SNS 259: Machine Moving, Vises, Tree Cutting

[@evildogbilly]

There is no need to justify your hobby of restoring and collecting tools and especially vices , keep up the good work and great content 👍

[@z06doc86]

Adam, I am a practicing physician and I’m like you in that I love watching those in the trades go about their work, especially if they are good at what they do. Have always admired those skilled with their hands, and I enjoy doing many things mechanical and electrical as a pastime. I feel so many young people are misguided when they go to college to get a useless degree and then can’t get a good paying job to pay off a huge student loan debt. Some can’t even perform the simplest tasks with their hands or go about solving practical problems in daily life. We are failing our young men and women in this country I’m afraid. Skilled tradesmen and women should stand tall and proud, as life would be miserable without their knowledge, skills and work ethic. Doc.

[@rupert5390]

amen - I am a bit older than adam - I was a career public servant - however my dad imbued me with a passion for trades - he was a self taught everything - an autodydact if you like - I am fanatical about machining and woodworking and foundry work for that matter (also cooking) I agree the poor kids can do nothing with their hands - I hope they have some sort of awakening - I am currently worrying a lot that adam has gone away fro the machining a bit - I hope he is able to get more work through the shop.

[@machinemoverman4614]

Amen Doc!

[@KG-yn9qi]

Adam you do not need to explain to anyone what you do with your moneys/ time. If they dont like it they can not watch. Hey I do what I want to do so do they. So again thank for your time and good job. Again congrats on your and Abby commit to each other may you both be blessed.

[@westernclimber]

Awesome man! I'm a professional arborist, I to have a thing for watching other trades do their work. The best way to learn is to watch a pro. Hence why I watch your channel. Just got my first lathe and mill a couple weeks ago. Thanks to you and This Old Tony, actually know how to use them! Keep up the great work and cheers from B.C.! -Kreg Lamirand

[@samrodian919]

Adam, you keep collecting anything you want to! It's good to see you preserving old tools and saving them from the scrap bin. So good on you! Greetings from good old England.

[@elborrachogrande]

I think it is great that you are buying up these old vices and breathing life back into them. This country was built and repaired by vices, anvils, hand tools, as well as the mills and lathes you work on. Thanks for saving our history!

[@orsummerton]

Right there with you Adam, the extra cash I have is usually spent on tools. And I really agree with the point you make about preserving old tools that aren't made anymore. Imagine how many crusty rusty old vices have gone to the scrap heap and been melted down.

[@myquartknee]

I'm a woodworker/ furniture builder in Las Vegas NV, and I would have loved to have gotten the bottom 12' of those pecan tree trunks or at least seen on of your local woodworkers get them. Pecan is a great wood for making furniture. If you should happen to take out anymore trees that size check around for a guy with a sawmill. Such a shame to see those trunks go into the chipper.

[@daveb.1828]

Dont pay any attention to what the haters say. DONT EVER STOP COLLECTING THE VISES! I like seeing you restore them back to their original beauty! Keep on keepin on!

[@glennfryer1539]

Love you’re vices Adam .. keep buying what you want ... it’s your channel, why people criticise is beyond me .. nice to see activity on tidying up the tree work on your property ....🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@piemai651]

judging by how many people watch your videos... lots of us like tools! Keep building your collection and sharing it with us. Love watching your videos.

[@c.w.smithco.2513]

Thanks Adam for the shout out and kind words about my trays! I hope they're useful for you! Can't wait to see the carlton up and running!

[@mikemarriam]

Thanks for the video. Love the vise collection. You can hear the passion in your voice when you talk about them and that add the viewing enjoyment.

[@midgoog2]

Adam , NEVER apologise for your hobby of tool collecting. It gives you joy and hurts nobody else in any way. That makes it a good thing to do. Here in South Australia we have similar laws about trimming plants on the boundary line, but I understand the trimmed material is supposed to be returned to the owner. So all that stuff that went through the chipper would have been tossed over the fence for the neighbor to deal with. (Start of a range war maybe?) Cheers Eric

[@Abom79]

Odd you can trim trees and plant it back on your neighbors yard. Here you have to take care of the waste.

[@williamkhoury938]

Adam you are such an honest nice man, i been watching your channel for long time i enjoy every minute i spend watching, don't worry about what mean people say, just keep doing what you do if it makes you happy and you didn't have to justify your self to no one. Take care man 😁

[@186RaNdOm186]

Tools make me happy. They better enable me to do, fix, make. Besides the better quality, I find old tools to be more estedicaly pleasing, and I love to see they way they solved a particular problem (with a tool design) back in the day without our modern technical advances.

[@andrewd.1113]

Mr B. - You are absolutely right, Its your money spend it as you please! Also you are showing a younger generation to preserve, repair, and respect a part of America's past.

[@Hotrodelectric]

Regarding the Keurig: you can buy a pod that allows you to use your ground coffee. My brother buys Death Wish as whole bean, grinds it then loads it into a pod per cup. Works well for him.

[@dalegriggs5392]

Adam, You don’t have to make any excuse for collecting what you love and admire. No one does. I picked up an old 2 1/2 inch vice this week at an estate sale for two bucks. At the time I didn’t realize what I had but when I got it home and started cleaning it up I discovered a really fine, well made, very heavy little vice. I have a big machinist Vice that belonged to my dad but have want a good small vice that clamps well for a long time. I have a couple of cheap ones but they never clamp the work tight and so I never use them. This little vice is perfect. It has steel rod guides above and below the screw, a spring loaded lift pin to change rotation position and a screw clamp or mounting holes to fasten it to the bench. I was truly excited as I discovered what a little jewel it really was and no doubt would have paid much more just for the privilege of owning it.

[@jimmywaters3987]

Adam, absolutely loved the video ! Loved the part on the vises. And the "vice" on vises ! If you like saving them, more power to you, bud ! I would do that if I could. I came across at one time, a Brown & Sharp milling machine from the 1890's at a swap meet in Decatur, Tx. I never knew that they made such an animal until that swap meet. I wanted to buy it, but wasn't able to. So, I can relate to your "vice" on vises ! I'm into drag racing big time. It takes quality machines and dedicated machinists (like yourself) to do the work necessary for the level of competition now. Again, thanks ! Keep 'em coming !

[@jmcenterprises9591]

Good reasoning on collecting and reconditioning vices. Its right for you, and that's all that matters. This channel is awesome, keep it up. Thanks Adam.

[@andyZ3500s]

Adam you worked hard for years to get were your at today. I remember when your channel was small, you did something right. You don't need to make excuses about having a hobby. Most of my tooling was bought used. My dad and I spent many evenings together working on what was junk and making something useful out of it. That time together and having tooling that was his or my grandfather's his beyond special.

[@Abom79]

Thanks, yes I have worked hard and wouldn’t have anything if I haven’t stay motivated. The hard work and dedicating allows us to have the things we want, outside of the needs.

[@andyZ3500s]

@@Abom79 Adom I I've watched your channel and you grow. You didn't start out to make this channel what it is today, you just filmed what you did and the things you love. Now things are a lot different. Your channel has changed because you're situation has changed. I don't understand why some people are not happy. you're not some big time vacationing producer your still a regular working Joe. You found a different way to pay the Bill's and found a wonderful lady. Thanks for all Andy Z

[@davegower123]

Shed a few tears when the pecan logs went in the grinder. Wish I would've known they were coming down... I would have run over from Fernandina to take them. I would've loved to put some of those chunks on my wood lathe. The clean up does looks great!

[@bpain9781]

Love you brother! You do what you do! Love the videos, love the tools, love the work you do!

[@IntegraDIY]

Looks SO MUCH BETTER! Much more clean and organized with the trees cut and the fence cleaned up from over grown plants.. now the only thing I see that it needs, are those old fences to be taken out, and a nice tell wall built.. privacy and it’ll look much better.. oh and a good pressure washer for the concrete

[@larrysnyder3475]

Your the one who earns your money, spend it the way you want to. Always good to see ya each week. Thanks for sharing.

[@youngn9na92]

Vises are the heart and soul of any shop. I am fortunate to have the ones that I have, and preserving them is very important. They can last multiple generations, and contribute to many memories! I love buying them when I can; but I also get criticized for it. I share your love of tools, and aspire to amass as large a collection as possible. Within reason of course. Love your new additions.

[@devoid42]

You inspired me. I inherited a lot of old tools from my father-in-law. I've been restoring them one by one.

[@1BlackSheep]

As a woodworker and turner seeing those tree go in the chipper was just heartbreaking. Would be like me scraping an old vise and making you watch. lol

[@THISisglmicle]

Nice vises. I’ve been getting some old tools together, as well. I love doing it, the research, the find, and the rehab. Good tree company by the way, with an awesome chipper.

[@glennbeal8074]

Don't worry about justifying anything. I appreciate all your hard work. We all have our passions. I appreciate yours. Thank you.

[@orgcoast5990]

Your vise collecting/restoration is a great hobby. I too love old tools. I hope you video the restoration/clean up of that massive drill press. Sorta makes my bench drill press look like an afterthought.

[@TheUlrikkaul]

I respect your love for vices. Buy all the vices you want, it's your money! Just let us in on the restaurations, please.

[@gstalzer2519]

Who cares what folks say about your collection. There’s nothing wrong with it and I personally thinks it’s awesome that you tell them straight up how it is.

[@ghl3488]

Hi Adam, I also love watching other people at work and I'm lucky that my job takes into all kinds of environments so I get to see all kinds of work and interesting places too. I also love buying tools, nothing wrong with that mate. thanks again for another cool video. regards Gareth

[@rickpalechuk4411]

No need to justify collecting tools with us! We're with you 100% Thanks for sharing your collection. Looking forward to the pin build. Cheers

[@setandcentered]

Adam, we watch every SNS as our weekend ritual! Great videos and glad to see you went out on your own. Awesome, sir!

[@masoncayaban9790]

Why question him? Adam, You are a very talented, knowledgeable machinist who enjoys spreading wisdom and entertaining people across the country! Keep up the great videos!

[@ianlowe4666]

There's bugger all wrong with spending your money on tools Adam, it's your money to spend as you see fit. I hate folks telling me how I should spend mine, it's non of their ruddy business. If I choose to do the same thing myself (which I do, but with Blacksmithing tools) then I just smile and shrug at anyone who asks me why? If they have to ask they won't truly understand my explanation. I have tools that are well over a century old, generations of my peers used them before me and I can 'see' that work in those tools, the slip of a chisel, the drill pock of an unexpected break through, I can trace the stories that they hold. I wonder what was made with them before me and look forward to what I can make with them after. I can add my own story to theirs. It's hard to put into words but it's a beautiful thing that only makers seem to get. You keep doing you mate.

[@ch34pskate16]

Your love of vices is like a blacksmiths love for anvils like the mechanics love fro wrenches. No need to explain to me. I get it. Keep on carrying on. Love the channel.

[@andrel3]

Vises are an invaluable tool. Nice little collection you’ve got there.

[@mattthescrapwhisperer]

I have the same vise fetish. Just finished a 30s vintage Ridge restoration. Dave Richards of The Old Steam Powered Machine Shop turned a new screw for me. Keep the vises coming Abomb!

[@b3nsb3nz]

Glad you like the lights, Troy was super excited to see them on your channel! "Hey dad we made those!"

[@Abom79]

Love em! Look forward to grabbing them for some handy lighting needs when the time is right.

[@alfredcane9089]

Love the Lights and the trays....You buy what you like that makes you happy man.....Love you Videos keep them coming....

[@memybikeni9931]

Jeez Adam, buy what you want, tools are awesome, and couldn’t be in better hands than your’s, you should never stop with the vices, it’s a great little collection you have going keep it up.

[@materialsguy2002]

Looks like you will be making a new taper pin for the 406 👍 I enjoy all your vise videos and I understand exactly why you collect, restore and preserve them. Rock on brother!

[@sjoemie_himself]

No need to excuse yourself Adam. You're doing what you like and even make a living out of it. I guess the people that are negative might be not so happy with their jobs.. or just plain sour. Thank you for making these vids and keep up the good work. Greetings from the Netherlands, Mark

[@jrodd999]

I collect vises too, and old tools. Be proud my friend there is nothing wrong with it! Keep up just what you are doing thanks for all the videos.

[@hunt4r214]

I love seeing the Vises Adam! Especially the restorations, I love seeing them brought back to life.

[@allanbarber4038]

Watching you move that big iron, I got to thinking; without the wheel, that iron was not going anywhere! It is about impossible to imagine our world without wheels! Love your channel!

[@raynerout8879]

from 2000 thru 2006, I lived in Pensacola and managed the 2 Pensacourt fitness centers. At our 9-Mile location, I met an elderly man in his 80s who was a retired Navy machinist who opened his machine shop in P'cola after his time in the Navy. I was fascinated that he was coming to the club to maintain his activity level and he often invited me to visit his home shop. I never made the time to visit his shop but his description reminds me of your shop. I don't believe it was your grandfather but maybe someone you know. Love your channel!

[@Abom79]

Wonder who it was. 👍🏻

[@MrTL117]

Its a machinist thing. Lathe man here. I love vises. Keep up the good work sir. I always like to buy old machining things whenever I can. Love the channel.

[@thebmac]

Keep on doing what you enjoy. I think you give us a great assortment of videos and I know what videos i'm going to rewatch when I do finally find a nice old vice that isn't in mint shape. Until then, I'll just be cursing and wishing people in this area would sell nice big vices. Thanks for all your content Adam.

[@heavymachining7830]

I share your enthusiasm Adam, I collect micrometers! Starrets up to 30" so far. I also collect lathes, but shop space makes that more difficult. Keep collecting Adam!

[@gusviera3905]

Man, there is always someone who just has to say, "You're doing it wrong" but I never seem to be able to find their channel. By the way, nice job clearing the property. Keep 'em coming, please and thanks!

[@BossmanEight]

Only Abom79 would have duel pallet jacks! I'm impressed!

[@RGSABloke]

Hey Adam, who doesn't like to buy tools and get cool restoration projects, its what we were born for my friend. Its really great you are finding these artefacts and bringing them back to life, totally satisfying. Kindest regards. Joe.

[@thatrealba]

I don't buy tools I don't need. But I always understand when someone does either for work or for a hobby.

[@girliedog]

In Florida, it's important to mitigate trees before hurricane season. I do mine every few years. Even in minor storm trees cause more damage to homes and people in Florida.

[@rodneywroten2994]

Adam that is my favorite buying tools . I was a service tech for all my life. I would like to buy vintage tools also. I love your Indiana Jones hat. looks great on you. Your place is looking so awesome.

[@718Studios]

Makes me smile to see that old drill press, have used the same model a few years back when i worked at my first job as a machinist. It was fun to work with and something different compared to drill with a moving table (you could swing the drill arm faster to already marked locations, instead of moving a table to the specific spot). Bad part is that the machine is so low to the ground that a tall person like me has to sit on the ground to be able to work with, because the table mounted on the bed was not that high too... but hey, it got the job done.

[@jimforsyth2.]

You dont need to explain . I'm gonna buy what I want to . Tools rock

[@Rubbernecker]

No explanation needed my man, anyone who doesn't get it, well, they don't get it. Nice job with the trees, what a huge improvement!!

[@CatNolara]

Was looking for a part 2, then I went back and saw that you put "SNS 159 Part 1" into the intro, although this is SNS 259. Awesome stuff regardless, those swiveling vises look really handy.

[@2dividedby3equals666]

The vise is such a quintessential tool on any shop. I do not know what these folks are thinking, if I had the space and came across good deals, I would grab every single vise I laid my eyes on! Do not worry Adam I'm sure there are plenty of folks that enjoy your vices!

[@timclarke5156]

You don’t have to explain why you like vices, more power to ya bro!

[@Iamthatmike]

I was about to say the same thing. Who are the losers that hang out in the KZbin comments to criticize a machinist for liking tools?

[@OldIronMachineWorks]

Tim, I could not of said it better.

[@rennkafer13]

You know, Adam... don't worry about what other people think. Collect what you like, because you like it. Nobodies business but yours.

[@RickBaconsAdventures]

Great vise talk, them guys that are harassing you probably spend twice as much just on alcohol at the bar. People spend a ton of money on disposable stuff then complain when you collect useful tools, some guys just don't get it!

[@mike94560]

A buddy accidentally drilled a 1/8" hole in his mill bed. So he stamped the word 'oil' next to it. He made it all smooth etc. It cracks me up every time I see it. Of course he tries to con people to put oil in the hole.

[@SuperAWaC]

it happens to the best of us

[@MaturePatriot]

I loved ripe Mulberries when I was young. Catawba worms we used for fishing. Moving the drill press was easy, saw that technique used many times with heavy machinery.

[@henrikhv5084]

I love tools too, and I'm always on the lockout for a new/old tool for my shop. So I really like seeing you buy those vises, or any tool ;-)

[@joenet42567]

You don't have to explain your hobby to anyone. No one should question your choice to collect whatever you want. Try to ignore those people that cant understand the joy of collecting.

[@SDCustoms]

Never stop doing what you love, Adam!

[@logicalguy488]

You can buy an empty reusable Keurig pod that you can fill with your favorite coffee, they even sell them at Walmart.

[@gardenman3]

I was going to same thing. You got there first

[@shawnmrfixitlee6478]

Great SNS Adam , Love the old vises man ..ENJOYED !!

[@leakplugger93]

I used the same tree service. Took down 3 trees, cleaned down my power lines and used a stump grinder on 5 stumps total. They do good work and didn't leave a mess behind.

[@stanwooddave9758]

I think it's so great to have a vise that your Grand-Dad & Dad used in their shop, talk about some history.

[@HaloGamer401]

I’ve had the tools conversation many times before. I always bring it back to “would you rather me buy vises, or vices.” Never stop buying tools Adam!

[@Nevercouldfigureitout]

Man I love the vise content and to me it’s some of the new content I look forward to. Tools and cars are my thing.

[@SpatialDragon]

Wow, you are the man for buying old vises... If I had a shop, I know where I would look for a real vise.

[@jlucasound]

I Love Vises also. One of the most useful tools ever invented. And they each have their own "personality".

[@sparkplug1018]

And arguably the most reliable too. Not a whole lot that can go wrong with them honestly.

[@danielmlinac3479]

Hey Adam, just wanted yo say that I love your videos and if you wanna buy vices you buy em.. you don't have to explain to no-one.

[@groundcontrolgainesville4841]

you hear that my wife: Abom said THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH BUYING MORE TOOLS

[@paulmanson253]

One really nice thing about tools is you can have as many as you want and the first one won't complain.

[@johnshoureas1629]

Hey Adam, check out The Charles Parker Company (Meriden Ct. 1832 ), not only famous for their fine shotguns, but also Parker vices, which are collectible.

[@lee-johnson]

Don’t give him grief about his vice. It’s his vice. They have a grip on him and put a squeeze on him. We all have our vice.....

[@joelkton1]

Adam, I love your defense of your hobby. Well said!

[@rogerfoley3633]

You go for it with your vises. Everyone needs a hobby outside of work.

[@horatiohornblower868]

Don't ever let any criticism prevent you from collecting vices, Adam. It's your hobby, not theirs.

[@Joeyardmaster40155]

Hi Adam, May the forth be with you !

[@slik4x4]

Should of kept some of that pecan for smoking. That Vermeer chipper was made just a few miles up the road from me. Most people think of Iowa as a farming state, which it is. But also is a huge player in manufacture. I could start listing off all the big ones, but the list would be as long as this video.

[@jenniferwhitewolf3784]

Everyone has some sort of vice or another... it a vise vice for Adam. This is actually an inspiration to me. I have an old steel vice that was in the family for many years, bolted to an outdoor work space in wet Oregon. It is now quite solid rusted in place.. but with a bead blaster to clean the outside, and electrolytic de-rust to penetrate, it may be salvaged. It will need a new handle.. as someone tried to hammer it loose before I saved it. I am just finishing up a tiny 2" vise that has a clamp to hold it to a table edge. Painted it in bright red enamel. The big old rusted-solid one that belonged to dad is next.. It won't be easy, but with Adam's past video's and some others on de-rusting, I am ready to go for it this summer. That swivel jaw vise is really neat!

[@paulmanson253]

Hello you. May I give you a recommendation for a channel I hope you will like. Called Squatch253 . He meticulously rebuilds a Minneapolis Moline tractor and prewar Caterpillar small crawlers. I really enjoy his stuff. Cheers.

[@aldoagnellini756]

teach your sons the love for tools, they will never have money for drugs :)

[@ratmadness4858]

I see where he is going now. He's going to make a huge vice sculpture.

[@chuckthebull]

knowledge and tools are for me the way I work survive and prosper, even my guitar is a tool and work of art. love what you love, there is a reason why

[@imagineaworld]

Ill drink anything with the words machine shop on it... except you adam.. youre a little tall ;D Thanks for the video! Everything you promote is always very simple and practical. Another sign of an incredible youtuber.

[@doctwiggenberry5324]

You should have saved that pecan wood to smoke your ribs and briskets.

[@BobOBob]

This is your channel, Adam. I hope you don't often feel any need to defend your choices.

[@Cliff_Anderson]

Nice work! You go right on buying vises...everyone needs a hobby!

[@johnbonner922]

Wooooooo Hoooooooo! Another group of vises!!!!! Love seeing this content Adam. Thank you friend. Blessings :o)

[@kevinplowman8982]

Now a brand new fence wood look even better!!!!

[@josimon6229]

I've never seen a vise with a swiveling jaw before, that 406 is beautiful.