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Auxillary Workbench

Project by mot posted 896 days ago 1581 views 7 times favorited 20 comments Add to Favorites Watch

I’ve been writing about this in my blog. In the Auxillary Workbench Series.

I installed the vice and took it for a test drive. I was a little dissapointed with the amount of racking I got with this vice, but I compensate for putting a like thickness board opposit to it. I could have made the vice face shorter, but I like the full lengh look on this little bench.

The test drive of cutting some tails in walnut was 100% success.

Thanks for looking!

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)


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WayneC

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posted 896 days ago

Hey. Where’s the dogs? You are not finished yet…. Lol.

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

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schroeder

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posted 896 days ago

Great idea Mot – I like it!

-- The Gnarly Wood Shoppe

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mot

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posted 896 days ago

Wayne, no dogs until I do something with it that needs dogs. Then I’ll drill them. You’re dog-obsessed! LOL

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

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WayneC

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posted 896 days ago

Lol

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

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jockmike2

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posted 896 days ago

I think it’s a great idea Mot especially for planing long boards. Good job. jockmike

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

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fred

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posted 895 days ago

Very nice. Great job.

-- Fred Childs, Pasadena, CA - - - Law of the Workshop: Any tool, when dropped, will roll to the least accessible corner.

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oscorner

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posted 895 days ago

Great bench.

-- Jesus is Lord!

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Karson

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posted 895 days ago

Nice bench. Good job. Do you store it on top of the bench or somewhere else.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

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mot

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posted 895 days ago

Karson, there is room directly under where it currently sits. I think it will go there but it’s currently a tool without a permanent home.

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

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MsDebbieP

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posted 895 days ago

it’s So cute ;)

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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mot

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posted 746 days ago

It works pretty good, Top. I’ll have to work on the vice a bit as it slips a smidgen more than I care for it to. I might pad it with something. Thanks for the comment.

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

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Bob #2

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posted 746 days ago

I Mot :
Neat idea.
I wonder if you could use some cork on the vice faces?

Bob

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

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Budgie

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posted 546 days ago

Great ideal.

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Al Navas

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posted 546 days ago

Cool! I like the idea of that huge vise. Does it tend to rack quite a bit, or is it a dual-drive system?

-- Al Navas, St Joseph, MO, http://sandal-woodsblog.com

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mot

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posted 543 days ago

It racks a bit, Al, but if using a narrow board, I put piece of similar thickness scrap on the other side of the vise at the same time. I just put screw or brad through it as a hook so I don’t have to try and hold two pieces and turn the screw. The bench works for it’s intended use, quite well, but the vice is not ideal, though functional.

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

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Bob #2

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posted 537 days ago

Very interesting MOT.

bob

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

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WayneC

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posted 537 days ago

So, any Dogs yet? LOL.

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

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borlak

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posted 33 days ago

Mot is that the grizzly vise? I was looking to get one since I’m just starting out (and vises are expensive!) but it had several bad reviews about the machining and paint. any comments on its usability?

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mot

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posted 31 days ago

I think I bought it from Lee Valley, actually. This one is not too bad, turns easily, paint doesn’t seem to be an issue, seems to be casted well.

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

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a1Jim

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posted 31 days ago

good idea well done

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

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