But a board larger than that must be secured between the vise dog and a bench dog.
Workbench top with dog holes. My bench top is 3 inches thick so to solve this i finished off the rest of the hole with a 3 4 forstner bit. The low profile design is ideal for working with material that have a 1 2 inch or more thickness and is perfect for routing planing cutting sanding and more. If your top is much deeper than 2 inchs this becomes the problem. 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.
Turn your workbench into a nonslip work platform to securely hold your woodworking stock with the dct woodworking plastic bench dogs 4 pack workbench peg brake stops. Or at a consistent off angle typically between 2 3. Huey shows you how to make perfect evenly spaced dog holes in your workbench top using a router. 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.
Where do i put my dog holes. The guide to dog hole placement. Popular woodworking magazine managing editor glen d. For example if the vise s jaws can hold a board up to 61 2 secure any board up to that size between the jaws.
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