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Like you, I don't have a vice problem ...... despite what the wife says ! You really ought to put the foot back on your leg vice. The back leg extended right to the floor and were made with a collar about an inch from the bottom which was located into a fixed steel plate on the floor. The idea being to transfer the load from striking an item in the vice, right through to the floor. A lot of these got cut off presumably because the vice was deemed too tall for someone's bench at some point in its history. My vice is pretty similar to yours and weighs in at 240 lbs, and is as solid as a rock.
Burning wood. Is also preserving it look up shou sugi ban or sometimes called yackisugi Japanese have been using this for 100s years a RU-vid fellow named flowering elbow used it on fence posts on one his videos it changed my way of thinking I think doors look awesome
Great video - I have also switched to biscuits for my doors. Speeds up production! Also by using a good outdoor glue and the right sized biscuits I've not had a failure yet and I make doors in Ontario Canada, where the winters can kick your butt!! Keep up the great work!
I know this video is older but I have one of the Stewart Handy Workers. It's missing many of the parts but it is a funcional vice. I'm trying to restore it so I'll probably have to get some new parts machined as I doubt I'd be able to find them. Do you happen to have the size and tooth count of the gears? I'd love to eventually have it mounted in my shop. I'm glad I stumbled upon your channel.
Found your channel recently, love the commentary, rather educational and also has great comedic value. As for the build itself: are those steel butterflies purely cosmetic or crucial to keep the planks together, would the biscuits alone do the job? Cheers
Let’s say the butterflies are assisting the biscuits in a blunt, caveman-esque fashion, but their main purpose is to assert themselves amongst the other front doors on the street as an entranceway not to be messed with!
@@DirtyShedCreations You are absolutely right, this is the kind of door noone dares to make some knock knock jokes with! Thanks for your quick reply! Is there a new channel where you guys are doing projects again?
@@adammonostori3278 I’ve got my own channel that I’m ramping up on, but not with Al - we parted ways acrimoniously - I’ve got several projects across lots of different topics @markknightfilms be nice for you to join!
The Stewart Handy Worker, patented Sept.5 1916. Chicago Flexible Shaft Co. Manufactures, Chicago USA. Anvil vise grinder combo and a Stewart metal cut off tool, weight is 59 lbs.
Watching this in order and it appears to be two years after everyone else. But I believe you should have cut the 10mm recess on the top and closing side of the door. Otherwise the hinge side will be forward and top and closing side will be further forward so the door won't close. Also my Grandfather would cut the inside, bottom of the letterbox opening at a 7 degree angle starting about 1/8th-3/26th from the outside of the door. This helps stop binding of large mail or newspapers/magazines when they are pushed through the door. Maybe you figured this out for yourself in the next few episodes, I'll have to see.
Rather than messing with hydrochloric acid you can do the same thing with hot vinegar… Actually doesn’t have to be hot but It will strip the zinc in an hour rather than a day. I use a crockpot from a junk shop
Cool video bro but wheres your push stick?? One slip with your hand from off the wood that close to the blade an it'll be goodbye fingers. Please do take care when using powertools they are dangerous if not used correctly. You got to have 200% concentration when passing timber through the table saw. I had a nasty table saw incident but i was lucky enough to still have all my fingers. Im a carpenter by trade myself an have been for 20 years an ive seen some accidents within that time.
Love it guys! I have the exact same drill and the vise and will be restoring the drill very soon. also have a smaller version of the drill that is missing some parts. These vids will help me out greatly! Thanks and keep them coming!
YAY!! Thank you! I have seen the flamed Oak done before, but you made it look WAY better than any i have seen. Not too much and it accentuated the grain pattern. POP! Great job!
Hi Guys, just found your channel while looking for ideas before i make my own castle door and love it so far. Been scratching my head about how to deal with the rivets (or Roves) and was thinking about making them in 2 pieces, then epoxy them together inside the door. What do you think? Would they hold long term? If I scarf the through pieces and rough them up, should they hold well enough? Keep up the great vids, i will be watching them all to catch up :)
Hey Bob, they’ll definitely hold and might be easier than what we did! We use epoxy to secure the biscuits on the door in later episodes, so let us know how you get on.
good stuff Al, greetings from the Bay area in California. brilliant the way you explain on all the details of a vise especially the arthritic part of them. I used to use record vises back home in Fiji. they were all over in our schools and hafty. Over in USA, my fav has to be the wilton vises for their looks. Such beauties. I went to an estate sale and the owner there had blacksmith tooling, vises and anvils. big and small vises and 3 black smith floor vises. small-medium and large. Everything went for cheap, the blacksmith vises went for $20 each. I could have picked up the smallest but they were used quite a bit to the point they were not so nice looking but still very much usable.
Hi Logan, it all came to an end when Al decided that the TV opportunity was his opportunity to make a bit of cash and hasn't spoken to me since... kinda put an end to making content. Glad you enjoy the films though and thanks for commenting.
@@DirtyShedCreations Sorry to hear. I am in the US so this is the first I have seen of the chanel Looks like you are doing some good content. Maybe another maker to work with?
@@LoganSumrell you can check out my channel - ru-vid.com - where I've been documenting the build of a housing development using SIPS, which has been good, plus there's some other bits and pieces in the pipeline. Stay safe Sir, thanks for commenting and watching!
@@DirtyShedCreations That's the plan actually. I will have to run it by the wife first, but I am sure she will approve. Love the style of the vids and mixed media as well. I also do some wood and metal. Would enjoy seeing more.
So glad I came across your channel refreshing to have an English bloke explaining his process of taking things apart unlike the majority of tool restorations where there is no speaking just stupid music keep up the good work hope to see some new stuff soon 🤔
Did you add any stain to the door in addition to burning it? Burning darkens the grain, but how did you get that nice tan color on the rest of the wood?
We did use a hard floor lacquer, several coats, the name escapes me right now, but we definitely cover it in a future episode of the project! Thanks for watching, ping me if you want to know the exact product.
@@DirtyShedCreations So it looks like the lacquer is just a clear coat and your getting the tan base wood color (not the dark dark grain) from burning?
Just found your site as hubby selling all his metal stuff and was looking up prices for him. He has one of those Stewart machines. I thought there was only him excited about all this metal stuff!
@@yesman557 with difficulty? What are you trying to do? Imperfections are common and sometimes unavoidable, but cleaning your surface beforehand can remove impurities that can affect the process. Hope that helps!
@@DirtyShedCreations hi sorry mate thats not what i ment i was talking about that shade of the shine sort of thing, i found out how to change that undertone just use some jade oil
