Originally Posted by
Adam Stevens2
I'm having this problem as well, though I suspect that it's much to do with how I am holding the work than anything. I tend to use my moxon vise to hold boards for edge jointing and I think it has a tendency to make the board lean ever so slightly away from parallel once it's cinched tight. I tend to wind up over-correcting in a couple of different ways and I am probably making more work for myself than I need to. Does anyone have any experience with this? The other option is that I am really genuinely hopeless at this process.
Hi Adam,
I was over at another member's shop and he had a Moxon type set up. I didn't think about it at the time, but I think it was a bit tall for me to plane square. He is a bit taller than me.
There may be a work position that isn't too tall or too low but just right.
One of my most used tools is a 2" machinist's square. This makes it easy to check most work while still in the vise.
jtk
Last edited by Jim Koepke; 05-19-2016 at 6:06 PM.
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