Bruce Delaney
12-26-2006, 1:23 PM
So I have an Adjust-A-Bench legset and casters, a front vise (http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&p=31137&cat=1,41659,41661&ap=1) but not a benchtop yet.
Now here my ignorant question. Given the vise's screw and guidebars, which places the vise below the benchtop itself, is a skirt around the benchtop more or less required? I'm thinking of buying a pre-made benchtop of 2-3/8" with the intention of not making a skirt for it because it's pretty thick as it is but unless I were to make a very tall wooden vise block (basically, 2-3/8" + distance of vise screw/rods to underside of bench + some extra), I can't see how the vise block and front side of the bench can meet up well enough to make a good clamping surface.
Maybe the wooden vise block really needs to be that high, or perhaps a skirt is in order no matter how thick the benchtop is?
Now here my ignorant question. Given the vise's screw and guidebars, which places the vise below the benchtop itself, is a skirt around the benchtop more or less required? I'm thinking of buying a pre-made benchtop of 2-3/8" with the intention of not making a skirt for it because it's pretty thick as it is but unless I were to make a very tall wooden vise block (basically, 2-3/8" + distance of vise screw/rods to underside of bench + some extra), I can't see how the vise block and front side of the bench can meet up well enough to make a good clamping surface.
Maybe the wooden vise block really needs to be that high, or perhaps a skirt is in order no matter how thick the benchtop is?