Moxon double-screw vise (for around ten bucks)

great work. I have been thinking about this sense I saw one of these awhile back.

-- Nick, AZ. Wood is a canvas for God's art work, it is our job as woodworkers to figur out the best way to display it.

Great Idea! looks nice! thanks

McMaster-Carr Part No.s

ACME Threaded Rod Steel 3/4-8 tpi / 12 inches long #98935A736 / 2 ea. @ $13.50 = $27.00

ACME Nuts 3/4-8 2G Steel #94815A034 / 6 ea. @ $4.39 = $26.34

Total:$53.34

Does not include shipping.
The wood etc. is your choice. I think Maple would be best.
I will post mine when it’s done.
They do have cast iron 5in. 3 spoke hand wheels unfinished but the center hub would have to be tapped to 3/4-8 tpi ACME.
I looked at the prices for 3/4-8 tpi taps and they are expensive, around $100 plus change.

Makes sense and great idea. Well done, and should do the trick no problem.

-- Ken, "Everyday above ground is a good day!"

Great idea! Home built is always better! You could even use acme threaded rod for just a few dollars more and it would be even faster and more convenient!

-- Dennis, WV

Brilliant !!
Nice work. It looks really nice and hold true to the craft.

-- Anthony

very very cool!

-- Anybody can become a woodworker, but only a Craftsmen can hide his mistakes!

I gotta say ,,, I’d get those bolts to thread all the way in before I got nailed walking by… that’s a sooner or later situation , Just sayin,,,,,, that would be a hazard that I’d correct immediately.

Yes, I had the same reaction after looking at the photos I had posted. (They did stick out too far and the wide-angle photo made it look even worse.) Anyway, I adjusted the bolts and they now only stick out a couple of inches. Good suggestion.

-- Dave S., Bellingham, WA

Dave, I just stumbled on your version of the Moxon vise. Looks great and I see we were thinking a like in this project.

I have had a few comments on mine with conccerns with the bolts also, but honestly it has not been an issue so far. But adjusted mine out the back just in case. The nut could always be inbedeed into the back and fixed flush on the handles but the free spin of the handles makes for a quick adjustment.

Nice work.

-- Chris Adkins, http://highrockwoodworking.com/

Very well done! I’ll be making this same vise for my new workbench

malačius

-- http://www.woodatelier.com

I actually did something very similar. I used 5/8-11 rod, two nuts and two pulleys with stop collars on them (built-in, as most pulleys have).

Added a front hole, then added another block in the rear to level and straighten the long rods. Chiseled out a spot for the nuts and glued them in place. The advantage is that, in my case, it is the rod that turns, not just the handles. So when it is screwed in, the rods don’t stick out.

By using pulleys, I also leave myself open to adding a belt for true double-screw movement and even a small motor I have hanging around. And the whole thing cost me less than 40$.

Pictures coming soon.

I look forward to seeing the photos of your Moxon vise. Thanks for the comments. Check out the side vise I built for my workbench. (here). It might be similar to yours. The screws go into the bench so they only stick out as far as you would like the vise to open.

-- Dave S., Bellingham, WA