For thin stock I made a tail vise insert with an adjustable zinc stop. One benefit of a tail vise twice as long as normal, you have room for such a stop.
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You can insert them in the bench top of course, just have to make your mind up where!
They do work well gripping the thin stock. The zinc is soft enough not to damage a blade.