Found a cool homemade vise online

[52 Ford]

I was looking at vises on the interwebs - as one does - and found THIS.

Kinda weird... but I like it. I think the jaws are made from pieces of large diameter pipe that wad flattened and bent towards the actual jaw pads.

 

[tkroenlein]

Well...woulda look at that. I'm gonna save this pic and look at it whenever I feel I'm getting to far into diy'ing.

 

[bladegrinder]

The place I used to work at was going to throw this franken-monster out a few years ago, it had a lot of slop in the lead screw and needed some TLC in a few other places.
I cut a section of the screw out that had stripped threads and welded it back together. it came out nice and man it's heavy.

 

[bladegrinder]

Here's another pic with the new jaws, I had to mill them on an angle because this whole beast is wonky from the bottom up, but it works good now.

 

[52 Ford]

If you feel the need for "Vise Envy". Find "Fireball Tool" on YouTube. He has made the 2 most impressive "shop made" vises that I know of.

His BIG vise is MASSIVE.

You NEED to see it.

I don't remember seeing this exact video, but yeah... big vise

 

[52 Ford]

Here's another pic with the new jaws, I had to mill them on an angle because this whole beast is wonky from the bottom up, but it works good now.

Man, that's really cool.

Looks like a pretty big vise, too!

Edit: they used some serious plate steel, too. Ain't bending that cold unless you have a HUUUUGGE press.

 

[52 Ford]

Well...woulda look at that. I'm gonna save this pic and look at it whenever I feel I'm getting to far into diy'ing.

LOL!

 

[bladegrinder]

If you feel the need for "Vise Envy". Find "Fireball Tool" on YouTube. He has made the 2 most impressive "shop made" vises that I know of.

His BIG vise is MASSIVE.

You NEED to see it.

I don't remember seeing this exact video, but yeah... big vise

That thing's awesome. Uncle Fester could use that for popping his headaches.

 

[Gliden07]

He builds some pretty wild stuff!! Check out his Belt Grinder!! It uses Race Slicks off a go-cart!!

 

[52 Ford]

He builds some pretty wild stuff!! Check out his Belt Grinder!! It uses Race Slicks off a go-cart!!

I think he said it runs 9,000 SFM.

 

[bladegrinder]

Man, that's really cool.

Looks like a pretty big vise, too!

Edit: they used some serious plate steel, too. Ain't bending that cold unless you have a HUUUUGGE press.

It's big, I'm guessing it weighs around 80#.
I don't know how old it is but the place it came out of has been in business since 1925, that part of the building was getting torn down and replaced and I snagged it. they were just going to toss it in the dumpster.

 

[52 Ford]

Nice save. Industrial salvage is just really cool in general. Better when it's something you can actually use in the shop..

Amazing the stuff big companies throw out. I mean, I get it, it probably cost more to save it than it does to buy new (plus they can write it off).

 

[Gliden07]

He did a super old Wood Bandsaw rebuild that was so far over the top!! Beautiful Craftsmanship!