Rockler T-Track Tabletop _ 10 Every shop needs a great worksurface. Tip & Tricks for Precise Dadoes _ 8 Learn the key details for routing accurate dadoes at your router table. Top-Notch Workbench _ 34 Looking for an easy-to-build, all-purpose workbench? This one goes together quickly, yet it’s sturdy enough for any shop task.ĭepartments Readers’ Tips _ Planer Sled_ 20 This simple sled makes it easy to flatten the wide face of a twisted or warped board using a thickness planer.ĭust Collector Station _ 24 Paired with a mini-cyclone, this system turns your shop vacuum into a super dust collector. Must-have features include adjustable stops, enhanced workpiece support, and built-in storage.
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Nowyou’re ready to add the tail visestrip that holds the bench dogs. Here again, test fitting willhelp you size the blocks and bottompiece for a smooth sliding fit.Add the Bench Dog Strip. Allthat’s left to do now is add the twofiller blocks and the tail visebottom. You can usethe guide plate to locate them.At this point, the critical“assembly” of the vise is over. What you’re looking forhere is to end up with the tail visetop flush with the top of the benchwhen the guide plate is hooked over13 OVERVIEW a.14the mounting plate (Figure 13a).And there shouldn’t be any gapbetween the apron on the bench andthe edge of the tail vise top.To help locate everything accurately,I clamped the two piecestogether and test fit it to the bench.Once you have the tail vise topsized and the guide plate located,you can screw them together.Note: You’ll also need to drill acouple counterbores in the tail visetop for the ends of the bolts used toclamp the lower guide plate inplace, as in Figure 14. The firstthing you’ll need to do is attach thetail vise mounting plate (Figure 13).This plate fits into the recess in thefront apron and is screwed in placeso the top edge extends just abovethe bottom edge of the aprongroove, as in the End View at left.Once the plate is in place, the nextstep is to size the tail vise top andattach the metal guide plate of thetail vise. So you’llTAIL VISEneed to disassemble and thenreassemble the tail vise a few times.Mounting the Plate.
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The secretto adding them is to trial fit everythingas you go along. As youturn the handle, these plates guidethe assembly smoothly as ittravels back and forth.For the most part, the rest of theparts of the vise assembly keep theplates spaced correctly. And that’s the metalhardware on the “inside.”In Figures 13 and 14, you cansee that the key pieces of hardwareare the mounting plate attached tothe front apron and the two guideplates that sandwich it. Outfitting theVisesVises can make or break a workbench.But you don’t need to worryabout that with this workbench.The vises you see here are rocksolidand will handle the mostdemanding tasks with ease.COMPLETING THE TAIL VISEAt first glance, the tail vise at rightlooks like a solid block of wood.But what’s interesting is what youdon’t see.
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