Workbench Dog Hole Placement

When you do that you will want dog holes along the front of the bench.

Workbench dog hole placement. One school promotes a true vertical angle 90 degrees from the benchtop. That depends is usually the answer i give and that probably frustrates more than it helps. The first hole to lay out is the one at the back left. The bench dog pattern is one issue another is the angle of the hole to drill.

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. Center the jig s hole over a dog hole photo b and clamp it in place. Another says to drill 2 to 3 degrees off vertical. This hole is positioned so that the tip of the holdfast reaches to the right so that it is just in front of your planing stop.

Most of the general uses for the holes i have seen only require individual holes. The guide to dog hole placement. You ll likely rout away so little material that the dogs will still fit snugly and finally rest flat on the surface. Bench dog hole placement back to.

I suppose it is possible there is some hardware that makes use of two or more holes simultaneously. When more than one bench dog is used they are used in parallel holes so the distance is not usually a factor. 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. I would wait on adding a lot of bench dog holes until you use the bench for a while.

Hole placement if you want 2 holes in rows behind the vise put them 1 or 2 in from each end left to right. It is 4 from the back edge of the bench and about 8 from the left end of the workbench. Then slip the router s guide bushing into the jig hole and plunge the bit in 1 4 increments as you rout around the hole photo c. So i present my foolproof secret to.

In order to work best these holes need to be drilled vertically. If you use 1 hole put it on the centerline of the vise. Where do i put my dog holes. The traditional way to increase the work holding capability is to place dog holes in your bench top and allowing them to work in tandem with a face or end vise to secure parts of any size.