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Pat Meeuwissen

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Guys, to increase the jaw capacity of my vise I reduced the thickness of the chop to just over inch thick 1 1/8. I would like to add dogs on the outside face of the chop as drilling out 3/4 would weaken it too much. Anyone have any pics or video links on a good choice for this?

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You could possibly mount some 2x hardwood to the outside and drill it. However that would depend on the clearance for the handle which I doubt will be enough.

Second option is to mount metal wire holding loops for on the outside face and again the clearance is the problem.

Third option is mount th 2x stock on the ends of the 1x and drill them.

Hope that was clear would do a picture but do not have one showing 1x on vise.

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1 hour ago, PeteM said:

My vise has a dog in the chop*.  If you use metal dogs on the vise, they could be as small as 1/4" pegs:  drill (2) at each end of the chop, and then make a wooden cleat with matching 1/4" holes?  Many variants come to mind.

 

*yeah, I had to google "chop"

Like this?

Herb

 

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