Moxon vise of sorts

[Jack A.]

Building a proper woodworking bench is far down the list of priorities right now, so I took a break from working on the shop today and whipped up an improvised woodworking vise along the lines of a Moxon vise. I had almost everything on hand except for the pipe nipples. I also sprung for some cork sheet to use as a liner, though that probably wasn't really necessary. We'll see how it works out.

 

[LeftyTom]

Looks up to the task.

 

[Dee2]

Thanks for posting. Please keep the record of the build going and compile it for an addition to the Resource forum. Jim Creasman has a similar post there already.

 

[Jack A.]

Thanks for posting. Please keep the record of the build going and compile it for an addition to the Resource forum. Jim Creasman has a similar post there already.

Thanks. I'll take a look at what Jim has posted.

 

[Jack A.]

Spent a little more time fiddling with the vise this evening.

First thing I wanted to tackle was to make it a little less floppy, especially when mounting. I had an idea earlier today so I gave it a try.

A 1" hole saw worked perfect for screwing onto the end of a 3/4" pipe. A 3" hole saw was just a little too big for the outer diameter. The good thing is that it made the jaw flop around a lot less. It also put it at a bit of an angle relative to the face (tight at the top, loose at the bottom). This may be OK, but I expect I'll need to shave a flat in the circle to tune the angle.

Next task was to trim the cork flush with the top on the bench side.

Finally, I swapped out the F-clamps for some T-track clamps to get a little more clearance and gave it a test run. Works great! The cork is very grippy.