Good job on the hand vise George. I find it's a more enjoyable job when you're using clean quality tools. Hope you're getting some of the cool fall weather we are getting already. Check you later brother!
Mike,Mike,Mike! Yes Sir it's always better using a quality tool and I'm kinda liking the contrast on this one. Ya we've had some really nice weather up here. take it easy Man, See ya later.
Thank you Stephen! I thought some color with the metal look would be cool for this one. It was a first for me too. That's why I like to show my work in real time. It helps me and hopefully somebody else see and learn something new.
I looked at this and thought ah no , it's shell , it's gonna get eire wheeled and painted ... But wow , this result is not just wire wheeled and painted , love it George what a finish !!!!
Beautiful restoration. I have never ran across one of those but I hope to someday. I was glade to see you went with red. Your always fun to watch thanks George
Thank You Michael, I've been looking for one for a long time. I finally found one and I thought I'd take it up a notch with the Red. Always good to hear from you.
Hey Jack Thank You. ! It took me a long time to find this one but I will still be looking for more. You are right about that. Can't have too many clamps and vises especially the vises in my case..LOL. . Take care Brother.
Very nice cleanup. I think you made the right decision about not removing the small leaf spring. When I encounter them on old pipe wrenches I also tape them off. My concern is that I will damage them in removal, and that if reinstalled, they will never be as secure was they were when the wrench was built. I like the natural metal highlights against the red. Good job.
Thanks Pat! I 100% agree! A lot of guys take things all the way apart and then have to make new ones.. I gave it a try and it said "nope" so it's a tape off kinda job. I thought I'd bring it up a notch for this one. take care Buddy!
Red so you can find it when you lay it down on the bench. LOL Great job on the clean up, but I was totally waiting on the "church key" mod. for opening beverages while working on small parts!! Have a super rest of the week brother, stay safe!!
Thanks Patrick! That's true kinda hard to misplace this one. Church key mod. that's genius! Take care brother and hope you have a light rest of the week.
It seems like it's gonna be a handy little tool for me. I thought about just cleaning it up but I decided to put a little paint on it. It's a pretty user.
Hey George. These are a funny tool, millions of them knocking about, but rarely with makers marks on…..where do they come from? 😂 I’ve obviously got a few 🤓. A nice old tool taken to another level, love the “ don’t mess with me , I’m a vise” , red, great video..as always 🇬🇧🇺🇸🍻
Ant, I have no idea where they all come from or why I don't see them over here all too often. Thanks Brother! That's "don't forget you have me and anti where did i put that" red. LOL!
Good choice with the colour, my friend 👍🏻. The bare metal parts look really nice too, I think red, blue and grey look on tools but I've got a nice orange for my old vise, whenever I get time to restore it.
Thanks Alex, I like the industrial grey color for a lot of tools.. That's funny I just finished filming a project in orange. It's not my first go to color but it fit the scheme of my project. Take care Buddy!
Looks great Super George. I picked one of those up at Jacktown this spring. I didn't know i needed it but i use it all the time to hold small part parts when I'm using my grinder.
@@Uwannawatch once you remember that you have it you will use it all the time. I use mine a lot to make specialized washers on my bench grinder. It save your fingers from getting to close to the grinding wheel plus it will save your fingers from the heat generated on those small parts.
@@Uwannawatch indeed. If you ever want to come up to my garage with your camera we could pick a vise or 2 to restore. Might be fun to have 2 people work on one
I use the wire wheel very little. I usually dismantle everything I can, and then I immerse it in nitro thinner, to remove every layer of grease, oil, dirt and paint. If there is still any old paint, I remove it with a paint stripper. Then I throw everything in a vinegar bath, and to finish I use a dremel with steel brushes. We do not have the famous rust remover here, and for very small pieces the large wire wheels can be dangerous. Spray paints are also a problem, the cans are almost always cheap acrylic paint. A good product with a special hardener, sometimes costs more than what you have to restore, and you don't have to bother painting it. On the other hand, we have an excellent protective oil.
That's what's cool about this hobby everyone has their own way of doing things. And there is a million and one ways to do it. Thanks for sharing your method. Take care and see you soon.
George, You need a small arbor press, probably 2T would be big enough and not too big for your shop space. I like Dake and Famco. They are in your spending budget limits. The import knock off presses scare me for the same reasons we like premium vise brands.
Hey Paul., I had a Famco 2T for a few years only used it once so I sold it a few months ago. I haven't missed it yet. Take care my friend. See ya soon.
@Uwannawatch I had the same 2T press and used it for many years. I have coveted the ratcheting and compound leverage Dake presses, and I thought that I found one. In route to make the purchase, I stopped at another sale and found the Famco 3R. I negotiated a better price than the Dake and saved another 3 hours of driving. The 3R is 3T and ratcheting. It lacks the compound leverage feature (but so did the Dake model that I intended to purchase). My 3R is a regular use press. I cannot imagine not having it available. I lacked shop space at the time to keep the 2T and sold it to my son. I have other presses too, total of 5, including a 50T ekectric driven hydraulic H frame machine. The poorest decision about my presses was letting my son purchase the Famco 2T! I was in his shop, saw his 2T and wished that I had it. I then recalled that that press used to be mine! My employer standardized with the Dake 1-2 1/2. That model is the most functional arbor press that I have ever used. I still want my own.
Take a beer box and open it up and hold it behind your project when you spray..keeps a ton of over spray off everything around it..especially red. Does for me anyways, when i remember
Well I don't know what to tell you buddy At least it wasn't a big vice right I understand How you turn around And have that addiction But I can see the doctors helping Because the vices are getting smaller Keep the faith brother rock on
Cool how the shiny bits enhance the red, and “vise”-versa. Nicely done! May a fairly new subscriber ask your opinion? My son-in-law found two old open-end wrenches in a 1950 GMC farm truck he is now restoring (11/16 by 19/32 and 9/16 by 1/2). Both say ‘Drop Forged Steel’ and ‘Western Germany’. He is essentially the second owner of this old one-ton, so these wrenches have been in that glove box a long time. Have you come across such wrenches?
Thank You Guy, "Vise" versa I get it LOL. That's pretty good. Yes Sir I have. I have a bin with some of them in my overflow shop. They were made by a few different companies. Kinda hard to say for sure who made them. They are a nice find and I hope he keeps them with the truck which also sounds like a very cool project. take care
@@guyfuller1369 You are welcome. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment. I just wish I could tell you more about them..and please keep us updated about that Truck resto.
Once again nice job that little vice came out nice
Thank You Dan, I really appreciate that .
Good job on the hand vise George. I find it's a more enjoyable job when you're using clean quality tools. Hope you're getting some of the cool fall weather we are getting already. Check you later brother!
Mike,Mike,Mike! Yes Sir it's always better using a quality tool and I'm kinda liking the contrast on this one. Ya we've had some really nice weather up here. take it easy Man, See ya later.
Looks great George. That little vise should be very useful!
Thanks Mr. Bill, I think I'll get a lot of use out of it. Take it easy see you soon.
Every clamp is a useful clamp. Thanks again, George :-)
Thank you and You can never have too many clamps. See ya later.
Going to be Very handy! Before and after is outstanding! Very nice Mr. George!!
Thanks Big Brother. I like it and it'll be a good user that's for sure.
Red really makes old tools look good! Thanks for another good one!
Thank You! I'm glad you enjoyed it. I do like how the red contrasts with the metal.
Wow what a MAJOR IMPROVEMENT in that jewels vice. I've never seen one actually coming apart before. Well done.
Thank you Stephen! I thought some color with the metal look would be cool for this one. It was a first for me too. That's why I like to show my work in real time. It helps me and hopefully somebody else see and learn something new.
I looked at this and thought ah no , it's shell , it's gonna get eire wheeled and painted ... But wow , this result is not just wire wheeled and painted , love it George what a finish !!!!
Thanks Jim! I thought that would be a nice contrast. And sometimes I just wanna take it up a notch.
@@Uwannawatch a serious notch up !!
Lookin' good! I glued some scrap leather to the jaws of mine to help grip tiny parts.
That's a good idea Man!
Hey George, the vice came out great and looks like it will come in handy. Thanks again and see you soon.
Thanks Mike, Ya i think it'll be a good addition to the shop tools. See ya later buddy.
That turned out nice I see how handy it can be a great user in the shop
Thanks Larry! I think it's gonna be a useful tool for the shop.
Nice reto love the red
Thank You! I really appreciate that!
Sweet little vice there Big G. Looks great 👍👍👍
Thanks Thunder from Down Under! I'm really liking the paint and polished look on this little vise.
Nice work there, George.
Thank You Joe! I appreciate the compliment!
I t looks good George. I like the red and silver. Nice.
Thank You Mr. Dale! I was actually really happy with how they looked together.
Beautiful restoration. I have never ran across one of those but I hope to someday. I was glade to see you went with red. Your always fun to watch thanks George
Thank You Michael, I've been looking for one for a long time. I finally found one and I thought I'd take it up a notch with the Red. Always good to hear from you.
Nice work George
Thanks Robert! I appreciate you checking in.
Hey !George vraiment une très belle restauration, l'étau a main est superbe avec sa couleur rouge pomme. Prêt pour le travail. ❤
Thank you Patrick! It's going to be very useful and I am quite happy with how it looks.
looks great george ❤
Thanks Dan O!
Very nice.
Thank You!
I like those little vises. I have a couple of them. Very nice restoration!
Thank You Brother. I had to look far and wide to find this one. I'm glad to have it.
That cleaned up very nicely. Good job! 😀👍
Thank You Joseph!
Never seen those before came out very nice thank you for the video
Thank You!. It's the first one I've found. I've been looking for one for a long time. Thanks for checking it out.
Nice restoration of the vice... now to get a set of them for your workshop because e all know a shop can't have to many vises and clamps
Hey Jack Thank You. ! It took me a long time to find this one but I will still be looking for more. You are right about that. Can't have too many clamps and vises especially the vises in my case..LOL. . Take care Brother.
Very nice cleanup. I think you made the right decision about not removing the small leaf spring. When I encounter them on old pipe wrenches I also tape them off. My concern is that I will damage them in removal, and that if reinstalled, they will never be as secure was they were when the wrench was built. I like the natural metal highlights against the red. Good job.
Thanks Pat! I 100% agree! A lot of guys take things all the way apart and then have to make new ones.. I gave it a try and it said "nope" so it's a tape off kinda job. I thought I'd bring it up a notch for this one. take care Buddy!
Nice. I'm digging the red color. I restored one of those but now wishing I would have painted it red.
Thanks Mr. John! I really toyed with not painting it at all but I thought why not? I like the contrast look.
Looks great! Those clamps come in so handy too.
Thanks Kid! I think it'll come in handy for sure.
Fantastic work mate. Nice to see some paint for a change on your vices/vises.
Take care buddy. All our love to you and your family.
Thanks Brother! Well you know gotta mix it up sometimes, Get a little fancy. Take care and don't forget you know where to find me. Love to you all.
Red so you can find it when you lay it down on the bench. LOL Great job on the clean up, but I was totally waiting on the "church key" mod. for opening beverages while working on small parts!! Have a super rest of the week brother, stay safe!!
Thanks Patrick! That's true kinda hard to misplace this one. Church key mod. that's genius!
Take care brother and hope you have a light rest of the week.
Looks good!
Thank You Sir! Oh checked with the boss..No OT this week maxed out with the holiday pay. But I can watch you do the work..🤣🤣
@@Uwannawatch 😐😐 Well, ok. Ill muddle thru it alone. 😁
I have two of those for holding short lathe cutters and small parts at the grinder. I confess to using them as is for decades!
It seems like it's gonna be a handy little tool for me. I thought about just cleaning it up but I decided to put a little paint on it. It's a pretty user.
Very nice, Excellent
Thank You! I appreciate that!
Hey George. These are a funny tool, millions of them knocking about, but rarely with makers marks on…..where do they come from? 😂 I’ve obviously got a few 🤓. A nice old tool taken to another level, love the “ don’t mess with me , I’m a vise” , red, great video..as always 🇬🇧🇺🇸🍻
Ant, I have no idea where they all come from or why I don't see them over here all too often. Thanks Brother! That's "don't forget you have me and anti where did i put that" red. LOL!
Good choice with the colour, my friend 👍🏻. The bare metal parts look really nice too, I think red, blue and grey look on tools but I've got a nice orange for my old vise, whenever I get time to restore it.
Thanks Alex, I like the industrial grey color for a lot of tools.. That's funny I just finished filming a project in orange. It's not my first go to color but it fit the scheme of my project. Take care Buddy!
Nice job 👍
Thank You Scott!
Looks great Super George. I picked one of those up at Jacktown this spring. I didn't know i needed it but i use it all the time to hold small part parts when I'm using my grinder.
Thanks Captain Ivan! I'm sure I'm going to feel the same way about this one as long as I can remember I have it.🤣
@@Uwannawatch once you remember that you have it you will use it all the time. I use mine a lot to make specialized washers on my bench grinder. It save your fingers from getting to close to the grinding wheel plus it will save your fingers from the heat generated on those small parts.
Looks good. Never have taken one of those fully apart. I’ve got a couple i cooked in a boiled linseed finish
Thanks Daniel. This one is a first for me. I thought about not painting it. That's funny usually you paint and I don't..😅
@@Uwannawatch indeed. If you ever want to come up to my garage with your camera we could pick a vise or 2 to restore. Might be fun to have 2 people work on one
@@GoldmansGarage Maybe if I ever have enough time off . Thanks for the invite.
So, you do paint vises? 🤣🤣🤣Very handy tool for the shop and the resto looks great!
Hey there Fred G! I do indeed paint vises...🤣. I 'll sprinkle a little pizzazz here and there.
I use the wire wheel very little.
I usually dismantle everything I can, and then I immerse it in nitro thinner, to remove every layer of grease, oil, dirt and paint.
If there is still any old paint, I remove it with a paint stripper. Then I throw everything in a vinegar bath, and to finish I use a dremel with steel brushes.
We do not have the famous rust remover here, and for very small pieces the large wire wheels can be dangerous.
Spray paints are also a problem, the cans are almost always cheap acrylic paint. A good product with a special hardener, sometimes costs more than what you have to restore, and you don't have to bother painting it.
On the other hand, we have an excellent protective oil.
That's what's cool about this hobby everyone has their own way of doing things. And there is a million and one ways to do it. Thanks for sharing your method. Take care and see you soon.
Never seen anything like that before
you know Brother out of the times I've searched the Flea Market. This is the first one I've found like this. See ya later Brother.
Love it George great resto, what color red did you use?
Thanks Ken! The color is called apple.
George,
You need a small arbor press, probably 2T would be big enough and not too big for your shop space. I like Dake and Famco. They are in your spending budget limits. The import knock off presses scare me for the same reasons we like premium vise brands.
Hey Paul., I had a Famco 2T for a few years only used it once so I sold it a few months ago. I haven't missed it yet. Take care my friend. See ya soon.
@Uwannawatch I had the same 2T press and used it for many years. I have coveted the ratcheting and compound leverage Dake presses, and I thought that I found one. In route to make the purchase, I stopped at another sale and found the Famco 3R. I negotiated a better price than the Dake and saved another 3 hours of driving. The 3R is 3T and ratcheting. It lacks the compound leverage feature (but so did the Dake model that I intended to purchase).
My 3R is a regular use press. I cannot imagine not having it available. I lacked shop space at the time to keep the 2T and sold it to my son. I have other presses too, total of 5, including a 50T ekectric driven hydraulic H frame machine. The poorest decision about my presses was letting my son purchase the Famco 2T! I was in his shop, saw his 2T and wished that I had it. I then recalled that that press used to be mine!
My employer standardized with the Dake 1-2 1/2. That model is the most functional arbor press that I have ever used. I still want my own.
Hi George love watching your videos I'm a tool fanatic. I would like to know where you are located. I have some tools I would love to give you.
Thank you, i appreciate the offer , maybe once I clear out some of the ones I already have i'll take you up on it. Really appreciate it.
Take a beer box and open it up and hold it behind your project when you spray..keeps a ton of over spray off everything around it..especially red. Does for me anyways, when i remember
That's a great tip! I got plenty of empty beer boxes..LOL! You're right it's the remembering that's the hard part.
Well I don't know what to tell you buddy At least it wasn't a big vice right I understand How you turn around And have that addiction But I can see the doctors helping Because the vices are getting smaller Keep the faith brother rock on
It's just enough to take the edge off. 😅. Take care Brother!
Cool how the shiny bits enhance the red, and “vise”-versa. Nicely done! May a fairly new subscriber ask your opinion? My son-in-law found two old open-end wrenches in a 1950 GMC farm truck he is now restoring (11/16 by 19/32 and 9/16 by 1/2). Both say ‘Drop Forged Steel’ and ‘Western Germany’. He is essentially the second owner of this old one-ton, so these wrenches have been in that glove box a long time. Have you come across such wrenches?
Thank You Guy, "Vise" versa I get it LOL. That's pretty good. Yes Sir I have. I have a bin with some of them in my overflow shop. They were made by a few different companies. Kinda hard to say for sure who made them. They are a nice find and I hope he keeps them with the truck which also sounds like a very cool project. take care
@@Uwannawatch Thank you for taking the time to respond in such detail. Love your content.
@@guyfuller1369 You are welcome. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment. I just wish I could tell you more about them..and please keep us updated about that Truck resto.
Too bad you wanted to get into that spring, sir. It looks a little worse for it.
Ya but I think it'll be alright. Still functions fine and it won't be stressed.