Making a new vise handle

[5mall5nail5]

There's a million ways to do this but this was fun and all.

My friend has a vise he's trying to fix up and the handle is dramatically bent so he ordered some 1/2" 304L rod and 3/4" 304L ball bearings - check the video out!

http://vimeo.com/54987324

 

[91bronc300]

Looks like he did a pretty good job keeping discoloration down when welding that stainless. I have to wonder though why not use threads?

 

[5mall5nail5]

Looks like he did a pretty good job keeping discoloration down when welding that stainless. I have to wonder though why not use threads?

Sorry I should clarify, its me making it.

I welded it because threads is annoying I have a drill press handle that constantly unthreads.

 

[CanUK]

I really enjoyed that vid - the music seemed to suit it nicely as well. What is the song?

 

[5mall5nail5]

Thanks - its Bon Iver, "Holocene"

 

[GTO]

Cool Video,thanks for sharing.

 

[Ajmckay]

Stupid work computer blocks videos...

It's really hurting my productivity on garagejournal...

 

[PavelK313]

Very nice video!
I personally would prefer it to be threaded and not welded. IMO it would look a little nicer.

 

[Patrick Boyle]

Well done video and excellent welding skills.

What camera and lens was this video shot with?

 

[5mall5nail5]

Very nice video!
I personally would prefer it to be threaded and not welded. IMO it would look a little nicer.

Yeah the problem with that is they tend to come undone. So, if you loctite it well, then you may have just welded it anyway. If I wipe it with acetone the TIG heat zone will go away and be less noticeable.

Well done video and excellent welding skills.

What camera and lens was this video shot with?

Thanks man. Made it with Canon 5D Mark II and Canon 100mm f/2.8L macro

 

[2glock40s]

Awesome! I would love to be able to learn machine work; it has always fascinated me.

 

[woody 73]

well done very nice job

 

[helterskelter]

going past center like that risks chipping your insert.

 

[CAOS]

Someone watched the John Neeman birth of a tool video a few times!

Nice video dude!

 

[Patrick Boyle]

Y
Thanks man. Made it with Canon 5D Mark II and Canon 100mm f/2.8L macro

Very nice, I've got a 5D MkII myself. Absolutely love it.

 

[Catalyze]

Very nice video and workmanship!
Craig

 

[91bronc300]

Looks like he did a pretty good job keeping discoloration down when welding that stainless.

Did you also notice the lack of threads?

 

[joshmodelskidoo]

i myself wasnt for the music but the video was good. i was going to make one for a vice i had till rules changed at work and maint was only alowed in the maint shop

 

[chris fresh]

good vid,i think threads would have been cleaner at the ends instead of welds,but i understand the unscrewing thing.what if you were to chamfer the end of the rod where it meets the bearing,fill with weld and then cut the weld smooth.you could do the first end in the lathe,and would have to hand grind the other.just an idea.

 

[5mall5nail5]

Thanks everyone

good vid,i think threads would have been cleaner at the ends instead of welds,but i understand the unscrewing thing.what if you were to chamfer the end of the rod where it meets the bearing,fill with weld and then cut the weld smooth.you could do the first end in the lathe,and would have to hand grind the other.just an idea.

I was originally going to plug weld it - I was going to drill the ball bearing through and turn the shaft down so that it nearly stuck out and weld it on the outside of the ball bearing, then turn it in the lathe, but I can't maintain the radius of the ball if I did that as I don't have a ball and radius tool. I could also only have done that for one end of the rod as I need to feed the rod through the vise jaw and weld the other ball, and wouldn't have been able to turn the other end.

The only real way to have made it ultimately clean is to have tapped the ball and threaded the rod. I can try that, but I am not very good with threading on the lathe yet. I have only had this lathe for a couple or few weeks now. I know it can do threading and I do have the 60 deg tooling for threading, I have just never done it. Maybe I should try? I really just wanted to weld, too lol.

I'll watch try and read up on turning thread on a rod with the lathe and see what I can come up with. I have enough material to try it with.

 

[maddawg308]

Very cool vid showing the process. I'm not a big fan of the music, though. The music itself is fine, but if I wanted to hear a guy sing alto, I'd kick Justin Bieber in the nuts.

Also try this link to another way to make a new vise handle:

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=125085

 

[my58]

Great video. Nice work! What Lathe is that? Is it a dedicated Lathe or a Mill / Lathe combo?

Thanks

 

[5mall5nail5]

Great video. Nice work! What Lathe is that? Is it a dedicated Lathe or a Mill / Lathe combo?

Thanks

Its just a little Grizzly G8688

 

[Big-Foot]

Very cool.. Not so much on the music - just different taste there...

Now I want to see you make a stainless ball bearing!

 

[5mall5nail5]

Making a stainless ball bearing is tough!