Homemade Woodworking Bench Vise

Welding a nut to a base.

Homemade woodworking bench vise.

I m all for doing anything that makes it easier and cheaper for someone to get into this incredible craft. This bench vise sometimes called moxon s vise is inexpensive to make portable and works very well for holding your work pieces while sawing chiseling or planing. Two diy woodworking vises turn your kitchen table into a workbench with these homemade work holding wonders. I ll show you my version.

This needs to be as strong as possible and slow set epoxy is the only adhesive i trust to do this. Easy making this useful tool. Diy woodworking vise step 1. Feel free to adjust the dimensions to suit your own needs.

I also extended the base past the jaws by 3 on both sides to facilitate clamping. Let s face it woodworking is an expensive hobby. 4 3 8 all threaded rod 48 long 4 3 8 all threaded rod 24 long 32 3 8 dowels 16 3 8 nuts 16 3 8 washers 30 1 1 2 drywall screws 30 2 drywall screws 30 s clips 4 levelers plus whatever you need to attach the vise or vises note. I need to make this vi.

I want to use a m16 threaded rod for the linear movement. You can download a pdf plan. I made the sliding jaw about 1 8 wider than the fixed jaw so that it would register up against the worktable. For the vises i chose.

Therefore i need a nut or. By ben strano 268 may june 2018 issue. This is the reason that i made this collection for. The first project i will be making with these machines is a bench vice.

You can learn how to make a bench vise. Make your own bench vise. I am making a bench vise. I want to use a t piece pipe to hold the threaded rod and a wooden rod.

Vises are expensive if you re a beginner you probably know that tools and especially power tools are really expensive why should you buy a vise when you can make your own. Making a homemade quick release woodworking vise. The nuts are glued into the notches with slow set epoxy. So i have a new planer thicknesser and bandsaw in my workshop.

Clamp and go once the vise is assembled clamp it to your bench as required and start sawing. Two 24 lengths of 2x8 oak one 13 length of 2x6 oak hardware.