I need a bench vice...
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.
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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?
I inherited this work table. Came with the house. Just bought the house.
Are older ones better?
Houses or vices?
Vices...
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.
While I have issues with a lot of his stuff, the DIY and hardtail vices from fireball tool on YouTube look pretty good.
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.
Will the original sin is generally considered to be still relevant....
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
I think he just wants to add a vice and not get advice.
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.
I was making a pun.
Holy shit i missed that... Need my coffee!
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.
Sir, the wooden knob on your hand plane is classy as fuck.
The wood accents and price are the reason I bought it!
Harbor freight
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.
Yeah I'm looking at used and I'd rather go cheapo new when I start doing real work.
Added to my list.