Workbench made from Benchcrafted's plans with their hardware. The top is 4" thick and about 87" long. Most of the stock is 8/4 ash from Bannish-Rickard lumber in Bristol, TN. The gap stop is not shown in these photos. Finally, I have a real workbench!
Workbench made from Benchcrafted's plans with their hardware. The top is 4" thick and about 87" long. Most of the stock is 8/4 ash from Bannish-Rickard lumber in Bristol, TN. The gap stop is not shown in these photos. Finally, I have a real workbench!
I got the Moxon Vise kit from BenchCrafted.com and finally got around to building a combination vise / carving bench with the hardware. I think it came out rather well. With the hard maple it is very heavy and stable once clamped down to the regular workbench. It gives me an additional 5-1/2" of...
I've replaced the twin screw face vise on my Holtzapffel Bench with a Hovarter Single Handle Custom Face Vise from www.HovarterCustomVise.com.
I wrote a quick review and posted two 20+ minute assembly/review video's on YouTube.
Check you my blog if you're interested in a killer vise...
This vise is wide enough for a 5 1/2" drawer. The cam levers are from Rockler and the springs under the chops expand the vise when pressure is released. The guide bars on the top and front are handy for aligning the pin and tail boards when transferring the tail outlines to the pin board.
I was hoping someone has done this before, but the thought was to use 2 ordinary bench screws (like these) to create my own twin screw vise.
Thoughts, comments?? :banana:
Found this in the W-S CL... there is another add as well for a cabinet scraper and burnisher.
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Veritas Twin Screw Vise - $175 (Pfafftown)
Date: 2011-09-17, 1:37PM EDT
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This is...
Not mine.
http://winstonsalem.craigslist.org/tls/2365457243.html
Veritas Twin Screw Vise - $175 (Pfafftown)
Date: 2011-05-06, 8:13AM EDT
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This is the new model with the aluminum chain cover. I just don't use...
I don't see these pop up too often, if you're looking:
http://asheville.craigslist.org/atq/2411742427.html
Antique Iron Hand Saw Vise - $75 (Marion)
Date: 2011-05-30, 10:34PM EDT
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Very old hand saw Vise...