you donot know what you are talking about it's getting it dirty done does it work yes did it take a hell of a lot of money no take your sideways action out here before I give you some pivotal action on your right oblique and he still gave you a heart
@@sidewaysaction9983 that's not what it is about it's not about 100 yrs of experience it is about getting a piece of crap and putting a shop together for next to nothing I agree he could have done it better but when you are starting out you are on less than a shoestring budget you do it anyway you can to get up and running watch dieresta then you will know how far your comment is off this kid was 18 when he started as for myself I am a machinist I worked for southern pacific rr I thought my comment was cute to let you know what's what I wouldn't hit your right side lol give the kid a break he's starting out with nothing zero and I bet that out lasts him or you or me.. go kid go
Nice build/restore. I LOVE putting old-er tools back in service. They are made so much better than 95% of the new crop on the market and they have character.
Bravo! I’m impressed on several counts. First you appear to understand when to take the time to make it perfect and when to work it till it works. In my youth an old man I worked for told me a story of 2 guys replacing a side panel on a boxcar. One on the ladder measuring and welding the sheets in place and the other on the ground cutting the sheets. Ladder guy said “I need a piece 67 17/32”” ground guy said “we ain’t making a watch here son, give it to me to 1/4””. That always stuck with me. Second your understanding of the tools you’re working with is quite good. Third you measure 27 times before you finish it. Please keep up the good work while maintaining speed and course!
I like it. I'm glad my post vise is just rusty, no stripped threads. Mine also has that end mounting tab broken off, but I still have the tab, so no rounding it off - I'll weld the tab back on. Nice to see an old shop tool like this going back to work.
I don't have access to half the tools you do and I'm still inspired to pull my old leg vice apart and start repairing it. I have the same problem with the thread being stripped. Thanks for his video.
No matter what anyone thinks of your rebuild, … (yes even me) you took an old tool that was sitting on someone's floor and could have ended up at the metal re-cycler's and put some time and effort to keep it out of the scrap pile and still being used. Hats off.
I have a comment about you using a mig welder... You resurrected a post vice. It worked, you were happy with it, you shared it with us. Great job, thank you for sharing....
I know it’s been 3 years since you did this build but that was great content and the fact that you saved a cool old leg vice that your probably still using today that’s a win
There's a certain pleasure to watch something done well. I watched the whole video without understanding what a post vice is. I thought it was about life after Miami Vice....
Post vise restoration impressive. Stand is Handy and your workmanship is way better than my skills. My vise and stand is taller and as I age I appreciate working closer to my eye level as opposed to elbow level. Thanks for the viewing.
I give this guy a solid 'A' rating for the repair. He spent $1000 in machine time and precision work to rebuild a $200 vise. I like that. It's something I would do. The best part of this clip was building the post to mount the vise on. That's actually the correct way to mount these vises. Glad to see some continuity of the lost art of 'picking up a tool' - it's a rare skill these days. Keep up your good work bud. When you have a chance, try to teach these hands-on skills directly to Next-Gen. And yes, lose the watch and tie up the loose ends around rotating machinery.
I made a pretty functional press out of an old 30 Ton hydraulic jack. It is good for press-fitting parts instead of hammering them. I enjoyed your video very much.
Great job on the whole restoration and then making the stand for it. It's impressive how you took the threaded coupling and rounded it off and inserted it into the original Shaft was a great idea.
Hey !!!! Your a life saver! I have a beautiful huge 6 3/4 Blacksmith vise that’s in the same condition ! I now have the info I need to fix it, thank you very much!!
Wow, what a great video. Every aspect of this video is beyond anything in the usual restoration videos. I am so thrilled to finally see a video which cuts out the BS and addressed things I can learn from. Thank you so very much. I learned so much. Kudos and applause. Please more. I really thought the exuberance was well metered and expressed. 👍🏻‼️
Very nice job. Chris hopefully you get great use out of it my friend for may more years to come. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend. Keep designing. Forge on. Fab on. Weld on. Keep making. God bless.
Great job. I love that you left it in raw steel. I agree with you - that's how they should look. On mine, I just put a light coat of Fluid Film on and it's been in the shop for over a year with absolutely no flash rust anywhere. Again, great job, great save and an outstanding addition to your shop.
A friend from work just gave me a complete and working blacksmith vice, the exact same make. Interestingly, the threads were brazed on. Talk about the ability of those guys back then. The forge welds were virtually seamless.
Beautiful Vice ! Really good 👍 restoration. It's great to see people giving these old 🔧 tool's ,'A new lease of life. Super job ! Love, Health and Peace to you and all your crew.
Its good seeing channels where the guy says ‘Hey, there is a right way to do it, but it’s just a fucking vise and it doesn’t matter’. New sub, thanks for sharing!
Where do I start GREAT to see somebody restoring something on TH-cam which can actually SPEAK and explain their process Sick and tired of all The mime artist who cannot speak whatever language they are native to spare a thought for these poor people who haven’t got enough confidence to speak keep up the good work don’t listen to the bad criticism You made it turned out lovely in the end 🏴
Great work and great ingenuity! I'm always surprised by negative comments when you are feely sharing ideas and knowledge. I don't get why people do that?
Sharing knowledge ? Having learned the correct practices and procedures whilst serving an apprenticeship, viewing demonstrations of bad practice is very hard to watch. These bad practices are now shared on TH-cam and will only serve to expose many more people to those bad practices. If something is to be shared on TH-cam, then just do it correctly without short-cuts or excuses about why it doesn't matter. It always DOES matter.
Everyone suddenly becomes an expert on the project you are presenting with so many negative comments or "why did you do the hardy-hole like that"? What you were able to do with a very unique problem is amazing and ingenious. I thoroughly enjoyed watching and learning from this video. Thanks for presenting it to us!
Hi from England So, basically what you've done here is take something that to all intents & purposes was dead....and given it a new lease of life... Well done. Oh, and to me this does qualify as a proper restoration as you've had to make up new parts for it... Just a little tip here for future: When welding near threads... Wipe a bit of fat over them threads won't you first... This'll stop any weld spatter getting onto em... Same when welding near hydraulic rams, sleeves and linear slides etc... When you get chance...replace the hex nuts on the hinge with square nuts...(you can make those on that lathe)... 😉
Hello glenn, Please sir, do not criticize the video in anyway. I was recently educated for believing that the screaming was not particularly fitting. Also, I soon was upbraided for my comment arguing MIG welding was best suited for sheet metal. Almost any welder agrees to that However, I stupidly thought deep penetration can only be achieved by stick or TIG. Heavy industrial MIGs can perform welds but the materials and wire must be well suited and clean. Too much for general purpose welding that requires high tensile strength such as in this case. Now that I have had my head pulled out of my lowest Orphas, quite honestly I now agree. however, only a jerk would ever contradict his methods or reasoning. Every aspect of his restoration is well thought out, calculated with precision and flawless technique that is executed without error. He is perfect. We should strive to achieve his perfection but we can never achieve an ounce of it. We stand in total humility to only awe its perfection. I am totally humbled by his craftsmanship, and we should all feel privileged to have his video to watch and listen intently to the burst of music emanating from his angelic chest. He may be god.
Remember that there are good and bad ways to "criticize". There's always something you can improve, and is great when someone points out things that will make your work better. But I guess you must be one of those people that thinks that knows everything to perfection and can't stand when someone points out your mistakes, instead of learning from that.
@ 18:37 The Tap-Matic is great, once you figure out how it wants to be used. I used to make a torque converter component part, and we had to hand-tap some M6 holes from time to time. By hand, I mean drill press and Tap-Matic. We used Tap Magic liberally to ease the strain on the taps and the press. Anyway, thanks for sharing your project with us here. Love love love watching these restoration videos. I applaud you for your patience and envy you for your abilities.
On an unrelated note: It's sad that your comment section is so full of useless criticism. It's one thing to critique for the sake of being constructive; quite another to be self-righteous and criticize for the sake of your own satisfaction. I guess you understand that's what you risk when you share your work on YT. Makes me even more grateful that you would put yourself out there and risk it. Thanks again.
KUDOS on a great restoration of a much needed tool in ANY shop! You did a wonderful job on the wounting of the post vise, as well! I have one that I need to mount for use in my shop and am thinking about using your ideas! Thanks for a great video!
Hey looks fine to me. I just subscribed, and look forward to more great videos. Life is short, so chill out you naysayers. I am 81 and enjoy watching these guys working hard to accomplish something. So he's not perfect, so what he will learn, get better and prosper. 36K subscribers thought it was OK and 201,704 folks tuned in to watch so something must be working. Take care my friend you must be doing something right. Ken, the old retired US Army guy from Marina California :-) ...
have a post vice that I pulled out of my grandad's garage after a fire, he got it off his grandparents estate auction. Not overly concerned about heat damage where it was but definitely needs some TLC. I enjoyed watching the vid and think I have a couple good ideas from it. thanks for the content.
Nicely done. I had to fix one of my post vises in a similar manner, only downside to using acme thread is that the fastest twist I can find is still way slower than the original square cut threads.
All in all if it works and your happy with it its a good rebuild. One thing to watch out for is the pivot pin you put in, if its harder than the steel at the hole it will wallow out the hole instead of wearing out the pin, somebody did that to the one I have which will be a headache to fix and causes the jaws to get out of alignment
Remember to use a little oil with the steady rest. It will make the bronze bearings last longer and the hydrostatic load bearing properties of the oil will actually help stabilize the cut. Great content, keep it up!
Nice job man! It’s nice that you did it how normal guys like us that aren’t frikken tool and die makers or machinists would do it. Lol I like how you simplified it all. Great vid.
Enjoyed the video, just bought an identical "Leg vice" luckily not jumping threads but not far off. like the mount but might go lower. Not everyone has the time or accurate lathes to fix these things, I have a very worn 1940 lathe but it could do what you have done.
A DRO for your mill and lathe would be a huge help. I am not a machinist either, when we installed a DRO on our mill/lathe combo it was a game changer. You have to do a lot less stopping and measuring and guessing.
about time someone knows how to restore something, seen a few videos on yt lately and they ruined the original pieces 😒😏 and nice welds , i miss welding
great job ! the only suggestion I would have is,, you should have drilled 2 holes threw the area of the threaded nut. then installed the nut and plug welded the holes in the nut. this would ensure that the nut will never pull out.
yer really nice job, stand and vice fix. I have the same one, it will make a world of difference if you bolt the stand to your concrete floor, super sturdy for really whacking the shit out of stuff :)
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That's the worst machining I've seen on TH-cam by far.
Lol. Ok where are your restoration videos?
@@larryjennings9937 where are yours?
Think you better read who posted this. Wasn't me.
you donot know what you are talking about it's getting it dirty done does it work yes did it take a hell of a lot of money no take your sideways action out here before I give you some pivotal action on your right oblique and he still gave you a heart
@@sidewaysaction9983 that's not what it is about it's not about 100 yrs of experience it is about getting a piece of crap and putting a shop together for next to nothing I agree he could have done it better but when you are starting out you are on less than a shoestring budget you do it anyway you can to get up and running watch dieresta then you will know how far your comment is off this kid was 18 when he started as for myself I am a machinist I worked for southern pacific rr I thought my comment was cute to let you know what's what I wouldn't hit your right side lol give the kid a break he's starting out with nothing zero and I bet that out lasts him or you or me.. go kid go
awesome to see the younger generation appreciate and restore antique tools and use them. i think you did a fine job on that project.
Fabulous look, all the guys who used the vise over the hundred years would be pleased
Nice build/restore. I LOVE putting old-er tools back in service. They are made so much better than 95% of the new crop on the market and they have character.
Bravo! I’m impressed on several counts. First you appear to understand when to take the time to make it perfect and when to work it till it works. In my youth an old man I worked for told me a story of 2 guys replacing a side panel on a boxcar. One on the ladder measuring and welding the sheets in place and the other on the ground cutting the sheets. Ladder guy said “I need a piece 67 17/32”” ground guy said “we ain’t making a watch here son, give it to me to 1/4””. That always stuck with me. Second your understanding of the tools you’re working with is quite good. Third you measure 27 times before you finish it. Please keep up the good work while maintaining speed and course!
I think its really nice that you don't let your lack of knowledge stop you from filming your hobbies and posting them for the world to see.
You did u from the get go and end result was success. Thats what counts. Great job
I like it. I'm glad my post vise is just rusty, no stripped threads. Mine also has that end mounting tab broken off, but I still have the tab, so no rounding it off - I'll weld the tab back on. Nice to see an old shop tool like this going back to work.
I don't have access to half the tools you do and I'm still inspired to pull my old leg vice apart and start repairing it. I have the same problem with the thread being stripped. Thanks for his video.
Excellent job!!! Some people just like to leave something negative. That’s the way they are.... I enjoy watching your work. Thank you....
No matter what anyone thinks of your rebuild, … (yes even me) you took an old tool that was sitting on someone's floor and could have ended up at the metal re-cycler's and put some time and effort to keep it out of the scrap pile and still being used. Hats off.
Always nice to find a well made video that includes a narrative by a understandable human. Great job.
That sir, is a fine piece of work... Thanks for showing us old guys how to do it...
I have a comment about you using a mig welder... You resurrected a post vice. It worked, you were happy with it, you shared it with us. Great job, thank you for sharing....
Your welds looked like a robot did them. Bravo sir you have a real talent and skill
Thank you! I really appreciate that!
I know it’s been 3 years since you did this build but that was great content and the fact that you saved a cool old leg vice that your probably still using today that’s a win
Didn't think i would learn anything here but that razor blade shim idea is a good one. Thanks!
There's a certain pleasure to watch something done well. I watched the whole video without understanding what a post vice is. I thought it was about life after Miami Vice....
Post vise restoration impressive. Stand is Handy and your workmanship is way better than my skills. My vise and stand is taller and as I age I appreciate working closer to my eye level as opposed to elbow level. Thanks for the viewing.
The way you fixed the Acme thread is the same thing I did on an old Craftsman vise I picked up. Nice work.
I give this guy a solid 'A' rating for the repair. He spent $1000 in machine time and precision work to rebuild a $200 vise. I like that. It's something I would do. The best part of this clip was building the post to mount the vise on. That's actually the correct way to mount these vises.
Glad to see some continuity of the lost art of 'picking up a tool' - it's a rare skill these days.
Keep up your good work bud. When you have a chance, try to teach these hands-on skills directly to Next-Gen.
And yes, lose the watch and tie up the loose ends around rotating machinery.
I made a pretty functional press out of an old 30 Ton hydraulic jack. It is good for press-fitting parts instead of hammering them. I enjoyed your video very much.
You gave me the way to restore mine. I will follow your step. You did an amazimg job on yours. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Impressive effort!
Hand Tool Rescue 👀
I agree with you on the finish, I like the look of the wire brush as opposed to sandblasting
Great job on the whole restoration and then making the stand for it. It's impressive how you took the threaded coupling and rounded it off and inserted it into the original Shaft was a great idea.
Hey !!!! Your a life saver! I have a beautiful huge 6 3/4 Blacksmith vise that’s in the same condition ! I now have the info I need to fix it, thank you very much!!
Wow, what a great video. Every aspect of this video is beyond anything in the usual restoration videos. I am so thrilled to finally see a video which cuts out the BS and addressed things I can learn from. Thank you so very much. I learned so much.
Kudos and applause. Please more. I really thought the exuberance was well metered and expressed. 👍🏻‼️
Finally, someone who knows how to weld on youtube!
Very nice job. Chris hopefully you get great use out of it my friend for may more years to come. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend. Keep designing. Forge on. Fab on. Weld on. Keep making. God bless.
Great job. I love that you left it in raw steel. I agree with you - that's how they should look. On mine, I just put a light coat of Fluid Film on and it's been in the shop for over a year with absolutely no flash rust anywhere. Again, great job, great save and an outstanding addition to your shop.
A friend from work just gave me a complete and working blacksmith vice, the exact same make. Interestingly, the threads were brazed on. Talk about the ability of those guys back then. The forge welds were virtually seamless.
I love a happy craftsman! Great job, sir!!
Excellent thoughtful demonstration of shop creative thinking and performance.
Beautiful Vice ! Really good 👍 restoration. It's great to see people giving these old 🔧 tool's ,'A new lease of life. Super job ! Love, Health and Peace to you and all your crew.
Its good seeing channels where the guy says ‘Hey, there is a right way to do it, but it’s just a fucking vise and it doesn’t matter’. New sub, thanks for sharing!
A Martin Always nice to have somebody that gets it!! Thank you for the support!
great workmanship on the vise threading
Where do I start GREAT to see somebody restoring something on TH-cam which can actually SPEAK and explain their process Sick and tired of all The mime artist who cannot speak whatever language they are native to spare a thought for these poor people who haven’t got enough confidence to speak keep up the good work don’t listen to the bad criticism
You made it turned out lovely in the end 🏴
Great work and great ingenuity! I'm always surprised by negative comments when you are feely sharing ideas and knowledge. I don't get why people do that?
Sharing knowledge ? Having learned the correct practices and procedures whilst serving an apprenticeship, viewing demonstrations of bad practice is very hard to watch. These bad practices are now shared on TH-cam and will only serve to expose many more people to those bad practices. If something is to be shared on TH-cam, then just do it correctly without short-cuts or excuses about why it doesn't matter. It always DOES matter.
Wicked ... how cool you giving it another life!!!!
Great project with a nice result. Turned out awesome!
Top job loved seeing that vice being put back into use.
sweet!! i used copper grease to very lightly coat mine after cleaning, gave it a vintage look.
I learned a long time ago, do not borrow tools, if you need it buy it, use it and if you break it it costs you once. Nice work mate. Cheers
NICE, REAL NICE, JIMMY MAY WANT TO BUY IT BACK NOW!
Fantastic restoration and fabrication. Top notch.
Everyone suddenly becomes an expert on the project you are presenting with so many negative comments or "why did you do the hardy-hole like that"? What you were able to do with a very unique problem is amazing and ingenious. I thoroughly enjoyed watching and learning from this video. Thanks for presenting it to us!
CrossGrain Wood Products,LTD everyone is an expert in everything they’d never done! Hahah thank you!!!! I appreciate your support very much!
Amazing job! Love the gold colored traced over letters, it really pops. BEAUTIFUL!
Hi from England
So, basically what you've done here is take something that to all intents & purposes was dead....and given it a new lease of life...
Well done.
Oh, and to me this does qualify as a proper restoration as you've had to make up new parts for it...
Just a little tip here for future:
When welding near threads...
Wipe a bit of fat over them threads won't you first...
This'll stop any weld spatter getting onto em...
Same when welding near hydraulic rams, sleeves and linear slides etc...
When you get chance...replace the hex nuts on the hinge with square nuts...(you can make those on that lathe)... 😉
Hello glenn,
Please sir, do not criticize the video in anyway.
I was recently educated for believing that the screaming was not particularly fitting. Also, I soon was upbraided for my comment arguing MIG welding was best suited for sheet metal. Almost any welder agrees to that However, I stupidly thought deep penetration can only be achieved by stick or TIG. Heavy industrial MIGs can perform welds but the materials and wire must be well suited and clean. Too much for general purpose welding that requires high tensile strength such as in this case. Now that I have had my head pulled out of my lowest Orphas, quite honestly I now agree. however, only a jerk would ever contradict his methods or reasoning. Every aspect of his restoration is well thought out, calculated with precision and flawless technique that is executed without error. He is perfect. We should strive to achieve his perfection but we can never achieve an ounce of it. We stand in total humility to only awe its perfection. I am totally humbled by his craftsmanship, and we should all feel privileged to have his video to watch and listen intently to the burst of music emanating from his angelic chest. He may be god.
James
Well done Mr.SJW🙈
Remember that there are good and bad ways to "criticize". There's always something you can improve, and is great when someone points out things that will make your work better.
But I guess you must be one of those people that thinks that knows everything to perfection and can't stand when someone points out your mistakes, instead of learning from that.
Wouldn't the fat make the weld porous and brittle because of hydrogen bubbling.
@@theterribleanimator1793 Fat goes on nearby metal you don't want spatter to stick to.
Hey Chris, I watch Jimmy's channel all the time. What a great idea with the vice. Makes it very useful.
I like how you did the threads on it. I can rebuild them except when it comes to the threads because I don't have a lathe. Thanks!
Nice work ☺️
Thanks for taking the time to make the video and share it ☺️☺️
You really Personify Jack of all trades and ace at none! Through it all, though you didn't lose any fingers and good results.
@ 18:37
The Tap-Matic is great, once you figure out how it wants to be used. I used to make a torque converter component part, and we had to hand-tap some M6 holes from time to time. By hand, I mean drill press and Tap-Matic. We used Tap Magic liberally to ease the strain on the taps and the press.
Anyway, thanks for sharing your project with us here. Love love love watching these restoration videos. I applaud you for your patience and envy you for your abilities.
On an unrelated note:
It's sad that your comment section is so full of useless criticism. It's one thing to critique for the sake of being constructive; quite another to be self-righteous and criticize for the sake of your own satisfaction. I guess you understand that's what you risk when you share your work on YT.
Makes me even more grateful that you would put yourself out there and risk it. Thanks again.
KUDOS on a great restoration of a much needed tool in ANY shop! You did a wonderful job on the wounting of the post vise, as well! I have one that I need to mount for use in my shop and am thinking about using your ideas! Thanks for a great video!
Great work, great story, great video. Bravo.
Absolutely brilliant, your work is a great inspiration for my own videos😊👍 thank you
That's an awesome vise, glad you could save it. Gives me hope for repairing the 2 old vises (not post vises) that I have here.
Cool build nice job bringing the tool back to life.
Beautiful restoration! Thanks for posting your video
Well done mate it works .will last you all the rest of your life .then pass it on will last another 100 years .old jimmy West Australia
That vice looks like it's still got a lot of life left in it.
Nice work!
Fix something that cannot be save, that a brilliant idea. Not everybody can do this
This inspired me to restore my dads post vice.
Hey looks fine to me. I just subscribed, and look forward to more great videos. Life is short, so chill out you naysayers. I am 81 and enjoy watching these guys working hard to accomplish something. So he's not perfect, so what he will learn, get better and prosper. 36K subscribers thought it was OK and 201,704 folks tuned in to watch so something must be working. Take care my friend you must be doing something right. Ken, the old retired US Army guy from Marina California :-) ...
Kenneth Bartlett thank you so much Ken. I am really glad you enjoyed it! I do what I love, and let nobody bring me down!
have a post vice that I pulled out of my grandad's garage after a fire, he got it off his grandparents estate auction. Not overly concerned about heat damage where it was but definitely needs some TLC. I enjoyed watching the vid and think I have a couple good ideas from it. thanks for the content.
Thanks for the video. I have an indian chief leg vise I plan on restoring and it helped watching your video.
Hex nuts typically aren't octagonal. ;)
I enjoy your videos and am always inspired by your rebuilds!
drhender if you squint hard enough you can see the other two sides 😵 haha thank you!!
nothing is ever "grinded out" either, it's often ground out
Awesome Job, my compliments on giving the "super precise" guys nightmares
Awesome revitalization of an antique tool. Great find, Jimmy and great restoration Chris!
Thank you for your time.
Reengineering is even more interesting that restoration 👍
Additional idea: two small rollers attached to the base so you can lean it over and roll around the shop.
Great restore and work around to renew and reuse some old but still useful technology. GJ brother keep at it.
very nice restoration, will be interesting to see how you use this in the shop, always good too see things resurrected and given new life
Looks nice, will work well for putting twists in metal.
Nicely done. I had to fix one of my post vises in a similar manner, only downside to using acme thread is that the fastest twist I can find is still way slower than the original square cut threads.
All in all if it works and your happy with it its a good rebuild. One thing to watch out for is the pivot pin you put in, if its harder than the steel at the hole it will wallow out the hole instead of wearing out the pin, somebody did that to the one I have which will be a headache to fix and causes the jaws to get out of alignment
Fantastic work! Very cool !
Remember to use a little oil with the steady rest. It will make the bronze bearings last longer and the hydrostatic load bearing properties of the oil will actually help stabilize the cut. Great content, keep it up!
Great job...Liked the rebuild and the commentary as you go. Great video enjoyed it very much.
Outstanding save!
Nice one. Love restoring old things myself. Would love to see it buffed and polished too. Keep up the restoration work - from Many Things
Nice job man! It’s nice that you did it how normal guys like us that aren’t frikken tool and die makers or machinists would do it. Lol
I like how you simplified it all. Great vid.
Outstanding job !
Great project The stand and vise looks awesome .
Wow so many nay sayers. Ignore em. You gave this forgotten old tool a new life
Great work, Nice Vise 👍👍👍
Enjoyed the video, just bought an identical "Leg vice" luckily not jumping threads but not far off. like the mount but might go lower. Not everyone has the time or accurate lathes to fix these things, I have a very worn 1940 lathe but it could do what you have done.
A DRO for your mill and lathe would be a huge help. I am not a machinist either, when we installed a DRO on our mill/lathe combo it was a game changer. You have to do a lot less stopping and measuring and guessing.
ENJOYED JEALOS OF YOUR SHOP
Wow, just the repair was worth it. The stand looks massive. Great build, great vid. I especially like how you do the VO.
looks great. I have a post vice but no stand so this is really helpful.
You used your CALIPER AS A SCRIBE!! Awesome,,so do I!!!! Git r done is the name of the game...I think
Simply Superb and very inovative, love it
about time someone knows how to restore something, seen a few videos on yt lately and they ruined the original pieces 😒😏 and nice welds , i miss welding
Great restoration
Awesome job! Love the extra hardy hole, you will definitely find plenty of uses for it. Great video too
great job ! the only suggestion I would have is,, you should have drilled 2 holes threw the area of the threaded nut. then installed the nut and plug welded the holes in the nut. this would ensure that the nut will never pull out.
yer really nice job, stand and vice fix. I have the same one, it will make a world of difference if you bolt the stand to your concrete floor, super sturdy for really whacking the shit out of stuff :)