You did say to tell you what other vice can grab a socket wrench. I restored a Swedish made Sevo vice that will do that but it’s not as complex or intricate as yours. There is also the fractal vice restored by Hand Tool Rescue that will do it too and I think it maybe even more ingenious. I highly recommend checking it out. That said, I would love to have a vice like yours. Great restoration and I appreciate people that can work and talk at the same time. Cheers mate, Stuart 🇦🇺
By removing those locating pins 14:45 , it seems to me that the back plate can now slide out sideways and spill all the steel balls out. Or do the top plates clamp down tightly on the back plates and secure them in place?
The back plate is unlikely to move with the long rabbet/dovetail joint. If it were an issue, drilling, tapping, and installing a set screw in the top plate would solve for X in that equation and be easier to deal with.
Love this vice concept! I think I like it better than the fractal vice concept that's been popularized recently. With your selection of 3-in-1 oil, I think you meant to say that it will always remain "non-viscous", not "viscous". I subscribed and look forward to watching more of your content.
Glad to see it restored and put back to use job about the mag base and what you use it for absolutely brilliant idea one i will use my self as for the knockers you use your mag base for grinding on you just use it with a different grinder and this one is out of spec so even better weight till you see the one i am using i took the one off my surface grinder and used that did not harm it at all Big Cheers to you my friend
Great presentation! Just curious if you have tried those strip disks as an alternative to wire wheeling. In my experience they remove paint and rust great and there is none of that threat of getting cut. Thank you.
I bought my house last year and thinking that this would be the last time it was empty I’d paint the walls and ceilings with an airless sprayer. It took me a week to sand all the walls and masked the windows and masked the trim and remove all the outlet covers and mask the openings. Then ceiling fans and AC registers and light fixtures and appliances and on and on. By the time I was done I think I spent more on blue tape I did paint. You’re right though, removing that tape was the most satisfying part of that job.
There's by far a better but similar vice that will hold any shape accept this one pretty much truly can no matter how strange the shape there's a video of one being restored on Handmade Restoration which is a really cool channel a happy and well worth the watch. 😊
The reasoning behind that dowel pins is to help keep the back plate from flexing out do to the massive pressures exerted by the ball bearings while clamping odd shapes.. Might wanna put those back in?
There is a full length groove milled into the top plate that eliminates any flexing that could occur. The dowel pin just keeps the plate from being able to shift left and right
So if you grip something small like just the socket, did it really grab it well enough? It seems like you might have too few balls in the reservoir for a small item.
I was reluctant to put a heavy pressure on it as I think it will break the plexiglass cover, that being said I think I could add some more balls and it would help get even more pressure.
I thought i might have to worry about that, but with the machined grooves in the jaw of the vise, and the top plate, plus the 6 screws clamping down it would need to really get smashed to move at all. I think for now itll be okay
Just seen you on maker's channel. Call me Mabie. Just subbed and have alot to catch up on. Thank you for all the hard work you do and have done. Take care.
an adaptive jaw vise and a fractal vise are NOT the same thing. a fractal vise is nested half moon gripping surfaces. hence a fractal design. adaptive jaw vises work via a bed of ball bearings that the jaw teeth rest against.
That’s the coolest vice I’ve ever seen!
You did say to tell you what other vice can grab a socket wrench. I restored a Swedish made Sevo vice that will do that but it’s not as complex or intricate as yours. There is also the fractal vice restored by Hand Tool Rescue that will do it too and I think it maybe even more ingenious. I highly recommend checking it out. That said, I would love to have a vice like yours. Great restoration and I appreciate people that can work and talk at the same time. Cheers mate, Stuart 🇦🇺
Can't wait for you to get and restore a fractal vise, those are thoroughly cool.
Beautiful piece with great workmanship. Great job
By removing those locating pins 14:45 , it seems to me that the back plate can now slide out sideways and spill all the steel balls out. Or do the top plates clamp down tightly on the back plates and secure them in place?
My thoughts, as well.
The back plate is unlikely to move with the long rabbet/dovetail joint. If it were an issue, drilling, tapping, and installing a set screw in the top plate would solve for X in that equation and be easier to deal with.
Love this vice concept! I think I like it better than the fractal vice concept that's been popularized recently.
With your selection of 3-in-1 oil, I think you meant to say that it will always remain "non-viscous", not "viscous".
I subscribed and look forward to watching more of your content.
Glad to see it restored and put back to use job about the mag base and what you use it for absolutely brilliant idea one i will use my self as for the knockers you use your mag base for grinding on you just use it with a different grinder and this one is out of spec so even better weight till you see the one i am using i took the one off my surface grinder and used that did not harm it at all Big Cheers to you my friend
Very cool vise! Glad to see it restored and put back to use. Great job Chris!👏👏👏
You cleaned it up quick! Can't think of better home for it.
Excellent job, amazing workshop and all the tools👍
Great presentation! Just curious if you have tried those strip disks as an alternative to wire wheeling. In my experience they remove paint and rust great and there is none of that threat of getting cut. Thank you.
Love you're chanel; question, how does a magnet work on stainless steel...
I bought my house last year and thinking that this would be the last time it was empty I’d paint the walls and ceilings with an airless sprayer. It took me a week to sand all the walls and masked the windows and masked the trim and remove all the outlet covers and mask the openings. Then ceiling fans and AC registers and light fixtures and appliances and on and on. By the time I was done I think I spent more on blue tape I did paint. You’re right though, removing that tape was the most satisfying part of that job.
I'm a simple man; I see "fractal vice", I click. The other variant, with semi-circular subdivisions, those are cool, too.
Just when we think we've seen it all...
Amazing vise and clever design!
There's by far a better but similar vice that will hold any shape accept this one pretty much truly can no matter how strange the shape there's a video of one being restored on Handmade Restoration which is a really cool channel a happy and well worth the watch. 😊
The reasoning behind that dowel pins is to help keep the back plate from flexing out do to the massive pressures exerted by the ball
bearings while clamping odd shapes.. Might wanna put those back in?
There is a full length groove milled into the top plate that eliminates any flexing that could occur. The dowel pin just keeps the plate from being able to shift left and right
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I thought there was only a slot on the bottom so I went back- I see that now.
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I've got one of those and like you say, it is great to have around.
Amazing design ! And very well made too!
Waiting for the plans for the DIY vise
If you have a O’Reilly’s auto parts, ask them for the yellow masking tape. It’s great middle of the road and solvent resistant.
It would be cool to see how you would make a set of soft jaws for this.
Good idea! I think it would be pretty easy with a laser cutting service, it’s a 2D part with a little grinding
So if you grip something small like just the socket, did it really grab it well enough? It seems like you might have too few balls in the reservoir for a small item.
I was reluctant to put a heavy pressure on it as I think it will break the plexiglass cover, that being said I think I could add some more balls and it would help get even more pressure.
Awesome vice. Look like without that pin the rear plate could be knocked sideways
I thought i might have to worry about that, but with the machined grooves in the jaw of the vise, and the top plate, plus the 6 screws clamping down it would need to really get smashed to move at all. I think for now itll be okay
@@MakeEverything What about tapping the hole and turning it into a set screw spot? Might help secure the back, but only after assembly.
@@RetroRhith great idea!
You got 20,000 balls and they're stainless steel? Color me jealous!!!
This is a very "this old tony" comment... it checks out
Great video and what a cool tool
I didn’t grasp how small the other one was until this one was next to it!😱
Fractal vice
Those mag base chucks can be faced down, is that just so far gone that it has no meat left to face it flat?
"Ive always wanted a bigger one...."
Me too, bro, me too😢
Just seen you on maker's channel. Call me Mabie. Just subbed and have alot to catch up on. Thank you for all the hard work you do and have done. Take care.
take the shape of a workpiece
best bench fractal vice
@3:27 if that are stainless Balls, why the hack are they magnetic???
Great video !!!! thanks
We use to have one similar BUT had a hydraulic system built in to perform the function of the balls ⚽️
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an adaptive jaw vise and a fractal vise are NOT the same thing. a fractal vise is nested half moon gripping surfaces. hence a fractal design. adaptive jaw vises work via a bed of ball bearings that the jaw teeth rest against.
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Great restoration... It's not a fractal vise though.
@@Petrolhead99999 😉