Workbench Dog Hole Layout

Wide by 18 in.

Workbench dog hole layout. Front apron 13 4 in. Top to bottom round dog holes 3 4 in. Dia are aligned with dog holes in front vise jaw. The distance apart would be a number slightly less than the opening of the vise.

Thick by 6 in. Ideally space the dog holes so you can secure a board of any width to the workbench ken so start by measuring your vise s capacity. For example if the vise s jaws can hold a board up to 6 1 2 secure any board up to that size between the jaws. Where do i put my dog holes.

So seeing as i just built a new workbench myself and had to ask myself this question i thought it was time to come up with something more definitive. But a board larger than that must be secured between the vise dog and a bench dog. A workbench system is disclosed which may include a work surface with a first dog hole a second dog hole spaced apart from the first dog hole and a plurality of dogs each of the plurality of dogs including a body defining a first and second securing portion and a stem portion extending away from the body and configured to fit into the first and second dog holes such that the first securing. How do you go about choosing the location layout pattern and number of bench dog holes to cut when building a workbench.

Thick by 6 in. Square dog holes made to fit metal dogs tilting 3 toward end vise and 6 in. One school promotes a true vertical angle 90 degrees from the benchtop. Long front vise jaw 3 in.

So i present my foolproof secret to. The bench dog pattern is one issue another is the angle of the hole to drill. Inside face beveled 1 8 in. That depends is usually the answer i give and that probably frustrates more than it helps.

The path of holes needs to be in line with the center of the vise and its dog or in two lines corresponding to two points equidistant on the vise. Another says to drill 2 to 3 degrees off vertical. O c are aligned with dogs in end vise.