collinb Posted November 10, 2020 Report Share Posted November 10, 2020 Recently a local gentleman gave away a workbench. That included the vise. The workbench underneath was not suitable for my shop so I dispose of it. I have attached the cise to my table and set the top on it. But my question is what is an appropriate method for attaching the top to my current workbench. I thinking just some screws from the bar inside would be enough. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted November 11, 2020 Report Share Posted November 11, 2020 I think screws would be fine. Maybe slot the holes as they move away from the side you work at, so expansion goes away from the vise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robby W Posted November 11, 2020 Report Share Posted November 11, 2020 I have a very similar top, at least if yours is made of douglas fir like it looks. Anyway, I have a single large screw up through each of the leg trestles into the top (2 total). The top has never moved in the thirty plus years I have had the bench. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collinb Posted November 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2020 The bench it’s on wasn’t designed to be true but merely functional. I’m attaching the top and truing it up next. This process gives me a good hands-on feel for the function of each plane. the top is probably 60 years old and doesn’t look like it has been treated this way since it was new. (I’ve a lot more work to do to get it right. The dog holes were filled with all sorts of stuff including hardware. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted November 11, 2020 Report Share Posted November 11, 2020 That'll give you a workout Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
collinb Posted November 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2020 59 minutes ago, pkinneb said: That'll give you a workout Not so much. I'm taking it off slowly, very thin. It's *really good* PT for my shoulder. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post collinb Posted November 13, 2020 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted November 13, 2020 I’ve planed down the top to as flat as I can figure. (There is always something I don’t yet know or understand, and it may get a better workout in the future.) I’ve covered it with boiled linseed oil. Next to make some dog pegs. Also, my vise on the end is too low.I have to get it into a more useful position. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robby W Posted November 13, 2020 Report Share Posted November 13, 2020 That looks nice, Collin. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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