unusual for you! Not fair if you ask me! =D I hope you get some relief soon!!!! Thanks so much!!!!

[@jimdavis8391]

Dry lamp black pigment in shellac is the answer! Doesn't need much pigment though. Not questioning the virtue of your work but the screw on those vices was normally bent into a triangle or circle to form the thumbscrew and the swivel was a cheap pressing :)

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello Jim- I have to get some lamp black! I have the shellac! Lol I have a identical vise to this and the hand-screw has a little wing affair on the end... Not so great! =D Thanks so much!!!

[@Aubreykun]

Hey @@ScoutCrafter, you can make lamp black for pennies. Just take a piece of clean metal and hold it in a paraffin candle's flame - scrape the soot off into a container and you have your lamp black.

[@mraamohamed]

Nice restore, is it me or does the lower part of the vise, where you made the screw in look a little bent, maybe just me. But the anyways good project I can think of a few good things to do with a small vise like that like Models, small Taking, just anything small .....

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello Abdulah! Wow! You've got keen eyes! I think the vise has a slight upward bend to it as they compensated for flex when under a load! If it were straight it would not have the same strength! Very observant!!!! Thanks very much!!!

[@mraamohamed]

ScoutCrafter ok now I understand why thanks for explain and yes I am always observant people have always told me I am too observant

[@willwyatt7023]

sweet restoration, as usual. Sorry you've run out of red paint though. Maybe you can get some more sometime. :-)

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello Will! LOL You know my fans of Red are calling me a sell-out!!!! =D I still have some left! Thanks very much!!!!

[@davidhoward2237]

got a small vise right next to me, the only thing i have trouble with is making the jaws match so to high spots, who ever had it before me really screw it up. i got back to around i think .05 i use a file and feeler gauge, the other trick i use to find hot spot is just sharpie it and then clamp hard on a peice of wood. maybe some day ill go and drill and tap for new jaws like lead,brass,leather.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello David!! Yes! many times the jaws on these vises are a little cocked because they just don't have the mass of the bigger vises... Usually it don't effect performance too much because the built in "slop" helps the vise clamp down on the project! The funny thing is that these mini-vises can cost more then their larger versions!!!!!!! Thanks so much!!!!!!

[@jeffmoss26]

that is too cool!

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello Jeff! Thanks so much!!! 😃👍

[@bobbybaldeagle702]

I have a few different small sizes of that type of vise. I was always told not to try to restore them because they loose what little value they have. All mine are rust free all I've done over the years is to keep them oiled and use them and I've used them a lot they come in handy because they're so portable that I keep a couple in my travel tool bag. You never know when and where you need a vise... I've sold and given away a lot of my old tools but not my clap vises they'll pass on to my eldest son just as my grandfather past them on to me because he didn't have any boys and I was the eldest grandson... The only thing I regret is him not telling me the history of the vises. All he ever said was never loose these and always use them don't let their size fool you, they're much stronger than they look.... And over the year I've found his words to be so true, "They are stronger than they look"... Great video thanks for sharing it.. Be blessed.. BBE..

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello Bobby! You are lucky to have some that are rust free! The value of these small vises have really gone up! I think it's because people don't have much room anymore! 😃. Thanks very much!!! 😃👍

[@Landrew0]

I had that exact vise, and I never imagined it to be a jewelers'.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello Landrew0! They were marketed for multiple uses, jewelers, gunsmiths, fly-tying, hobbies... They were very versatile! Strong too! Thanks!!!!

[@TheMetalButcher]

5/16-18? National course. Very common. Nice looking vise. Not over-restored, just right.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello Metal Butcher!! Sorry I mis-spoke! The all threadI was using was 3/8 x 16 so the drill size was 5/16" I think the original threads might have been a Acme type... The base plate is really important for good operation on these small vises! Thanks very much!!!

[@jusb1066]

or (shudder) whitworth?

[@TheMetalButcher]

No, I mean: it was a smaller thread than 3/8-16, so the old thread was probably 5/16-18, right?

[@LuckySawdust]

Where'd you get the mini metal-lathe from? You pretty happy with it?

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello Alan! I bought it about ten years ago from Harbor Freight! I did a few videos on using it! It's a wonderful lathe to learn on! I taught myself thru videos and just making things! KZbin has 100's of videos on Mini-lathe machining!!! Thanks!!!

[@LuckySawdust]

Fantastic -- thank you!

[@ezzathawash2475]

Is there a way to send you a pic of a tool I have that resembles a pair of nippers yet the cutters overlap? Hard to describe but maybe if you saw it you could tell me what there function is.

[@BernieCarter1976]

We have a heatwave in the UK at the moment no real rain for 3 weeks now i'm starting to miss it lol

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello Bernie! I've always loved the rain and not too much the heat... Give me a cool overcast day and I'm in my glory! Lol. Thanks!!! 😃👍

[@drstrangefart]

Brother I am JEALOUS of the metal lathe. I mean I'm still on the high of buying my first welder yesterday so I can start trying to make my own damascus. Even better I got it used for $100. New they sell for $300. The little vise came out nice. That thing would be pretty useful in my bladesmithing shop.

[@ScoutCrafter]

You know that's one skill I would love to master! Welding takes a while to learn to do well, I'm in awe of all the awesome welders on KZbin! You got a great deal on that welder! I bet you can't wait to start stacking and pounding!!!!! Lol Thanks very much!!!!

[@drstrangefart]

ScoutCrafter Oh, I can NOT weld well with this flux core yet. I got REALLY good a stick welder in 2009 but I don't have a strong enough outlet to handle one in my house.

[@ralphh4131]

i like rain too

[@ScoutCrafter]

I was born in April- A rainy month here... maybe that's why! =)

[@derek8095]

Hey scout I'm from New York as well, where do you find all these used tools for restoration? Thanks

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello Derek! Believe it or not my best deals come from eBay!!! also I really like steam engine and tractor shows! There is one in Bangor, PA. called Jacktown in a couple weeks that's awesome!!! Thanks!!!!!!

[@derek8095]

ScoutCrafter thanks buddy will check out the eBay!