building own front vise

I did. You can check it out here:

I got it from:

http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&p=31137&cat=1,41659,41661&ap=1

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

do you mean you bought something like GaryK posted? and need to mount it to a benchtop with face blocks? yes. it is a common vise construction and you can find many here that did this – cost effective, and personally I think it looks nicer than the cast iron vises.

or did you buy an acme screw, bolts ,and iron caps ,and actually build the vise from ‘scratch’ ?

maybe a picture or a link to what you bought might help people get an idea what you refer to? :)

-- When in doubt - There is no doubt - Go the safer route.

I was wondering the same thing as Purp(it had to happen at some Point) LOL

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

I’m building a new workbench now with my own vise but I’m using wooden screws and guides for the hardware.

The BIGEST issue with most of the Bench vise hardware available is what is known as “racking”..... The solution for that issue are either a shoulder vise or a twin screw vise.

-- Francisco Luna, San Francisco Bay Area.

i bought all thread and some pipe ends and flat steel gonna make it from scratch

-- joe,pennsylvania