
Diy moxon vise. Make it moxon vise. While i still have access to a fully equipped woodworking shop i find it convenient to use the basement shop in the evenings or when i want to tinker with a new tool. Im way too cheap for that so i decided to design my own moxon vise after looking at a few online. Make a moxon vise.
This is a quick how to woodworking video to give an overview on this shop built moxon vise proje. Roubos screw press from plate 280 of lart du menuisier the benchcrafted moxon vise uses the same precision rolled acme screws as our other vises. The moxon vise hardware kit comes with an instruction booklet with everything you need to know to make your own moxon vise. Photos by carl duguay.
I decided to finally add a proper woodworking vise to my arsenal of tools. There just isnt much support that way. The second was a moxon style vise from rex bostrom that ingeniously used dumbbells as the screw hardware. Build a moxon vise.
This handy bench top accessory elevates your work making hand cutting dovetails and other actions easier to manage. I picked up a kit for this vise from benchcrafted and for what you get the price was acceptable. The vise is made up of 2 parts a front jaw and a rear jaw. The best part is that neither vise requires a workbench to build or use.
The benchcrafted moxon vise mounts to any workbench raising your workpiece to a comfortable ergonomic position and holding it rock solid. The options are endless but i will share the dimensions i decided to go with. Then purchase the hardwood that is required to build it. The moxon vise is a simple vise and can be made in a day or less.
I built this moxon vise to make it a little easier to clamp wide boards for laying out and cutting joinery. How to build a moxon vise twin screw or dovetail vise on a budget. Although our vise isnt an exact copy of moxons or roubos the term moxon vise has been widely adopted to describe this type of vise. It is a hand tool that can be extremely useful for dovetails and other fine joinery.
I choose a moxon vise for it versatility and relatively low cost. I did all of the work on our tablesaw outfeed table which was the closest analog i could find to a dining room table. If you cut dovetails or other joints by hand a moxon vise will completely change your experience with these tasks. Another option is to spend over 150 for a moxon vise hardware kit online.
You can customize it based on your height or what kind of wood you have.