Font view, While made from some salvaged spruce 2x6 this moxon vice was cheap to make and works amazingly. The handhelds spin with very little effort and since the rod threads in and out i have the same amount of projection on the front. This version is a test to see how i like the proportions and operations. after enough of a test drive i have some beautiful red oak set aside to make the final version reusing this hardware.

back view, the Vice is held on by hold fasts to make installation and removal easy and fast.

This is where it all started, a beat up and broken 8 inch table saw that i bought for all of $5. this old saw sat on kijiji for a while before i bought it, it was very close to going to the dump according to the previous owner. just to clarify for those that get sentimental about reusing parts of a saw it did not have a motor and the tilt/lift mechanism was missing parts and damaged beyond repair so it was never going to be a table saw again.  

Hardware is ready, The hand wheels from the saw had a 1/2" hole and set screw so I bought a 3' length of 1/2" ACME rod and 4 ACME nuts (i only used 2). I know that typically Moxon vices use 5/8 or 3/4 rod but i was working within the limitations of the hand wheels and in the end 1/2" worked just fine.

Welding! in order to immobilize the nut on the back my brother helped out and we welded some 3/16 flat steel on the back of two nuts. I later drilled 4 holes for screws to lock the position of the nut.

Bushing, in my first attempt i just drilled a 1/2" hole but i found it had too much friction. my solution was to put in some copper bushings, they are 1/2"ID and 3/4" OD and the pair cost me $4.25. to center them properly i clamped the rear jaw on the drill press table, drilled a 1/2" through hole and then switched to a 3/4" and drilled the recess for the bushing. these made a massive improvement to how well it functioned. 

when securing the nut on the back to the rear jaw i had to add some spacer blocks and i inserted the rod to maintain aliment any misalignment here will add friction to the operation of the hand wheels.