nathanb
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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.
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.
