adam breuer
11-12-2011, 1:58 PM
Hi all,
I am designing a new workbench. It will be part-roubo and part everything else, and this bench will be devoted to odd projects (large boat parts, longbows, oars -- basically, odd parts of various sizes).
Is there any reason to put two matching quick-release vises (10" wide Jorgensens) side-by-side as end vises rather than just one (I seem to be accumulating these vises...)?
If you think this is a good idea, would you arrange them so that the vices are as far apart as possible, or would you put the rightmost one closer to the center of the bench end?
Also, I see some benches with a large quick release vise on the face as well as on the end, and I don't understand why this is advantageous compared to this type of vise in just one of the two locations. What do you guys think?
adam
I am designing a new workbench. It will be part-roubo and part everything else, and this bench will be devoted to odd projects (large boat parts, longbows, oars -- basically, odd parts of various sizes).
Is there any reason to put two matching quick-release vises (10" wide Jorgensens) side-by-side as end vises rather than just one (I seem to be accumulating these vises...)?
If you think this is a good idea, would you arrange them so that the vices are as far apart as possible, or would you put the rightmost one closer to the center of the bench end?
Also, I see some benches with a large quick release vise on the face as well as on the end, and I don't understand why this is advantageous compared to this type of vise in just one of the two locations. What do you guys think?
adam