You've NEVER Seen A Vise Like This - Restoration

[@KBLIZZ333]

Just when i thought I've seen enough vise resto's this thing of beauty pops up on my screen! Outstanding!!

[@NTRprojects]

I saw your post on Instagram a few days ago and I'm since then on the search for this awesome amazing vise, but I guess I have to hunt for a few years. Such a perfect tool. Very nice find and very nice work you have done. All the best!

[@bigoldgrizzly]

I've been looking for 30 years ... I have yet to see one of these in the UK :

[@frankphoto2]

I have one my wife found in a yard sale. I use it allot. Now I know what goes on those pins. Mine has a different locking method which is just a bolt 🔩. Has a broken bit behind one of the jaws ,what might be the best way to repair the missing iron ? Thanks for the the info.

[@juleslobo5644]

I assume, the previous owner in 1911 was of german ascendance.. "Koch" is a common surename here in Germany, translated to cook. German surenames oftes originate in professions.. Schmidt = smith, Müller = miller, Fischer = fisherman, Wolf = robber in the woods, Schneider = taylor and so on. Probably high quality items were created in this particular vise back then.. Thanks for the effort you invested and sharing it. The Result is spectacular! Greetings from abroad!

[@MINe19830522]

Phonetically pronounced like coke

[@roddoel1028]

sixty-eight years young never seen a vice like this one, a beautiful fully functional sculpture. A great restoration.

[@alexcantelou2469]

Fantastic watch that. Jeez. That bit of kit represents endless possibilities for making stuff.

[@permanentmeanstreak9054]

The vise hoarder bug is the best bug to have. That one is a beaut!!

[@StephB1970]

LOVE IT........antic and so versatile. Plus OLD tools were made to last unlike today`s tools.

[@hardcoretrout]

Amazing job restoring such a unique vise. I've never before seen one with so many adjustments.

[@buddyreed2623]

Attention to detail is what really makes a restoration worth the time. The gold paint is a nice touch. Have good days!

[@joesteffens613]

Amazing vise! I didn’t know it existed until now. You’re the luckiest man in the world to have found it. Your restoration was spot on, it turned out nice and all your bearing surfaces glide buttery smooth. So cool man, so cool! Thanks

[@garryjohnson5310]

Patience, dedication and attention to detail. Great resurrection from a pile of parts to a functional tool. 😊

[@arustydodge2111]

Fantastic R&R on this incredible vise, CHRIS!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The stories it could tell. You have done the original owner, PROUD!🙏 Better than factory new! Bravo Bravo!👍👍

[@astral_Y_T]

Never had true tool envy until now. What an incredible vice. Honorable restoration.

[@johnferguson7871]

What an excellent bit of kit and back to life to serve for many years 👍

[@Bigfoot14000]

Excellent work, and a thoughtful tribute to its original owner. Well done.

[@mrdebug6581]

a very respectful idea to keep the pre-owned "signature" clean & visible 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 well played 😊

[@MakeEverything]

I thought it necessary considering I have very few tools with links back to the original owner or a real date. Let the memory live on

[@JohnnyX7-m3m]

Incredible job well done on a beautiful old vise! I’ve never seen one with multiple heads on it before. I’m glad you restored the lettering on the piece as well, as many old tools would have embossed lettering of the manufacturing company and patent date information on them-a sign of much pride, quality and the satisfaction of knowing that their tool or machine would be recommended and used by many others. 👍

[@heinrichstoltz1356]

Amazing work done to restore such a mechanical treasure.

[@mikecorrado4971]

This is truly a unique vise. It would be a welcome addition to Eddie shop! Thanks for this video.

[@jaredboballen68]

One of the most amazing vises I never heard of before. Can't decide if a fractal or one of these is my dream-vise for my shop. Prolly both, huh? Yeah. Thanks for the great video and for appreciating the old and forgotten.

[@devmeistersuperprecision4155]

I have a K1 pattern vise and a kindt Collins pattern vise. Love them. But this vise is simply insane cool. Right now I am struggling with timber framing a new shop. The last thing I needed was to watch this video. My short list just got longer. I love this vise and what you did with it. Thank you for a wonderful and well done video!!!!!!

[@KLartrandM]

I had zero intentions on watching this whole video. I planned on seeing beginning conditions and skipping to the end results. However your editing kept me intrigued. Great job on both editing and restoring.

[@paulmartin7737]

That is an amazing piece of kit, and you did a great job with excellent explanations. Thanks for showing us this

[@eladlutz]

The old ones are by far the best!!

[@ZAFARADIL-cd6xh]

❤️❤️❤️ Thanks for saving this masterpiece.

[@wizrom3046]

He engraved it in 1911. For all we know, he could have been making parts for the Wright Brothers. 😎

[@MakeEverything]

@@wizrom3046 you’re right! I love the potential history of this thing!

[@devmeistersuperprecision4155]

Maybe…. The wrights flew in 1903.

[@wizrom3046]

@@devmeistersuperprecision4155 yeah but in 1911 they branched out and started making JetSki's Cowabunga 👍

[@serious2204]

I have been watching you for some time. Many interesting builds, projects , equipment etc. First i have ever seen this vise, after having seen many restorations, ones for sale too. Vise has so much versatility. Great addition to your shop.

[@christopherprince3250]

Awesome vise, awesome job. Just when you thought you had seen every kind of vise made, surprise.

[@willtricks9432]

I have a good selection of vices but nothing like this. Thanks for the display you are doing great work and keeping the tools around. Cheers

[@santos.l.halper1999]

man good call on the WD-40. This product is absolutely gold on my forestry kit! Cheers

[@perrylc8812]

That’s one of the coolest vices I’ve seen.

[@christhompson475]

Great find. Most versatile vice I've seen. Nice job on the restore!

[@RK-kn1ud]

In about 100 years from now, the next owner of this vise is gonna be super confused as to why there were metric screws on his early 1900s USA-made vise!

[@KW-ei3pi]

Very cool vise and a great job restoring it. I noticed that you used your drill press for all the hole drilling instead of the mill. May I suggest that you change that. Everything is more secure in the mill vise, but more importantly, you can eliminate a lot measuring, marking, and even center punching. It's always difficult to measure and mark small parts. Trying to hold the part, a tape measure or square, and a marker takes three hands. With your mill vise trammed in, you can be sure that the holes are in line without marking. If you have a DRO and an Edge Finder, you can do most or all of the measuring. You can also return to the hole location for tapping with a Tap Follower for perfectly straight tapped holes. I have a nice drill press, but very seldom use it. I do all drilling and tapping on the Bridgeport. Try it! Regards.

[@chrisfournier6144]

Electrolysis works very well to remove rust and uses water! Said the guy who isn’t sponsored! You can never have enough great vices and this one is stunning!

[@enegron6987]

Very well done. Love the detail in prep and execution ✨💫💎

[@eugenecussen3735]

Respect to the old school engineer who took his time to sign his property.

[@lenlemaic7849]

The offset jaw was a deliberate feature, it facilitated the bending process beyond 180 degrees.

[@comictrio]

New subscriber here. You did a great job restoring that vice.

[@gman.10]

There was famous JM Koch Hotel in Texas in early 1900. Based on that seem that a Wealthy Family that owed a Hotel could afford to buy such a master piece of a Vice back then. Wonderful Restoration Job amd video.

[@riff2072]

2:11 Wow. That is some kind of work bench.

[@roamingcamera9362]

Great Vice restore but even cooler vice. This thing is really neat.

[@MrSamwiseganja]

Amazing restoration! These old antiques deserve this level of respect. I'm so jealous I wish i could find one of these old vises. I was just curious what kind of flashlight your using at 22:31? Is it an Olight S1r BatonII? love the video thank you... I'll be on the lookout for one of these beauties.

[@garybrown4671]

Pretty amazing vice. Nice job restoring it.

[@andred6941]

Great video lots of work but super cool much love chop chop

[@joeymcedmunds9059]

Keeping the guys name was probably the best part for me....such a great justice you gave....🤌

[@t0mn8r35]

Very nice restoration and excellent narration.

[@floydwilliams3321]

That’s the coolest vice I’ve ever seen

[@michaelg7607]

Looking good.

[@Echo5Mike]

came here to watch based off of your FB reel post that randomly popped up on my feed.

[@RichardMontpellier]

Amazing restoration!

[@EngineerMikeF]

Exquisite work on a beautiful work of tool maker's artwork. Gives me vise envy. IIWMI'D have painted over the owner's signature then gold highlight that for posterity, other than that I like that you fixed the original casting incongruities for more optimal work. Sort of " blueprinting" the design.

[@_BigLife_]

Really nice vise and great restoration.

[@daveys]

That is one solid looking vice! Nice resto, well done!

[@ferrariguy8278]

I've been fascinated w/ this vice ever since seeing it and I think, your "short" on it. I've DL'd the patents etc. I only wish I had access to one physically b/c I plan to work up a working model, if not *correct* in 3D/F360. Maybe one day a version can be re-cast and or slightly modernized since originals are nearly unobtainium.

[@emeltea33]

Awesome looking vice!

[@Fozzzz]

Nice work!

[@KUGW]

nothing like more Bench Vise Poorn lol for the Vise people out there, great video as usual, I wish I had one of them, seen a few forsale for quite a few $$$$$

[@floydwilliams3321]

Love it absolutely a cool working tool❤❤❤

[@RustyInventions-wz6ir]

Great video. Nice work sir

[@Jester62D]

Looks like fun. How about developing a design for others to build ? When I did my last vise restoration, I put a thrust bearing in the moving jaw & tightening handle to avoid galling. It's butter smooth.

[@FloridaManMatty]

I learned my lesson years ago with freshly cleaned metal parts that are put on hold: Ospho. That stuff is magical. Iron Oxide turns into Iron Phosphate which is essentially a great metal primer. Parts that you intend to paint but may not get right on, hit them with that Ospho after you get them cleaned and you’re good to go for a long, long time. This vise was beautiful. Good on you for the resto.

[@Niksow]

Amazing vise 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉❤

[@lowrads3653]

With rust remover, I found it more economical to wash parts of oil first, knock off bulk rust, and use glass beads from the dollar store to fill in the voids. The remover can then be run through a paint filter for storage for several reuses.

[@fredfred4086]

Smart.👍

[@mrfixit1004]

Great work. I used to live in Waynsboro PA

[@earlp6731]

This vise is MAGNIFICENT!! New subscriber!!

[@garychaiken808]

Great job. Thank you 😊

[@chrislorenz4468]

Man wish I could find one !

[@kentuckytrapper780]

Great video man, keep'um coming.

[@MiguelHarojauregui]

Digno de admiración

[@antesdedormirmanu6789]

Nice vise, nice job

[@markchodroff250]

This video gives me the ambition to do my 6” Vice over, I made aluminum jaws for it years ago and there,installed with recess cap screws , I think brass or bronze jaws maybe better the aluminum jaws get beat up real easy ?

[@robrob5081]

Wow why these vises went out of fashion is crazy that’s better than most you can buy these days.

[@ratroddiesels1981]

great machine shop and skills . : )

[@richardmahan4197]

Well done, sir.

[@justinvanburen8259]

That’s awesome!! Cool ass vice!!

[@haroldconover5221]

Sweet vice

[@rudyschwab7709]

Nice Work!

[@totallyjonesin]

Jimmy Diresta would would have vice envy

[@IqbalKhan-hc1hv]

Wise men say "less talking is good for health"

[@DREW_FERRELL]

Could you share the specs of the swivel jaws to this vise. They are really rare and hard to find. Great vid, thank you!

[@MakeEverything]

I’ll post something about them on my instagram soon. @makeeverythingshop . I noticed the vise I got came with a few that were clearly waterjet from thick plate. They seem simple to remake

[@josephnorton5679]

Nice vice.but… you should have signed it too!

[@MakeEverything]

@@josephnorton5679 you know what… that’s a great idea! Im going to sign it and put restored: 2024

[@lowrads3653]

I think I would weld handles onto the base lock nuts, and maybe add polyurethane epoxy to slow down galvanic corrosion with the bronze parts.

[@TypeR632]

Needs your name and year to be completely restored. Keep the tradition going.

[@wwtrkr3189]

I too watched Mr Ruckers' video and went, ooooo! 😂 Nice acquisition and addition to your collection. That drill press vice of yours is something else, too. You got a link for that?

[@stuartkorte1642]

I’ve seen one in central Florida two years ago.

[@whitecaps775]

Sweet, cheers

[@kevindittler6524]

Koch? Possibly related to the current Koch Brothers? Would be interesting to know if this was part of the Billion Dollar family empire?

[@kevindittler6524]

Just curious, fully restored what type of value do these vices have? I’ve run across a couple of them in the past do not have the wherewithal to restore them and did not know anybody that did.

[@MakeEverything]

@@kevindittler6524 these go unrestored between 800 and 1500. Restored… skys the limit

[@kevindittler6524]

@@MakeEverything thanks, following your channel now & will contact you when I see another one

[@meebbitch1117]

What are they called ? And how do yk if they are really old can u replicate one ?

[@jamieharnish8725]

I posted on the Instagram post but anyway I live in Waynesboro pa, we have a lot of industrial history here. Geiser manufacturing was bought by a Emerson. But that's all I know about the vise. There is an industrial museum here. An I'm sure someone here knows more about the vice. Frick company and Landis tool and Landis machine all still in business in Waynesboro.

[@jamieharnish8725]

Correction. Emmert

[@robertlemoine3500]

Thankyou 😊

[@AndrewWilliams-ls9cp]

What kind of battery band saw do you have

[@MakeEverything]

I have 3. My favorite is the sub compact 18v Milwaukee one. I have the small Bosch and the big Milwaukee and they are all good too but I use the compact Milwaukee the most

[@sarchlalaith8836]

You could just say you went to metric because it's superior ;)

[@OZheathen]

OH YEEEEAH !

[@ulpilotrmh]

Please explain what exactly makes the metric system superior to the US system.

[@stretch130MFE]

Thats why your ratchets are all metri... oh, wait!

[@RAMB0DJOHN]

@@stretch130MFE jesus crist, whole world use metric, but damn, if rachets are imperial - we have to deny whole evolution and return to the monkey

[@NathanNostaw]

​@@ulpilotrmhany system based on 10s rather than fractions or decimals of barley grains is going to be a superior system. But having said that any system you and your industry are proficient in is superior to the one you aren't.

[@nilsgutierrez9197]

Greetings from Perú!!! I find that vise incredible... I manufacture in structure, that seemed out of this world to me... What brand is the vise?

[@ColinMacIver]

You're right!

[@c.harris7823]

Awesome restoration video! You should definitely do more equipment restoration content 😊. What is the belt grinder you're using here? Do you have an affiliate link for it?

[@KBLIZZ333]

Ameribrade 2x72

[@c.harris7823]

@@KBLIZZ333 Thanks!

[@KBLIZZ333]

@c.harris7823 That's a 1M% bucket list tool for me. That, and maybe a Bridgeport and I'd be content for the rest of my days

[@davedunn4285]

good advert for WD40

[@TheShadeTreeFixitMan]

WOWEEEE!

[@Coconut7403]

Is that bosch portaband any good? I am thinking about getting one.

[@MakeEverything]

@@Coconut7403 I’ve had great luck with it but I recently got the smaller m18 bandsaw and use that much more. It was just in the truck during this resto

[@dagorithe]

Where did you get the vice? Or where did it originate from? I ask because I had a grandfather in my family tree with that name. He wouldn’t be old enough to have bought it but maybe his father or uncle. Just curious…the world seems to get smaller all the time.

[@FIGGY65]

The older we get, the smaller the world gets😎