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1st February 2021, 12:36 PM #1
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Moxon vice from scraps
This weekend I decided to try out a Moxon vice. I had some scrap construction 2x4s and dowel so knocked this up.
I can't believe how well it works. I initially assumed I'd need to hammer the wedges to fasten the vice but gentle hand pressure is plenty for sawing. You only need to manipulate one of the wedges (unless you're changing to a different timber thickness) so it's a one second job to open and release.
The wedges and dowels are Tassie oak and the jaw is lined with some leftover gasket rubber.
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1st February 2021, 01:29 PM #2
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love it!
Edit - I love this so much, I've saved the images and will be making one for my new mini-bench.
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2nd February 2021, 11:30 AM #3
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looks great
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2nd February 2021, 06:08 PM #4
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Thanks, I'd be interested to see if you can make a less ugly version. McJing make a cheap hardware set that would also do the job and be easier than cutting mortises.
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3rd February 2021, 08:26 AM #5
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A small improvement to make it easier to release the wedge, although it wasn't exactly difficult. Again, almost no force is needed. Note the peg in the bottom of the wedge to keep it captive in the vice and save the extra second or so needed to relocate it.
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3rd February 2021, 10:50 AM #6
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Well done with your Moxon vice. Just looking at that it occurs to me a modified version could be made up for a saw vice for sharpening with the added benefit of your quick release wedges. Hmmm. Interesting.
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3rd February 2021, 04:13 PM #7
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Pretty much exactly what I did some years ago, works very well.
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3rd February 2021, 06:44 PM #8
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You could get two for the price of one and stick an auxillary jaw on it for saw sharpening, it's big enough. (Image from Wearing's "Solution at Hand").
EDIT: You'd probably want to do away with the hinge from this design, but you get the idea.Cheers,
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3rd February 2021, 07:05 PM #9
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It needs a bevel on the top for saw sharpening so it does not foul the file or the handle of the file.
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3rd February 2021, 07:16 PM #10
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I agree. The auxiliary jaw isn't my design, but now I'm interested enough to make one and tinker with it. Will report back.
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