DiResta 280lb VISE restoration

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  • Опубликовано: 1 авг 2019
  • This is a REED 208 vise I got from a junk man. The vise was outside on a stump at a farm for many years. It was frozen by rust and stuck. The jaws were long gone and apparently the vise was still in use with out Jaws. but as you can see we got it back in Order!
    Thank you to:
    evapo-rust.com
    www.tormach.com
    Eric
    / erzzi6
    Brett
    / @skullandspade
    Andrew
    / blacksmithtools
    Chris
    / mt_phillip_metal_works
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  • @Venrixia
    @Venrixia 4 года назад +148

    I love watching a bunch of grown men experience child like joy fixing up an old vise. It's great .

    • @simonacuthbert1
      @simonacuthbert1 3 года назад +1

      Absolutely right. Actually, I've become a vice restoration junkie and need help immediately. I'm scouring RUclips for my daily fix and happen to have come across this. Oh what a rush....

    • @sifergy8412
      @sifergy8412 Месяц назад +1

      @@simonacuthbert1you’re stealing my thoughts - I like it when they sand blast to de rust them (not sure if that make me a sad case but hey)

  • @m2hmghb
    @m2hmghb 4 года назад +156

    A DiResta video, sigh - it's my biggest vise.

    • @dustysparks
      @dustysparks 4 года назад +7

      I see what you did there... Every Dad in this room applauds ;)

    • @AHustleIsLikeASideOfFries
      @AHustleIsLikeASideOfFries 4 года назад +4

      I have 3 vices in my shop, named them Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n Roll

    • @steveo1413
      @steveo1413 4 года назад +2

      @@dustysparks this dad giggled like an idiot.

  • @erikgreenaway8645
    @erikgreenaway8645 4 года назад +5

    Why am I just now watching this? Best resto yet and with hand tool rescue and others there.... This is RESTO GOLD!

  • @handymads
    @handymads 4 года назад +2

    Just came back to this tiny city apartment I'm renting after two weeks in my parent's garage in the country, where I spent most of my time working on a knife made from some old rusted iron I found lying around. It's hard to describe how satisfying it is to watch videos like these and be reminded of that THAT's really the type of life I want. Thanks again Jimmy!

  • @HandToolRescue
    @HandToolRescue 4 года назад +290

    Shoot this into my veins.

  • @dolrr54
    @dolrr54 4 года назад +5

    That is one hell of a vice. Any machinist worth his salt would be proud to own it. Great job gentlemen!

  • @mustie1
    @mustie1 4 года назад +10

    now ya need to make a 20 foot bench to mount it on,

  • @whennaturecalls2
    @whennaturecalls2 4 года назад +4

    I love seeing that tool from Erie, PA get a new life. My grandfather was a sheet metal fabricator and slate roofer in Erie, PA his whole life. He worked on church steeples installing roofing and the crosses and religious figures he build in his shop. He passed on his Chevy truck to me and I think of him every time I drive it. Thanks for this video, Jimmy!

  • @landerryan1485
    @landerryan1485 4 года назад +75

    “Evapo-trust me on this.” 😂😂😂

  • @johngassmann9581
    @johngassmann9581 4 года назад +45

    Of course Hand Tool Rescue shows up with the Evaporust.

  • @BlueCollarBachelor
    @BlueCollarBachelor 4 года назад +7

    The one guy looks like the Hand Tool Rescue guy... EvapoRust furthered that connection.

  • @marcinsykut497
    @marcinsykut497 4 года назад

    Wow , what a workout for 3 guy for 3 days to get it apart . Beautiful piece . With love it will last another 100 years . Thank you Jimmy and crew .

  • @jcapicy
    @jcapicy 4 года назад +19

    That tape measure action at the end was hilarious! Seriously nice vice and restoration! Thanks for sharing guys!

    • @MrMilarepa108
      @MrMilarepa108 4 года назад

      the vise would still be kinda big if that were cm...

  • @bruceminnier2936
    @bruceminnier2936 4 года назад +8

    Outstanding find! And with Handtool Rescue none the less... you spoil us Mr. Diresta. Thank you.

  • @robertfrench7376
    @robertfrench7376 4 года назад +3

    I love the fact that you are saving some of those GREATold tools and the chickens now have a vise

  • @TopoPilot
    @TopoPilot 2 года назад +1

    I was fortunate to find your channel. The world needs more people like you. Helpful teachers who willfully give their knowledge to others.

  • @harrisongrass
    @harrisongrass 4 года назад +3

    Another great video by my "old school" hero who has the common sense to use modern technology to enhance his skills. Thanks, Jimmy, for all you have taught us.

  • @randynovick7972
    @randynovick7972 4 года назад +3

    With Hand Tool Rescue, no less! Nice vise! I need a new vise and this inspires me to look for an old and unloved one to adopt. Thanks, Jimmy!

  • @ecrusch
    @ecrusch 4 года назад

    If that old vise could talk, it would be thanking you from the bottom of its' heart.
    Good for at least another 100 years!
    Love & respect brother.

  • @frankbusuttil2572
    @frankbusuttil2572 4 года назад

    There's little more joyful than giving a second life to an old tool. Something you seem to do in abundance JD. Thanks for sharing.

  • @TrevorAndersen
    @TrevorAndersen 4 года назад +8

    Hand tool rescue cameo!

    • @mathewfaber
      @mathewfaber 4 года назад +1

      Oh ya noticed that too eh bud?

  • @nzkiwi9
    @nzkiwi9 4 года назад +4

    Great trick I learned from an old-timer for getting rusted/seized components or bolts lose:
    With a torch, heat the metal.
    Rub wax of any kind on the joint.
    Let cool.
    The wax will be pulled into the joint/cracks & lubricant the metal as it cools. This works when penetrating oils fail.

    • @StanislavG.
      @StanislavG. 4 года назад

      Huh... gonna try it this weekend :)

  • @jeffmcgrath2202
    @jeffmcgrath2202 4 года назад +2

    Great to see someone restoring a red vise I grew up in Erie I knew people who worked there. Dad worked for national forge and Weill McLane they are all gone now.

  • @ericnicastro
    @ericnicastro 4 года назад +2

    It was so cool to see this restoration. Erie is my hometown and Reed Manufacturing is a big deal to this area. The people that work in that shop would be proud to see that vice restored.

  • @bentonturner1619
    @bentonturner1619 4 года назад +12

    Good to see your truck rear tub slider being used love it, love the videos
    Good on you jimmy

  • @MrSKRZYNIU
    @MrSKRZYNIU 4 года назад +3

    Best coop I could imagine -
    HandToolRescue and DIRESTA!!!!
    You’re the best!!!!!
    Love your work and hope that one day I will become one like you are. You both inspired me to start my own channel.
    I’m working on my first project and you both will be first to see it. Hope you will like it :)
    All the best to you and your teams!

  • @Mekratrig
    @Mekratrig 4 года назад

    You know it's going to be a good day when you find a new Diresta video among the suggestions. Verr impressed with the care and expertise shown restoring this beautiful monster.

  • @raincoast2396
    @raincoast2396 4 года назад +2

    Adam Booth is going to be so envious! His very favorite vises. You say only 35 were built? Wow.

  • @mikesides617
    @mikesides617 4 года назад +10

    DiResta on Instagram: Tormach Breaks bit, pattern slightly irregular, “.....it’s OK. It’s a vise, not a piece of jewelry.” Puts jaws on vise, looks like effing Crown Jewels! Awesome Rescue!

  • @daveconaway4028
    @daveconaway4028 4 года назад +7

    I’ve got over a hundred vises. Reeds being some of my favorites. I’m still looking for a a Reed 209. Nice job on getting it back in service.

    • @jaydee2620
      @jaydee2620 4 года назад +1

      If u ever need a good home where one of those vises will b well looked after I will pay shipping lol

    • @africanelectron751
      @africanelectron751 4 года назад +2

      Hu...so it's your fault I can't find any.

    • @vinnysmith587
      @vinnysmith587 4 года назад

      Do you have any Wiltons? What models? I just picked one up

  • @johnr1350
    @johnr1350 4 года назад

    That is a thing of beauty. Cheers Jimmy for giving it at least another 100 years of life!

  • @DrFunke
    @DrFunke 4 года назад

    The montage of beating on this old vise made me unreasonably happy. It’s nice to see other people patiently beating on old iron. Thanks!

  • @ALSomthin
    @ALSomthin 3 года назад +5

    Pounding wedges in stuck vice jaws is just asking for trouble. I have seen the massive mighty jaws just snap but Im so glad this vise is being restored. I have one just like it.

    • @TomsLife9
      @TomsLife9 3 года назад

      I was thinking the same thing. what's the alternative? pre-soak in rust remover before working the parts free?
      edit: I thought you were referring to the base coming off. but still, what other options are there? hydraulic press? soak in oil ore additional rust remover? I liked their heating idea to loosen the grip

    • @claudiolorenzon1997
      @claudiolorenzon1997 3 года назад +1

      @@TomsLife9 50%50% automatic transmission fluid and acetone. Chews up the rust and penetrates deep in the cracks. Freed lots of rusty things up with that mix.

  • @boothbytcd6011
    @boothbytcd6011 4 года назад +3

    That sonic boom you heard was Abom79 breaking the sound barrier coming up from Pensacola. (and yay Hand Tool Rescue!)

  • @TylerSnyder305
    @TylerSnyder305 4 года назад +1

    That's a beautiful beast of an old Vise and I like how you stopped at putting it back in service instead of polishing and painting it and stuff.

  • @glennmoreland6457
    @glennmoreland6457 4 года назад +1

    Surprising how stuff that was well made in the first place always stands the test of time...🇬🇧👍

  • @JobyP
    @JobyP 4 года назад +10

    “Evapotrust Me” ~ Hand Tool Rescue 😂

  • @russellmarra8520
    @russellmarra8520 2 года назад +3

    before watching this I didn't know that vise-envy was a thing. Nice work, gentlemen.

  • @arthurrock4979
    @arthurrock4979 4 года назад

    I still can't get over Spike's passing away :(. That cat, Jimmy! That cat, was like the coolest cat in the world!

  • @tekviper9
    @tekviper9 4 года назад

    I will never restore tools but your videos on the process are fascinating ! Thank you for sharing !

  • @werty4329
    @werty4329 4 года назад +3

    "Every man needs a vice" .. yours just so happens to be vices, much love brutha. T

  • @tyy791
    @tyy791 4 года назад +8

    Hi, Mr Diresta.
    Glad for new vid. 😊

  • @jdswaffles
    @jdswaffles 4 года назад

    thank you jimmy, i really thought this a perfect representation of what we should show our youth. i love all your videos and really appreciate what you do.

  • @drloqutis2492
    @drloqutis2492 4 года назад

    There is something so satisfying about watching a piece of america history that was discarded and being brought back to life that is amazing. Thank you JImmy.

  • @chopfather2730
    @chopfather2730 4 года назад +12

    Made in my hometown Erie PA! Some of the best vises and pipe wrenches!!!! The company is still in business!!!!good stuff!!!!! They also cast pipe wrenches for ridgid.zurn foundry is also in Erie they pour toilet carriers.and other cast plumbing fixtures!!cool to see the vid!!!!! Peace!

    • @edstuff1198
      @edstuff1198 4 года назад +2

      I am from Erie PA also. It's great to see these old Reed vises still going strong and it's one of the few of the heavy insustries still operating in Erie. DiResta and his friends did a great job restoring that monster. The patent date on the vise is my birthday except the patent was 47 years earlier! Too bad that many of the old factories lining 12th street are mostly gone, and GE is a shadow of what it once was, there were almost 14,000 employees when I worked there. I grew up on the lake shore between Hammermill Papers and GE.

  • @twatbass
    @twatbass 4 года назад +8

    Abom79 is about to come break into your shop.

  • @B-leafer
    @B-leafer 2 года назад +2

    Incredible vise.
    Very enjoyable watching the restoration of it.
    "One of 30!"

  • @kelevra721
    @kelevra721 4 года назад +1

    Love seeing old work horses brought back to life!

  • @nakamakai5553
    @nakamakai5553 4 года назад +3

    FINALLY!! HEAT! YAY! And then the millwork was especially nice - pretty jaws again.

  • @mattiviljanen8109
    @mattiviljanen8109 4 года назад +3

    Age-old vice got jaws made with a CNC. Old meets new in a great way.

  • @eviltricster8090
    @eviltricster8090 4 года назад +1

    Everytime I see Jimmy's shop I think of how fun it would be to make something there. Literally have every tool you need and tools you didnt even know existed.

  • @Loosewire2
    @Loosewire2 4 года назад +2

    It's great to see something so lovingly restored despite all the work it took to do it.

  • @AtticusDraco
    @AtticusDraco 4 года назад +4

    Good get!
    But whew, anxiety filled episode!
    Especially that front part!
    Thought for sure we was gonna see something break

  • @LongBeachRunner
    @LongBeachRunner 4 года назад +7

    'This is not the rookie corner over here'. Proceeds to hit the lock nut pin with a sledgehammer held at the head...

  • @williampike6813
    @williampike6813 4 года назад +2

    I like these people. I haven't seen a Diresta video in what feels like forever.

  • @rickdearmont9950
    @rickdearmont9950 4 года назад

    Thank you for breathing life back into this beautiful old vise.

  • @richardcox82
    @richardcox82 4 года назад +3

    And yet I didn't know you made a video with hand tool rescue. I love his channel too, so funny

  • @critstixdarkspear5375
    @critstixdarkspear5375 4 года назад +4

    The fact you sound like minions is so fitting. Mad genius at work.

  • @materialclassified
    @materialclassified 4 года назад +1

    Have that same vise..Good job re-purposing it.

  • @65kthmurphy
    @65kthmurphy 4 года назад +1

    Jimmy, sir, you are an inspiration. Love your work.

  • @Blind_Reviews
    @Blind_Reviews Год назад +18

    It always pains me to see people try and disassemble the slide.. but don't use a wire wheel to remove the rust and debris.. so they end up beating the hell outta the thing..

  • @quickboost
    @quickboost 4 года назад +7

    When things are stuck try a solution of 50% acetone, 50% automatic transmission fluid, also know as Fagen's Brew. Mechanics workshop did a torque test; Nothing 516, WD40 238, PBBlaster 214, Liquid Wrench 214, Kano Kroil 106, Fagen's Brew 53

    • @shawnmann9491
      @shawnmann9491 3 года назад

      IMHO acetone and ATF is fine for a small glass jar (or perhaps a quart) of parts, but the flammability risk is too great when using a larger quantity of acetone. A saner (and safer, cheaper) "solution" 😆is diesel mixed with about 30% ATF. Very old and proven mixture. Just did a large industrial chain at work a few weeks ago using 3 gallons of this very mix. Very successful as always.

  • @andy.elliott.foreverpens
    @andy.elliott.foreverpens 4 года назад

    A thing of beauty! Love seeing it come back to life, and those Jaws! Great job Jimmy D!

  • @symonf1966
    @symonf1966 4 года назад

    I wasn't expecting the egg at the end!
    Thank you for posting Mr Diresta.

  • @ReedPipeTools
    @ReedPipeTools 4 года назад +6

    That was a lot of work put into the REED 208 vise! The 208 vise appears in the REED 1916 catalog. It had a list price of $98 and weighed in at 278 lbs. REED vises have outlasted their makers in many cases. Thanks for sharing.

    • @Brian-uj6gm
      @Brian-uj6gm 4 года назад +1

      just $98?

    • @thomaaz
      @thomaaz 4 года назад

      98 dollars in 2016? I'm not too sure about that folks :)

    • @ReedPipeTools
      @ReedPipeTools 4 года назад +2

      @@thomaaz My mistake - 1916 price was $98. Sorry! It's from the 1916 catalog and then the 1916 price.

    • @rickymccafferty7840
      @rickymccafferty7840 4 года назад

      You know anything about the Reed 224 1/2 R? Google doesn’t know anything about it.

    • @thomaaz
      @thomaaz 4 года назад +2

      @@ReedPipeTools thought so :), amazing tools, they last 2 lifetimes.

  • @user-jh9rd4sl4b
    @user-jh9rd4sl4b 2 года назад +8

    6:55 you sound like minions trying to build a bomb

  • @joeallen6481
    @joeallen6481 3 года назад +2

    we've got this exact same vise in the barn on family ranch we use daily, just had to repair jam nut on handle it was not letting it loosen anymore. Awesome tool, it lived on a post outside for years until we brought it inside the shop

  • @drjohngoodman
    @drjohngoodman 4 года назад +1

    Dedication and mastery. Great work!

  • @ocelot2234
    @ocelot2234 3 года назад +5

    Hand tool rescue was on there what a legend

    • @bobothewood9628
      @bobothewood9628 3 года назад +1

      Just going back to watch older videos and was pleasantly surprised to see this :)

  • @Zogg1281
    @Zogg1281 4 года назад +3

    And a huge thank you for dropping Hand Tool Resque's name 🙂🙂🙂🙂👍👍👍👍👍🙂🙂🙂🙂

  • @sethbracken
    @sethbracken 4 года назад +1

    I wish Andrew had a channel. I love that Dallas-style trash talk.

  • @mattpeterson7074
    @mattpeterson7074 4 года назад

    Wow. That's a vice and half. Good work in putting in the effort to get that beauty back and up and clamping!

  • @nathanjones455
    @nathanjones455 4 года назад +55

    I bet we'll be hearing from abom79 about this one.

    • @ytwdh
      @ytwdh 4 года назад +2

      I love the replies from Abom that are sourced into a video that are simply expressions of "WTF"

    • @dustysparks
      @dustysparks 4 года назад +2

      @@ytwdh Tony uses that to great effect :D hehehehe

  • @DaedalusCreative
    @DaedalusCreative 4 года назад +6

    Ending scene is just fowl.

  • @billbaggins
    @billbaggins 4 года назад +2

    Swivel vices... work both right and left handed 😁 Nice job Jimmy ,Eric ,Andrew and crew 👍

  • @maxst2
    @maxst2 4 года назад

    Wow.. what a monster of a vise. Did a great job on bringing it back to life!

  • @gardeningoutdoors5209
    @gardeningoutdoors5209 4 года назад +4

    man missed opportunity you should have called jackmanworks in just for that big flat head screw on the bottom. been like "man i finally found a use for that giant screw driver you made"

  • @amcconnell6730
    @amcconnell6730 4 года назад +6

    How is it that there are still rusty vices in the world? Every youtube shop channel has a "Rusty Vice Restoration" video!
    (Vice is the UK spelling).

  • @BenTaylor11
    @BenTaylor11 4 года назад

    There is something so satisfying about bringing this back to life. thanks for sharing it with us.

  • @frep420
    @frep420 4 года назад +3

    That crosshatching was beautiful!

  • @2ToneWalt
    @2ToneWalt 4 года назад +5

    What was that crazy Canadian doing south of the border? Great job guys.

  • @chesshooligan1282
    @chesshooligan1282 4 года назад +3

    It's always nice to have a CNC steel mill lying about.

  • @rozewalker6726
    @rozewalker6726 4 года назад

    I thought I had some bad vices. Then I watch Jimmy and find out all about a badass vise!

  • @OnkelJann
    @OnkelJann 4 года назад

    What a beautiful piece of craftsmanship! 😍😍😍

  • @megawetdiaper
    @megawetdiaper 4 года назад +9

    Omg it’s hand tool rescue guy in the vid

  • @exploreseafaring
    @exploreseafaring 4 года назад +14

    He didn't write 'Diresta' into the vise jaws pattern...2/10

  • @DWPLANCE
    @DWPLANCE 4 года назад +1

    Whoa, heavy. Excellent restoration. Old thing, new life.

  • @vinceruland9236
    @vinceruland9236 4 года назад +1

    Good job bringing back to action. Should provide a hundred years of service.

  • @LaserGadgets
    @LaserGadgets 4 года назад +3

    DiResta 1 : Vise 0
    THAT was a lot of rust.
    14:20, thats how hands should look like at the end of a day.

  • @alexz7811
    @alexz7811 4 года назад +7

    Thank you for not painting it white.

  • @TheDishDoc
    @TheDishDoc Год назад +1

    Fantastic piece of industrial Americana. Glad you saved it.

  • @CharliesMustangShop
    @CharliesMustangShop 3 года назад

    I’d be blessed to have this in my garage. Gorgeous, and your skills insane

  • @brardshepp
    @brardshepp 3 года назад +4

    No way, did I see HandToolsRescue?!

  • @charlesdefrancisco5056
    @charlesdefrancisco5056 4 года назад +7

    That is awesome vice..and as I’m watching ...I wonder..you guys never thought of using a penetrating oil?

    • @tommypetraglia4688
      @tommypetraglia4688 4 года назад

      Soak it in a barrel for a week. Nothing is more like fingers in a blackboard than watching someone go at something all dry and rusty.
      I never, if I can help it, put a wrench or screwdriver on a dry nut bolt or screw... never

  • @prophez23
    @prophez23 3 года назад +1

    That’s a real nice Reed! I have a nice Reed 204 1/2 vice I’ve used throughout my entire career as a blacksmith and custom knife maker.

  • @andyguinn7052
    @andyguinn7052 4 года назад

    That old vise deserves a name.

  • @AuDHDQ
    @AuDHDQ 4 года назад +6

    that's handtoolrescue!

  • @user-vo9pr1su8h
    @user-vo9pr1su8h 4 года назад +4

    Наконец-то адекватная реставрация, призванная вернуть инструменту функционал, а не превратить его в музейный экспонат. Мне очень нравится эта тематика, но многие мастера так сильно перебарщивают с лоском, что аж страшно. Инструмент должен быть прежде всего прибывать в работоспособном состоянии и иметь в меру опрятный вид. Но не такой, что за ним и работать страшно - не дай бог поцарапаешь.

  • @jzrgrmm
    @jzrgrmm 3 года назад +2

    4:40 - Huge freaking anvil locked by small phillips screw. Beautiful.

  • @fozzyami
    @fozzyami 4 года назад

    Great video. I love seeing all the live stuff on Instagram and then the put together video. Very satisfying. Job well done.