Restoring the Weirdest Vise Ever Made

2024 ж. 24 Мам.
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In this video, I restore a very unique anvil/vise combo tool. It isn't the most practical tool as the anvil is hollow and cast iron, but it does have a very unique look to it. Check out the video and let me know what you think of the project!
Timestamps:
0:00 Start
0:33 Start of dis-assembly
0:56 Removing the pin from the spindle
1:14 Wire wheeling to remove grime
1:43 Into the Evaporust
1:52 Out of the Evaporust
3:00 The anvil face was destroyed
3:05 Start of grinding the face down
3:35 Cleaning up the edges and the horn
4:29 Smoothing out face using 150 grit flap disk
5:14 Achieving final surface finish
6:22 Wire wheeling any un-finished areas
7:28 Straightening the bent handle
7:59 Wire wheeling all remaining parts
8:43 Smoothing out finish
9:26 Coating in wax to prevent flash rust
9:53 Greasing the nut and slide + Final assembly
10:18 Finished product
Evaporust: evapo-rust.com/

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  • The fractal vice would like a word.

    @NumericCubic@NumericCubic2 жыл бұрын
    • That thing is definitely super cool

      @TheRussianWoodworker@TheRussianWoodworker2 жыл бұрын
  • Wow I like that vise with nice big anvil. Great restoration!

    @thomasthompson6799@thomasthompson67993 жыл бұрын
    • Than you! Thanks for watching

      @TheRussianWoodworker@TheRussianWoodworker3 жыл бұрын
  • I would love this in my shop..... Nice job

    @clarklindquist8137@clarklindquist81373 жыл бұрын
    • Thanks for watching!

      @TheRussianWoodworker@TheRussianWoodworker3 жыл бұрын
  • Great job!

    @rtesimpson@rtesimpson3 жыл бұрын
    • Thanks for watching!

      @TheRussianWoodworker@TheRussianWoodworker3 жыл бұрын
  • Good design, anvil-vise. Perfect for a farrier. Perfect back in service video.

    @guataco@guataco3 жыл бұрын
    • Thanks for watching! It's definitely a cool tool

      @TheRussianWoodworker@TheRussianWoodworker3 жыл бұрын
  • That thing is cool! I'd love to have one!

    @patdexter9188@patdexter91883 жыл бұрын
    • Thanks for watching!

      @TheRussianWoodworker@TheRussianWoodworker3 жыл бұрын
  • Great Restoraton, that a very cool & clever combo of a vice & Anvil, many hours of good work could be done on that......

    @stepheno1870@stepheno18703 жыл бұрын
    • Thanks for watching

      @TheRussianWoodworker@TheRussianWoodworker3 жыл бұрын
  • Just got this same one at a recent flea market. Will be a restore project so thanks for this vid. Extremely helpful 👍

    @moadeeb2002@moadeeb2002 Жыл бұрын
    • Thanks for watching

      @TheRussianWoodworker@TheRussianWoodworker Жыл бұрын
  • Gran pieza de colección y curiosa herramienta

    @mastermechanicl8n331@mastermechanicl8n331 Жыл бұрын
  • Great job on a really cool old item. I hope to come across one of these someday. Take care 😃👍🏼

    @davidcoats1037@davidcoats10373 жыл бұрын
    • Thanks for watching!

      @TheRussianWoodworker@TheRussianWoodworker3 жыл бұрын
  • Nice work

    @vintagemachineworks@vintagemachineworks3 жыл бұрын
    • Thanks for watching!

      @TheRussianWoodworker@TheRussianWoodworker3 жыл бұрын
  • nice job of bringing it back. Keep checking the garage sales for other projects

    @124adams@124adams3 жыл бұрын
    • Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed the video

      @TheRussianWoodworker@TheRussianWoodworker3 жыл бұрын
  • Very unusual design. It's cool but because its hollow, you should only do relatively light work I have never seen a vise or anvil like this. Thank you for saving this rare tool.

    @patjohnson3100@patjohnson31003 жыл бұрын
    • Thanks for watching! This will be more of a shelf queen than a user

      @TheRussianWoodworker@TheRussianWoodworker3 жыл бұрын
  • nice old vice . i seen one like it many yrs ago . wish i would have grabbed it , but i didn't as i had no real use for it . i would have painted the sides and bottom of it myself . but everyone has a look that they like . great cleanup on it . and will work great if you bend a lot of metal .

    @ron4hunting@ron4hunting3 жыл бұрын
    • Thanks for watching!

      @TheRussianWoodworker@TheRussianWoodworker3 жыл бұрын
  • So neat!

    @sashaboyko6343@sashaboyko63433 жыл бұрын
    • Thanks for watching

      @TheRussianWoodworker@TheRussianWoodworker3 жыл бұрын
  • Excelente trabalho. Parabéns 👏🇧🇷👍

    @markneo1@markneo13 жыл бұрын
    • Thanks for watching!

      @TheRussianWoodworker@TheRussianWoodworker3 жыл бұрын
  • I have one just like it, but it's broken one of the boys was doing a u joint an tried to press them together and it snapped were the threads go in now I can't find the handle probably hiding under other junk lol. Awesome job redoing the one you have, I've got a drill vise, and now I know how to clean it up!

    @larryscarry411@larryscarry4113 жыл бұрын
    • Vice is very commonly break when people try to use them for you joints they are not really made for that

      @TheRussianWoodworker@TheRussianWoodworker2 жыл бұрын
  • A lot of effort and good result 👍

    @RESTORATIONOFSCRAPMETAL@RESTORATIONOFSCRAPMETAL3 жыл бұрын
    • Thanks for watching!

      @TheRussianWoodworker@TheRussianWoodworker3 жыл бұрын
  • Excelence work man

    @fernandoclaudiano3588@fernandoclaudiano35883 жыл бұрын
    • Thanks for watching!

      @TheRussianWoodworker@TheRussianWoodworker3 жыл бұрын
  • That is a "rare bird" ... vise - anvil combination. I like the your work bench too (tool and die bench maybe?), looks like something from when I was young (and yes, once I was young).

    @swotteh@swotteh3 жыл бұрын
    • Thanks for watching! The workbench is just a simple plywood one I made a while ago for my workshop. I have just worked on many projects on it. It has now been replaced with a big steel top table but I made a lot of stuff on that.

      @TheRussianWoodworker@TheRussianWoodworker2 жыл бұрын
  • Bonito trabalho. Parabéns 👏🇧🇷👍

    @markneo1@markneo13 жыл бұрын
    • Thanks for watching!

      @TheRussianWoodworker@TheRussianWoodworker3 жыл бұрын
  • You never disappoint another great restoration. You have any idea what this was used for?

    @alanmcwilliams4264@alanmcwilliams42643 жыл бұрын
    • Thanks for watching! It's more of a gimic tool sold to farmers

      @TheRussianWoodworker@TheRussianWoodworker3 жыл бұрын
  • interesting little visanvil. You should take it to a machine shop and have it machined flat, that would make it a perfect little work piece.

    @thisolesignguy2733@thisolesignguy27333 жыл бұрын
    • Thanks for watching

      @TheRussianWoodworker@TheRussianWoodworker3 жыл бұрын
  • I saw a duplicate last year and the owner is trying to figure out what it is worth. Great looking device. Nice job of restoration.

    @TheCarlhungness@TheCarlhungness Жыл бұрын
    • Thanks for watching

      @TheRussianWoodworker@TheRussianWoodworker Жыл бұрын
  • Wow, seems it could be used for a all purpose vise to me, any research who made it?

    @keithspencersr.6806@keithspencersr.68063 жыл бұрын
    • Thanks for watching! I looked up the company and I couldn't find much in them

      @TheRussianWoodworker@TheRussianWoodworker3 жыл бұрын
    • Rock Island Manufacturing Co. ~ Anvil Vise No. 380

      @rawbacon@rawbacon3 жыл бұрын
  • I've had one of these for I guess over 25 years now, it belonged to my Grandfather. Not the greatest vise or anvil but they're still kind of a neat unit.

    @rawbacon@rawbacon3 жыл бұрын
    • These are definitely interesting. That's for watching!

      @TheRussianWoodworker@TheRussianWoodworker3 жыл бұрын
  • OK, so you polished the rust off of an anvil vice...wow..!

    @amdidextrous@amdidextrous3 жыл бұрын
    • Thanks for watching!

      @TheRussianWoodworker@TheRussianWoodworker3 жыл бұрын
  • Nice

    @vladimirstrazhnikov3271@vladimirstrazhnikov32713 жыл бұрын
    • Thanks for watching!

      @TheRussianWoodworker@TheRussianWoodworker3 жыл бұрын
  • Sweet 👍🏻 👍🏻

    @GT_Racer347@GT_Racer3473 жыл бұрын
    • Thanks For watching!

      @TheRussianWoodworker@TheRussianWoodworker3 жыл бұрын
  • I concur, unusual vice, where do I buy one.

    @larrykostopulos1332@larrykostopulos13323 жыл бұрын
    • Thanks for watching! And you can buy one around 80-100 years ago from a Blacksmith tool catalog

      @TheRussianWoodworker@TheRussianWoodworker3 жыл бұрын
  • good

    @goldenhands5295@goldenhands52953 жыл бұрын
    • Thanks for watching!

      @TheRussianWoodworker@TheRussianWoodworker3 жыл бұрын
  • I picked up one of these last year because I've never seen one before.

    @Captpicky@Captpicky3 жыл бұрын
    • Sweet! Have you restored it yet?

      @TheRussianWoodworker@TheRussianWoodworker3 жыл бұрын
    • @@TheRussianWoodworker I just cleaned up a bit, didn't do as good as job as you did but maybe it will be a winter project

      @Captpicky@Captpicky3 жыл бұрын
    • @@Captpicky thank you! And if you've got nothing better to do I recommend polishing yours:)

      @TheRussianWoodworker@TheRussianWoodworker3 жыл бұрын
  • What did you actually restore? You cleaned it up a bit

    @vietnammodeling@vietnammodeling3 жыл бұрын
    • We must've watched different videos

      @TheRussianWoodworker@TheRussianWoodworker3 жыл бұрын
    • @@TheRussianWoodworker Well, removing some rust and grinding off the surface is a bit is not a restoration. Don't get me wrong, it looks much better than it did but there was hardly anything wrong with it to begin with.

      @vietnammodeling@vietnammodeling3 жыл бұрын
    • @@vietnammodeling haters gonna hate

      @anthonystrazhnikov2741@anthonystrazhnikov27413 жыл бұрын
    • Thanks for watching. Watch my other videos for "proper" restorations

      @TheRussianWoodworker@TheRussianWoodworker3 жыл бұрын
  • Really thought I was in for a cleaning vid instead of "restore'

    @willieboggs7799@willieboggs77993 жыл бұрын
    • Thanks for watching

      @TheRussianWoodworker@TheRussianWoodworker3 жыл бұрын
  • The only thing I notice is that the inside of the “anvil” portion is hollow. Depending on how thick the top surface is, the horn and top would probably shatter off if it was struck with a hearty blow. It might be more decorative than actually functional, but it’s still cool.

    @Traderjoe@Traderjoe3 жыл бұрын
    • Thanks for watching and you are correct I talked about that in the description.

      @TheRussianWoodworker@TheRussianWoodworker3 жыл бұрын
  • Que peca incrível

    @moraesteel9268@moraesteel9268 Жыл бұрын
    • Thanks for watching

      @TheRussianWoodworker@TheRussianWoodworker Жыл бұрын
  • 'Blind hole' anvil vise...usually used by blacksmiths and farriers. Not necessarily 'rare' or 'old', but somewhat 'specialized' for a purpose (blind hole prevents the screw from getting burned or buggered by forged metal).

    @skeetersaurus6249@skeetersaurus62493 жыл бұрын
    • This is not that. The screw goes directly through the jaw. Blind anvil vises has the thread pushing from the back into the jaw.

      @TheRussianWoodworker@TheRussianWoodworker3 жыл бұрын
  • Отличные малые слесарные тиски, для ремонтных восстановительных работ. Наковальня тут не для кузнечных работ а для разметки и небольшой рихтовки листового метала.

    @user-ex3wo6zw8t@user-ex3wo6zw8t3 жыл бұрын
    • Спасибо за просмотр!

      @TheRussianWoodworker@TheRussianWoodworker3 жыл бұрын
  • I have just the anvil,had no idea it was also a vise at one time.

    @sonnypena194@sonnypena1943 жыл бұрын
    • Thanks for watching!

      @TheRussianWoodworker@TheRussianWoodworker3 жыл бұрын
  • Is this an anvise?

    @MatteoBiagiotti@MatteoBiagiotti2 жыл бұрын
    • Yes it is haha

      @TheRussianWoodworker@TheRussianWoodworker2 жыл бұрын
  • 👍👍👍👍👍

    @theodorebarrettsr.705@theodorebarrettsr.7053 жыл бұрын
    • Thanks for watching!

      @TheRussianWoodworker@TheRussianWoodworker3 жыл бұрын
  • 👏👏👏👏👏

    @user-iy8dm4sr1i@user-iy8dm4sr1i2 жыл бұрын
    • Thanks for watching

      @TheRussianWoodworker@TheRussianWoodworker2 жыл бұрын
  • Веш хороший ну мужик не лежит на диване старается 👍

    @user-uc7pi5se2v@user-uc7pi5se2v3 жыл бұрын
    • Спасибо за просмотр

      @TheRussianWoodworker@TheRussianWoodworker3 жыл бұрын
  • Silversmith's Vise?

    @markbernier8434@markbernier84343 жыл бұрын
    • No. Too big and rough for that. Thanks for watching

      @TheRussianWoodworker@TheRussianWoodworker3 жыл бұрын
  • What was the writing cast into the lower base..???? You never did let the camera focus long enough for us to read it.......

    @edwardmartin4894@edwardmartin48943 жыл бұрын
    • Thanks for watching! I couldn't make out the lettering on it

      @TheRussianWoodworker@TheRussianWoodworker3 жыл бұрын
  • I like your cat

    @bungoeth3324@bungoeth33243 жыл бұрын
    • Thanks for watching

      @TheRussianWoodworker@TheRussianWoodworker3 жыл бұрын
  • Now that's better. Too often OCD takes over and nothing less than a mirror finish is good enough and then a choice of sometimes strange colours to paint it go concourse standards with highlighted lettering. Restore: make it good and fit for purpose.

    @jonwatson9765@jonwatson97653 жыл бұрын
    • Thanks for watching!

      @TheRussianWoodworker@TheRussianWoodworker3 жыл бұрын
  • It’s a vintage Farriers vise, horse shoes

    @cirezane@cirezane2 жыл бұрын
    • Yes and it's cool at that!

      @TheRussianWoodworker@TheRussianWoodworker2 жыл бұрын
  • No entiendo porque tanto afán por dejarlo "como nuevo", si el atractivo son las marcas que van dejando el paso del tiempo.

    @luiscoterachavez9086@luiscoterachavez90863 жыл бұрын
    • That's for watching

      @TheRussianWoodworker@TheRussianWoodworker3 жыл бұрын
  • Looks very similar to this one; kzhead.info/sun/Za6adcxvgp9tipE/bejne.html This vise-anvil also has a drill function; kzhead.info/sun/rL6KgcyjfZyMf4U/bejne.html

    @paulwomack5866@paulwomack58663 жыл бұрын
    • Thanks for watching

      @TheRussianWoodworker@TheRussianWoodworker2 жыл бұрын
  • Me dejó mucho que desear este video... me parece que solo fué un trabajo de limpieza, y no una restauración. Esperaba un final mas "feliz" para esta rara pieza de herramientas de trabajo.

    @jorgefsanchezmarin@jorgefsanchezmarin2 жыл бұрын
    • Thanks for watching!

      @TheRussianWoodworker@TheRussianWoodworker2 жыл бұрын
  • It's more an anvil with vise jaw)

    @nightsaber2272@nightsaber22723 жыл бұрын
    • Thanks for watching

      @TheRussianWoodworker@TheRussianWoodworker3 жыл бұрын
  • А где покраска...

    @user-lb3ys5yg7c@user-lb3ys5yg7c3 жыл бұрын
    • На них оригинально не было краски.

      @TheRussianWoodworker@TheRussianWoodworker3 жыл бұрын
    • @@TheRussianWoodworker понятно😕

      @user-lb3ys5yg7c@user-lb3ys5yg7c3 жыл бұрын
  • Not really that weird it's just an anvil vise.

    @MusicFurler@MusicFurler Жыл бұрын
  • i have one to sell

    @cyclebuster@cyclebuster Жыл бұрын
    • Send me an email through my contact system if the price is right I’d buy it and film a restoration on it.

      @TheRussianWoodworker@TheRussianWoodworker Жыл бұрын
  • Заипался смотреть как он драит эту деталь 10 минут !

    @user-fz9yc4uc7r@user-fz9yc4uc7r3 жыл бұрын
    • Спасибо за просмотр

      @TheRussianWoodworker@TheRussianWoodworker3 жыл бұрын
  • And that's how you destroy a perfectly flat anvil.

    @jl3390@jl33903 жыл бұрын
    • Thanks for watching!

      @TheRussianWoodworker@TheRussianWoodworker3 жыл бұрын
  • BTW...all that grinding to 'clean it up' is atrocious to anyone looking at it for a 'true work tool'...you could remove blacksmith marks, forging vs casting lines, etc. (not to mention, if you ever want to true a table, it is MUCH better to use a knee mill to do it, not a hand-grinder). I'm guessing you depreciated that vise by 50% by the grinding...(clean-up on a vise like that is no different than taking a grinder to a '65 Mustang, while not understanding what you are doing to affect its value in doing so).

    @skeetersaurus6249@skeetersaurus62493 жыл бұрын
    • This is solid cast iron with no forge welded top. I ground cast iron down to more cast iron. These are more farmer tools than super useful tools. It's more of a showpiece than anything. But you can think what you want:)

      @TheRussianWoodworker@TheRussianWoodworker3 жыл бұрын
  • This is NOT the weirdest vice ever made. It’s an anvil vice and is more common than you think. Several viewers commented that they had seen this same vice themselves. You should have used the term “unique” instead of “weird”, but that wouldn’t have baited people to view your video, would it?!?! This was also a basic clean and shine, not a restoration. Most new vices are not shiny, because they are meant to be the work horse of the tool room. Looks darn right silly to see a vice look like that. There are better ways to do a finish on a vice....blueing or Hammerite paint would have been better.

    @amille223@amille2233 жыл бұрын
    • Thanks for watching

      @TheRussianWoodworker@TheRussianWoodworker3 жыл бұрын
  • A Vicevil

    @justinsheffer3343@justinsheffer3343 Жыл бұрын
    • Thanks for watching

      @TheRussianWoodworker@TheRussianWoodworker Жыл бұрын
  • Реставрация была не нужна: вещь и так была в хорошем рабочем состоянии. На третей минуте уже и очищенная. Можно было заканчивать видео, но автор зачем-то начал уродовать вещь болгаркой, испортил плоскость наковальни... зато потом наполирлвал до блеска. Блеск скоро потускнеет, а косяки останутся

    @Oleg7777758@Oleg77777583 жыл бұрын
    • Спасибо за просмотр

      @TheRussianWoodworker@TheRussianWoodworker3 жыл бұрын
    • Сагласен но он старался респект👍

      @user-uc7pi5se2v@user-uc7pi5se2v3 жыл бұрын
  • Еслиб я знал чото не покрасиш я бы не посматрел видео

    @user-ir8gu5xs3i@user-ir8gu5xs3i3 жыл бұрын
    • Спасибо за просмотр

      @TheRussianWoodworker@TheRussianWoodworker3 жыл бұрын
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