Something for my bench...

[steven c newman]

Well, for one thing, I needed a new dog hole, a bit farther away from the vise. Drew out a center line to match the other two "new" dog holes. Still had a bit chucked up into the "cordless drill". so a few turns were made..
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Made some nice curlys..
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Right in line with the other two. Then there was this problem..
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The WorkMate dogs I use are a bit too tall for this thinner work. Time to make a "Stop"
had a length of 7/8" dowel, skinnied it down to fit the dog holes. One end is cut at a slight angle.
Drilled a pilot hole with another cordless drill..
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That is a chunk of an old saw plate sitting beside the dowel. Used a brass screw to attach the plate to the dowel, with the teeth sitting on the higher side of the angled dowel. Installed it in the bench.
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And tried it out..
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BTW, the dog that goes into the vise was ground down a bit, and sanded smooth. Now sits lower than the wood.
Might just work....;)

[Jim Koepke]

Interesting fast fix.

I may have to try the piece of saw idea. So far I have used nails or an angled piece of scrap wood.

jtk

[steven c newman]

The videos by GE Hong...The fellow was using something like this, his was more of a machine made sort of thing. Thicker "saw" blade, metal post that fits into a hole in his bench's top. Might have been more than one hole, as his wouldn't move around like mine will. I have to line up on the screw's head with the center of the board I'd be working on. If not, it will rotate.

Have a bit more of that dowel handy......might try to make a few "normal" dogs too....

[Glen Canaday]

I had the same problem, 3/4 holes but 7/8 dowel. I used a hollow auger on mine to reduce them to fit the holes.

I'd like to find one of those Millers Falls bench dogs, but until I do it will be the saw on a dowel idea in a mortised recess for me.

[steven c newman]

I suppose I could go and make a few more wooden dogs out of that dowel rod......might add a square face to a couple, too.....