John P. McCormack

Tailvise Mechanism and Workbench

This massive carver's style workbench tail vise mechanism is available for purchase. It comes with a Czech-made Acme threaded bench screw, guide bars, mounting plate, dial in jaw adjustment nuts, guide plate and mounting fasteners. The tail vise jaw, vise handle, leather shock washers and a workbench construction drawing are also available for purchase. Inquire below.

The USS Hornet Workbench
The USS Hornet Workbench
Tailvise jaw, adjustment nut/ washer, the bench screw and the guide mechanism mounted below the bench.
Tailvise jaw, adjustment nut/ washer, the bench screw and the guide mechanism mounted below the bench.
The tailvise guide rails pierce the workbench base allowing great adjustment and are stiffened by a plate.
The tailvise guide rails pierce the workbench base allowing great adjustment and are stiffened by a plate.
Tailvise jaw fitting: the nut/ washers are left and right of the Czech screw and parallel the jaw to the end of the bench.
Tailvise jaw fitting: the nut/ washers are left and right of the Czech screw and parallel the jaw to the end of the bench.
Tailvise jaw adjustment, assembling the vise handle & leather shock washers.
Tailvise jaw adjustment, assembling the vise handle & leather shock washers.
Counterboring vise jaw for nut.
Counterboring vise jaw for nut.
Tailvise mechanism from above.
Tailvise mechanism from above.
Mechanism.
Mechanism.
Tail vise jaw centered to mechanism.
Tail vise jaw centered to mechanism.
Czech bench screw mounting holes.
Czech bench screw mounting holes.
Guide rods and washer-nuts.
Guide rods and washer-nuts.
Washer-nut adjusts on guide rod.
Washer-nut adjusts on guide rod.
Washer-nut and mounting screws.
Washer-nut and mounting screws.
Stiffening plate mounts on guide rod flat.
Stiffening plate mounts on guide rod flat.
Stiffening plate fastened to guide rod.
Stiffening plate fastened to guide rod.