York 100 Vise Introduction and Clean-Up...

[@Jonae1100]

I absolutely love that vise!! I say go wild on it and do your thing Baby!!!

[@budmartin8297]

Enjoyed the history on the YORK vise. I had forgotten, it's been a few years, about the visible V8. I had one myself and after building it wondered what I was gonna do with it. I found the chassis somewhere, probably local hobby store, built it and installed the engine. I have no idea what happened to it. All I have left are the memories. Of course, now I want another.

[@dannysantos1266]

I like that vise and I think it’s pretty neat. I really enjoy giving my tools a good cleaning and oiling em” up is a pleasure. I feel like it’s good maintenance and yeah, I almost feel like it’s a responsibility. Another fantastic video!

[@leebrewer1190]

Very cool little vice John. Thanks for the education on this controversial tool. I also remember the engine, but not the chassis.👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@RRINTHESHOP]

Nice vise and interesting history. Thanks John of sharing, Merry Christmas.

[@805ROADKING]

Frick Frack Friday!! I love the Czech Music!! I was gonna buy that vise but passed on it because I knew you would like it!!☺

[@ScoutCrafter]

LOL! It was the guy who sells all sorts of rope in the back field! You know that guy! =)

[@canadianrelics5934]

I love the vise after the clean-up as it is. I also LOVE the you decal on it. You do wonderful work and I love your videos. Many thanks. Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones, John. All the best!!

[@ScoutCrafter]

Thanks so much! They sell repro- decals but I never liked "stickers" on any tool, I much prefer engravings or stampings! =)

[@melkc345]

Another great episode, John. Have a fantastic weekend indoors. Jim

[@InformationIsTheEdge]

I had one of those visible V-8 models! It was my uncle's when he was a kid. It was in the loft above the barn for years and years. It was still in great shape! Box and all! I never had the patience to get into it and get it back into running shape. Cool to see the box again though!

[@j.madone7819]

That vise is awesome John! Thanks for sharing that with us. I really like the bullet style vises.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hi Jesse! They were great for chip control! =D

[@HardKnocksForge]

Love that you included the York story. I always heard he was a salesman and came over with salesman samples. Which is what he used to ‘re-design’ the York 100 into the Wilton bullet vise. I have no idea on how it happened, but it would be cool to find his York samples, if they existed...when vices are vises... Love the clean up job on that vice. Although I do like the red, I’m sure you’d be able to come up with something to make it really pop. So much potential for shading in the logo area. There’s a reason toys from the mid-1900s fetch so much on the resale market. Educational play is something that’s been forgotten on the masses. Now you almost have to be an engineering student in college to play with something as cool as the Visible V8.

[@ScoutCrafter]

HKF! You are so right! It's funny how if you try to find info if Vogl there isn't much before he came here!

[@ArmandoLoni]

I like that preserved finish, John! Good you got the jaws off easily!!

[@ronsbeerreviewstools4361]

Thanks for posting, this is a good informative tool video, the history on it was good. And when I was younger building many model planes, I remenber seeing that see thru plastic model engine many times, and never knew about the chasis. Cheers !

[@ScoutCrafter]

Ron that Chasis is so awesome! LOL

[@tshusker]

My vote - keep as is. She's beautiful cleaned up and in her original condition. Merry Christmas!

[@stevebark4873]

Loved the information on the Wilton/York controversy. About ten years ago my wife was at a church thrift store in the Los Angeles area & spied a baby Wilton that would fit in the palm of your hand. She bought it for 25 cents. SCORE! The jaws are 2” wide. I use it in my shop. Great for small work.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Holy cow! That is a super score!!!!!!!!!!

[@allentrench]

Hi John this is one reason I’m grateful I live in Southern California I don’t have to deal with the snow. I remember those days when I lived back east shoveling. I tell people live here the first day is nice but after that it’s a lot of work. I’m on the fence about the vice it looks nice in the state it’s in now but I know you could do wonders if you restored it. I remember the V8 Kit very well I think I’ve put a few up together I will check out the video have a great weekend thanks a lot for all you do.

[@upsidedowndog1256]

I love that old vice just like it is. It wears its scars like well earned scout badges! You did a nice preservation. I have been hunting for a vice with history for a while, not much luck so far.

[@helpinghandremodeling3755]

Great vise I have the exact one. Can't wait to see your resto on it.

[@nikki13t]

Scout...Thanks for sharing your videos..Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.. From all of your Viewers in Alabama

[@rickcentore2801]

I never saw a Craftsman racket spinner before. Can you spend a minute or two on it in an upcoming video? Thank you for so many interesting vids throughout the year. Merry Christmas to you and all the SC fans!

[@davidharris6581]

Me either. Most good Craftsman Mechanics sets of old included a "Speed Wrench" but no spinner.

[@planejet42]

That craftsman ratchet tool bar is awesome. I’ve never seen one before!

[@Resto-Rob]

Great Show! Love the vise. Cool engine. Never knew about the chassis. Great information all around.

[@johnrazor8720]

I normally don’t think that being original is that big a deal, but this one is so well preserved that I think you should leave it as is, even with the cheap York logo. Plenty more stuff to work on and you have already shared the great story. Thanks as always and enjoy the first snowfall.

[@357magdad]

I always wanted one of those V8 models when I was a kid!

[@redskool8498]

thanks for the vid john ... have a good weekend and i'm sick of snow and wish it was summer hehe .. †

[@geraldschrader8511]

I built one of those visible V-8s when I was a kid! I remember being disappointed that it didn't spin very easily due to the friction of all the plastic parts which were made to sloppy tolerances. In hindsight it probably needed some kind of lubricant that would have been compatible with plastic.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Gerald- There are guys who modify and really push these plastic engines! Check this out! kzbin.info/www/bejne/oanCm2Sfrc-rl8U

[@oxtoolco]

Hey John, Nice clean up and conservation. I vote for leaving the sticker chin-see as it is. All the best, Tom

[@weshopkins9847]

Just as always Loved it

[@joeo1352]

I’ll be looking for a York vise, love the story Can’t have to many vises, that sounds funny but you know what I mean.Thank you

[@davidschaer8974]

That's a nice vise, especially for the price! BTW, you do want to have the pin in the jaws. I believe it's there to take lateral loads and protect the screws holding the jaws from damage.

[@lewiemcneely9143]

As far as the vise goes, have at it. You'll doll it up the way it ought to be. I remember the invisible engine but not the chassis. I'll probably smoke it over and I can get tired of snow just THINKING about it. Thanks, CS and I saw Smiley peeking around!

[@bobjoncas2814]

..MERRY CHRISTMAS..GREAT VID...

[@geraldwilliams8425]

Great video, look forward to seeing it painted up Scoutcrafter style

[@scroungasworkshop4663]

Hey John, the good thing about the York and Wilton is that they are both good quality vices and one not being a cheap knockoff of the other. I only discovered recently that Dawn Australia were supplying vices to Wilton for a number of years up to around 2003. Dawn were casting their heavy offset engineering vices with Wilton on the side and from what I could see a small label on the front saying Dawn. They were also painted the Wilton grey where as Dawns are a maroon red. Funny old world. I would love to see that York painted up. Merry Christmas my friend. Stuart 🇦🇺 ps, snow ehh? We’ve got 41deg C or 106 deg F with thick smoke from the bush fires. Not pleasant. ☹️

[@jt9498]

What a coincidence! I saw that vice in your video and thought....hey! I have one of those in my shop! However, it's the 80 model. Looks identical to the 100 model. The jaws are exactly 8cm wide (almost 3 1/4"). Great vice, and yeah, I always thought it did look just like the Wilton Bullet vise. Your story kinda confirmed that for me. :)

[@corydriver7634]

Love the history lesson as much as the vise. Funny thing the screen shot of the web page you showed misspelled vise 😂

[@ScoutCrafter]

LOL- I didn't see that! Vice and Vise are pronounced exactly the same... Spell check sometimes misses it!

[@marcmckenzie5110]

ScoutCrafter, I particularly enjoy segments on historically significant tools! Having invented and been part of inventing technology and products that scoundrels of many sorts effectively stole is a very sore spot for me. The worst part isn't the associated financial loss, it is being lost in history and seeing other rotten people pound their chests over things they could never have come up with on their own. So I have a strong opinion that the York should see a faithful conservation-restoration if it is relatively rare. Personally, I'd love to have it in my shop - you asked for opinions, my friend! Oh, and man did I want to build that visible V-8 when I was a kid!

[@ScoutCrafter]

Marc- That visible V-8 was always calling us! =D Thanks!

[@christopherlusk9385]

Merry Christmas Sir. Very informative video.

[@Traderjoe]

It’s a beautiful vise. I think it is more valuable if kept in as close to original condition as possible. Just the way it is right now.

[@LoStivale]

Time to take that vice to the next level Scout.

[@robertgibson7716]

great vice john

[@lotsabirds]

Have a GREAT Weekend, John!!

[@justafanmarvel9669]

Don't know about anybody else but I for one LOVE a vise resto!

[@johnkelley9877]

If you want to change the color of the vise I was thinking of a polished steel body and the York and 100 that are cast into the body painted in black with a gold color in the background. I remember the Renwal Visible V8 and Chassis. As a modeler these were the most accurate models around. Most Renwal models were quite good for this period of time but the V8 and chassis were their hallmark kits. Thanks for sharing this.

[@ScoutCrafter]

John, I think you are so right!

[@glengrossnickle4985]

Like that vise. I think it would look good the Scout Crafter way. I actually just had to fix my vise today. The nut that locks the vise down to control the pivot rusted solid underneath. And it was a square nut. So off to the hardware store. It's a cheaper vice that I had kept when my father in law passed. I just bolted it to the bench a little rust and dings but worked. But l think I'm going to take it apart and clean and paint it up so my son can have a grandpa's vise. Thanks

[@ScoutCrafter]

Glen- Personally I don't like swivel vises for that reason! You will enjoy restoring the vise, I assure you!

[@scottwallace5180]

First happy Christmas as its only a few days away. I love you restoration but keep this one as it is. I never respray my record vices as the pant is never as strong as from the factory. Great show as alway and I completely agree with you on video games as I have a 15 year old who thinks its a punishment to come out and help me in the workshop.

[@johnpatrickcryan9444]

Strip it Johnny it deserves your touch,e and my Dad we're master model builders for REVEL, we used to get pit pass's for Race Way Park, good times....

[@ScoutCrafter]

That is awesome! I love models and dioramas!

[@adude7050]

Great video

[@alanr4263]

I was wondering if u were gonna paint.I was saying no no don't paint please.lol great job cleaned up good.

[@evilla410]

Hello John Merry-Xmas thanks a lot for the information on the York brand I own 2 York and 4 bullet vises and several other brand names a few from 1800’s thanks again for all the information 🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁

[@ScoutCrafter]

Ernesto! We have a vice for vises!!!! =D

[@OleGramps53]

Oh you showed the two model kits I built back in 1965. Sad to say they did not survive through my high school years. The glue gave out so parts broke when the motor was operating.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Michael- Check this out! kzbin.info/www/bejne/oanCm2Sfrc-rl8U

[@joeheilm]

I agree with you about the toys, i think the old toys were great. In the future i am going to make an episode called "the toys that made men", where i will show some of my grandfathers steam toys. With regard to the vise, i think you should go full tilt with the restoration....i'd like to see some candy color. Cheers

[@lordvengerx]

This was a great video I learned some new stuff =D. That vise is very neat looking. It's begging to be painted with some hammerite paint. Have a great weekend scout don't get snowed in. Happy holidays everyone :D

[@michaelcarpenter7835]

I still have the automobile chassis and the engine, that I built as a kid in the sixties.

[@davidchristensen6908]

For the York vice. Paint it like a hot rod With racing strips. It just looks like a lot 50’s car. The round nose on it and it has a nice name embossed. You cam make it like the badge on a car. No matter what you do I will enjoy the video of the process

[@artsietopology]

Have a great weekend and enjoy the snow. - Kathie

[@artsietopology]

I just checked your link. That engine is huge. I thought it was some little thing.

[@ScoutCrafter]

@@artsietopology How cool was that chassis!? =D

[@craigl1958]

I had both the visible v8 and the chassis. If I remember right it would actually move under its own power. Sort of. Not very fast though. Me and my younger brother wanted to put some kind of body on it. I don’t know how we thought we could do something like that. It was one of those toys that after you got it put together and played with it for about 10 minutes, you never touched it again.

[@davidgibson9866]

👍🏻😃 & Merry Christmas

[@haitrinh8537]

Rất tuyệt vời...cảm ơn bạn

[@roygilmore2968]

I generally like your red paint jobs, but this seems to need a high gloss black with the recessed York areas highlighted with one of your candy sprays from your double take restorations. The blue or green maybe. I always enjoy your work and videos. Looking forward to seeing the next one. Have a great Christmas

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hi Roy! You are so right, the important thing to remember with a dominant color such as RED it must be broken up or it becomes over-powering! =) Thanks!

[@phillipjones1412]

Great video on the York. Always learning from your intellect. Just curious if you have done any ratchet rebuilds? I have numerous S-k and Proto ones. Would enjoy watching you do your magic on them. Thanks for all the time you put into these videos for us to enjoy.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hi Philip, I have a nice Craftsman coming up soon from Jim (Madstiles) Thanks!

[@phillipjones1412]

ScoutCrafter Looking forward to that indeed. Too bad everyday isn’t monday. Lol.

[@horriblebastard1374]

@@phillipjones1412 or a Wednesday or a Friday!!

[@michaelpugh4894]

Cool vice, haven’t seen that one before.

[@alexstools]

This was a great video, I learned so much! Over here those York's are quite common and cheap too but I always thought they were fake Wilton bullits made in England.... My perspective on those things really changed. But now I wonder are those Wiltons really worth what they are asking for them....? They seem to be all the rage now. I actually did not restore my vice because of the sticker, it is made by a dutch ammunition factory and I actually never seen one that still has the sticker, makes me afraid of using it tough.. You are right about kids too, I'm no old guy but I remember riding around with my bike the whole afternoon and stuff, I never see kids play outside anymore. Thanks so much Scout, I hope you have a great weekend!

[@ScoutCrafter]

Alex- They feel the reproduction stickers on eBay... The bullet style vises are ok but the older Parker and Reed vises are really nice... Wiltons are popular because of their current market value... =)

[@larryborkstrom3580]

I keep it original. Interested in story on it sorry about your loss of your friend

[@MadStiles]

Awesome vise! I'd keep it as is, maybe clear coat it? My father in-law had a German training model like that where you could see everything moving. It was from the 50s made by vvr I think. Have a good weekend. Thanks for the video!

[@ScoutCrafter]

Jim, Your Father in law seemed like a really interesting guy! Still getting thru your early videos and love them!

[@MadStiles]

@@ScoutCrafter thanks buddy! Yeah he was very interesting had more interests and hobbies than I have hair lol

[@lv_woodturner3899]

Thanks for the history lesson. Very interesting. I often look at vises but they are always much more expensive than the $45 you paid for this one. I know what you can do with the York vise, send it to me so you do not have to look at the red paint. LOL Dave.

[@fredh54]

I have a 40 yr old Craftsman vise and if it ever needs refinishing it would have to stay red (I know you like red) but it would be Hammerite red. That would be perfect for your vise.

[@markmou1]

Is there a wrench that operates the nuts on the base?

[@ScoutCrafter]

These vises were usually shipped with the nuts on and had the "hand nuts" included wrapped in brown wax paper! =)

[@stevef8993]

That York vise cleaned up real nice but I know you'll bring it to master level in the future with a great new color. I was thinking teal but maybe that's too close to the Wilton color. Great story on the York controversy!! I really like the graphics on the V8 box. So typical of the time to see the father with a pipe in his mouth.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Steve- I always liked pipes! =)

[@stevef8993]

I do too. Always loved the smell of pipe tobacco.

[@wayneo7307]

Hi John , Another Cool Video ! Nice Vise . Agree - lose The Sticker ! I'd Say if You're Not Worried About the Original Look and You're going to Keep it . Customize it If You Want . I Think I Remember Ads For That Invisible V8 . ??

[@tomdale1313]

good stuff...

[@70carlton]

I have a vice like that but slightly bigger and has an accessory for wire cutting I think Let me know if you want to see it 😊

[@ScoutCrafter]

I don't think I know of such an accessory! Love to see it! [e-mail]

[@70carlton]

@@ScoutCrafter I'll try to figure out how to send a photo of it tonight

[@AmericanCoinHunting]

Cool end video of that engine/Chassis together . I only agree with one thing about your York vise . I think it looks great as you cleaned it up , but I agree the sticker looks tacky . Maybe do jeweling in place of the sticker & do a paint sceam around the jeweling ?

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hi Dave! Stickers on any tool will eventually look like crap! LOL

[@kcuhc84]

There is another company called York, York barbell, founded, according to their website, in 1932. Can you have two companies with the same name going at the same time? Maybe the "barbell" part makes it different?

[@ScoutCrafter]

When I was younger I was big into bodybuilding and was very familiar with York barbells, I still have some of there equipment! Bob Hoffman was an original "Strongman" and was known for his large chest cavity! =) I have been to the York company in Your Pa. a couple times... =) There are lots of businesses with the same name and different products... One is Acme! =)

[@MrCavdude]

I have to agree with some of the other guys here. The vice needs the "Full ScoutCrafter". (So does the Stanley corner vise, but that's another story.) Two minutes of Google tells me the Czech national colors are red and blue, specifically "cerulean" and "lava". It's too bad that the ratchet spinner you showed is in great shape, because you could do a full episode on fixing it. I still want to hear all about it. Another brilliant video! Thanks!

[@ScoutCrafter]

Monday Kirk! Thanks!

[@tonylenge424]

Thanks for our.

[@cindiberg7718]

Blue would look nice on that York vice

[@ScoutCrafter]

Cindi- My buddy Jim did such a great job on his Wilton! =) kzbin.info/www/bejne/sHSlaaeZo9ihbJo

[@saigaking]

Fantastic video scout I love the history good luck getting a bullet vice Now so expensive and like you say there’s better vices out there It’s just trendy to have one I use my Stanley corner vice more than Anything else on your recommendation and I love it use it for everything I think you should go plain metal with scoutcrafter red for the highlights Ha ha god bless take care ok 🇳🇿🛠👍🇺🇸👏

[@ScoutCrafter]

Matt- That little corner vise is awesome!!!!!!!!

[@GregAlanEdwardsEmmanuelRidge]

Got myself an 1881 Athol M&F Co. at an auction for 18.00. It's gonna be a bear to fix up but it's a beast!

[@2012Guardian]

It's Christmas. Enjoy your passion and gift yourself with a custom restore.

[@hugheshomeimprovementssp4055]

Nice vice, black with red highlights and polished steel!

[@negotiableaffections]

I love the full-on stuff you do, the 'Scoutcrafter do-over' etc, but this little vise seems to be in, as perfect condition as possible. No repairs or replacement parts etc so I think it should probably be left as it is. For now, at least.

[@greglewis3223]

This is actually a second generation York vise. The. Original, on which the Wilton was based, ran from 1934 to 1956 with a couple of variations in casting, end-cap treatment and patent text embossing on the side of the vise. The vise in this video was the body design that ran from 1956 through till 1988 when York fully overhauled the aesthetic - I think - in part - so they could enter the US market where the Wilton held the design patent, which is weird and a bit sad. The 1934-56 Yorks are more slender and slightly unusual looking than the iteration in the video (the Wilton really refined the original York design and massaged its looks into a more elegant form). I’m a New Zealander, living permanently in Prague. I own a few Yorks (1946-56, plus two from the 70’s), and I can verify that the York is indeed the original, and that Mr Vogl was involved in a tool dealership in Prague which had concrete links to York. He fled the Nazis ( he was Jewish), moving to the US in the late 1930’s, where he established Wilton. There is a crystal clear line between York Czechoslovakia and Wilton USA. No controversy at all. It ain’t rocket science. Wilton might acknowledge it someday. Great Vises at any rate (both US and CZ). Great story.

[@maxgo1d]

Hi Scoutcrafter, on that vice, are the nuts on either side to lock the swivel? Are they original, or did the have different pins like others I've seen?

[@ScoutCrafter]

Eddie- These vises were shipped with the nuts and had the barrel nuts added wrapped in brown paper...

[@derekdaly6449]

hey Scoutcrafter! i own one of these york vises, are they rare? should i restore it? it looks like it has some welding damage on it and it was painted black, should i sandblast it? any recommendations? are they sought after?

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hi Derek! Here is my 2 cents! Since yours was painted already you are free to enjoy yourself! Paint strip or sandblast the vise and pick a color you love! They are nice vises and great to USE! I am fixing my jaws for Monday's video! Madstiles on KZbin did his Wilton Bullet in a Awesome deep Blue! I love it! kzbin.info/www/bejne/sHSlaaeZo9ihbJo

[@derekdaly6449]

@@ScoutCrafter its painted a terrible thick black, underneath the vice on the swivel part its a cyan type blue, can i assume that the original? when i get my self situated ill post a video about it

[@tooladdict7463]

Hey John I cannot believe it I’ve just bought the exact same vise five days ago for £40 it reminded me of the bullet vise but they’re very uncommon over here I bought it off a chap who had a small Avil as well I will send you pictures check your email😀

[@ScoutCrafter]

Ben! LOL! I saw the pics! Awesome! Same one! Great stuff! Great buy!

[@clementeclyde7035]

Been shoveling since before Halloween where I am.

[@ScoutCrafter]

YIKES!!!!!!!!

[@davidharris6581]

I saw a video loop on the news of that snow squall hitting. First thing I thought of was you.

[@ScoutCrafter]

I always loved a good snow squall except when driving because there are so many idiots that just refuse to slow down and always wind up in a pile-up! Same with fog or heavy rain... =)

[@vsimik77]

I have asked the Czech current producer York - they confirmed that your vice was made between 1956 - 1972 - according to the original sticker. The company founded by Jan Dohnal, stated producing vices in 1921. York function patented in 1934, the present assortment on www.york.cz . Wilton (Vogl) has copies form and function, after WW II. nobody took care about that.

[@elsdp-4560]

THANK YOU...for sharing. Not sure if you can buy the Renwal chassis for 200.00 anymore, a complete chassis now can range between 600.00 to 800.00 I know this because I have two of them and yes two engines as well. Highly collectible. Check Ebay out.

[@ScoutCrafter]

WOW! Gary I had no Idea! Last I saw years ago they were about $400... =D Awesome!

[@miketownsend6108]

I have pre patent 1941 Wilton got from my high school love it ,1942 the patent was approved . I941 to 1947 he gov bought every one that was made

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hi Mike! The funny thing is after the war YORK couldn't sell their bullet vises here because Vogl had the patent! =O

[@PapiDoesIt]

I had 2 of the the visible V8s and even a Visible Wankel, but I asked "Santa" for the Visible Chassis every year into high school and never got it. By the time I got a job and made my own money I had a real car chassis to play with.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Papi! You have great taste!!!!!!!!

[@raygillies3853]

You should do a video on record vices, they're good quality vices made in Sheffield.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hello Ray! Believe it or not Record (made in England) vises are not very common over here! I have been looking.. =)

[@davidmikal512]

The vise looks good the way it is. Some things that survive long enough in good condition deserve to be left as is and used. However, if you do redo it go all out.

[@davidhelmuth5707]

Not that my two cents is worth a penny. I would keep it as is. It is in really good shape. Get another one, he’ll get two or three. Hey you don’t need three of those. Give me one. 😂😂😂😂

[@seanshields86]

Went on a vaca away for a week... Got 5 vids to catch up on.. Couldn't be happier, I put a. Pig in shit to shame haha. Cheers.

[@scaleautoworkshop4426]

Hi ScoutCrafter, this was a great video. I wonder why they put a sticker/decal on the front of the vise seems like an after thought. As a car modeller I have seen the V8 engine but never the chassis. Vaughn

[@ScoutCrafter]

Vaughn- How sweet is that chassis?!?!

[@scaleautoworkshop4426]

I know it is super. 👍🏼👍🏼

[@blackbearhiker1420]

Oh man, overhaul that vise and make it shine!!

[@drstrangefart]

I'd like to add a bullet vise to the shop at some point. I'm probably gonna have to get up north to catch a good deal one in passable shape. If you get a chance, check out Fireball Tools on KZbin and watch the 2 or 3 videos where Jason builds an absolute MONSTER of a vise from scratch. That thing is amazing.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Hi Allan! I have been subscribed to Fireball since the beginning! He is awesome! The vise he built is cool but the belt sander is to die for!

[@drstrangefart]

That belt sander is absolutely bonkers. Wouldn't wanna be paying for the belts out of MY pocket, though.

[@scotthaddad563]

I remember that kit and also the Visible Man kit. I was into gas model planes made from balsa which in my mind at the time were a more skillful endeavor. But you are wrong when you say that todays kids don’t learn anything from video games, they learn how indifference to shooting at characters in the games and unfortunately that translates to some unfortunate events happening. Shop class should be a required part of curriculum in High schools.

[@ScoutCrafter]

Now Balsa modeling was really a great teacher of working with tools/plans...