Anybody happen to have a Moxon vise they would sell that is not too far from me? Or a similar vise?
Thanks in advance
Thanks in advance
WTB Moxon Vise
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In case no one has one that they're willing to part with: They are ridiculously easy to make—particularly if you're not making one with a table—and low-cost hardware kits are available. https://taytools.com/pages/search-results-page?q=moxon+vise+hardware+kit
Thanks I’ll check the link out!
It's in the Resources section: https://ncwoodworker.net/forums/index.php?resources/moxon-vise-plans.507/.
Just adding to the options, here’s another simple Moxon vise plan which can be built to any width.
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Mike, (@Flute Maker)
Here is yet another (and in my opinion easier) version and by making the back jaw a little wider you could clamp it to your bench top.
Here is yet another (and in my opinion easier) version and by making the back jaw a little wider you could clamp it to your bench top.
@Flute Maker Another option you may want to consider is the Milkman's Workbench. You can find plans here. I've seriously thought of making one of these for myself.
Gosh guys Ya giving me good inputs and ideas!!! Thanks
Cosman just did a review of the two kits on You-tube.
I put mine low on my bench. More for working sitting down. I also put a 3/4 hole in it to use against bench dogs.
I might do another on the TS for traditional standing up. Doing a portable is actually more of a problem due to storage.
Acme threads are of course correct, but for a simple vise, machine threads work too, so one could get some all-thread and wing nuts and make it all pretty cheap if you had no budget.
Oh, plan ahead. I found to keep it from binding up, the holes need to be pretty large. So for the top of the vise to sit flush, they are offset from the bench side holes. I also noticed, the Woodcraft shaft is not a close fit to Imperial hole size. Next time I would drill smaller and "thread" it in.
I put mine low on my bench. More for working sitting down. I also put a 3/4 hole in it to use against bench dogs.
I might do another on the TS for traditional standing up. Doing a portable is actually more of a problem due to storage.
Acme threads are of course correct, but for a simple vise, machine threads work too, so one could get some all-thread and wing nuts and make it all pretty cheap if you had no budget.
Oh, plan ahead. I found to keep it from binding up, the holes need to be pretty large. So for the top of the vise to sit flush, they are offset from the bench side holes. I also noticed, the Woodcraft shaft is not a close fit to Imperial hole size. Next time I would drill smaller and "thread" it in.
I’ll remember these tips!!
