Chain Leg Vice

[nathanb]

Just thought I'd share my experience of fitting the Chain Leg Vise from Jim at Ancor Yacht Services in the US (http://ancorayachtservice.com/?page_id=196). I got the deluxe kit and all the parts are quite substantial and really good quality. The fitting instructions on his site are really good too, I just made the mistake of measuring and cutting the hole through the chop first and didn't take the size of the screw nut into consideration #-o As a result the hole through the leg had to be done at an angle. But this didn't seem to cause any issues and the clamping pressure is fantastic with thin (1mm+) and wide (140mm+) boards. I can even lift the whole bench (70KG+) by lifting the clamped piece of wood alone (I just had to try it :lol: )

One thing I particularly like is that the chop, leg, screw, etc do not have to be perfectly aligned, unlike the St Peter's cross and linear bearing pinless leg vise solutions. I have always wondered how these other solutions would fare between the summer and winter months considering the expansion and contraction of wood...

I've attached some images of the finished product.

 

[monkeybiter]

That's a neat design, thanks for the piccies.

 

[ColeyS1]

I've not seen that type before. Looks superb ! The bench looks like it's been built to last, nice job.
Coley

 

[nathanb]

Thanks! The workbench is based on the roubo style I built late last year with the screw from Axminster.

 

[bugbear]

Looks like there is something new under the sun - that's a new one to me. Very neat idea.

BugBear

 

[nathanb]

I've modified the post with a link, the price is quite reasonable when compared with the cross and linear bearing/shaft options.