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A Moxon Vise, named after Joseph Moxon (who described the vise in his book titled Mechanick Exercises), is a great vise, and best of all it is easy to build yourself. A Moxon vise is especially useful for cutting dovetails and sawing because it holds the material rock solid, and the middle of the vise is not obstructed by vise hardware. All you need is some 8/4 hardwood for the jaws and our Rob Cosman Moxon Vise Hardware Kit to make whatever vise size Moxon bise best suit your needs.
The vise kit arrived promptly and in good condition. Easy to assemble.
Thanks for making this available, David
All the parts are well made and well thought out. It’s great to have them all matched for immediate use.
The hand wheel knobs are a great touch and coupled with the springs allow instant adjustments. (I’d have the knobs extend another 1/4 inch for just a bit more knuckle clearance.) The bushings fit perfectly. They maintain alignment, ease the in/out motion, and will extend the life of the front chop.
I haven’t installed the crubber yet, so I can’t comment. I need a wider piece.
As you van see in the photo, I built the vice integral with a 23 x 17 inch bench top. All parts are at least 1 1/2 inch thick maple. This gives plenty of stability and enough weight to cut and work with confidence.
All in all, the kit is a perfect match for the Moxon Vice build.
I started off making a simple moxon vise with the Cosmanized kit. But it quickly snowballed into a mini bench. The vise hardware was easy to install and works smoothly. I have 16-3/4" of space between the threaded rods and springs. This 18" X 36" bench top extends to a clamping capacity of 6-1/2 feet between the end vise dogs and extending support dogs.
The Moxon vise kit came as advertised. It is well made and the vise I made following the instructions (although helps to watch the video) works great.
The Cosmanized upgrade is impressive. This will be my vise 90% of the time. Great job 👍
