Jon, Twas a pleasure to see something useful made from some scrap off cuts ( plenty more where that come from ) thanks for the shout.

This was one of the most accurate builds that I have come across so far. I do enjoy seeing others work their craft well..

This is a classic 'apprentice piece' from the great days of British Engineering long past!

Really enjoyed watching this. Youve got some beautiful old machines.

Really nice job Jon. I'd have happily watched you make it over 5 episodes with no detail omitted 👍 🇬🇧

Beautiful Results!  Can't wait to see it used in service.  👍👍😎👍👍

Thanks for spending the time to produce this beautiful piece of work.  It really drives home the value of having a Surface Grinder and Shaper Cutter in the workshop. Cheers.

Gday Jon, what a massive improvement on the mill, now you can take some decent cuts, the vice turned out really nice and the grind job just tops it off nicely, brilliant job mate, cheers

Nice vice & grinding job .  You could have made 3 episodes from that one !    I have the material sitting outside my door for my one , a Cat D10 Bulldozer ripper shank  . Have to fix the power hacksaw first , so i can chop the bugger up !   Cheers  👍

Looks like fun to build. Maybe I should make one myself one day.

Nice little vise, and good to see the new surface grinder making sparks 'in anger'. Thanks for sharing.

Very nice job, Jon. I like the threaded brass bush idea. Your orange shaper really has a visual impact when it's alive. Cheers Tony

'Left a bit out', you're not kidding, feel like I've been mugged! 😂

This swarf junkie, liked this video, thanks for making it.

You made that look almost easy. Thanks Jon 👍

I haven't run or seen a shaper since 1981. Glad to see someone using one. I always thought they were a great machine and can really hog of material when needed, but can also do fine work
A really nice build on the vise. I made a vise very similar to that in trade school. It was sent out for heat treat with other projects and never came back.

Great to hang out for a while with you in the shop. As I get stronger and filling more human, I am enjoying my shop a little more each day. The machinist vise that was in my last lot of tool acquired in July, had a machinist vise. Has no makers mark, but well built. Would been nice to have known the machinist that used the tools, but sure he's looking down and glad they went to a good home! Cheers, and my you tip a Genesis to a vise well made and another useful tool in the shop, Bear.

Well done.  Like many, I would have watched the entire build.

Classic build!  Was a final project in 1st year machinist class, but instead of milling out the body,  used a bandsaw to rough cut out the waste.  Saved a lot of time milling.  Used an ACME thread.  Case hardened body and jaw before final grind to shape.

Nice job Jon! It looks great. That's a nice bit of steel, certainly not crapy mild steel. The finish you have produced on the surface grinder looks superb!