Hello,

I built my workbench with lots of advice and knowledge from here.

Came out really good and works great.

But

I cant get my holdfasts to work at all.

My bench is 3 inch thick maple

I drilled my dog holes using the Lee Valley 3/4 dog hole bushing kit.

I used 60 grit paper and sanded the shafts of my Gramercy holdfasts. (round and round not up and down)

I am hitting them with a 30oz Wood is Good mallet.

Most times they don't hold at all but every so often it is tight till I move the object side to side.

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks

Larry C