Float-lock Vice Repair and Setup 

Nice one Dean. I think I saw that pillow block mod on Instagram and thought, "That looks like the casting I made for the float lock vice"..... and so it was. Cool!

Gday Dean, that worked out really well, going to be a handy vice, great job mate, cheers

nice one Dean great use of the rotary table👍👍👍👍👍👍 atb Kev

This was a great project to follow along with, thanks. The bracket on the drill press looks great and it was a fantastic idea for the pilot drill. It looks like we need to lookout for a float-lock vice

Excellent video. A little of everything in this one.

Enjoyed the video and your procession of the build/fit

Great video. Lots of figuring out stuff and the use of wood was the perfect solution. Jere

Dean a number 7 Stanley plane would have solved your problem on your wooden fixter , I believe that was a piece of oregan with hard and soft gain . Very hard to plane flat use a fine gain timber like maple. Kit from Down Under

Piece of wood, rubber bands or whatever. It ain't stupid if it works. And you have one more very nice tool to use.

The mounting came out really nice. Merry Christmas Dean and family.

Ciao Dean, i love how you made the work, how did you find the cast iron block? It should be fantastic to make It at home!! 😊 Happy Christmas you and your family Dean! Ciao, see you soon, Alberto

Great video! I had been looking for a Float-Lock Vice for a long time and finally found one at an estate sale. I set mine up in the same fashion as you did but my setup was much simpler due to the square table on my Clausing Drill Press. You did a great job with the pillow block casting. I don't use the Float-Lock Vice often since I primarily use an X-Y Rotary Table with a vice mounted to it. But there are certain jobs that nothing is better than the Float-Lock. I just discovered your channel. Keep the videos coming.

I have to double dip on comments. This was an impressive project, well executed. BTW, how many people have a cast iron pillow block casting just laying around?

First video that I have seen in a while showing the productive use of a shaper. Now I want one.

Yes, getting an over due project done is re-warding, but more are always waiting their turn 😞 Wright? Merry X-Mas and New Year to the Crawfords from the Jerry Marcy Family. "May the Chips always be Flying, but never Down" ! Bear.

Nicely done Dean

Came out well Dean, you may find that you use your pillar drill a bit more often now you have that installed. 👍 Cheers, Jon

nicely done!

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