WIYB Toolmakers Collaboration Machinist Vise Part 6

[@raixr2197]

I am mechanical engineer student form Estonia, and it is big pleasure to watch these videos. Very educative! Thank You!

[@cgis123]

That is shaping up to be a beautiful piece of kit. The recipient should and I hope will treasure it forever.... Matt

[@Abom79]

Me too Matt. The vise watched round the world!

[@rickl.orchids]

...always a treat to watch you work, great camera shots, sound is spot on, and the explanations in terms anyone can follow..........thanks for taking the time.

[@Abom79]

Thanks Rick!

[@comictrio]

I'm a long time viewer and a first time commenter. I love your channel. I was a CNC machinist but I haven't been in the business for roughly 25+ years. I really appreciate high quality, hand-made tools. At my last shop, during some down time, I made a similar vice from a scrap piece of tool steel but it is much smaller (about 50% smaller) then the one you're making. I used a CNC milling machine to create the body of the vice but I didn't chamfer the edges, I broke with tradition and milled 1/16th radius's on the usual edges that are normally chamfered. It's a different look but I really like it. I used the same type of Covel Surface Grinder that you recently acquired to grind the surfaces of my small vice. After 25 years the vice still looks great and works wonderfully. I was working 2rd shift at this shop with two other guys, the third fella was the supervisor, a good friend and a very talented CNC machinist, got the notion to make replicas of the vice you're making in this video from some left over Titanium material that he had in his tool box. We ended up with enough Titanium for 3 complete but smaller vices. They turned out so beautiful that they will never see any actual work. We had quite bit of down time during this time at the shop so we made little tools for ourselves. Our last Titanium down-time project was fully replicating three 4 cell Maglites from slightly thicker walled Titanium tubing. We programmed the CNC lathe and turned out the three flashlights. We cannibalized our old Maglites and assembled them in the new Titanium bodies, they worked perfectly. We changed the knurling from the original to using a 60 degree threading insert to cut shallow 16 grooves per inch on the body and then we reversed the cutting operation for the second and final pass. This made for a much more robust gripping surface for the flashlights. We weren't just messing around in the shop doing nothing and making stuff for ourselves. We had finished up nearly three weeks of long overdue maintenance and adjustments to all the CNC equipment. We even painted the interior of the second wing of the shop. The last of the down time is when we made our personal projects. The owner knew what we were doing and he was ok with it. Sorry for rambling on. Watching the videos of you making the vice brought up some very fond, old memories. Keep up the fine work, Adam

[@Abom79]

Great stories, thanks for sharing!👍

[@alepadavano227]

From an artist's viewpoint it is a beautiful piece. Beautiful, yet functional.

[@RobertPerrigoOkiechopper]

A DEFINITE THUMBS UP ...... Who ever gets this , I hope they know how much work went into it . It's a work of Art.

[@Abom79]

One of the reasons why Keith went to video nominations is so that we can all meet them face to face and learn a little about them. I'm sure the the winner will appreciate the effort out into all of these tools.

[@yogisworkshop]

Adam, I really like your common sense, no nonsense style of machining! Thanks for sharing.

[@srp01983]

Who'd have thought that beautiful piece was lurking inside that rusty lump of steel you started with. It shows that craftsmanship takes brains as well as skill.

[@Abom79]

I had a feeling we could make a nice looking part out of that ole rusty chunk of steel. Thanks Steve.

[@BickDE]

Beautiful machine work Adam. Whoever gets that vise should treasure it. Bob

[@KPearce57]

Nice job, maybe just a vice but it is a piece of artwork, the WIYB winner should be struck with awe.

[@alimacca100]

Adam I love your passion for what you do , I have zero knowledge of the things your capable of but really like watching your videos. Keep them coming many thanks

[@Abom79]

It's always great hearing form people who stumbled upon my channel and enjoy watching the videos even though they aren't into the metal work themselves. I have many viewers with many different skills.

[@bendavanza]

It must be a real nice feeling to see that your machining meets up on the other side. Excellent work!

[@protoserge]

Great info for reamer and chamfermill use. The vise is really shaping up nicely!

[@darryldodge8383]

+ProtoSerge REAMER FEED WAY TOO SLOW...

[@shortribslongbow5312]

Always a pleasure watching a pro! Thanks.

[@chevycam8977]

Craftsmanship defined; thanks for taking us along!

[@thecalipercnc2800]

few persons take my attention to watch there video completely and you are one of them, Amazing accuracy which i like it too much, good luck

[@Bookerb2004]

A journey mans hand makes this look easy, thanks Adam

[@garyc5483]

Looking very good Adam. Some nice machining there. Thanks for sharing. regards from the UK

[@shawnmrfixitlee6478]

Some lucky person is going to get a vice that will last many life times ! Super great work Adam !!

[@ke6bnl]

Nice job, like the way you explain all the details. I always learn something new with your videos.

[@BrianFyhnPetersen]

You´re a "Vise" man Adam! Thank you for the contribution, top quality craftsmanship :-)

[@swarfrat311]

Nice work, Adam. It's starting to look like a machinist vise! Thanks for the video and all your work! Have a good one! Dave

[@AmateurRedneckWorkshop]

That vise is starting to look really nice. Thanks for the video.

[@MattsMotorz]

I love how quiet that mill is.

[@aarongarney2118]

+MattsMotorz No kidding. Thats what I want in a milling machine. Tom Lipton's is damned quiet too. I think his is an Acra.

[@StraightThread]

That will be a $2,500 vise by the time it is completed. It is going to be gorgeous. I hope the recipient is worthy of it. Perhaps he should keep it on the shelf until he becomes a journeyman just to remind himself of the quality he should strive for.

[@aarongarney2118]

Great work again, Boss. Love how you prove the through holes with the pin gauges, and explain the method by which you set a depth for the chamfer.

[@nectouxpierre4634]

Beautiful Vise! Good work! Regards Pierre

[@logicalapprentice.4874]

checking after scratching is a good rule to adopt. I love using the gage pins at school. I need to get me a full set at some point. Slick ass trick gaging the chamfer. You could also touch off and put the .300 pin to set the nut on the quill. I would do the chamfers the same way. Seems the fastest way with the least margin for error. Thats a sexy looking piece. Top notch of you for doing it brother. Chuck

[@Abom79]

Thanks Chuck!

[@WAVETUBE84]

That is coming out nice. Those Wilton counter sinks have a pilot to keep them located on center. Some come with a permanent pilot size, some have interchangeable pilots. You can make your own pilots, for whatever size bore/hole that you are chamferring... since you have a lathe, etc.

[@mattwilkins1597]

That vice is looking great. Very impressive. I appreciate it when you share actual teaching moments. Such as I now know that I should drill a hole .015" smaller than my reamer.

[@lorenlieder9789]

Very good work Adam that is going to be a great vise!!

[@charleslambeth4358]

Great job Adam, man that is a good looking work table that you are using.

[@jashbaug]

To measure the 45* chamfer: .050 x 2 + .312 = .412 dia. Use a .410 plug gauge, it should fit in the top of the chamfer and not slide out of the hole with side pressure. A .413 gauge pin would not sit in the chamfer and slip sideways. Excellent videos, keep up the awesome work! Thank you.

[@wnebergall]

thanks Adam for the instructions on chamfering that is really going to help

[@63256325N]

Well done Adam. Great attention to detail. Seems like you got the lions share of that vice build.

[@dorseyharrington]

I really like these kinds of projects. I know that I've said that before, but I'll say it again.

[@w056007568]

Outstanding brilliant work Adam, congratulations.

[@robertgiovannucci7144]

Hi Adam! Piece looks really good. Very professional work! Ciao! The Flag Guy!

[@shannonstebbens6992]

Neat. I really like that you do not edit out things like the dial spinning and how you reset to zero. Thanks for your videos!

[@1jtolvey]

DAMN - THAT'S PRETTY !! LOOKS LIKE A JEWEL INSEAD OF A VISE !!

[@PhilsProjects]

Awesome lesson in Chamfering Adam, Thank you Keep em comming

[@kengoddard2357]

beautiful work sir, who knew what was inside that rusty old pice of stock, amazing!

[@MikeKapotsy]

Looking good Adam! I need to make my way over that way soon, maybe I can swing by and meet you and see your shop.

[@JRD77VET]

Nice work. Your care shows in the quality of your work. Jeff

[@CompEdgeX2013]

So far so good. Starting to take shape now. I only recently got one of those 90 deg endmills... pretty handy for quick chamfers and stuff. I usually just set a depth stop and leave the knee once set. Might try it your way too...who knows, might even like it better.. :-) Colin

[@JEBearingMachineLtdTillsonburg]

Nice work Adam. Keep the videos coming!

[@JeffreyVastine]

Looking good Adam, nice work!

[@philbressi7223]

Good morning Mr. Adam always good watching, would like to here rpm on your drilling and end mill work, thanks again for the excellent work.

[@howder1951]

Hey Adam, that vice sure is looking nice. An excellent demonstration of how much time and work is required to finish the fine points. I am really enjoying this series, thanks a lot.

[@Abom79]

Thank you!

[@RPMechanics]

Beautiful work.

[@bcbloc02]

I think my take away from the TMC job is that even high priced production tooling is a bargain. lol I enjoyed tackling the challenges I don't normally face while doing it and it was a good learning experience. Going to be lots of tools with lots of neat story behind them in this years box.

[@Abom79]

Hey Brian, building these high quality parts are an example of ths time it takes to do quality manual machining. Sure cnc's can get em done, but being in the shop working with our hands and making stuff is what it's all about. I sure hope the winner is following along with everyone's videos.

[@bcbloc02]

Abom79 Facing challenges and working out solutions and getting it done is way more satisfying than hitting the go button and waiting for the part to spit out. :-)

[@johnnym1320]

Looks awesome Adam!!

[@sdjb111]

Very cool Adam. Nice work man.

[@RobertPerrigoOkiechopper]

You sure had an early day , today , thanks for posting part 6. you the man.....lol...have a safe day . Btw, that bit you used to bevel the holes is bad ass, I have never seen one like that.

[@manuelmonroy3267]

Nice looking piece Thanks for sharing

[@suomik1988]

Excellent work! Even looks like it was made in a machine shop.

[@andymandyandsheba4571]

lovely machining Adam

[@bulletproofpepper2]

Looking great ! Thanks for sharing.

[@billdlv]

Nice work Adam, those chamfers can be tricky.

[@Abom79]

I really need go buy a chamfer gage.

[@billdlv]

+Abom79 I just looked online at some. I had no idea such a device existed. If you get one a demo would be cool.

[@brianfitzz]

What a treat -- thx for all the work

[@jerrylong381]

Heyman, Beautiful piece Adam. (.Y.)

[@joesilvasr9733]

In my opinion, it's MUCh better than just a nice looking piece!

[@jeffcote3062]

well on the way to another masterpiece!!!!

[@tonydiaz9145]

Hey Adam, Fabulous work! I know a few people that would have used that chunk of metal as a door stop... LOL LOL Again beautiful work my friend... Bests Tony

[@Abom79]

My door stop is a big spur gear. 😎

[@dessilverson161]

Resetting ton zero every time surely compounds errors and adds them up. Working on the increments will eliminate that.

[@JesusvonNazaret]

I would have loved to see some of the machining of this vise done on the shaper.

[@davidengland4731]

looking good, as always.

[@Ujeb08]

Lookin good Adam!

[@LeeRobertsMe]

Great work on this Adam, seriously, I wish I was getting this vice at the end of the build :(.

[@Abom79]

Me too! It was a little tough sending it off.

[@raincoast2396]

Looking really nice Adam. Hope you have a before and after photo of that piece of original Booth Machine Shop steel. Are you going to put your personalized stamp on that piece? Cheers.

[@Abom79]

It'll be shown in the last episode. 👍

[@Landrew0]

The operative word in "over-kill" is "over," which means too much, and therefore is an error. This project is not that. It's a fascinating experiment.

[@jimliechty2983]

Good job Adam!....I'll take 3.....a 4", 5", and 6" !

[@marcondespaulo]

First, great show of skill and knowledge. It has been a real treat watching the videos! Adam, or any of the toolmakers here, let me just ask a question out of ignorance. Please have in mind that I went to school 20 years ago and never had a job as a machinist... Why not drill all holes before the slotting? I realize that might stress the drill more that what Adam has done here, but I wonder if that would have increased precision on the holes.

[@Abom79]

I did not want the interruptions of ths holes while milling. But using the gauge pin as proof that the holes drilled an reamed straight and true...👍

[@65BAJA]

I believe there is a menu on the go pro to turn off the red blinking light. Might make the battery last a little longer too.

[@SirDeanosity]

Adam self centered? Oh, the drill bit!

[@fortbrothers9809]

love ur work.. pls ...pls short to th point . easy to watch with out the need of skips. u know what i mean . ur the best

[@Abom79]

Thanks, I try to make them enjoyable.

[@ryannavarre4161]

When that gauge pin dropped in after the flip. ;-)

[@RyanWeishalla]

Great work, Adam. Nice explanation on the chamfers for the edge and how you lined them up. I got a spotting/chamfer drill to try to help me drill out small 60 degree taper holes for the new live center I got with arbors of different sizes as I didn't think a normal center drill would work to make the holes. Snapped the tip of it off the first time using it. I need to figure out what I did wrong (too slow of spindle speed???) or try a different brand.

[@Abom79]

The tips of these mills don't hold up very well. There's just nothing there to support it. Best to run as fast as you can when using the tip.

[@KnolltopFarms]

+Abom79 Full of good advice in so many ways... Are you going for the "Tricks with Tips" channel name? ;) Aloha...Chuck

[@61066clocks]

Nice Work Adam, who has the other part,s of the Build, I would like to see the vice in its entirety, ohh, I see where Tom is doing a special 100 meatloaf, something You may do , it is coming it a few more weeks, or maybe You will wake for the full 2 year episode, was just curious

[@Abom79]

There are videos so far from Brad, John, and James. More to come from others and Brad and I will also compile of list and link everyone's videos once they publish.

[@61066clocks]

Thanks Adam

[@AndriyPodanenko]

Well done!!!

[@timroxck]

the rule of thumb I use for reaming is I leave 2-3% of the finish hole diameter for the reamer. .015 is not a lot of material for large reams and is way too much for really small ones.

[@glennmiller9031]

Beautiful.

[@rsdna9698]

Who needs a Chamfer gauge when we have Trig :)

[@larrysperling8801]

beautiful job adam , is there any concern about the 5/16 reamed holes warping during heat treating?

[@muhaahaloa941]

wow nice work :)

[@zanderkale]

Hi Atom, lovely work. A comment about sizing the chamfer, if you like to calculate how far to move X, Y or Z, it is just sine or cos. If the chamfer is 45°, then sine & cos are equal and you can move either X, Y or Z by by the calculated amount. In this case 0.075" * sin 45 = 0.053" (a bit less than you used) from touch off or using an edge finder.

[@yanwo2359]

+Zander Kale Or divide by the square root of 2.

[@Abom79]

Good tips guys.

[@Abom79]

+Zander Kale I keep getting .0638

[@harrystear9037]

+Abom79 Hi Adam, it's because your calculator is set in radians instead of degrees. 2*pi radians = 360 degrees. Thanks for another great video series, it's great to see someone with your talent demonstrate how these things should be done!

[@zanderkale]

+Harry Stear Thannks for pointing that out - my calculator & DRO work in degrees, my computer in radians, and I tend to make assumptions. +Yan Wo That's a better way to remember it (sin 45 = cos 45 = 1/√2)

[@TomZelickman]

Beautiful work, sir. I know there are a lot of little things that didn't seem to make sense in the prints. Let's chat about what those were so I can update the design to something more reasonable for everyone before we send them out to the world. Sincerely, Tom Z

[@Abom79]

I think we're good Tom. Let's get that print finished up so that we can share on video soon. There's a few guys wanted to build one.

[@jeffreylehn8803]

nice work!!

[@JackHoying]

Some very nice work for this vise! Are you burnt out on it, or thinking about making yourself one for the new surface grinder?

[@Abom79]

I don't think I'm ready to build another one at this time Jack. I'll prob find a god used vise and buy it.

[@tonyroulston1244]

Great tutorial. Did I miss the print being posted?

[@godzilla7382]

damn nice oil can wish I had one when I was gunsmithing

[@ferrumitzal4584]

How do you decide when to lube and when not? You oiled up when drilling, reaming and chamfering the holes, but then opted to not use any lube when cutting those long chamfers. Isn't that going to be excess wear on your cutter? Is it just because it's carbide and supposed to be tough stuff?

[@craigleemehan]

Beautiful work! What are the reamed 5/16 holes through the width of the vice used for? I originally thought they were just to lighten the vice, but since you reamed them, they must have a real purpose.

[@Abom79]

There's a pin that slides through and also goes into the yoke. It's what the moving jaw pulls against when tightening up. Brad will show the vice going together at the end.

[@chucksmalfus9623]

+Abom79 Adam Absolutely a work of art ...... isn't there gonna be a pocket milled in the bottom to create the scallops from those holes for the cross plan to lock into?

[@chucksmalfus9623]

+chuck smalfus that was supposed to say pin not plan...

[@yanwo2359]

+chuck smalfus I read "pin" the first time, then when I saw this correction, I was amazed it had changed to "plan!" :)

[@outsidescrewball]

Sweet!!!!!

[@tonyennis3008]

Very nice indeed.

[@robertkutz]

adam great video little extra for the abom 79gang. bob

[@Abom79]

Wanted to get the series finished up this week, so a bonus video for you guys. 👍

[@thiggy1249]

Adam, I've not seen you using Anchorlube recently. Have you decided this may not be your favorite machining lube?

[@thomaslomax8769]

Have you worked with Nimonic steel/alloy , if so did you have trouble with the Final Cut and surface tension

[@JesusvonNazaret]

Did you add some space for the surface grinding, or are the tolerances generous enough to compensate for it?

[@JohnCHansen01]

Adam, When you drilled the eight through holes, I did not see any cleanup of the edge of the holes inside the slot (any burs or rough edge where the drill came through). Was that done later and possible not shown?