New bench -- vise question

On Sat, 22 Jun 2013 17:19:00 -0700 (PDT), "Gramp's shop"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>It's time for my new bench. I purchased a 10-inch Groz quick release for the face vise and I am pondering my options for the tail vise. This will be a split top bench with front and back section at 12 inches each with a six-inch tool tray in the middle. The bench will be 84 inches in length. The Groz will be at the front right (as I am mostly a southpaw). I will have two rows of left-to-right dog holes on 6-inch centers in each section.
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>If I had a spare $250, I'd go with the Lee Valley twin-screw tail vise. Sweet it is. But I don't. So I'm considering building my own using one of the following:
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>Single screw from Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Shop-Fox-D3258-Bench-Screw/dp/B00012XCCA/ref=sr_1_1?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1371946084&sr=1-1&keywords=bench+screw
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>Front vise assembly on ebay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/121124468388?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649
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>Any thoughts, suggestions will be appreciated.
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>Larry

http://carlswoodworking.wordpress.com/2010/10/15/tail-vise-options/

No question about the quality of Benchcrafted toys, Leon, but I'm trying to keep this project within budget. One more big-ticket item for my shop and the boss is likely to make me put a cot in there :-)


On Saturday, June 22, 2013 9:11:34 PM UTC-5, Leon wrote:
> On 6/22/2013 9:03 PM, Leon wrote:
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> > Go for the Cadillac brand and never look back or wish yo had done better.
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On 6/22/2013 9:03 PM, Leon wrote:
>> Larry
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> You only live once.... From the Festool SawStop guy.. LOL
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> http://benchcrafted.com/TailVise.html
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> Go for the Cadillac brand and never look back or wish yo had done better.


And if you want to see it in action, scroll down to the 4th video or
watch them all, great product.

http://benchcrafted.blogspot.com/p/video-gallery.html

On Sat, 22 Jun 2013 17:19:00 -0700, Gramp's shop wrote:

> Any thoughts, suggestions will be appreciated.

I was on a limited budget when I built my vise, so I used threading tools
to make a 1" dowel into a screw amd a threaded hole in the bench leg and
mounted a pair of shortened french leg vises on each side of the bench
end. Instead of the notched stick at the bottom I threaded a 1/2" dowel
and put a spinner on it at the bottom of each vise. I've been using
those for about 20 years now.

The vises are flush with the benchtop and have a hole in them for a dog.

--
When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and
carrying a cross.

On 6/22/2013 8:19 PM, Gramp's shop wrote:
> It's time for my new bench. I purchased a 10-inch Groz quick release for the face vise and I am pondering my options for the tail vise. This will be a split top bench with front and back section at 12 inches each with a six-inch tool tray in the middle. The bench will be 84 inches in length. The Groz will be at the front right (as I am mostly a southpaw). I will have two rows of left-to-right dog holes on 6-inch centers in each section.
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> If I had a spare $250, I'd go with the Lee Valley twin-screw tail vise. Sweet it is. But I don't. So I'm considering building my own using one of the following:
>
> Single screw from Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Shop-Fox-D3258-Bench-Screw/dp/B00012XCCA/ref=sr_1_1?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1371946084&sr=1-1&keywords=bench+screw
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> Front vise assembly on ebay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/121124468388?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649
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> Any thoughts, suggestions will be appreciated.
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> Larry
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Here's my opinion since you are asking for opinions.

The quick release vise is a better tail vise then a front vise!

I have 2 vises on my bench, both are not quick release one is a tail,
the other a face. I am a lefty too.

I am thinking of replacing my tail vise (regular vise) with a quick
release (from my other bench) since most of what I do is done using the
tail vise. I find the tail the most useful vise. Now you do not need to
use the dog that came with the vise. Take a look at

http://imgur.com/a/YbWt2#9

I don't use the vises built in dog, I mounted a veritas bench pup
slightly off center to match my dog hole alignment. I also drilled the
end to hold a door or something, but never drilled the holes into the
face of the bench.

I'll see if I can take a better bench pic.

Just my opinion... you'll come to your own conclusions.

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Jeff

On 6/22/2013 7:19 PM, Gramp's shop wrote:
> It's time for my new bench. I purchased a 10-inch Groz quick release for the face vise and I am pondering my options for the tail vise. This will be a split top bench with front and back section at 12 inches each with a six-inch tool tray in the middle. The bench will be 84 inches in length. The Groz will be at the front right (as I am mostly a southpaw). I will have two rows of left-to-right dog holes on 6-inch centers in each section.
>
> If I had a spare $250, I'd go with the Lee Valley twin-screw tail vise. Sweet it is. But I don't. So I'm considering building my own using one of the following:
>
> Single screw from Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Shop-Fox-D3258-Bench-Screw/dp/B00012XCCA/ref=sr_1_1?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1371946084&sr=1-1&keywords=bench+screw
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> Front vise assembly on ebay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/121124468388?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649
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> Any thoughts, suggestions will be appreciated.
>
> Larry
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You only live once.... From the Festool SawStop guy.. LOL

http://benchcrafted.com/TailVise.html


Go for the Cadillac brand and never look back or wish yo had done better.