Shoot'n The Poop #2 - Import Vise VA4

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  • Опубликовано: 9 фев 2016
  • Having a look at a 4" Vertex VA4 milling machine vise. Turned out better than expected -- mostly measuring/inspection, nothing complicated.
    Audio should be better but I still have a cold, please excuse the sexy-time voice.
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  • @jonasfoellner5279
    @jonasfoellner5279 4 года назад +98

    The blueing of the plate hit close to home for me. My grandfather was born in 1934 and after the second WW in 1949 he needed to learn a profession. He wanted to become a radio technician for all kinds of communication systems. However this was concidered "womens work" back in the day. So he got an apprenticeship at a local machine shop called Zahnrad Müller. Beeing loacated in Eastern Germany our hometown Leipzig was hit pretty hard by allied bombardement. So my granddad spend his first month shoveling bricks and fixing the machines with the few machinists that returned from war. I remember him telling me a story about him and a fellow apprentice where they would try to fool their teacher by laying on a thick layer of blue onto the surface plate. When he would catch them do it (he did most of the time) he would let them redo the part and after work the needed to clean the blacksmiths shop that was, back then, still a part of the machine shop. They company still exists and he's invited to their christmas parties. He's the last emplye left of his generation and they enjoy listenging to his stories as much as i do. I'm not a machinist but i remember all the things he has taught me about machining and metall when i'm in my shop making knives.

    • @fpstobi7728
      @fpstobi7728 Год назад +10

      I understand it's been some time since you left your comment but I'm just now stumbling upon this video and comment section. I lost both my grandfather's very young and their stories only survive through word of mouth by my father and I. I wonder if your grandfather would be willing to sit down and record some of his stories with you perhaps on video or audio for folks like me who still enjoy hearing stories from old timers. One of my best friends and I went to a deer camp with his grandfather who is in his mid 80s and I sat around there for a couple days listening to stories from his military service all the way up to him working in a grocery store just a few years ago. Can't get enough of it... anyway I hope this comment finds you and your grandfather well, may you both live long and happy.

  • @BigHeretic
    @BigHeretic 5 лет назад +73

    "If you own a robot, be sure and take full advantage of it - you know, before the tables turn." Good advice!

    • @railgap
      @railgap 4 года назад +4

      He said that before he went to work on the swivel base... yanno, before the table turned...

  • @aaronbuildsa
    @aaronbuildsa 3 года назад +37

    You know.. I remember watching this video four years ago and just happened upon it again because I'm in the market for a Chineseum Kurtalike and suddenly it's easy to see how far your editing and videos have come. I mean, they were good in 2016, but they are a thousand times better now - kudos to ToT.

  • @Abom79
    @Abom79 8 лет назад +54

    Great video Tony! I enjoyed the breakdown and inspection of this vise. I have an 8" Vertex super spacer and have always been pleased with the build quality.

    • @ThisOldTony
      @ThisOldTony  8 лет назад +13

      +Abom79 Hey Adam, thanks, and good to have you watching. I have their 8" rotary and it turned out top-notch, too.

    • @dr.estoh_1nder447
      @dr.estoh_1nder447 3 года назад +2

      Awww this is the first time mr. Abom79 and tot communicated hahahaha just giving y'all shit, love both of y'alls channels, keep up the awesome work

  • @EitriBrokkr
    @EitriBrokkr 8 лет назад +213

    lol your router disassembling your vise was ridiculous, yet oddly entertaining

  • @unfies
    @unfies 7 лет назад +24

    I was laughing more at the air impact sounds at the hex bolt jaw removal scene than the allusion to AvE :D Needed that this morning, thanks Tony!

  • @JacobCreedon
    @JacobCreedon 8 лет назад +458

    Alert AvE, shots fired @1:39

    • @zaggery
      @zaggery 8 лет назад +4

      ROFL, But it didnt say anything about ICE

    • @alexkoenig4893
      @alexkoenig4893 7 лет назад +3

      Jacob Creedon or someone's uncle lol

    • @ryanlukens9280
      @ryanlukens9280 5 лет назад +2

      I almost peed myself. Lol!

    • @peregrine1970
      @peregrine1970 4 года назад +5

      I just about did a spit take when I heard that.

    • @TheLastTater
      @TheLastTater 3 года назад +1

      😂 I just caught that he said that in this video. 4 years later

  • @classydays43
    @classydays43 2 года назад +3

    Whoever built this vise is proud of their work.

  • @ApprenticeGM
    @ApprenticeGM 4 года назад +4

    So much effort to build a robot for disassembly of the vice! Very impressive editing. I'm particularly impressed with the allen key pneumatic rotation for undoing internal hex head bolts. I really appreciate your attention to detail and wonderful humour.

  • @AsymptoteInverse
    @AsymptoteInverse 4 года назад +17

    3:29 Another hypothesis: the factory uses one of those rotating-belt selectable-digit stamps, like they used to use to stamp check-out dates in the back of library books.

  • @ExStaticBass
    @ExStaticBass 6 лет назад +5

    Just a little tip I picked up along the way. If you take apart any CD or DVD playing device you can find two small neodymium magnets around the laser lense. They're used to position the focusing assembly. If you set one of those little buggers in that V notch on your measuring device it will hold the bearing in place so you won't have to go chasing it. Oh, and in the future, don't be so blue. You may find that other colors that contrast against the metal a little better. Still love the channel. Bright blessings over the holidays for you and your family.

  • @thebrokenbone
    @thebrokenbone 8 лет назад +111

    tony you know i have a deep respect for your work. you are the walking demonstration that knowledge can go with humor (as opposed to use comedy as a tool to hide lack of depth). kudos for you. pete
    ps: these numbers for that price, man you are at the end of the rainbow

    • @ThisOldTony
      @ThisOldTony  8 лет назад +22

      +thebrokenbone Thanks Pete, I appreciate that.

  • @waynec369
    @waynec369 4 года назад +3

    I have gotten in the habbit of going ahead and liking your videos so in case I forget. I'm horrible at remembering to do so with a short series. After viewing this video in it's entirety I found I have no reason to unlike it. Nice work as usual. I always enjoy your videos and find a sick sort of comfort hearing your voice. Much like watching the evening news with Walter Cronkite. Keep up the good work.

  • @Arkkis27
    @Arkkis27 4 года назад

    So entertaining and educational, thanks for making these videos. I found your channel couple weeks ago, and have been going through tens of videos since then. I'm glad that I'm just scratching the surface and there is plenty of these left. (I guess that is benefit to joining late to the party). I graduated little over year ago as mechanical engineer (have been drawing blue prints for 2 years now) so these hit me right to the heart. And your humor is just the best, I love it.

  • @LittleRestraint
    @LittleRestraint 4 года назад +5

    Vertex stuff isn't usually bad, certainly at the better end of 'affordable import' gear.

  • @phooesnax
    @phooesnax 8 лет назад +4

    Great stuff. Much more entertaining than I expected. The clean up with robot was awesome. Also the reference to our good friend AvE.
    Gentlemen, Welcome back to the shop!

    • @ThisOldTony
      @ThisOldTony  8 лет назад +4

      +phooesnax "just a guy in his wife's sewing room" -- thanks for watching Phoo!

  • @TrevorDennis100
    @TrevorDennis100 4 года назад +1

    I was just about to pull the trigger on one of these, and had a quick hunt round for reviews and opinions, and it was a very pleasant surprise to find a video from ToT. It was an even more pleasant surprise to see his measured specs. I feel happy going ahead now.

  • @LS1Cobra
    @LS1Cobra 7 лет назад +8

    I've bought quite a few vertex tools over the years and have found the quality to be good. I've got the 6" x 12" modular vice on my Lagun Mill and I really like it.

  • @basssie2230
    @basssie2230 4 года назад +3

    Tested 7 years ago. Happy Birthday vise!

  • @ramsdalesherman3844
    @ramsdalesherman3844 2 года назад +1

    Just got exactly the same certificate with the 5" version I've just bought. Had been in the box over 2years
    Great video Tony 👍

  • @dixonqwerty
    @dixonqwerty 7 лет назад +1

    That is some quality creativity and video editing. My days always gets better when watching a TOT video!

  • @duobob
    @duobob 8 лет назад +1

    Great video, Tony! You had me laughing out loud on the CNC vise disassembly. That was a well conducted and edited test of the vise, maybe the best shop floor metrology test video I have seen.

  • @Steinblocksebi
    @Steinblocksebi 7 лет назад +43

    For me as a woodworker, this video was completely insane. We woodworkers talk about measurements in scale of 0.1mm at maximum (or minimum)

    • @HaqqAttak
      @HaqqAttak 5 лет назад +8

      In aerospace you are talking about .0002in which is probably 0.00X something in metric.

    • @TomashPL58
      @TomashPL58 5 лет назад +31

      Yeah. Woodworking is funny.
      Aerospace? funny.
      Try optics. Mirrors and lenses with surface qualities in ranges of nm or < 0,000001 mm ;)

    • @HaqqAttak
      @HaqqAttak 5 лет назад +5

      @@TomashPL58 Is that essentially the limit imposed by the molecular structure?

    • @TomashPL58
      @TomashPL58 5 лет назад +12

      @@HaqqAttak exactly. For some special usage like space exploration, surface finish to a few atoms is extraordinary but common at the same time.

    • @mikhailman
      @mikhailman 5 лет назад +13

      @@HaqqAttak concave telescope mirrors require insane precision. I mean you're talking about 1 micron error over like 10 meters of surface finish.

  • @theengineerium2493
    @theengineerium2493 2 года назад

    Great video. I bought the 8" version of your vice a year or so ago. Although I didn't give it the comprehensive analysis you did, I was really pleased with the accuracy when compared to the well used European machine vice that I had been using on my Bridgeport.

  • @howder1951
    @howder1951 8 лет назад

    Hey Tony , nice subject manner, you have inspired me to get out and check my bargain priced vise. Nice explanation of the shortcomings of the finished surfaces.

  • @rodm717
    @rodm717 8 лет назад

    You had a lot of time on your hands. Love these videos. Both knowledge and entertainment. Lol. Keep em' coming!

  • @CreaseysWorkshop
    @CreaseysWorkshop 8 лет назад +1

    Thanks for showing how to check a vice. That's really useful for me. I loved the intro and the AvE reference too!

  • @PeterWMeek
    @PeterWMeek 7 лет назад +53

    Could that inward cant of the fixed jaw be intentional? As the clamping force increases, the jaw becomes truer. After all, you want the jaw to be true when the workpiece is clamped in place. Not only that, the rise of the "fixed" jaw matches the rise of the moveable jaw.
    As you pointed out in STP#1, the needs and economics of a small shop/hobbyist are different than those of a large production shop. Buying an inexpensive vise (or drill press) and tuning it up substitutes some of your time for quite a bit of cash. I believe Randy Richards (In The Shop) did something similar with an inexpensive spindexer. Unless the basic castings are trash (some are) the main differences between cheap and top-of-the-line are in the machining and finishing.

  • @marceltimmers1290
    @marceltimmers1290 8 лет назад +6

    Hi mate. First and fore most, kudos for your wife, on prioritising a mill for the shop. Clearly she has a good grasp on what is important. I fully agree with your disclaimer, if you expect a $1000. vice for a mere $150 just because it comes from China, than one should have a reality check. I have often said that one buys the raw ingredients, and bring it up to the specification you want or need. I was also very surprised at how well this vice measured, something must be wrong with your marble plate. All 'n' all very happy for you with the results.

    • @ThisOldTony
      @ThisOldTony  8 лет назад +1

      +Marcel Timmers Thanks for watching Marcel!

  • @seanharris6982
    @seanharris6982 8 лет назад +31

    Tony, thank you for saying what I've always wanted to about the word maths. You have quickly become one of my absolute favorite machining/everything else channels. Keep it up!

    • @ThisOldTony
      @ThisOldTony  8 лет назад +4

      Thanks Sean!

    • @whitehoose
      @whitehoose 7 лет назад +9

      If you want to be pedantic about it - the Mathematics isn't english at all ... it's ancient greek, and it's about everything - not just numbers - so like it or not - math is a singular - and in this context a bit like bit - a math is part of a single point of data not the whole stream.
      English spells colour American says it's color - and it's London and Paris ... not Londonengladnd or Parisfrance.
      chamfer is french and should be pronounced SHamfer ... not CHamfer (as in CHip). I could go on and on and on and on ... and on ... but what would be the point?
      English is a living language cobbled together from 100s of other languages, just 2 miles down the road people pronounce words different to me ... nobody loses sleep (although 100 years ago Bradford people threw stones at folk fron Halifax).
      In english and more to the point language in general ... it's whatever people agree it is - old words drop out and new words are added all the time.

    • @HouseholdDog
      @HouseholdDog 6 лет назад +1

      Should have thrown more Redcoats at your little rebellion.
      If only to add the word "aluminIum" to the declaration of Independence.
      😋

    • @e.zachlee-wright9160
      @e.zachlee-wright9160 4 года назад

      @Roderick storey American: Why do you English call the flashlight a torch? It doesn't have a fire on it.
      Englishman: Why do you call it a flashlight? It doesn't flash.
      or
      Christian man to a Hindu: Why don't you have a special sabbath day for God once a week?
      Hindu man: Why do Christians limit God to one day a week?
      Sometimes there is more than one way to be right. Oh, and Tony rocks!

  • @baccus61
    @baccus61 8 лет назад +6

    Geez, you go to a lot of trouble making your videos. I love your sense of humor and it also comes with some good information. :-)
    Keep 'em coming Tony.

  • @joeldoxtator9804
    @joeldoxtator9804 2 года назад

    This was actually very informative. I do a lot of bench work as I don't have a milling machine and was looking for something to hold smaller parts square while using hand tools. Sounds like a cheap mill vise bolted to the table will do just fine for my hand filing and chiseling. No need to go the extra expense of the high end vises for hand tools.

  • @pauljoseph8338
    @pauljoseph8338 8 лет назад

    love the effort you put in to your videos...and appreciate the dry humor. Actual actionable education, as opposed to the bizarre rantings of the other channel to which you reference. I always look forward to your next installment--my favorite machining u-tubes!

    • @ThisOldTony
      @ThisOldTony  8 лет назад +1

      +Paul Draine Thanks Paul, appreciate it!

  • @StefanGotteswinter
    @StefanGotteswinter 8 лет назад +81

    Do I understand correctly that the fixed jaw is leaning towards the moving jaw? Then I wouldnt do anything to it!
    Reason? Under clamping pressure the fixed jaw will bend away anyway and get quite straight anyway.
    Measuring the movement of the fixed jaw was something that we did during apprenticeship...maybe I should do a video on it ;)
    I did scrape in a vice a few years ago - Thats what I call going down a rabbit hole ;) But as we seen again, the Vertex stuff is quite Ok.
    Thanks for sharing!

    • @ThisOldTony
      @ThisOldTony  8 лет назад +19

      +Stefan Gotteswinter Yes, learning forward, and they do 'straighten out' when tightened. I think you should do a video!

    • @stuartschindler9435
      @stuartschindler9435 5 лет назад +15

      Everyone gets hung up on different things and has their own vises.

    • @Mentorcase
      @Mentorcase 5 лет назад

      @ Stuart Schindler I see what you did there.

  • @darkobul1
    @darkobul1 8 лет назад

    thanks for taking time to do this. I got feed up with all tool and die guys downplaying them. With this vises and price... I will not cry if something happens and it does happen even to the best machinists. specially on CNC machines. thanks

  • @stxrynn
    @stxrynn 7 лет назад

    I was given a Yuasa built Kurt. I got it cleaned up, thanks for the how to on measuring. Good stuff, Manerd!!!!

  • @davidhutson324
    @davidhutson324 7 лет назад

    Love the videos. Keep them coming. Also, "Big Trouble in Little China" was one my brothers and my favorite movies growing up.

  • @WAVETUBE84
    @WAVETUBE84 4 года назад +2

    That vice rocks! Scary precision for the $$!!! I had to watch twice.

  • @artemiasalina1860
    @artemiasalina1860 8 лет назад

    Very entertaining video. Loved the comments about the mill and the earwax at the start. Nice to know that you can pick one of these vices up and they won't be too far out of whack for casual work without a lot of massaging. And I hate "maths" too.

    • @ThisOldTony
      @ThisOldTony  8 лет назад +1

      +ArtemiaSalina Thanks for watching!

  • @JonnyCoolMelt
    @JonnyCoolMelt 4 года назад +1

    I get my vice as true as possible but always indicate the part. If the spindle isn’t trammed in perfect it will show up on the indicator.
    Also on old machines the table has wear from years of stoning. On our EZ-Track we usually mill a pocket to set the part into ensuring perpendicularly.
    You got to look for spindle runout as well especially on these old mills.
    Vices are good for quick and dirty set up.
    Love your videos.

  • @HotboiEngineering
    @HotboiEngineering 7 лет назад +153

    1:43 Shots fired at AvE...

    • @kingofdogs49
      @kingofdogs49 4 года назад

      i was thinking the same thing!

  • @EZ_shop
    @EZ_shop 8 лет назад +1

    Another excellent video. I have leaned a lot from your quest for precision. Thanks.

  • @En1Gm4A
    @En1Gm4A 6 лет назад

    The dissasembly of the vice by your cnc !! Gorgeous

  • @pedroardilatjader2569
    @pedroardilatjader2569 8 лет назад

    Tutti Bene, Alles gut, All great! Keep them coming and Thank you for your efforts and time, all awesome.

  • @GnosisMan50
    @GnosisMan50 8 лет назад +1

    Thank's for taking the time to inspect the vise. I just might get one.

  • @LitchKB
    @LitchKB 3 года назад +1

    I got the 6" Anglock model last week. Really nice - and I agree, seems to be worth the money for sure.

  • @TrevorDennis100
    @TrevorDennis100 5 лет назад

    I can remember our Inspection department being considered the most boring placing in the building. Even the people who worked there staid, just a little bumptious, and it would have been torturous to have to listen to them talk about their work. And yet, you made it interesting, which is a pretty neat trick.

  • @cybercapri
    @cybercapri 4 года назад

    You really do make some wonderful videos, thanks for all the time and effort you put into these... Cheers....

  • @Ponger6491
    @Ponger6491 3 года назад +1

    Some of these videos must take ages to make. Love the humor.

  • @ShamblerDK
    @ShamblerDK 5 лет назад

    Your attention to precision is inspiring.

  • @RGSABloke
    @RGSABloke 8 лет назад

    Tony, please keep this stuff coming, it's superb. Regards. Joe.

  • @mountainviews5025
    @mountainviews5025 6 лет назад

    I was trying to remember if there was a low spot there myself you had my brain working that time great video like all of your videos

  • @zukjeff
    @zukjeff 5 лет назад

    the best vid i have seen for a long time. Pissed my self by 2:36. well done.

  • @AdeSwash
    @AdeSwash 6 лет назад

    Your videos are great - thanks for the engineering content and the fun along the way :)

  • @chevydyall7619
    @chevydyall7619 5 лет назад

    Love this video Tony. Brilliant work

  • @daveys
    @daveys 2 года назад +1

    I like the idea of having a CNC program for cleaning the mill.

  • @Kettletrigger
    @Kettletrigger 8 лет назад

    Great vid Tony...lots of info and had me laughing. I was disappointed that you didn't decide to turn it into a scraping project though. I'm looking forward to more videos!

    • @ThisOldTony
      @ThisOldTony  8 лет назад

      +Kettletrigger I'll do my best to keep them coming!

  • @troyam6607
    @troyam6607 7 лет назад

    Thanks so much for this Tony, ive been looking at these vises at the machine warehouse here in perth and they seem to be the best quality to buy for my price range but i was curious as to how well they were out of the box
    Cheers
    Troy

  • @f.hababorbitz
    @f.hababorbitz 7 лет назад

    I see you posted this a year ago. My experience with Vertex brand is very good quality. When you do get that mill, look at their H/V rotating tables. I have a 12 inch and 6 inch. The worms are very tight tolerance. I like this video, no time wasting music intro. Nice Frank Howarth animations. I'm just now getting into surface plate techniques, thanks.

  • @outsidescrewball
    @outsidescrewball 8 лет назад +1

    As Gomer Pyle said..."surprise surprise surprise"....I was surprised! Great vid/discussion/instruction....as always!

    • @ThisOldTony
      @ThisOldTony  8 лет назад

      +outsidescrewball Glad to have you watching Chuck!

  • @csucskos
    @csucskos 3 года назад +3

    Oh, so THIS was the last episode... Nice!

  • @joell439
    @joell439 8 лет назад

    Who knew? I think I understand why your wife is helping you hunt for a new mill.
    Thanks for taking the time to show us you new robot tricks. That was pretty cool!

  • @Stacyjtyler
    @Stacyjtyler 8 лет назад

    Love the videos. I really like when you bring your son into the videos. I look forward to it with my son. Although I got a few years before he can swing a hammer.

    • @ThisOldTony
      @ThisOldTony  8 лет назад

      +Stacy Tyler Thanks, and thanks for watching.. ps those few years = blink of an eye.

  • @eugenefredrickson8714
    @eugenefredrickson8714 4 года назад

    I myself have 4 vices. Smoking, drinking, and wild women.. When the wife found/caught yours truly chasing a 3rd vice vice around the workshop, I was quickly introduced to the 4th vice. She turned into a 200 pound gorilla and showed me where the rubber meets the road. In other words, she put my dinger where ya wouldn't put your finger.. Love both your vijayos. Just different styles towards a similar end. Cheers. K

  • @MichaelMacGyver
    @MichaelMacGyver 6 лет назад +10

    Just remember what old Jack Burton says "It's all in the reflexes".

  • @jlucasound
    @jlucasound 5 лет назад

    You were BORN to do this! Well, These. Both things. Country AND Western!

  • @spearhead30
    @spearhead30 4 года назад +6

    I keep forgetting to not eat or drink when I watch your videos so I don’t blow ham and cheese sandwich across the room!

  • @intjonmiller
    @intjonmiller 8 лет назад

    Great timing. I was just about to order one of those import vises and I've been wondering how to check it before I put it to use. Too bad it wasn't a project after all or I would have had a great lesson on tuning them up. I need to put my grinder to use, and odds are I'll have a chance. :)

  • @ashcla
    @ashcla 6 лет назад

    0:57 I must've watched this video 5 times before but this bit always cracks me up

  • @nixie2462
    @nixie2462 8 лет назад

    Oh! I'm even happier now, I bought mine six months ago, and has worked wonderfully. ^^

    • @dunxy
      @dunxy 4 года назад

      3 years on still going? Mine developed a crack yesterday after less than 3 months of very light work :( I posted a comment with link to picture.

  • @jameshager9951
    @jameshager9951 Год назад +2

    When you started indicating The Vice that blew my mind I did not think it would be within tolerance like that. Then when you busted out the tenths indicator and that blew my mind more.
    I was just as surprised as you.
    I too am curious how it would have been with t-nuts locked on to it especially after seeing the bottom

  • @ext700
    @ext700 8 лет назад +11

    Excellent video. I like how the Big trouble in little China picture at the end makes it a Kurt vice.

    • @luisrodrigues9377
      @luisrodrigues9377 6 лет назад +1

      Brilliantly spotted! Missed that one! Tony's da man! ;)

  • @ExtantFrodo2
    @ExtantFrodo2 8 лет назад +11

    1:46 to 2:35 COMEDY GOLD! Thanks mate, you made my day.

    • @dannydetonator
      @dannydetonator 5 лет назад

      I wonder how engineering machinist gets to this level of humor and video-editing😮

  • @TheCatoLee
    @TheCatoLee 4 года назад +2

    Laughed out loud @ the disassembly!

  • @websitesthatneedanem
    @websitesthatneedanem 7 лет назад +2

    1:38 - WoW! Very specific instructions!

  • @soberlivingwithbrianfrankl8254
    @soberlivingwithbrianfrankl8254 6 лет назад

    I love the little square!

  • @pjhalchemy
    @pjhalchemy 8 лет назад

    Didn't make it for breakfast but lunch was a real treat!! I always appreciate the way you delve into metrology to ferret out the culprits with a lot of humor! Thanks for shootin' it with us...amazing for the price! How was the turntable? Hope you keep up the STP series...good learning, made fun! Thanks very much Tony. ~PJ

  • @keithviolette5870
    @keithviolette5870 7 лет назад

    Hi Tony- Love your channel.
    I noticed when you did the squareness measurement of the vise jaws you used a ball bearing as a bumper. I'll have to keep that method in mind. The way I usually measure squareness is to turn around the rod in the surface gauge and used the ball end of the rod as the bumper directly below the indicator tip.
    Keep up the great videos - especially the quirky humor.

    • @ThisOldTony
      @ThisOldTony  7 лет назад

      Thanks Keith.. never thought about the ball end! Only down side I can think of is the ball end will move when you adjust the 'mast' -- but like I said, I'll have to try it and see. Thanks for watching!

    • @Gottenhimfella
      @Gottenhimfella 6 лет назад

      That just means you won't have to wind the screw so far, does it not?

  • @tombellus8986
    @tombellus8986 8 лет назад

    Thanks for the video seems like a decent vice for my hobby jobs and home-made mill

    • @ThisOldTony
      @ThisOldTony  8 лет назад

      +Tom Bellus So far so good! Thanks for watching Tom.

  • @250-25x
    @250-25x 6 лет назад

    HOLY CRAP! Our next door neighbor and baby sitter from the UK used to ask every friggin day....."Have you done your maths yet dear?" It made me wanna run head first into the end of an anvil....you know, the pointy Texas longhorn looking end. Not the blunt older brothers favorite survivable end :) Not that I know anything like that....
    Oh, and thanks for the info on the surprisingly accurate mill vise!
    Have a nice day,
    G.

  • @ChrisCanMakeStuff
    @ChrisCanMakeStuff 8 лет назад

    The only machining channel I watch that makes me laugh out loud!

  • @Maxi-hs5nk
    @Maxi-hs5nk 8 лет назад +1

    Thanks for the vid, I have the 5 inch version and although not measured tolerances I'm happy with clamping and seems to work well. btw they are made in Taiwan :-)

  • @joeh9399
    @joeh9399 4 года назад +5

    We say "Maths" in the UK, it annoys me when people say "Math" haha. Keep up the good work Tony!

    • @samrodian919
      @samrodian919 3 года назад

      Pisses me off as well lol

    • @SubTroppo
      @SubTroppo 3 года назад

      @@samrodian919 Grates on me too - but ever heard of the "narcissism of small differences"? Big-Endians versus Little-Endians.

  • @JonHeckendorf
    @JonHeckendorf 6 лет назад

    I am learning to be a machinist in my old age so nice informative video. Since, I am a mathematician and other notable things, I have to inform you that the English say "maths" while us Americans say "math". The meaning being the same.

  • @steven4601
    @steven4601 7 лет назад

    Got a similar ang lock vice recently, it was warped so badly (spec 1. : 66um error in height)I needed to run run a big end mill over it until it was flat < 3um difference in height. I expected a mill would need a grinding stone for finishing but taking it really slow did wonders regarding in surface finish.. also its mandatory to fix vices with rediculous low feeds to prevent heat being put into it which may cause height differences when cooled down again.

  • @davekavanagh7599
    @davekavanagh7599 5 лет назад

    Unreal animation, so creative and made me laugh 👌👌

  • @SupraSmart68
    @SupraSmart68 5 лет назад

    Tony, it would be worth closely inspecting the fitment and smoothness of the mating surfaces of the pocket and hemispherical wedge doohickies that drive the moving jaw, incase they're rough and bindy uppy, not pulling down with as much force as they potentially could. I bought a similar 5" (but way lower quality than Vertex), Kurt knock off and thought it could definitely be smoothed and improved underneath.

  • @leonchekk9
    @leonchekk9 8 лет назад

    HAHAHA i love that disasembly clip its so funny ! Great video keep it up Tony !

  • @fancyfeast1001
    @fancyfeast1001 7 лет назад

    This video is like shooting a paper target with a bazooka. I love it.

  • @maxheadflow
    @maxheadflow 7 лет назад +3

    Should used the squareness indicator set up on end block of the vise while on the surface plate.. You really didn't validate square on the block by itself. The rising of the 1-2-3 block while increasing clamping pressure would be flexing in the base as my guess. It's a very interesting evaluation... Wonder how it compares to better vice.

  • @mictaylor9531
    @mictaylor9531 6 лет назад

    Super useful Tony - thanks so much! Best regards Mic

  • @CompEdgeX2013
    @CompEdgeX2013 8 лет назад +1

    Great job on the video Tony. Enjoyed.
    Colin :-)

  • @lloydprunier4415
    @lloydprunier4415 6 лет назад

    I'm thinking this is somewhat like the hydraulic servos on the Woodward hydraulic governors. The pistons will bind in a lot of them until the servo is bolted to the power case then super slide! The real test will be when it is bolted to the mill table.

  • @dunxy
    @dunxy 4 года назад +4

    WARNING ON VA4's. I recently got one of these, while squareness and flatness were not a problem it has developed a crack on the base on left hand side, below the fixed jaw,kinda starting where they take the relief grind to allow clearance for removable jaw.Could be a one of(could be a air pocket or inclusion in the casting , who knows?) but INSPECT THIS AREA closely if you get one. Ive not had it super long or done any serious work, my mills not very powerful at all, max 20mm end mill.Only became apparent yesterday, i had been just doing some light surfacing, obviously i clean religiously between moving work so i noticed it as soon as it formed, at first i thought it was a chip.I bought this from a retailer(for reasons like this) rather than direct so i will be returning and getting a replacement.Otherwise i do like the vise a lot. Ive uploaded a pic because hard for me to describe location.
    ibb.co/ZLYFk93

  • @Bigwingrider1800
    @Bigwingrider1800 6 лет назад

    I got the kurts vise d688 for the haas mini. I should have checked it. it was a christmas special about 2 yrs ago. hold power is stupid good i have no issues but out of the box check would hve been good to know.. nice vid as always.

  • @razorworks9942
    @razorworks9942 8 лет назад

    After watching you go through this, you've clearly shown me how much I don't know when it comes to this trade! I really appreciate you taking the time to make these vids and share with us, especially me, what may seem mundane to you, but extremely important to others! Now I can go out and check my vices and see just how good or bad they really are! Thanks again! Oh, and your sense of humor is right at home with me, keep up the snide remarks!!Razor!

    • @ThisOldTony
      @ThisOldTony  8 лет назад

      +Razor Works Thanks again Razor!

  • @joecolanjr.8149
    @joecolanjr.8149 3 года назад +3

    Hey Tony...im from the year 2021. Guess what??? You got a new 6" vice!! It's still not a Kurt(because of that W.I.F.E. syndrome you suffer from!) Might want to get that checked out! Anyways...congrats on the new vice!! Cya in 2021!!

  • @PaulJohnsonDadsworkshop
    @PaulJohnsonDadsworkshop 8 лет назад

    always learning some from u with a smile grate vid

    • @ThisOldTony
      @ThisOldTony  8 лет назад

      +Paul Johnson (Dadsworkshop) thanks for watching Paul!

  • @drportland8823
    @drportland8823 8 лет назад

    Thumbs up for excellence in audio editing.

  • @TheFoolOnTheHil1
    @TheFoolOnTheHil1 8 лет назад +21

    I know others have already commented about AvEs' outro phrase, "keep your dick in a vice," but I still find it find it fun and cheeky that you'd make a joke about it. I know AvE's Channel has really opened my eyes to this niche of youtube videos, but I find both your channel and his to be very fun to watch. Thanks for the video's and keep it up.

    • @ThisOldTony
      @ThisOldTony  8 лет назад +6

      Thanks, and thanks for watch'n!