Hovarter vise review. I considered the bench crafted model at the time but the hovarter vise was a little easier to retrofit to my particular bench. This is my first quest for info from wood talk. 1 review for face vise bench vise twin screw vise alternative keith bellamy august 4 2016 i purchased the vx20f face vise in march of 2016 and installed it on my 21st century workbench r. Benchcrafted wagon and hovarter twin screw face vise 3.
I have a limited size shop 12x16 and need a tail vise that do not extent beyond the bench. Like all of hoverters vises they work on the age old principle of unicorn magic. They slide in and out smoothly without a threaded rod. I retrofitted the hovarter leg vise on my nicholson bench this past spring.
Len hovarter 19410 views. Hovarter custom vise at wia since i wasnt able to attend im curious about the impression of others that did attend the show. It works great and is very well engineered. I currently use a standard imported jorgenson face vise in the end position of my rudimentary bench.
Benchcrafted leg and wagon vise 2. Bench crafted needing input so im finally going to build myself a roubo spilt top bench with a leg vise and a wagon vise. Len hovarter of hovarter custom vise has developed a simple and inexpensive quick release leg vise mechanism that looks quite ingenious. When used with vx20f face vise it requires minimum 2 12 thick bench top so hand wheel wont protrude above bench top.
I was set to get the bench crafted vises but i recently came across the hovarter vises and am amazed at how awesome they appear to work. It looks like a really good design manufacture from a distance but again hands on evaluation is important. I really like how quickly and effortlessly i can move the vise to work different pieces of wood. Hovarter twin screws at both end and face positions these all work out to about the same price.
Hovarter custom vise vx 20 introduction duration. The wagon vice would be perfect. Has anyone out there got a hovarter vise and would be willing to give me feedback on it. Matches the small hand wheel design used with the vx20w wagon vise.