I'm about to drill bench dog holes in a slab maple bench 30" x 72". I intend to place my 12" Record vise adjacent to the left front corner.
I'm wondering if anyone has determined optimum placement for dog holes ~ how many and where?
Thanks
I will be there soon, Hopefully. ;~)
I would think that you would want them perhaps slightly more closely spaced than the distance that the vise opens.
That thought did occur to me for the vise, but what about dog holes for the rest of the bench? There's no vise there to allow for adjustment.
I'm considering one or more of these from Lee Valley to allow for universality.
Anywhere but into the mounting bracket of the vise :)
-Kevin
But, if I did, I could use it as a sawdust collector. :)
The vise should have one or more retractable dogs. You want the dog holes aligned with those, and spaced to something less than the total movement of the vise.
On Sat, 7 Nov 2009 01:52:08 -0500, "J. Clarke"
It's an older Record vise on the order of 20 years I'd guess. No retractable dog on it. I'll have to jury rig something for it.
The WoodSmithShop just built a bench.
They ran then on 6" centers.
YMMV
Lew
Put a wooden chop on the movable jaw and put a dog hole in it. Something like the one shown here:
Thanks, I read about the workbench earlier here, but didn't know about the 6" centres. I had a look through their website and couldn't find a link to that particular episode. You got a link to it by any chance Lew?
Not sure what you mean by "chop", but wooden jaws with one or two dog holes would be entirely feasible. Thanks.
Some of these bench pups by Lee Valley would work nicely.
threaded rod and 8-3/8 that is not threaded. I 'd probably go with 9"
Is that what I said ;~)
Are you talking about the one with 2x fir legs and a MDF top? That is the one I am thinking of building. Cheap!
CORRECTION I'd probably go with 8".
I have a Sketchup drawing of the concept if you want. I could convert it to pdf if you needed that but you would not get the whole experience of seeing it from all angles. I am probably going to build one very much like it but not quite so long or wide. Mine is scaled down a bit.
Not really, if web site doesn't list programs, you are probably out of luck.
Lew
Yep.
Lew
I'll base my hole spacing on a diagonal measuring scheme and drill the dog holes little less than the maximum adjustability of those clamps. That will give me the most universality. It also makes sense that I should actually buy one first and physically view it's maximum capabilities than just going on the product's physical description ~ despite Veritas' reputation for excellence.
Sure, I'd appreciate a copy of your Sketchup design if you're going to make on. You have my email address. Thanks
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