Did I Over Build This Vise Stand?

[@WillStelterbladesmith]

The hammer heads were mostly mangled or were scrapped for various reasons, they’re not fit to be sold or given away

[@spencerboontjer4653]

So sad😢 I would love a little project hammer to get into blacksmithing

[@mynefield]

A mangled hammer head (well, any hunk of steel really) from you guys would be an amazing little keepsake for your fans and reminder of a glorious era. I hope you reconsider selling those amazing paperweight, souvenirs, or any other fun noun other than hammer head that would make you feel better about it :)

[@travis7500]

​@@mynefield agreed!

[@Jimhernandez9998]

@@mynefieldagreed! Id love one just as a keepsake

[@smiley1716]

Damn... oh well

[@yota4004]

triangles sit flat on an uneven floor if they have 3 feet. not necessarily if they are a flat plate.

[@jackkerr9773]

Oh my goodness… seeing all those hammer heads going into the sealed sand pit of doom killed me!

[@AndyFromBeaverton]

An absolute waste. He could have handed them out to visitors or sold them.

[@kbye5323]

At least scrap them. That’s a lot of money just sitting there. Rocks, dirt, and concrete would have worked.

[@murmenaattori6]

What a damn waste.

[@dragonwing4ever]

i would buy a couple of those hammer heads even if there rejects, means i can practice grinding hammers for when i try make a couple

[@linuxstreamer8910]

@@AndyFromBeaverton i don't know if he even accept visitors at his workshop

[@JustaKobold]

What does a novice blacksmith have to do to get ahold of one of those old rusty alec steele co hammerheads?

[@PrivateLongo]

Dude, same. They were way out of my price range when they were released

[@linuxstreamer8910]

because of friend he worked with alec

[@davidchudleigh1249]

Someone is going to be really confused in 150 years when they open up that stand for fun

[@RobertGracie]

Great your using Alecs old place, hopefully hes cool about it and knowing his old Montana shop is in safe trusted hands with you Will!

[@LittleGreyWolfForge]

I’m pretty sure Alec sold it to him… unless it’s rented idk

[@samdahlandsonsforge]

@@LittleGreyWolfForgeit’s being rented per his earlier episode

[@LittleGreyWolfForge]

@@samdahlandsonsforge shit I just spread misinformation😂 That’s nice

[@brad4751]

no will is squatting and he has stolen all of alecs stuff

[@koreykilburn5303]

Alec owns it, Will is leasing the shop and tools from Alec.

[@MaxStax1]

Hard to believe it's been 3 years since the "Fairbanks Powerhammer incident".

[@RonCarver]

Still WAY TOO SOON!!!!!!! Stop with that! It still hurts my heart.

[@Tjkrusinski]

what happened?

[@RonCarver]

@@Tjkrusinski He dropped a beautiful power hammer and smashed it to pieces. It was on Alex Steele's channel a few years ago. So so so very sad.

[@MaxStax1]

@@Tjkrusinski After a full restoration of a Fairbanks Powerhammer Will bought, covered by 9 episodes, it suffered major damage while in the process of loading it on truck when it fell over onto the concrete.

[@exiletsj2570]

Rule 1 of internet blacksmith club, is we don’t talk about the power hammer.

[@garychaiken808]

Great job guys. Thank you 😊

[@Spiralem]

"Triangle self level." That is only when you have 3 points of contact. If you look at the final shot, the edges already lifted off the floor.

[@sealdoggydog]

Petition for Will to sell old hammer heads for a second life to those who might really love one, rather than use for scrap 👇

[@Little_River_Forge]

Buy one, support them, and you get a free hammer 😂

[@RapNu]

It's not just Europe that uses centimeters instead of inches-it's pretty much the rest of the world that uses centimeters. It's almost only in the U.S. ang G.B. that stick to inches, but you'll probably catch up one day in the U.S. 😊

[@VincentMcmanus.]

"Did I Over Build This Vise Stand?" No, in fact, I think you should have melted down a bunch of tungsten and poured it into the stand. Then it'd be EXTRA stable.

[@yakfacethethird3054]

That vise is a better anvil than my anvil!

[@hamitup01]

Really cool! Nicely done!!

[@chucknaround5271]

I would die for one of thoes hammers and your throwing them away pretty much.

[@chucknaround5271]

Do you have messenger or anything I could direct message you by chance

[@SuicideNeil]

They're all rejects- mishapen or otherwise flawed and unsellable.

[@brad4751]

send will an email asking how much to post one to you , be proactive good sir

[@glenn5ft19]

Hi Will If you put a quick connect fitting in the middle of that triangle when you want to move it you just hook up shop air and move it across the shop floor with one finger. Maybe next time.

[@Seelenschmiede]

That would be a hell lot of air pressure to get that thing off the ground...

[@glenn5ft19]

@@Seelenschmiedeat 10 psi you would only need 88 sq.in. If that triangle is 24x24 it is 288 sq. In. If he has 50 psi continuous shop air he could lift 14400 lbs.

[@Nick-Lab]

2:47 the metal sounds like the start of the Mario theme lol

[@randallmwalker2776]

Dang you right

[@jnsdroid]

I know they got their own video ... but damn, I love those jaw covers

[@JCOFFELT1979]

Try running some mineral spirits through your mig liner. They get gummed up and sticky inside. I use an athletic water bottle with the straw thing on top.

[@herbilishes]

Looks great bud

[@markellis9967]

Could you sell a hammer head or two as "scrap?"

[@chrisoliver1327]

Very cool!

[@Odinnyb13]

Vice stand looks great Will! I have to ask; were those hammer heads faulty or are they in good shape? Because i was planning on buying a hammer from the Alec Steele Co shop before it shut down, and i was never able to get one. Is there any way to get one of the heads you have left over if they are in good shape?

[@pablocruzgilmour]

Yeah I wouldn't mind one even if it was wasn't perfect

[@KendrickMachineShop]

I like to live by the thought that nothing is ever overbuilt!

[@BeauBeckwith]

This is the best thumbnail ever

[@jackmaxcy]

Great job gentlemen! An interesting design and execution of the idea.

[@ErtsenPlayGames]

7:45 - try new 3M Cubitron 3 discs , crazy fast , also Norton Blaze is rrrly good

[@isaacbenrubi9613]

Internet: That bench vice needs a stand. Will: YOUR MOM'S A VICE STAND! OOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

[@mowmanjones3353]

u can never over make anything, ai was a machinst for 40 years the bigger the better, love you and ur cute

[@JameshoustonHouston]

From the looks of the H-beam and it’s the same way we right on them. Angle as well looks to be Nucor-Yamato product

[@dcallan812]

Nice job, you can never overbuild a vice stand, but.........................................................................🤣 Great update 2x👍

[@krisgalusha9820]

I was worried about the tops pointed corners till you wrapped it with the banding. That will soften any blows to the legs. Cool design.

[@patmancrowley8509]

The sand of Boy Scouts sure looked wet. I hope that you dried it before putting it in the base.

[@brad4751]

its not sealed or undercoated so that wont matter and it will take a centaury or more for the rust to get through that steel

[@koreykilburn5303]

Cookies made from Girl Scouts are tastier than sand made from Boy Scouts.

[@wilhelm117]

Did you say something about my Mom?😂

[@sambaggins2798]

Dusting off the yo momma joke. 😂😂😂😂😂

[@Mynameis7nad]

You should use those hammers to make things. It would be good videos showing how you dont always need new steel. You can make tools and Damascus knives with them. Or pick up where he left off and sell some hammers with your name on them. Saving you alot of time and money just adding your own touch to them.

[@leeh9420]

Is the old truck dead? (Beefy stand, btw)

[@gregdennis3523]

You would need 3 points on the bottom for it to be stable.

[@raystevens687]

Hay Will is there anything wrong with those Alex hammer heads. You would think you could put handles on them and sell them off.

[@nilzlima3027]

hey will, I could really use some kustom hammers like the ones you are using as ballast.... I know im not alone.

[@mattsully5332]

aww. I wanted one of those hammers, and got on a mailing list for one, but never saw a response that any were available.

[@Mountain_Man]

Nice!

[@maneotis4g63t]

A your mom joke 😂 classic

[@imrotinom]

Aww man. I’d still pay for some of those hammer heads! Any chance they would go up in as-is condition or something?

[@2212db]

My European mind is still chuckling at you using a 13/16ths drill bit to drill 3 foot holes...

[@armageddontools]

Yes.

[@tbillington]

Doing bondo and paint before welding is certainly a choice

[@user-ee2dq4vs3q]

How about some paste wax or ceramic coating for the top of that new stand?

[@koreykilburn5303]

Blasphemous throwing all those Alec Steele hammer heads into the abyss. Those should be sold as is as a you finish project. I certainly want one.

[@scottharter1161]

Why were so many of those hammerheads left behind after Alex moved on? Were they quality fails or just unsold stock?

[@AndyFromBeaverton]

12:00 Can you weigh your powerhammer?

[@christopherharsh8837]

I'd like to have one of those hammer heads!

[@Zogg1281]

"I want my jaws to be about 32 inches high." That's what she said! 😁

[@billzeigler1137]

I put a grill cover on when not in use. Or something like that.

[@Nekon14]

How much to buy one of those hammer heads? Seriously… I have always wanted one and my son and I would love to restore it and make a handle for it.

[@kennethlivingston7162]

Someone get that man a shop humidor. To take over the world with.

[@BlackHoleForge]

6:08 you've never used Bondo before? You don't say😂

[@dragonwing4ever]

man i wouldn't mind buying a couple of those scrap hammers

[@hovig]

id buy a hammer head for decoration. Even if its mangled and not worth using as a tool, i think its cool

[@devonjacobs6192]

Could I buy a few of those old hammer heads?

[@NLSkooch]

The highlight of the video was hearing Will make a mom joke.

[@Arkie80]

I dropped out of college too Will.

[@kennyarmer4092]

That looks great, I am guilty of overbuilding myself, the heavier the better.

[@radovanpriehoda178]

Hi from Slovakia Thanks for the warning but my brain is still mush after that

[@jimcrawford9767]

👍

[@lotuselanplus2s]

Great stand, however i'd have done one thing differently. The base under the front of the vise, i'd have extended the base forward for stability sake. I know its heavy but if you ever have to hang anything off the front of the vise it will help stop it from tipping.

[@adventureawaits6923]

Hold up, that sand looked wet - or am I trippin? Also, I want one of those hammer heads! Also, again, did you just weld over bondo?! And no oil for reaming them holes out?? And it weighs almost 900 fuckin pounds!? This video is blowin my mind. Seriously though, given the geometry of that stand, it would look amazing as an Art Deco piece. Would only take a few more hours of welding on features to complete the look (you could even braize some features on to bring that classic color in), It would be worth it to get to look at a beautiful Art Deco vice stand every time you walked into your grinding room, and hey, you could get another video out of the same stand!

[@ibrahim-sj2cr]

i can confirm that in europe we do not understand fractions at all. we do understand not going bankrupt and losing our house because a child becomes sick.... we have universal healthcare

[@ibrahim-sj2cr]

americans will downvote... they just jealous because all their politicians are crap

[@timm1139]

And the tax rate reflects it.

[@autumn5592]

@@timm1139Not really lmfao

[@Nagria2112]

Overbuild? - depends what you wanna hold. hold a brdige? nah hold angle grinding yeah maybeee~

[@ibrahim-sj2cr]

i thought you would pour the dry sand through a hole and a funnel in the top of the stand so it was easy to move

[@LittleGreyWolfForge]

Overbuilding? I hardly know her!

[@GoldmansGarage]

I have questions about the hammers. Are those really all failures?

[@bl4cksp1d3r]

Failures, Rejects, Crap, Junk, Trash. Something like that, yes

[@murmenaattori6]

A lot of em would have been wanted despite being classed as failures. They would have been perfectly fine as tool blanks, even just built up with weld and heat treated softer.

[@bluedogguy]

You know, if you have a hammerhead just sitting around not doing nothing, i know a guy that would love to pay for some shipping. #JustSayin

[@ClenioBuilder]

🤜🤛

[@NOLAfugee]

Triangles won't wobble... if they have 3 feet. A flat triangle on the ground doesn't have the same properties.

[@jeffwhite6343]

In 200 years, some guy is gonna drop this off of his hover pallet jack and be surprised to find all those hammerhead artifacts inside.

[@scottmichaelharris]

What is the difference between an H-beam and an I-beam?

[@paullmight42]

the hammer heads though....

[@DONJUILIO]

Thank you for overbuilding that vise...

[@Nick-Lab]

As funny as his European joke is, he managed to make the stand 400kg exactly lol.

[@0815Skorpio]

so there is a saying: Bondo and Paint make me the Welder I aint. Well i couldnt do it better so it applies to me too.

[@nunyabizness4354]

Vise is his vice.

[@RobTheSquire]

I would have used bondo...I would have melted lead onto it instead just like how the old school body repair/car builders do

[@jerrycrawford6985]

You did learn something from chinese ASO's

[@Mynameis7nad]

You probably should of sanded and degreased the surface before adding bondo so you dont have to worry about separating later.

[@laptopuser3323]

Gday mate

[@bl4cksp1d3r]

"The European mind cannot comprehend this" He says while using... fractions. Meanwhile here I am, casually converting kg and km into pounds and miles :P

[@WillStelterbladesmith]

You must have some American ancestors

[@bl4cksp1d3r]

@@WillStelterbladesmith And Americans don't have European Ancestors???? xD

[@survivaloptions4999]

​@@WillStelterbladesmith Nah. Gotta be Germanic. No sense of humor.

[@russtuff]

I'll give you $8 for one of those rusty hammer heads

[@Buntos101]

What happened to the truck build?

[@talllanky1]

Shame about all those hammer heads just sitting in a pile rusting almost like it was a bad Business model.

[@Sansuiification]

What´s with the Dannebrog, Danish flag on the wall?

[@steadfasttherenowned2460]

Let us know what you think about it in 3 months.

[@keyem4504]

I'm sure sure that Europeans do understand that 13/16 is slightly bigger than 12/16 and that this equals 3/4. The question to ask is: Why the heck do you measure stuff in 1/16s of 1/12 of the foot length of some long dead king? (Or today of 2.54 cm)

[@koreykilburn5303]

Because fractions double the denominator. 1/2=2/4=4/8=8/16=16/32=32/64. You usually don't see drill bits in smaller increments than in 64ths of an inch. Usually those are for get this drilling pilot holes for metric thread taps. Yes you metric guys use imperial drill bits if you need to drill to tap for a metric bolt. 😂 when it comes to machining though it goes to decimals of an inch all the way down to 0.001" that's thousandth of an inch or as they say 1 thou.

[@robertr4193]

It's a chunk for sure.

[@corycreighton9837]

How much for some hammer heads!? Lol

[@TomRose-x3h]

It might be too tall for Alec when he comes to visit.

[@alastairmackay4589]

Why such a complex base?

[@Bigfoot14000]

Did you over build the vise stand? Perhaps for this vise, but the day may come when you decide to replace this small vise with something more substantial. Just kidding. 🤭

[@forest9997]

The next guy that gets this is going to be working on it and be so confused why there's bondo and hammer heads everywhere.

[@MeALG.]

First time hearing it called a hot glue gun