Joe Vannucci
10-07-2018, 5:14 PM
I'm about to start building a Roubo hybrid style bench, and I can't figure out what to do about the end vise.
Quick overview: 2' x 7' top, 4" thick. 5x5 legs, mortise and tenon joinery, no upper stretchers. Material is all laminated doug fir, if that matters. I'll be using a combination of face vise, sliding deadman, planing stop, holdfasts, and dogs for the workholding. The adjustable dog would ideally be in a wagon vise, but I'm not sure I have the skills to do the installation of end cap, etc.
I'm leaning to a simple quick release vise on the right side front corner, with a dog in the jaw. This would seem to work great, if I wanted my dogs centered on the width of that vise (so maybe 6" back from the edge of the top). But I really would prefer the dog holes about 2" back from the edge. I'm concerned the constant racking won't be good. A simple anti-rack spacer block isn't as feasible as it is on a face vise, because jaw opening will vary from zero to around 4" (dogs will be on approx 4" centers).
Ideas? Convince me how easy a wagon vise would be? LOL...
(I just realized this is my first post here. So "hello!" )
Quick overview: 2' x 7' top, 4" thick. 5x5 legs, mortise and tenon joinery, no upper stretchers. Material is all laminated doug fir, if that matters. I'll be using a combination of face vise, sliding deadman, planing stop, holdfasts, and dogs for the workholding. The adjustable dog would ideally be in a wagon vise, but I'm not sure I have the skills to do the installation of end cap, etc.
I'm leaning to a simple quick release vise on the right side front corner, with a dog in the jaw. This would seem to work great, if I wanted my dogs centered on the width of that vise (so maybe 6" back from the edge of the top). But I really would prefer the dog holes about 2" back from the edge. I'm concerned the constant racking won't be good. A simple anti-rack spacer block isn't as feasible as it is on a face vise, because jaw opening will vary from zero to around 4" (dogs will be on approx 4" centers).
Ideas? Convince me how easy a wagon vise would be? LOL...
(I just realized this is my first post here. So "hello!" )