Making and Installing a Leg Vise
Vložit
- čas přidán 5. 09. 2024
- I made a traditional woodworking workbench with just over $100 in materials recently, and this leg vise is the perfect holding solution. It is massive and operates very easily. If you don't have a vise on your workbench, follow along and make one. You won't regret it!
Plans I used from Jay Bates:
jayscustomcrea...
BRUCE A ULRICH TSHIRTS: pick up a shirt and show your support!
amzn.to/2TqAnti
MY PODCAST: WE BUILT A THING
I do a podcast with a couple of other CZcams makers called We Built A Thing. Look for it in the app store of your choice or stream from the link below!
webuiltathing.l...
FOLLOW:
/ brudaddy
/ bruceaulrich. .
/ brudaddy
www.instructab....
TOOLS & MATERIALS: (affiliate links)
Leg vise hardware: amzn.to/2Hyyvdm
Table saw - amzn.to/2C11FzS
Miter saw - amzn.to/2uC092T
Bessey parallel clamps - amzn.to/2S4m4tv
DeWalt planer - amzn.to/2CXLyo7
Random orbit sander - amzn.to/2C0gR0k
Forstner bits - amzn.to/2pGFSGn
Jointer - amzn.to/2myoGBj (Mine is a Grizzly, but couldn't find a link for it)
Bandsaw (same model as mine, but mine is anniversary edition)- amzn.to/2BI2xJV
5 Minute Epoxy - amzn.to/2pw2zxp
Drill & driver - amzn.to/2C0JDfa
Miter saw - amzn.to/2GxJbX4
Japanese pull saw: amzn.to/2ZuzYvG
Titebond II wood glue: amzn.to/2XVcefw
WRITTEN ARTICLE FOR THIS PROJECT:
www.bruceaulric...
Etsy Shop:
www.etsy.com/s...
Help me grow my channel!
-Thumbs up: tells CZcams you liked it and they show it to more people
-Subscribe + bell icon: Notifies you of new videos immediately
-Share the video: This really helps me get in front of new people
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING!
Music:
David Cutter Music - www.davidcutter...
xTakeRuX - freemusicarchiv...
Sappheiros - / dawn
#workbench #DIYworkbench #legvise
I'm glad I came to look at this video. This is great!
What material did you use to build the vice?
Also, 5:02 that's a LOT of glue...
In my head I was already trying to think of a way to secure the handle, and of course, it was going to be overly complex. But the screw on either side is a genius low-tech solution I thought...
Great job friend!
Thanks, Stephen! I used some spalted red oak for the leg vise material. Yeah, wanted to get some really good adhesion, so used a ton of glue. I was pondering some other ways of securing the handle, but they were just unnecessarily complicated like you said. This way turned out to be really simple and is still working well!
He used the Oak tree that fell in his parents yard from the hurricane. A guy came with a mill and milled the oak tree for him in exchange for a bunch of pecan trees.
Painting the hardware and adding the logo was a great finishing touch, Bruce. Looks great! 👍🏻
Thanks so much! It’s fun to customize stuff sometimes.
Love the story of the red oak tree. That tree lives on for generations now. Great build.
Thanks, Kaleb!
Well done Bruce. It should serve you well for years to come!
Thank you! I think it will!
Wow. Your finish revealed such a gorgeous spalting pattern.
Yeah, I love how that looked when I added the finish!
Came out great! Very cool how so many different processes/disciplines are represented in this vice. Laser, leather, lathe, etc.
Thanks, Robert! Yeah, It was pretty cool being able to use so many different things and processes for this.
Gotta love the “land mass” between mobile and New Orleans.... the forgotten coast. I was in Hattiesburg when the storm hit and watched ancient oaks bend like sappling pines in the wind. Then had to go find my family the next day on the coast. Without any Federal aid, folks had already cleared 49 from Jackson to Gulfport with chainsaws. We were fortunate to not lose anyone but the scars are still here everywhere you look.
Glad you finally finished the bench! It looks great and hopefully I’ll be right behind you with a little different design 👍🏻
A lot of us have pretty distinct memories from that storm, huh?
Bruce A. Ulrich ones we’ll never forget! I’m glad i was inland and not with my family on the coast 😬
Looks great! I normally hate red oak, but you make it work! Having a great story behind the vise is awesome. Can’t wait to see it soon!
-Davis
Thank you! It is not my favorite wood for sure but this piece looks good and has some special meaning. Yep! See you soon!
Thanks for the tip on not drilling through the hardware for the handle.Nice work.
Appreciate that, Lenny! Glad it was helpful!
Great video, Bruce! Love the way the paint color turned out and really interesting custom finish you’ve got going there as well. Also the little token is a great touch.
Wicked Makers Thanks so much, y’all! I’m glad I painted it.
I just completed jays bench with the same hardware. I also used syp with some oak trim. I'm loving the table. One thing about southern yellow pine is that it doesn't take glue very well. I used tightbond 2 glue. So if you use syp, make sure you don't skimp on the glue. One thing I noticed with the yost vice kit is the lack of support between the vice and the table leg. I'm going to add a bearing of some sort along with the hub that is attached to the back of the leg for support. That also should make it screw in and out a lot smoother. I used danish oil for my finish like jay but now i think ill add a little wipe on poly thinned down to help harden the pores of the wood some. Great job on your bench.
Thank you! I’m liking my bench too! Yeah, I’ve been pleased with the wipe on poly I did.
Great mate. You and jay Bates have inspired me to order the screw kit, which is on its way now. I'm laminating a pine bench top now using 3 x 2 pine and will haveva grunty looking woodworking bench for carving by end of the month. I'm excited to be retiring the old oak veneer kitchen table that serves as my work bench currently.
Well, that’s exciting! You’re going to love having it!
Bruce, absolutely beautiful! Very nice!
Thanks so much, Zack!
Great job, Bruce! Love that spalting at the top of the vice!!
Thanks, Drew! I’m a sucker for spalting!
Came out great! Gotta admit though, I was watching for that logo to disappear while you sanded.
I was too smooth with my camera moves. Ha ha. The first shot of me sanding was when it disappeared. When I changed angles, that was the second one.
Great looking leg vice Bruce... I do like the custom color!
Thanks, Greg! Good to know...means a lot coming from someone like you who tastefully customizes his stuff.
Nice work! I’m actually making the same bench right now. I appreciate that you made a second video for the leg vice. Cheers!!
Oh cool! You’re using pine too?
Bruce A. Ulrich absolutely. Jay Bates had published a video on the pros and cons of his hardwood bench vs his pine bench. The pine meets my needs and was much easier on my wallet.
My variations will come with some added storage under the bench top. I’m also going to attempt to incorporate some add-ons from April Wilkerson assembly table build.
@@southerncustomcuts729 Yeah, I like how easy on the wallet this one was. That should be cool to put some add ons on there.
Absolutely gorgeous vise! And it’s quite beefy too! Love the logo insert
Thanks, David! I’ve already been putting it to good use!
Such an awesome video Bruce - The color worked out perfect and everything looks so great together!
Appreciate that, Ethan! I'm really glad now that I did change the color. I was a little hesitant at first, as you know, but I like it.
Nice work Bruce, looks great!
Thanks so much!
Looks amazing Bruce! 😍👌🏻 Great job! 👍🏻👊🏻
Thanks so much, Fred!
I love the look of that Southern Yellow Pine. Would like to make my bench out of that.
All we got at the stores near me is Douglas Fir.
Douglas Fir would work, but I do think it is a little softer than Southern Yellow. Thanks for watching!
That came out realy nice. Im in Bossier LA and was here during Katrina. It was just as bad here as well.
Thank you! Yeah, that was a nasty storm!
Minor point. Wipe on poly is poly + mineral spirits. By adding the BLO you made danish oil.
Noted! Thanks
looks great.
Thank you!
Looks great. I need to build a bench.
Thank you! Yeah, go for it. This this is great how solid it is. Doesn’t scoot around on me.
Nice job mate! 👌👌
Appreciate that!
Adorei seu projeto, essa bancada ficou incrível, é meu sonho de consumo ter uma bancada assim.
Great video and very helpful thanks! With beautiful leather that thick maybe burnish the edges to keep them from crumbling away?
Thank you very much! That's a great idea...I should go back and burnish them.
Oh Vanity. "Stop the world man" " I forgot to glue in my little name plate".
I thought it was kind of a cool addition. Sorry such a little thing triggered you so greatly
Nice vid and story. That looks like nearly the exact bench build I am settling on. Any ideas for a handle without a lathe?
Thanks, Ryan! Just a simple dowel will work just fine! And you can get hardwood dowels at some hardware stores.
Bruce, for the Yoist screw, did you drill the chop and leg the same shaft diamater, i.e. 30mm (1-/316) or go a a bit larger, maybe1-3/8"? Also did you go through level or angle up slightly to counteract racking? Thanks a bunch and the torquise color looks great!
-Will
It was a pretty tight fit, but the hole was slightly larger than the screw. It gets screwed to the leg and to the vise, so it's ok to have a little space. I drilled that hole level and to help with racking, I used that dowel that you see. It's based on Jay Bates' plans that I used.
Thanks again Bruce for helping and responding. Will be starting with a forstner bit and bore out wtih a 1-1/4" spade bit.
Do you find it that you have problems with your back after using that table? just seem short for you.
If I'm doing any detail work, I usually pull up a stool and have a seat. As far as using the vise, it is about the right height for me.
Great vice!, please could you tell the angle or ratio of the wedge? thank you in advance.
Thank you! I didn't use a specific angle for the wedge. It was arbitrary. Be sure to cut the wedge first, and then just trace whatever that angle is onto your leg vise chop. Then, you'll be sure the two fit together.
What a great video !!👍.... Thanks for sharing !😘..... I really liked and enjoyed watching !😍
Wish You a marvelous evening !
Many friendly greetings🌸:-)
Thanks! I appreciate the kind words!
Could you possibly provide the floor wedge dimensions? Just winging my vice w/o plans. Thanks, Good job! Will
It’s about 20 inches long. I don’t know if that helps. The angle of the wedge doesn’t matter as long as you transfer that to the under side of the vise.
@@BruceAUlrich
Thanks
So where did you pick up that nice big piece of leather? I didn't see it with the other stuff in the description.
I picked that up at Maverick Leather. They’re good folks. I’ve ordered from them a couple of times.
Looks good Bruce, the paint is awesome! What happens if you don't use the wedge?
Thanks, Robin! If you don’t use the wedge, the leg vise will rack and not hold securely. The wedge acts like an ever-adjusting bottom counterpart to the material at the top that you’re trying to clamp.
@@BruceAUlrich Nice job Bruce, I've built a leg vise, would like to go the wedge route also, What angle did you use for the wedge?
I don’t recall at all! I don’t think it is that important but it needs to be less than 45 degrees for sure.
@@BruceAUlrich Thanks, will probably go for 15 or 20 degrees...
At the end when you show how to use it your camera was positioned until we missed the wedge inset at the bottom. I looked back and could not find anything about how the floor wedge works.
Sorry about that. Not sure if I can explain it the best here. I know Jay Bates did a little more detail about it in his video about it. This is based on his design. The simple version is that as soon as the jaw of the vise grabs your material, you push the wedge in until it meets the leg vise. Then, you turn about another half of a turn and it’ll be tight. The wedge prevents racking.
Hi, Do you know what minimum thickness to choose for the vise if made of oak? Thanks for your great video.
I’m not sure of the minimum thickness. You do want it to be pretty thick and beefy do it can hold well. Of it was too thin, I think it would flex as you clamped it down.
@@BruceAUlrich Thanks Bruce. The board of oak I bought is 2 inches thick. I wonder if It's possible to glue another type of wood board to make it beefier.
Yeah for sure! That’s what I did. I had to glue 3 oak boards together to make mine
Awesome Bruce! Now what's the first thing you're going to make on it?
Hmmm...good question. I’ve got a huge list of projects that never stop. Maybe something with bent lamination.
@@BruceAUlrich How do you manage your project list? I use Trello and have specific columns for project types and then I add photos of everything.
@@heyimamaker I've used Trello, Air Table, Asana, but none of them stick. They all seem to be more work to just organize them than just keep a list and do the projects.
@@BruceAUlrich I must admit, it can be daunting when you have a massive list and want to pick something.
That dowel holder doesn't look very happy at 7:19
Took me a minute to see it but I do now. Ha ha
I love both the video and the build. but I have to say that the color choice on the vise is weird. haha
Ha! Yeah, it’s a bit off. That’s my logo color though. Thanks for watching!
lol, he used clamps to put pressure on a vise!! That is too damn funny. Like a guy wearing a hat backwards and using his hand to shield the sun. What the heck 🤦🏼♂️
Gotta mix it up!
I love it!! It’s totally awesome