Si600 Posted April 8, 2021 Author Share Posted April 8, 2021 I'm always clamping boards on edge, which is probably why the corner popped off. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 I’ve just looked and my ones are oak and they’ve been there for years, but they still chip sometimes with wear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 I picked up this beast a while back, I don’t do metalwork but I’m sure I’ll use it for something 😁 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 (edited) 27 minutes ago, Si600 said: I'm always clamping boards on edge, which is probably why the corner popped off. A relaxed approach is often more beneficial. Edited April 8, 2021 by SpondonBassed 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 10 minutes ago, Reggaebass said: I picked up this beast a while back, I don’t do metalwork but I’m sure I’ll use it for something 😁 Nice. The quick release is a useful feature. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si600 Posted April 8, 2021 Author Share Posted April 8, 2021 Mine is a 4 1/4" Fortis Engineering Co one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 So... it's like the old saying... we ALL have our vices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si600 Posted April 8, 2021 Author Share Posted April 8, 2021 2 hours ago, Reggaebass said: I picked up this beast a while back, I don’t do metalwork but I’m sure I’ll use it for something 😁 I clamp my backsaws in mine for sharpening. How much do you use your block plane? I've got one but prefer a bench plane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si600 Posted April 8, 2021 Author Share Posted April 8, 2021 56 minutes ago, SpondonBassed said: So... it's like the old saying... we ALL have our vices. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 3 minutes ago, Si600 said: How much do you use your block plane I use the no60 all the time, it’s the low angle one which is good for end grain and hardwood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 4 hours ago, Si600 said: Ply I have, 12mm from memory. Would you cut the break out and square it off, or just leave it as is? I'd make the rebate deeper and face it with solid wood but grain vertical. But I'm a metal basher so don't trust my wood vice advice... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 3 hours ago, Reggaebass said: I picked up this beast a while back, I don’t do metalwork but I’m sure I’ll use it for something 😁 I love real Record Vices (pre-Irwin 🙂 ) I have a No. 3 and was delighted to spot a Record No. 1 in Dad's... living room. Hopefully the huge 4" QR vice I used as a teenager is somewhere in Dad's workshop. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si600 Posted May 4, 2021 Author Share Posted May 4, 2021 Me again. After facing the vice with a square of 12mm ply and taking the opportunity to make the top of the chop wider I now need to put an apron on the bench. It's never bloody ending this tinkering. Anyway... A big sheet of ply or something solid wood? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 5 minutes ago, Si600 said: Me again. After facing the vice with a square of 12mm ply and taking the opportunity to make the top of the chop wider I now need to put an apron on the bench. It's never bloody ending this tinkering. Anyway... A big sheet of ply or something solid wood? If it’s for rigidity Si, I’d go for solid, and it also won’t splinter if you catch it loading pieces on and off 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 Interesting video here if anyone was wondering how plywood is made 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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