Powerful vice using an old car shock absorbers! Unique idea
2020 ж. 8 Нау.
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Friends, I hope you like this idea! Enjoy your viewing!
My name is Vanya! I am the author of the channel HandCraft.
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Do you like this system?
Absolutely. It’s ingenious, a wonderful up-cycling of scrap parts to make a very useful tool that all wood workshops need.
I'm glad you liked it friend👍
Great idea, shocks would be better higher than the threaded rod but thats an easy re-design!
That is absolutely amazing. It took me to the very end to figure out what you were building. Genious!
That's looks awesome!! Great use of parts
Very good video for several reasons : No back siily electronic music...no talking asking for "like & share "....no tiresome.. no boring adds ...good quality video.! Congrats!!!
Amen! Well thought-out and well planned!
I wish I could give him 1 million likes for those reasons
It's true! If one has to beg for Likes & Shares well, maybe there's a reason? Just show great ideas in simple format that's NOT over-produced and folks WILL like & share them. If we wanted TV production crap, we wouldn't be here--simple as that. Once guys get fancy, I move on. I truly just want to see how the clever thing is made, the rest is unwanted (and unwarranted) distraction. All the best, @HoneyOnWales
Super clever. I knew not what it was being constructed until it was screwed to the table.
eventually he can and should place ads though, if hes spending a lot of time money and effort on videos he should be making a quick buck for it
This is a valuable addition to my woodwork collection kzhead.infoUgkxkNYRBJuiJ6EwD-tQSAlxg0eFKsnR2cgz I still will rate this woodwork plan as the best in my reference library. It always seem to stand out from the rest whenever you go through the library. This is a masterpiece.
Oh wow, I was just about to go to a wreckers and get two struts, pick up a sheet of 3/4” plywood, some threaded rod, bolts, washers, plumbing pipe connector, 5 minute epoxy, get the grinder out, the drill press ready, the router, some wrenches and get started on this cool add on, and then I saw a big old vice at a garage sale for $10, changed the metal grips to wood and I was done! Lol Don’t let almost/sort-of perfection get in the way of good enough! 👍🤪
My personal lifelong mantra is: Good enough, satisfactory, sufficient, acceptable, suitable, reasonable, agreeable, adequate, usable, all right; these words do not necessarily mean compromise in any endeavor, just a point at which nothing further of substance will be gained by additional effort. Don't let perfection be the enemy of good enough. ☺
That last line is pure gold. It took me a VERY long time to figure that out. I've polished more turds than I can remember, and can't recall the shine of a single one...
@@YerBrwnDogAteMyRabit The shine is real, but a polished turd is still just a turd.
LOL!!! I was already thinking that is a SHITLOAD of work for a simple Vice! Even if I paid full price for a new one, I would be saving money over time.
It's a special purpose woodworking vise, not a $10 piece of crap. It's similar Rockler vise is over $250.
For the longest time I wasn’t seeing the final result of what you were building. And then you fastened it to the bench and the light bulb went on! What a fantastic idea. One of those “why didn’t I think of that” ideas. Great job! Thanks.
great vid, thanks for not having horrible background music going, that was a blessing in itself.
What a great point. I totally agree. I hate videos with annoying background music especially when it's too loud.
It’s better to hear the tools.
Agreed!
Amen
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Think some viewers are missing a very important point here. It goes about the creativity and fun of making a useful tool out of old parts. Yes, one can buy a vice for x amount of dollars, but this goes about craftsmanship and possibly learning a new skill. Great video !
my concern is why the hell there is not LVL wood available in thickness like 1+ inches? each of this kind starts from the point of glueing two boards to one thick.... this is realky crap!
There is something special about creating something with your own hands.
I'm not a woodworker or a maker of any kind but I love these type of videos because they give me ideas for how i might make things for my hobby of photography. As I see it their are 3 reasons to make something yourself 1 to save money 2 to customize it to your needs and 3 So you can say "I made that" and that's when a simple thing like a vice becomes art.
This is the way to make videos. Being able to hear only the sound of the work helps you stay more focus on what is being done in the work shop.
Great job, well done. Brings back good memories. Built myself a vise using car shock absorbers over 20 years ago, worked very well for many years. Finally retired it in favour of a quick release vise. 🇦🇺
Replacing shocks soon on an old car and need a bench vise. Double bonus! Love the design of this system.
So many genius ideas here on KZhead that most people wouldn't even think about, and this is no exception. Well done and thanks for sharing your ideas and skills. 👍
Who here finds this satisfying... No BS just intelligence!🌚🚬🥃👍
Yeah, i don't understand all the thumbs down....lol
Nice to see men just get to the point without a ridiculous soundtrack.
@@twohats8462 my take on it is this, the video sucks you in because you want to see what's being made, but then you realize it's a whole bunch of effort just to make a vise, yes it's well made for what it is but the amount of effort to get there doesn't seem worth it to me I do alot of fabricating and making of custom tools as needed , but not anything that's already been developed and is easily available
@@mikesullivan5851 the guys channel is called "HandCraft".... though I agree with the amount of effort involved, this is great stuff for millennials and such ya kno
You have to be s Craftsman to understand
I've been needing a bench vise. And I have 4 old shocks off my pickup. New project! Thanks for the idea!!
Excellent use of what I really considered scrap.
I never thought about using the shock absorber mechanism as simply the guides for something. I like it!
It would be self opening too.
@@MuskratOutdoors There is no tension in a shock absorber. It has neutral pressure. You might be thinking of gas filled struts.
@@joewoodchuck3824 Yes Sir! You are right. That was what I was thinking.....Thank you!
@@joewoodchuck3824 a strut is technically a type of shock absorber. It has the same component as a regular shock absorber but it has a spring seat built-in and it's meant to house a spring. But they are the same exact thing for the point he was trying to make. A shock absolutely is filled with gas or air and it bounces back just like a strut when you depress it. And this might blow your mind but he used a pair of struts in this video. They were not shock absorbers in the standard sense. They were shock absorbers in the sense that a strut is a shock absorber.
@Brandon Veater : "Truly, you have a dizzying intellect!" [Movie: The Princess Bride"]
I only got to step one. I have the shocks cut off my moms camry, but boy is she pissed.
Jason Allen 😂😂 now time to cut those furnitures for the wood plates
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One kick in the nuts coming your way!!!!
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This is one of the best videos I've ever seen. I intentionally did not jump ahead and it wasn't until you began to screw it to your table that I realized what it was. Thank you so much for taking the time to create the vice and to upload the video!
Like it a lot Vanya!! My wife doesn’t like it at all, because her car is bumping and shaking since i built this vice myself... 😊 🤭
Crippleman lolololololol!!!!!!
Arfff arfff.
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Does your wife approve of your "vice"?
@@Tsamokie None of them do.
Damn- I had to go back and watch it all again! Love the imagination here as much as the execution. Lots of ideas to steal here too.
Now, THAT'S an easy build that will class up any home workshop! Thank you!
Brilliant! If only i had all the other tools used to make it. Still love how a great vice is made from recycled materials.
like a vise to begin with? :-D
I didn't know what you were building but I watched it from beginning to end, very well made, both video and vise grip.
You took the words out of my mouth!
Me too, and at the end I was like, ohhhhhhh. Haha
I knew I was saving my struts for something. Thanks, I'm making one ! I work on guitars and it's just what I wanted. I just don't thing I'll be as fast HA HA
This video did not only teach you how to make a wood vice, but how to precisely measure, drill and execute to a perfectly finished product done with your own hands. Good video! Thanks for sharing.
One of the highest quality DIY videos I've ever seen! Good idea for the strut vise, too.
What could he possibly be doing...? Well damn, that was satisfying from beginning to end.
<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="555">9:15</a> Don't you hate it when someone catches you polishing your knob on camera!?!?! Seriously, great build!
Marvelous son.I admire about ur ideas.God bless u.
Loads of comments saying why didn't you buy one for $30 etc... but I appreciate that you are using highly engineered car parts to make a better vice. Changes I would make? 1. (as someone else mentioned ) put the screw below the strut rods (google carpenter's vice for image). This will allow you work to rest without tilting. 2. make your lock nuts on the strut rods flush. You will do serious damage to the back of your hand if the vice releases suddenly. 3. Use a piece of pipe rather than a broomstick as a handle. You can easily snap that handle if you put your weight (~100 ft-lbs of torque) to tighten the vice and failure will come very suddenly with sharp pieces of wood.
That was actually a really cool idea.! 👍. I like that you took old junk shocks and giving them a new purpose . Great idea .
This is absolutely the best DYI video I have ever seen. I love the final result and learned at least 3 new tricks along the way!
Awesome no talking no background music just working I like it
I not only learned something but also thoroughly enjoyed the video! I especially liked the "automatic" sandblasting cabinet (gotta' get me one of those) and the "silent" circular saw and router!! (LOL) GREAT video!!!
Thank you - I've been wracking my noggin trying to get the tiny monkey nut to Remember What the Big Cabinet with Gloves through was for ! Thank you indeed, for being the gentleman you are !👍👍👍😉 ×
Great idea, great video. I especially like the editing and high-speed stuff (no time wasted watching actual time) that slows down when necessary.
Damn that was Nifty! Lol took me til almost end to figure it was going to be a Vice 🤣👍🏻
Just found your channel real cool talk about not wasting wood, I worked at Lowe's in lumber for 8 years if a customer had some wood cut if there pieces they didn't want I took it home if not it was throwed away. Those counter tops when come in they have some on the bottom the counter top with air staples ran thru them. I used the bottom ones make great work bench tops. One year they did a remodel talk about getting stuff new screws, bolts exc. from it. Nuts and bolts from the guy that assembled like grills and many other items every year get a nice box full of those. The year of the remodel I stayed after work took apart several 4 ft. florescent lights they had the cord on them just plug them in all kinds of bulbs, I love to tinker don't have all the nice tools you have. Like the saying goes One Mans Junk Is another Mans Treasure!!
I watched use this vice on another vid and guessed you;d made it yourself,absolutely brilliant use of scrap parts.
Friends, I hope you like this idea! Enjoy your viewing!
Genius
Bravo, Bravo, as soon as I have a shop and $$$$$ in tools. I will make one. In the meantime I'll go to Home Depot and buy one for a few $.🤔
Great video. I loved it. Just wish it was about rebuilding shocks. Nice quality
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Yes genius but please stop using so much glue, it's a waste
Damn I thought this dude was going to make a cannon or something gnarly... lol
That was so cool to watch. O didn't expect that ending. You have very precise measuring skills.
This BLEW MY MIND. You are a genius.
Well made video, good pacing & details. The "natural" sound effects are fun.
"you want me to lathe you some handle stops?" Him: "Nah, I got a dremel"
Power drill
@@luemn7691 PardOnE MOi. I woulda just welded the whole thing with that handy welder, but Im sheet metal rich and wood poor. I do wish I did this with the last set I took off. I thought it was going to be a long wood clamp for laminating boards or something, but then it got stuck to a table; which made more sense.
I laughed way too freaking hard 😂😂😂
Absolutely brilliant idea. Perfect little project for me to do during isolation.
I really liked where you used the drill as a mini lathe. Very ingenious. And practical for smaller workshops!
Thank you for a Really Interesting build. I was guessing, until about 2 minutes from the End, what the heck you were making ! I was very impressed with your Editing. A 10 minute Video from what must have been several hours work, is a tremendous Skill. Like most Comments, Thank you for No Unnecessary Muzak, And an Special Thank You from me, for the Quiet Tools Sounds, as I was watching this in bed with Headphones on beside the wife, who complains about the Noise from my JVC In-car Gel Buds ! When they're IN I can't Hear Her snoring !! Anyway, Thanks again for your consideration of Noise, especially as I'm Deep Chronic Pain which causes Insomnia, so I end up watching a lot of these types of Video (reminders of when I had a Work-Shop and loved pulling stuff apart, to put back together and see How Many Pieces were Left Over ! ) Anyway, LIKED & SUBBED ! - Well Deserved for your Video work, as much as your Clever Idea and what Happens when Needs Must ! 👌👍🛠🔩🔨 5 🌟⭐★⭐🌟 🍀POD☘
I love how videos are like, "look what you can do with thrown out junk" and then whip out their million dollar workshop.
Captain Velveeta exactly lol
Just going to quickly sandblast this piece of junk in my super sandblasting station and then we're all set.
@@TheLukio Those sandblast units are cheap to buy, definitely an item anyone with even a small workshop can afford.
Captain Velveeta Well you don’t need to sandblast it, it’s nice if you can, it would work the same. The little drill press is very inexpensive as it’s not a real drill press but a real drill press is not that expensive anyway. The welding on the other hand if you have tools why not use them? But you could certainly get somebody to weld the nuts to the washers for you.
He’s has a handful of “tools of convenience”, but nothing expensive was required to make this vice. No grinder? Use a hack saw. No blast cabinet? Use a steel brush. No welder? Use JB Weld. Great video, and great idea for creative repurposing.
brilliantly done...I only need a welding set-up and a sand blaster for a soft-jaw vise
Man, that is sweet! I'll make this in my shop while I endure the quarantine, lol.
Ten minutes of my life I'll never get back
@Matt Johnson how many hrs you waste in your life? even those u never get back :) even the good ones
AND ANOTHER FULL.MINUTE TO WRITE AN STUPID COMMENT!!!
GENIUS YOU ARE !" THANK YOU FRIEND !"
I LOVE the way you build tools, .... Everything... it's very inspiring. Thank you for sharing!
This is just briliant. Best woodworking homemade vice
Awesome. I love when the parts I’m looking for at the junkyard are nicely laid out for me. :)
Hi.. Wats the equipmemt purpose at 2.15
Neat idea, but I can't imagine that being able to hold very tight. The wood will split with the grain pretty easily when tightened down. 1/2" steel plates would be much stronger.
Wood vice clamps are better for wood workers as metal will marr the project wood.
This is plywood. It won't split.
How about using both!? As in.. Steel plates then have removable wood to cover them when you need a softer touch?👍🏻
This is cabinet grade plywood. Super duper strong.
That is why it is made of plywood however I can’t imagine this being very useful.
Thanks for sharing this build appreciate it you have a blessed day
That's a great idea for a wood vise. I was kinda hoping this video would give me some ideas for projects I can use my powerarc welder for but this was definitely worth it anyway.
Cuts everything freehand Measures everything with calipers.
Measuring in base 10 is easier than fractions. Cannot say I don't do it too. Also the sharp points of the calipers scribe lines quickly.
@@court2379 I definitely see the utility of it.
When you glue two pieces of wood together, sprinkle salt and they won't slip when they are clamped together to dry. Try to let me know :-)
That was absolutely fascinating to watch. Brilliant use of skills, knowledge and talent.
That was a GREAT video,....no music,....no talking, but CRYSTAL CLEAR !! Well done.
NEXT VIDEO IDEA. Take 4 old vices and make a car. NOW THAT WOULD BE IMPRESSIVE 👍🏼
Make a set of pliers. Call em vice grips.
Drink too much vodka, make car look like it was in a giant vice.
DISCLAIMER: Alot of shocks are gas filled. Take precautions cutting and/or welding them! You could have a bad day.
Came here for this ... there is a reason alot of shock absorbers have warning labels on them. Be careful people. The video should have had a warning in it to start with.
Thank you so much. Good looking out 👍
Check 4 tin labels / Manufacturers Name Plates - those should be enough for a quick Internet Check. Do it On-site before taking home. & Does Anyone knows whether the Gas Shocks are Filled with an Inert Gas ? One would think so, for Accident Safety - but I watched twice and 2nd time round noticed he primed ? Painted ? Them, and put them in an Oven ?? Damn It ! - now I've confused meself !!
Kieran Benn nitrogen gas usually. As for an oven that was a media blasting cabinet aka sand blast to remove paint.
Nitrogen isn't flammable or does not explode. What are you even talking about?
I gotta say excellent concept and idea, as a heavy diesel tech and an independent set of eyes I have identified several construction changes I would implement myself but really awesome use of a set of car shocks. Bravo🙏
Fantastic & impressive..... Ironically he managed the whole project without having to use a vice! 😁
The thread on threaded bar will not last 2 minutes being used on a vice. Nor will the 4 x 4mm screws holding it to the bench..
A little anti seize will help but you probably need higher grade hardware.
Never figured it out until the end when it was impossible not to say, oh it's a video. Genius.
great to watch something like this from start to finish. thanks for sharing your talents.
You are a very clever person who takes pride in thier work. Keep up the good work👍
The screw looked like it was too high should be a little below the guide bars to give maximum vise jaw depth
Yeah but it's wood so any lower and strength would've been compromised.
It's not a bench vice. I would agree if you were holding an engine block but you're only using these to steady things for sanding and other minor work. You're not going to jackhammer anything using these.
Up next: How to turn a carpenter's vice into car suspension!
What kind of vice? Smoking? Drinking? Gambling?
Thinking outside the box. Awesome repurpose of what most people would throw out. Thanks for a great idea.
I’ll never throw my struts away anymore. I’m making some of these to go on my bench, dining room table, living room table, bedside table
Keep Strutin', Baby! Wait ... BEDSIDE table?? Not sure I want to know what needs mechanical squeezin' by the bed! ...well, not unless you happen to be a college cheerleader, that is. 😊
So you're literally just using the old shocks as linier guides. Okay, I'm sure it will function as expected for quite some time.
Excellent job.God bless your hands
Hello and thank you for sharing. I was just wondering. Did you make your work bench and if so do you have a video or some plans on how you made it please? Thanks.
Hmmm... That feeling... when you make something out of your head, no rules applying. Freedom.
Cristi, I agree. Sometimes, however, applying no rules while acting out ends in incarceration in the county lockup for the weekend. Thankfully, making your own bench vise rarely heads that direction -- except the way I do it, of course. Can't wait to show that video, as soon as the district attorney returns my property, that is. 😳
I'm more curious how someone gets a welder and a sand blaster, but doesn't have a table saw hahahaha
or a drill press
Ya kinda strange😕
you do know that Home Depot Sells these already together? I Salute you for your very creative idea & patience in putting this together WELL DONE!
The video application you submitted was very impressive, particularly the speed at which you work coupled with your imagination. Santa would like you start Monday.
And how long before those worn out struts start leaking all over your floor? I bought something similar off Craigslist for 30 bucks it called a vise.
Anthony Nelson you missed the application for good craftsmanship! There may come a day when you don’t have an extra 30.00 for a piece of junk from Harbor freight. And you will learn to work with what you have around the shop! Cheers
@@jamesdyer744 Jimmy, Your reading comprehension indicates that you may have a problem with dyslexia. I said Craigslist, not Harbor Freight. I restore historic buildings and have a greater appreciation for good craftsmanship than most people. But if the day ever arrives where I feel the need to build something using a couple of old worn out suspension struts, it's because I am a guest star on Macgyver. Salute.
James Dyer If he doesn’t have the 30$ he will have also probably hawked all of the tools needed to build this... so sad.
The only thing I would have done differently is having a nut on the outside so I could quickly power drill it opened and closed.
The only thing I would have done differently was not bothered doing it.
@@crunchynuts793 You're Hopeless Bob.
And use some good strong wood
@@lurezpe8655OR add some steel backs to the wood plates (which would be needed anyway to avoid dsmaging the piece held in the vise!)
@@alfredomarquez9777 Maybe if you only use it with wood it's a good thing because you won't damage your projects.
No background "music"..... well done. Great video.
This is a cool project for the weekend. I’m going to try it✨💯💫
You should counterbore the guide rod nuts, or you will wreck your knuckles on them. Great idea though.
Counterbore that's the word.
Love that magic blue box that instantly takes the rust off things.... does it clean other stuff too? :) Great video :)
Yes it cleans almost everything)
Yes and very WELL
What an absolute genius idea!!! Love it ♥. Thanks for sharing my friend. Stay safe, Respect.
Congratulations on your very clever idea and excellent craftsmanshi, Vanya! I have seen many bench vises or clamps, and find yours to be among the best, as the shock absorber rods are THE BEST IDEA, as those are made from high quality, hardened and polished steel, and above all: are verybstraight and perfectly matched to the bushings that center and guide them! If you allow me a humble suggestion, I would get an ACME type threaded bar, becausebit is much better suited for use in clamps and presses... in pinch even a cheap Chinese C-type clamp could be cut, just to use the ACME threaded parts! Best wishes and ignore the dumb comments and hand-down of some unappreciative people, yours ir truly a great idea... Shock sbsorbers... WHY DID I NOT THOUGH THAT BEFORE!!!!
I live in a throw away society born of being in a country with wealth relative to much of the world. We see things such as these as junk, not for what they can be. A couple of hundred years ago people in my county had to build most things themselves. This self reliance has been lost. I had a cheap Timex sports watch for at least 10 years. While visiting my brother five years ago I replaced the battery and strap. His wife commented that I was wasting time, buy a new one. I told my brother to watch out, he was old and she may replace him with a new one. Two days ago the watch finally wore out and cannot be coaxed back to life. I will buy another of that model and it will probably outlive me.
Don’t you recycle the material
My father-in-law from the Czech Republic has had his Czech made watch for 45 years. He was just visiting and told me this. The thing survived the Communists.
is it just me or do other people like the chisel sound when videu is sped up...lpl
You must be a woodpecker 🐥😂😂
@@bipinmistry3590 pecker ? yes lol
only you.
I totally thought the same thing in the vid where he made the kids table out of scrap wood. So satisfying..
Absolutely splendid. I think I'll go into production.
Love it! Thanks for posting. Definitely going to build one. And it only takes 10 minutes!!
Should be entitled “How to make countersinks magically appear in large washers” 😂😂😂
That’s great! So the used shocks don’t really do anything!
They're used as smoothe and sturdy guides.
They also help the vice to open more easily.
Excellent sound editing also. This is what's missing in many videos. For people like myself who listen with a hifi this doesn't go unnoticed. Thank you for that.
I honestly never would have thought of repurposing worn out struts this way. This would not only be much sturdier than the cheap crap vises offered at some big box stores but it is also an extremely creative and free way to repurpose something in abundance. Great video!
right!? Struts go in scrap metal recycle anyways. Better way to recycle! I didnt know he was mounting it till the end. I thought "What a cheap wood clamp", but Vise works too.
i've worked at a wreckyard for a long time and seen many such shocks, and never seen one leak even though it's a common assumption.
@@carlosgaspar8447 Usually they are leaking if Im taking em off, but that really doesnt matter for this application. The big bolt decides width, so the struts are just smooth support rods. You can use all leaky bad struts for this; no problem. Unless your Vise is Shaking like a car ride.........., then....um.... Find safer work!?!?
@@carlosgaspar8447 Well Usually when they go bad: The strut remains pretty stable through the stroke, It just has little or no vertical resistance(bouncy car ride). Probably would work with most recycle struts. Someone correct me if Im mistaken.
once i figured out what it was i forgot it utilized shock absorbers. what do they do?
Guide rod system. And a very sturdy system at that. Otherwise the outer jaw would just spin around with the handle. The shock absorber resistance is kaput, they're worn out. But keeping the rod in line while it moves in and out still works.
He is making a wood Table Vice.
Brilliant. I was 8 minutes into the video and still had no idea what it was going to be but couldn't stop watching, I had to find out.
Excelente ingenio, felicitaciones y gracias por compartir, saludos cordiales desde Quito Ecuador.