Benchcrafted Moxon Vise Hardware
A variety of different versions can be built with the hardware depending on your.
Benchcrafted moxon vise hardware. Fast and effortless the moxon vise makes joinery a pleasure. The work surface behind the fixed jaw allows you to clamp work di rectly to the top transfer dovetail locations to your pin board or keep small tools at the ready. No longer do you need to strain your back when cutting dovetails at the lower height of your main bench. If you cut dovetails or other joints by hand a moxon vise will completely change your experience with these tasks.
Fast and effortless the moxon vise makes joinery a pleasure. It can clamp workpieces up to 5 1 2 thick and up to 5 3 8 tall. Once you install it properly there are no adjustments to make. It s a smaller version of the benchcrafted leg vise that mounts on top of your existing bench.
Additionally the crisscross completely eliminates the traditional wooden parallel guide and its adjustment pin. The benchcrafted moxon vise mounts to any workbench raising your workpiece to a comfortable ergonomic position and holding it rock solid. It raises your workpiece so it s closer to eye level great for detail work. What s more this design lets you elevate the work to a comfortable height so you can make close cuts without stooping.
Why a moxon hardware kit. The benchcrafted hi vise is a valuable addition to any workbench. An access hole in the leg allows the first dog to be pushed up easily. This miniature bench is clamped to your regular height bench and used in the same way as the standard moxon vise.
Detailed description benchcrafted moxon vise hardware the benchcrafted moxon vise is designed to clamp to any workbench as a way of holding workpieces at the ideal height for sawing dovetails and other joints in the end of a workpiece. Benchcrafted hi vise hardware. The two 8 long 3 4 acme threaded vise screws and 5 diameter cast iron handwheels are precision machined for remarkably smooth low friction operation. Classic tail vise available now.
If you cut dovetails or other. The first dog is positioned directly over the leg and allows clamping of very short pieces. The crisscross is maintenance free. The benchcrafted moxon vise mounts to any workbench raising your workpiece to a comfortable ergonomic position and holding it rock solid.
Classic 60 in stock. The benchcrafted crisscross mechanism is an integral part of the glide the mass and free spinning action of the handwheel are provided with unencumbered movement over the vise s entire range by the crisscross which completely supports the weight of the chop and glide components. Inspired by a vise that joseph moxon described in the 17th century this hardware lets you build a portable twin screw vise that can be secured anywhere on a benchtop. If you cut dovetails or other joints by hand a moxon vise will completely change your experience with these tasks.
You can work the ends of boards in the tail vise jaw but we prefer and recommend our moxon vise for dovetailing. It also allows clamping of awkwardly shaped workpieces that couldn t be held in a standard bench vise. This is handy for holding narrow boards across their width for certain tasks. No longer do you need to strain your back when cutting dovetails at the lower height of your main bench.
Every bench is provided with three dogs.