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Vise Jaw Liner – Your Thoughts

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  • Jon
    3 January 2020 at 6:03 pm #642442

    Hi,

    How thick are your vise jaw liners and what type of wood did you use?

    I see Paul used sapele, plywood and a few others species but is the thickness 3/4″ or 1″?

    Just thought I would gather some opinions before lining my vise.

    Thanks,
    Jon

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    Ronald Kowalewski
    3 January 2020 at 7:10 pm #642453

    I don’t think it matters as long as they are flat. They will get hacked up any how! I like the leather in top.

    Protect the line.

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    Sven-Olof Jansson
    3 January 2020 at 10:50 pm #642499

    Hej Jon,

    My vice jaw-liners are out of beech. The proximal one is around 2″ and equipped with 3/4″ holes, while the distal jaw-liner is integrated with the front of the workbench. (Please see attached photo)

    Compared to the prior pine liners, I think the beech ones give a firmer grip, particularly on thin materials secured along the top of the vice. Having the distal jaw-liner flush with the bench front, helps with clamping tall and wide stuff for work on their edges, which of course can be achieved in many other ways

    Sven-Olof Jansson
    London, UK; Boston, MA

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    Ecky H
    4 January 2020 at 3:18 pm #642682

    Hello Jon,

    luckily I got an offcut piece of oak around 1″ thick from a cabinetmakers shop.
    I put pieces of 4mm thick cork tiles at the inside, because until now I mostly work with soft woods like spruce and pine and don’t want to have clamping marks from the hard jaw liners on the work pieces.

    E.

    Veni, vidi, serravi.

    MĂĽnster, Germany

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    robdavies
    4 January 2020 at 5:24 pm #642716

    Hi Sven
    I’m curious to know which type of vise that is your using? Do you use that with a Paul Sellers style workbench?

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    Sven-Olof Jansson
    4 January 2020 at 8:11 pm #642774

    Hej Rob,

    Thank you for asking. The vise is a quick release with the release mechanism operated by turning the screw. Vices with a separate release mechanism are probably preferable, but mine works OK as long as I give the screw 2 to 3 revolutions before pulling or pushing the front jaw.

    My bench is made out of glulam, with the top consisting of two slabs glued together and resting on legs of the rails and stretchers type. Please see attached photos.

    Sven-Olof Jansson
    London, UK; Boston, MA

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    Colin Scowen
    4 January 2020 at 8:29 pm #642782

    This has given me an idea how to make a more solid base for my bench in the workshop., thank you very much for the pictures.
    Currently both my benches sit on my workmate, which is not the most stable base, nor the most massive. Now I need to see if I can design it to accomodate the planing beam as a permanent fixture, rather than the add on that it is now.

    Colin, Czech Rep.

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    robdavies
    4 January 2020 at 9:05 pm #642793

    Thanks for posting those pictures Sven. I always find it interesting to see what other people’s workbenches are like.
    How do you find the veritas qr tail vice? I will soon be building my second workbench and I’m considering using a tail vice.

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    Sven-Olof Jansson
    4 January 2020 at 10:07 pm #642810

    Colin,
    Thanks! I’m happy with whatever contribution I can make.

    *******

    Rob, thanks for coming back!
    Apart from that the Lie-Nielsen tail-vice would aesthetically have looked more pleasing, I’m well-contented with the Veritas QR one. It opens over a long distance, making it easy to fit most work pieces between the bench dogs; the QR mechanism works like a charm; the screw is most stable; and the jaw can be used for everything from holding pieces while rip/re-sawing to shooting (glulam is very flat).

    The assembly instructions were acceptably easy to follow. They stressed the benefits from mounting the vice with the bench top upside down, as well as precautions to take when switching the vice from right to left hand (basically, lock everything with blue-tape [please see photo]). One element of the assembly fairly much demands a 5/8″ [Forstner] drill bit. I did get away with a 16 mm one – not a pleasant experience for the drill bit.

    The assembly manual suggests that the top surface of the moving jaw is made proud of the bench surface, and then planed flush. In my humble, that’s good advice.

    Sven-Olof Jansson
    London, UK; Boston, MA

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    Jon
    4 January 2020 at 11:31 pm #642844

    Hello,

    Thanks for the feedback. It can be difficult to find thick hardwood where I am. I can find 3/4″ but am not sure that will be adequate.

    I’m not sure if Paul uses 3/4″ or 1″. Hard to tell from the workbench build videos.

    Screenshot_20200104-152538

    By planning this out I’m hoping to it right the first time.

    Jon

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    Colin Scowen
    5 January 2020 at 11:03 am #642984

    My vise liners are 2 pieces of 20mm pine, and they are just a bit proud of the top of the vise jaws. They also extend past the vise jaws because I wanted them to reach the edges of the bench. I also have 4mm cork on the inside, set down 5mm or so, primarily to give me a step to rest thinner pieces on, but it also assists if I am clamping something not quite square on the outer sides. The vases I made as christmas presents this year using split billets from dome firewood are an example of this need.
    The vise is a 7″ Irwin Record in case that helps.

    vise-and-liners

    Colin, Czech Rep.

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    Benoît Van Noten
    5 January 2020 at 5:11 pm #643084

    In his 2012 workbench built, Paul used “buffalo plywood” (the kind used to pour concrete in it, treated with a phenolic resin) but he says any hardwood will do.

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    Harvey Kimsey
    7 January 2020 at 12:53 am #643499

    My vise a wood classic leg vise with wood jaws. I lined it with a composite engine gasket material that believe is a mix of cork and rubber. I just glued it on with contact cement so that I can easily replace it in the future. I’m amazed at how well it holds stock with minimal vise pressure.

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    Jon
    8 January 2020 at 12:21 am #643710

    Thanks for the responses. I found some 1″ scrap mahogany that should work.

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    Jon
    24 August 2020 at 12:33 am #675209

    3/4 most likely. I say this because I installed a 10 inch eclipse qr vise today so the measurement is fresh in my mind. The eclipse jaws are just a hair under 3/4 and I think Paul is using the same wood for the liner and the 1 inch extender pieces

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