It can hold stock in a variety of positions enabling you to make smoother saw cuts and more steady plane strokes.
Woodworking leg vise hardware. Woodworking classes custom furniture maker 1. Leg vises also allow about 9 of workable depth more than twice that typical of iron face vises plus the mechanical advantage inherent in a leg vise s geometry provides a more powerful overall grip. The vx 20 is simply installed by drilling holes through the bench leg or apron and mounting with wood screws. Benchcrafted hi vise hardware.
I hope you watch the video and comments are always welcome. The vise is made from pine and spruce lumber and some hickory reclaimed flooring for the knee beam along with hardware for a cost of about 50 00 can. I developed a new leg vise that uses a type one lever instead of the old type three lever design that has been around for hundreds of years. The 18 length screw provides plenty of travel for the vise.
French leg vise hardware of this type is typically made entirely of metal whereas hardware from britain and america usually features a screw with a t shaped iron casting through which a sliding wooden handle passes. 3 thorreain. For those customers looking to build their own workbench vise this screw is the perfect option. New style leg vise and work bench.
Woodworking vises when you re working with hand tools holding the workpiece securely is a must and a solid bench vise is like an extra set of very strong hands. Built from high strength steel and cast iron this woodworking screw is durable. When it comes to woodworking vises i m quite fond of the leg vise. Tekton 6 1 2 inch woodworking vise 53986.
Careful machining of the 1 diameter screw provides smooth operation for easy opening and closing. The benchcrafted hi vise is a valuable addition to any workbench. It raises your workpiece so it s closer to eye level great for detail work. We re making this leg vise using the wooden screw from big wood vise you can build the rest of the vise yourself.
Only 1 left in stock order soon. Mophorn 10 3 inch woodworking bench vise front screw vise for workbench cast iron leg vise hardware woodworking. The vx 20 leg vise is a versatile economical patented quick action vise mechanism that may be used as a leg vise or can also be made into a quick action face vise or be used just as you would use a conventional vise screw and nut. It s a smaller version of the benchcrafted leg vise that mounts on top of your existing bench.
4 0 out of 5 stars 31. Benchcrafted s exquisitely smooth action of of their double lead acme screw with a 4tpi pitch gives this vise hardware a highly efficient 1 2 of travel per revolution of the hand wheel.