Galoots,

A few weeks back I started acquiring what I would need to make my first,
*real* bench.  I designed it, redesigned it, thought some more and designed
it again.  You get the idea.  Anyways, I got some lumber, remembered an old
3" maple top I had laying around, and was lusting after the Emmert vise.  I
was thinking about buying one of the knockoff vises and starting
FOYBEVKOO(tm?), the Fraternal Order of Yuppie B@s...@rd Emmert Vise Knock Off
Owners but I got one instead.

Now I need to mount the vise and ain't so sure how I want to do it.  I
could let it into the top like I've seen on the web.  Or I could leave the
bench alone and mount the hinge flush with the apron.  Can I have opinions
from FOYBEVO?  If it's mounted into the top, doesn't that stop the vise
from swiveling?  Does it get any support that way?  Private replies may not
make it to me so please, post to the group.

Pete in Detroit
contemplating the FOYBEVO entry ritual...