Hello,
I have a utility bench in my shop that is similar in construction to the
one featured in ShopNotes #75 (the most recent issue) w/ the plank top
and the slightly recessed 2x4 side members. I built it before I had any
interest in woodworking (actually, it was Workbench 2.0; 1.0 was pretty
scary!). Now I'm looking to possibly upgrade it w/ a basic woodworking
style vise on the left end, but I'm not sure how to go about mounting
the vise w/ the 2x4 side stretchers at the top. Most of the
illustrations I've seen of mounting vises seem to assume the vise is
hanging from the bottom of a solid slab top, and if it is going thru a
side skirt, it is one that is not structural and forms one face of the
vise. In this case, I'm going to need to have a separate face, I think,
and I'm a little leary of hacking away too much of that stretcher...
Does anyone out there have a bench w/ this kind of construction, and
possibly have some photo's of how they mounted a front vise to it?
Suggestions as to a particular one that might be particularly suited to
the application? I'm not necessarily looking to go nuts w/ $$$ on the
vice, but I'm looking for something a little nicer than the el-crappo
one at HD. The Wilton at Lowes actually appears pretty solidly built.
Comments, suggestions?
TIA,
Monte
P.S. Here is a link to a picture on the magazines website so you have
some idea what kind of arrangement I'm talking about:
http://www.shopnotes.com/main/75-PlankTop-Workbench.html
nuk wrote:
> C'mon. *Nobody* willing to take a stab at it?
Probably lots of willing people; but not many helpful answers.
The bench in the ref'd picture is pretty - but doesn't lend
itself to installation of your front vise.
I'm willing to send you a picture of my set-up; but will warn you
that the bench isn't pretty (total construction time was under an
hour using two 2x12x12' and a single 2x4x8' and a handful of
pocket screws). I spent only slightly more time installing the vise.
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Morris Dovey
DeSoto, Iowa USA
nuk wrote:
> On Thu, 22 Apr 2004 07:36:11 -0500, Morris Dovey
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> nuk wrote:
>>
>>> C'mon. *Nobody* willing to take a stab at it?
>>
>> Probably lots of willing people; but not many helpful
>> answers. The bench in the ref'd picture is pretty - but
>> doesn't lend itself to installation of your front vise.
>>
>> I'm willing to send you a picture of my set-up; but will
>> warn you that the bench isn't pretty (total construction
>> time was under an hour using two 2x12x12' and a single
>> 2x4x8' and a handful of pocket screws). I spent only
>> slightly more time installing the vise.
>
> Hey, sounds good; more than I have at the moment. Sorry if
> someone already tried sending me an email; I wasn't expecting
> it and accidentally deleted it before I realized what it was.
Ok - photos are in your mailbox.
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Morris Dovey
DeSoto, Iowa USA
On Thu, 22 Apr 2004 07:36:11 -0500, Morris Dovey <[email protected]> wrote:
> nuk wrote:
>
>> C'mon. *Nobody* willing to take a stab at it?
>
> Probably lots of willing people; but not many helpful answers.
> The bench in the ref'd picture is pretty - but doesn't lend
> itself to installation of your front vise.
>
> I'm willing to send you a picture of my set-up; but will warn you
> that the bench isn't pretty (total construction time was under an
> hour using two 2x12x12' and a single 2x4x8' and a handful of
> pocket screws). I spent only slightly more time installing the vise.
>
Hey, sounds good; more than I have at the moment. Sorry if someone
already tried sending me an email; I wasn't expecting it and
accidentally deleted it before I realized what it was.
Thanks,
nuk
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