I needed two similar pieces of wood to prevent my sofa from banging against the wall and damaging it.
Cut the pieces and it was ugly and misshapen. Have a hand pane so I shaved off the jagged bits.
Miter boxes don't help when you can't keep a saw steady.
18 Comments
slothrop@lemmy.ca · 15 pts · 1y
If there's one thing about bench vices I've learned in my 68 years is that you have to buy a house that already has one, otherwise you'll never have one.
How's the housing market?
Landless2029@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y
I inherited this work table. Came with the house. Just bought the house.
Are older ones better?
prex@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Houses or vices?
Landless2029@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
Vices...
TranscendentalEmpire@lemmy.today · 3 pts · 1y
Not particularly..... I'd say the average older vice is better quality than the average new vice. However, if you're willing to spend some decent money on a new vice you can find some that are quite a bit better than your average older vice.
prex@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 1y
While I have issues with a lot of his stuff, the DIY and hardtail vices from fireball tool on YouTube look pretty good.
TranscendentalEmpire@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 1y
Yeah.... Some of those are insanely priced. Their bench top vices aren't bad though.
I would check out Lee Valley if you have the option. Pretty much everything on there is solid quality for a fair price.
Akasazh@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
Will the original sin is generally considered to be still relevant....
BlackJerseyGiant@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 1y
You already have a bench vice, because you are asking questions like this. The things you've got in your pictures can, and are, doing everything a bench vise can do for you. What dissatisfied you about your original set of blocks? I've got a few tricks up my sleeve that might help you out
SpikesOtherDog@ani.social · 10 pts · 1y
I think he just wants to add a vice and not get advice.
Landless2029@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
I'm just sharing my workaround for not having a bench vice... Felt to bust out 4 clamps for this. It still wabbled. The biggest issue ia my clamps being taller than my work piece so I hit the clamps with my hand plane.
SpikesOtherDog@ani.social · 7 pts · 1y
I was making a pun.
Landless2029@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
Holy shit i missed that... Need my coffee!
Landless2029@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
My issue with the miter box was I started to curve a bit and cut into the plastic. I aligned it to finish the cut and ended up with (not pictured) messy zigzag.
I got sandpaper and my hand plane out and realized the danger my fingers could be in so I clamped it up.
tuckerm@feddit.online · 3 pts · 1y
Sir, the wooden knob on your hand plane is classy as fuck.
Landless2029@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
The wood accents and price are the reason I bought it!
Harbor freight
RattlerSix@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
For general wood/metal/automotive around the house, cheap vises aren't so bad. I got a 6 inch Vevor for $60 a few years ago and it's been great.
Landless2029@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
Yeah I'm looking at used and I'd rather go cheapo new when I start doing real work.
Added to my list.