At 03:40 PM 2/17/03, pjm21@d... wrote:
>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.

I prefer letting the vise hand out a bit so as not to restrict it's 
movement.  You can see mine on my website in the workbenches part of my 
site (www.mvr1.com).
I have seen them mounted in, but I think that the mortise then has to be 
relieved to let it turn fully.  I think Russ Allen has done that and I'm 
sure he'll chime in if he sees this.

  I don't think you get any extra support by mounting it in a mortise, 
since the vise must still be left free to move around.  It does make your 
bench a little better balanced though, which may be an issue if the bench 
itself is not very massive, since the legs near the vise may have to be 
offset to give the vise room to move and hence they can be more towards the 
center of balance than you might like.

best,

Mark

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