The Moxon vise seems to be pretty popular amongst the traditional hand tool types, and I got the opportunity to use one last month. I liked it, and decided to make one...not much reason to pay $200+ ..... Gee whiz, what kind of traditional hand tool craftsman can't make his own vise? ;o)The nice feature of this tool is its portability. Clamp it to the bench when using it for cutting dovetails, etc, and remove it when done. It affords you a better height for sawing and a larger clamping surface for wide boards.
I was disappointed to find the cost of acme all-thread and nuts about 60 to 100 dollars! So I looked around for something I could use....In my clamp dolly, I have a pair of 8 inch C clamps with 3/4 in. Acme threaded screws... just what the doctor ordered. My trusty hack saw freed them and I'll get a buddy to weld washers on to ride against the movable jaw.
3/14 I dropped off the screws today to be welded. I also bought nylon washers to put between the vice and metal washer -- smoother running and less damage to wood.
cost incurred so far, $4.
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| washers welded in place - Thanks Ben! |
Spent another six dollars on lumber (managed to find some nice rift sawn 2x4) and folks, we have a vise! It is ready for holding boards or panels up to 24 inches wide, and at a comfortable height for sawing dovetails.
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| "Nut" epoxied into recess |
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| Nylon washer in front of steel washer |
2 comments:
Wow! Who would have ever thought of using a C clamp for that. Great idea and nice vise.
Love what you did now I can do it for myself very happy 👍
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