Homemade Bench Vise | DIY Build with Engineering Plans

In this video I show you how I built a heavy duty bench vise similar to the Fireball tool vise, but completely from scrap metal. This build ended up costing only $74 dollars and I had a blast. Free plans are provided at the end of the video if you want to try to build this exact vise. It requires only simple tools. If you do build one, make sure and let me know how the build turns out. I got the hardware for this build from Amazon and you can find links below. All the metal came from the scrap yard and cost me $0.30/lb, which is what made the project so cheap. Hope you enjoyed the video and happy fabricating! Stay safe.

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Hardware for build

- Thrust Bearings -- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07G89VKXG?...

- 3/4-10 UNC Nut -- https://www.amazon.com/Hillman-160514...

- 1" Spring -- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008RG70L6?...

- 1/4-20 capscrews -- https://www.amazon.com/Socket-Screw-C...

- cotter pin -- https://www.amazon.com/Neiko-50454A-A...

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I took a lot of design concepts from the Fireball tool vise that is made out of tube steel and plate.
You can watch that video here --    • Making A Big 16” Vise from Tube and P...  

JerSchmidt had a great video on telescoping tube spacing for a belt grinder.
You can watch that video here --    • Gen 2 Belt Grinder (Metric plans!)  
The spacing details are at a timestamp of 14:09 in that video.


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I made a Fireball Tool Vise..... for less than $75 | Full DIY Build
Timecodes
00:00 - Intro
00:20 - Materials
01:35 - Telescoping Tube
03:50 - Side Plates
06:51 - Base Plate
07:51 - Internal Load Tube
09:36 - Back Plate
10:43 - Front Plate
12:45 - Cutting Load Blocks
13:50 - Handle
16:12 - Back Plate to Load Tube
16:47 - Drive System
21:00 - Grip Plates
23:32 - Final Weld and Grind
25:11 - Assembly
27:29 - Testing Vise
28:41 - Painting
29:36 - Build Plans

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