The best way to mount a leg vise.

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Today I finally take the time to properly mount my leg vise to the platen table. Its a tricky system I want to make for this vise as I want it to be able to come of super easy and quickly. This should be one nicely mounted post vise when its all finished!
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[@BCM1959]

I watched it start to finish paying complete attention the entire time. Good information and I will never need it. Still watching and loving it.

[@zachaliles]

No matter how little you think you'll need this information one day you'll come across a job and go "I remember that cool wedge and captive block design from that vise video". That's why I watch these videos. I'm not a machinist or a blacksmith or anything, I'm a mechanic in a factory. I've used tidbits I've seen from many KZbinrs.

[@BCM1959]

@@zachaliles good point.

[@daviddaddy]

"marti... MARTIN!!!" omg i loved that part! Reminds me of when youre sort of scolding your dog for getting into the trash and making a big mess but you're kind of jokingly scolding but serious too lmao.

[@andrepienaar6459]

Where I live, in South Africa, the farmers usually mount this vise on a log or tree stump outside the workshop/shed. It can handle the weather well, and is used for heavy work. They may have a normal bench vise inside the shed/shop for more precision work.

[@smallcrafts3154]

Mount the bracket upside down on the bottom of the table that’ll both lower it and you’d only need to detach the vice from the mounting bracket with the quick one wedge system if you wanted to move it

[@steadfasttherenowned2460]

I wish I had the extra coin for a 1913. It's a real beauty for sure. Gloriously glorious.

[@dwoods1178]

Loved this video. My brother was into beginning knife-making before he passed away. I have all his old equipment.. including a good size vice and a hefty leg vice. Now I know how it goes together. Look forward to seeing you use it in your videos! I will have to see if I have everything to get started on my first knife one of these days. Thanks and take care!

[@daviddaddy]

My Great Grandmother was born in 1913 crazy she lived to see her great great Grandchildren (my kids) Great video bro thanks for sharing.

[@SchysCraftCo.]

Very nice upgrade to your vise timmothy. Hopefully ur get great use out of it my friend. This way looks like it will work pretty good for you.🤞🏻it turned out very well and definitely nice timmothy.cant wait to see what you forge up next or make next. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend timmothy. Design on. Fab on. Weld on. Forge on. Keep making. God bless.

[@NavyVeteran1776]

Man I wish I could afford one of those hatchets.They look great! You could possibly put a low profile handle on that plate so you could lift/sit it down without the chance of crushing your hands.

[@FlickFreaks]

I have an idea. Hopefully I can explain it in a way that makes sense. Basically you could create a french cleat system that wraps around the entire table. You’d start by welding the base groove that would wrap around the whole table. See awful text diagram below. “Table” /|

[@nickfranklin1867]

Very interesting project Tim, I like the the quick release with the wedges, keep the videos coming!

[@tracybowling97]

I like extra projects. Sort of side projects. It always interesting how someone will solve a problem or institute a fix.

[@bruceprosser8332]

Fantastic work Tim! Thanks for sharing.

[@jfro5867]

Just got my first blacksmiths Vice, I got it from a retired 82 year old craftsman and is mounted on a very heavy duty stand which I’ve bolted to a concrete floor in the garage. It’s great. Mine is stamped I Nash & Sons. Bought his anvil aswell, too good an opportunity to pass.

[@andrewoperacz7427]

Fantastic mod!! Definitely a thinker for that ramp tightening method. Very cool!!!

[@Sabeteur83]

I love the square shape of it on that table much more than any other design i could imagine it being. Awesome job and i think it is better to have a set spot for it to be when on the table than to be able to move it anywhere else.

[@johncursor]

17:05 notice the sound of a beveled metal support coming of the plateholder, then notice the very nice hiding of evidence from mr Tim :D because of this, i'm now a subscriber.

[@Bobs-Wrigles5555]

The old deft flick of the boot hides everything ...🥾

[@tomcarlson3244]

Great idea, love to watch you think things out.

[@andrewscott2866]

That is some top notch fabricating! Very impressive 👌

[@bennyhill3642]

Love that Hatchet. Great vid🙏

[@RRINTHESHOP]

Nice mount design. Beautiful hatchets.

[@koen_bakker]

O yes, a video with a leg vise! 👌💯

[@PabloP169]

I have one of those vices, but it is just hiding away in the back of the workshop because of the lack of a suitable place to mount it. You do realize that these were called a post vice as they were originally mounted on the top of a post. That is the way that mine was originally mounted at our family farm when I was a kid in the 1940s. But now you have got my mind going in how I may be able to mount the vice so that it could be used again.

[@andrewward8954]

Another fun project Thanks for the video

[@TheDistur]

Good stuff Tim.

[@doodymctoot3794]

good to see you tim!

[@Chainmale]

Nicely done mate

[@johnarnettsways.8758]

Thanks for the information Tim. I will be setting one up. Very helpful sr. 🌲🌲🌲

[@goofyyt6314]

Great video timothy

[@sinisterthoughts2896]

That is quite the splitting profile on those hatchets.

[@blister762]

There are some men's things you just don't mess with: his dog, his truck and his wife. And now we can add his vice to the list.

[@Aaron_Barrett]

And his anvil as well

[@cayde7469]

Those hatchets are super nice, I wish I had some spare money to buy one, maybe someday😃. Great video!

[@mrjodoe]

6:50 - excellent finish. Impressive sharpness.

[@NightEagleForge]

Great video, I would add a spring to each long wedge bolt to hold them "open". Should be less wrestling it in and out. And don't hurt Mertin too bad... lol

[@NineWorldsWorkshop]

How timely! Was just working on a new plate and collar for a behemoth 185lb that also needs a place to be mounted. Cheers!

[@threecatforge]

just got a leg vice. this is great.

[@matthewdancik5515]

Not sure if it's been suggested, but if you need to wail on the vice with a hammer maybe just build a platform to stand on that puts it at the proper level to do so. Just make the platform super sturdy, level, and wide enough to have a normal hammering stance for you and Martin.

[@B.McAllister]

You should forge all the parts of a complete skateboard and send it to Braille Skateboarding for a You Make It We Skate It video. The board, trucks, wheels.. It would be amazing to see plus it will give you some great exposure because not just skateboarders watch their videos. The channel has over 5 million subscribers and has attracted plenty of people of different backgrounds because of their whole series on making skateboards out of everything possible. Doors, toilet paper(yes tp, hydraulic press channel pressed tp into a skate deck and sent it to them and they skated it), chainsaw blades, glass, ice, ipads, shoes, antlers etc. It would make for an incredible video on both channels haha. Just an idea!

[@Keith_the_knife_freak]

Nice work 👍👍

[@derekhartley4480]

Smart mounting mechanism, might want to add a handle along the back edge of the mounting plate to make it easier to reinstall and keep those fingers from being in the pinch zone under the plate.

[@dennisrogers6411]

Looks nice and solid! I've read somewhere that ergonomically, you want your leg-vise height to be about the same distance as your bent elbow to the floor for file work.

[@alfulton5946]

I'm definitely going to save for one of your axes

[@Zogg1281]

That vice setup is sweet! 👍 Could you show us how one of the new hachets is for splitting, please? The "falling into the wood" demo is really cool, but some footage of chopping would be awesome 👌 Thanks 😊 👍👍👍

[@luigihennissen]

If you would like to drop the height of the vise maybe mount the bracket to the under side of the table? If the bracket on the vise itself can rotate 180 degrees that should fit. You would lose the thickness of the table in height and your mounting system would still work but be upside down. Great video!

[@BuckinBillyRaySmith]

sm,ooth as silk lololol love ya buddy

[@oldjunkandrandomstuff]

When cleaning this table for a big project I think moving the vice out will be your least problem 😅

[@henniebasson515]

I never saw a guy looking so guilty as "the silent one." Kind regards.

[@1944chevytruck]

awesome work boys!...show us a demo on chopping a tree down!...can you make that hatchet more like a multi tool than just a hatchet?...maybe add a hammer head on other side and nail puller, add a bottle opener?... just thinking out loud wen i go camping im always looking for tis type of tool...thanks 4 video. be kind.

[@CstriderNNS]

if you wanted to wail on it you can still use a stepping stool

[@jackryan7397]

Thank you!!!!

[@MrJohn714]

It'sa beautiful thing!😦

[@dr.xd_eceptive7792]

999th like 😯😯😯😯 your contents is amazing man ..keep it up 👍🏻

[@mechtech85]

Love it

[@timjackson5555]

The only way I've seen them mounted so they're not a pain. & I lowered mine 19" 3/4" or 1" square base with a hole in each corner Weld a piece of schedule 40 pipe to the base Weld a cut off piece of small pipe to the base for the leg to just float in so it can still transfer energy to the floor when struck Transfer punch the mounting bracket to another plate so you can still bolt the vice on & weld that to the top of the schedule 40. Assemble the vice now it can be located anywhere or still used as a free standing vice. We drill the floor & epoxy anchors into it so the vice now can be bolted down. They never move, like ever! I'll add we also put a tray over the mounting plate with mesh to hold tools or multiple projects 👊

[@umaung3200]

I like yours workshop.

[@alfulton5946]

I wish you were closer to where I live in Ontario so I could come give you some free labour for learning a bit.

[@decotapruitt4261]

If you could mill a countersink into the bottom of the plate and add a collar like on a vice thread, the wedges couldn't get caught when reinserting into the holes. That would probably make it easier to take off and put back on.

[@AlanW]

The hatchets are beautiful! I worry about you tripping over the foot anchor when the vice is detached. Maybe round over the edges to reduce this?

[@MadebyKourmoulis]

Need some 1911 axes.

[@glennbrown1961]

Ho ho, ha ha. That ain't hard wood mate. I can show you hard wood. Australian timbers like Ironbark, Jarrah, Blue gum...oh I could go on. Nice axes though. I really wish I could afford one but shipping is a killer. I love your Acorn table, wouldn't want it dropped on my toes. G'day from Tasmania, Australia home of the axemen of old

[@Sinque111]

Merci bien !

[@douglasfathers4848]

I really won't a post vice , but here in Australia they're hard to find , and when you do find one it's over stuffed or they won't a fortune for it. :)

[@Rightwinger1982]

I think a hardwood block would absorb impact better on the bottom of the leg.

[@NickNameNick2]

I think John/BlackBearForge has his vice sticking out diagonally from the corner of his bench, so he can get right around it. - might be worth trying.

[@wendylaca1783]

Timothy have you every consider building a racing axe

[@danlebich]

Tim! I love the videos! Your doing some amazing work! But bruuuu 500$ for an axe 😭😭 makes me wanna cry cuz I can not afford to spend that much for an axe

[@baldwin9281]

Very cool system. There’s no kill like overkill 👍🏻 Hey, Is the screw box cracked on top? Thought I noticed that? Common break.

[@richardsweet5068]

I think that that is really a squirrel table ( because of all of the squareholes )

[@raygraham7018]

Well done buds!! Is there a way of telling how old these are by the markings or stamp ins on them? I have and old one that I would like to know, not to important but kind of cool to know.. Cheers!

[@zachaliles]

My personal preference for a vise, regardless of the type, is to have it on my left. I'm right handed and I want the majority of the bench to my right to be clear of obstructions so I have a bunch of real estate to work.

[@anvilsbane]

Wow never thought about it, but my vises are to the right.(I’m a lefty) Good tip, even subconsciously.🤣👍🏼

[@zachaliles]

@@anvilsbane a lot of the things we do like this are completely subconscious.

[@humblegrenade118]

Schedule an extra week to fix the vice, ok where was I before the vice caught my attention

[@A.J.Collins]

How were the holes in the platen table produced? Were they broached or was the table cast like that?

[@bobrobert6277]

now you made me wonder the same thing

[@timjackson5555]

They are cast iron

[@frankheger5185]

👍👍

[@tyshufelt5299]

You should try forging a post vise

[@pilfered1685]

"It's fine, I'm fine."

[@quanghuynguyen6950]

❤❤❤

[@quanghuynguyen6950]

😊❤

[@LiveWire937]

Probably not worth all the hassle, but couldn't the floor under your workbench be made to have the same kind of modular grid system as the workbench itself? Maybe something for if you ever have to relocate.

[@umaung3200]

with you working?

[@fredroberts905]

I have a very small one don't know what it was used for?

[@hardwareful]

Height: Can't you mount the new plate to the bottom of the table?

[@none8680]

It seems cool but you're gonna have rebuild that thing and you know it

[@colbornfarms4849]

From behind

[@goatermcgoatfacetheprimaryoneL]

hi

[@bigtsperspective5831]

With your hands ..🥸

[@DolezalPetr]

weeeeedge

[@A2discgolfdude]

Damn! I didn't realize that those hatchets are almost $400... I guess you get what you pay for but it's definitely a little out of my price range lol. Hey, a guy could dream though

[@smallcrafts3154]

Dreams are free

[@A2discgolfdude]

@@smallcrafts3154 True lol

[@jasonscott4525]

Beautiful craftsmanship. I really wanted one of those hatchets but $390 U.S comes out to $500 Canadian dollars plus shipping and taxes.

[@umaung3200]

I want to used malling machine but no money

[@RobPollen]

Clearly it's a leg vice it goes on your leg 😜

[@jonmance8596]

:)

[@jeronimomod156]

Sweep up the entire shop floor and use the conglomerate to make an ax or a knife... Using all those waste materials from different projects into one project. Bro recycle that s*** and make something 😎 you should do this every 6 months 🤷 why the heck not 😎 of course it will be a process but everything is. 👍👍👍👍

[@LionBlood]

You should make a titanium hammer for Alec Steele as a promotional gift. He’s got a lot of subs and could help bring attention to your channel.

[@robertcornelius3514]

Nice work, but young man, that vise was most likely mounted on a hardwood bench. As it is now, you beat on that vice and your elbows and wrists are going to take a beating. The hardwood at least would have absorbed a lot of the unwanted vibrations to the human body.

[@Imaboss8ball]

If those earplugs you are using are foam then you are using them wrong. I recommend watching a video from an ear doctor to demonstrate proper technique.

[@richardsweet5068]

Sorry.

[@LeglessWonder]

I guess I’ll, uh… sit this one out….

[@felixchetlanddevries2998]

It's not like you can stand.