Joseph Moxon's Style of Bench Vise

Hey, you did it! Great! That will be usefull. And because of the changes in humidity, you made a good decision by using threaded steel rod instead threaded wood dowels.

If you don’t mind, here’s a suggestion: Put end caps on your threaded rods asap so you won’t injure yourself on them. Please! They could be two short white ABS plumbing caped pipes or maybe pipe insulation foam tubes.

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Serge

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How did you attach it to your saw? Any chance we could get a picture of the underside?

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Great safety suggestion! Thanks, Serge. I’d put that in place when I locate the caps.

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A10GAC: I just used a pair of regular F-clamps; if the ribs of the underside of your tablesaw get in the way, simple add filler spacers. This Moxon’s vise, of course, can be used on the workbench with ease.

Thanks for looking.

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Nice idea , but those bolts are just waiting to bite you !
I’d place some vacuum or surgical hose over them for some measure of safety.
Do you plan on working with any wood that is thick enough that you would need such long bolts ?

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Hi Dusty, I can certainly cut short the bolts by an inch or so. The board clamped in the vise is 3/4”. I’ll see if I can find some caps or tubes to cover the bolts; if not, I will drill holes into two dowels and slip them over…. Thanks for another good safety idea.

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The dowel idea sounds cool as well !

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Great evolution, I’m always a fan of using what you already have. I’m curious though, how secure is it? I worry that I’d want to make the rear board a foot thick to prevent rocking the piece when cutting dovetails in rock-hard wood.

Thanks for showing this to us this great vise Chuck. A portable large capacity vise like that is a great improvement to most shops. I love it’s portability so it can be used on a lot of different work surfaces around the shop. Very convenient. I could also imagine making them in smaller sizes as well.

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Another option for safety would be to reverse the bolts so that the ends and knobs are on the back side of the vise. This things’s small enough that reaching over to tighten shouldn’t be a problem. Just a thought.

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Adowker: The vise is great for dovetailing; if we saw properly – including letting the saw do the cut, the blade won’t bind and there’s no risk of rocking. If we rock the vise when sawing, it’s because we are not sawing properly, such as using downward force, twisting the wrist while cutting, etc. As soon as you feel that you need to force through a stroke, lighten up right away. It’s not just the thickness of the backboard that keeps the back tight to the base, both the clamps and the square piece glued to the back (bottom) give good rigidity to the vise.

Robert: Thanks for the suggestion which has also been given to me by another buddy who saw my post ; now I have at least three ways of dealing the potential safety issue…oh well, should I wait longer for more solutions to come my way and choose the best? L.O.L.

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