I really like the style of the moxon vise, but not the price tag needed to make one. The hardware is fairly expensive and it only does one job. I decided to turn two pipe clamps into a "moxon vise". These can be taken out and used to do glue ups when needed ( they already have as we'll). It has...
Harbor Freight Cross Slide Vise. A simple modification to reverse the locking handle to the opposite end (directly over the crank). The locking handle has been removed to eliminate interference with the crank handle.
I got the Moxon Vise kit from BenchCrafted.com and finally got around to building a combination vise / carving bench with the hardware. I think it came out rather well. With the hard maple it is very heavy and stable once clamped down to the regular workbench. It gives me an additional 5-1/2" of...