I've been wanting a small (5/8" x 12" or so) vise screw to make my own wooden vise. I only want the screw, no other hardware.
3/4" would also be acceptable.
However, it seems that the only screws (just the screw bit like you use for a leg vise or home-made tail vise. I don't want guide rods or a cast iron body) sold on the market are upwards of 1" and massive and extremely heavy, intended for large leg vises on Roubo style benches. That's not what I want. I want a small screw for a compact vise on a portable bench or planing board.
I'm currently making a prototype just using a standard 5/8" threaded rod which have threads on the "coarse side" but aren't as coarse as most vises. They seem like they would work, but will be slow to operate. I'll make a prototype to try out and see if it seems usable or not, but I figured I'd ask if anyone knows where I can find a better screw of the same size, but with coarser threads...
There are a few commercial woodworking vises with replacement screws of the size I'm looking for that I could order, but I would have no idea what where to buy a nut to use with them in the right size and pitch/tpi, nor would I know the specifications until I received the product.