Bench Dog Spacing

Ideally space the dog holes so you can secure a board of any width to the workbench ken so start by measuring your vise s capacity.

Bench dog spacing. While you can easily buy bench dogs making your own is super easy and can be customized any way you need them. Work bench dog hole spacing. Completed my bench two months ago. I m an advocate for as few holes as possible at first and to add them as needed later.

The vise has four holes and there s more than 300 mm. The center to center spacing of your bench dog holes should be slightly less than the travel of your vise. Used well your bench is an all in one three dimensional clamping solution that will allow you to hold your work on any of its edges or faces. Attempted to locate the dog holes on 6 inch centers.

How to drill perfectly vertical bench dog holes in your workbench a woodworking bench is more than just a table to lay your tools and project parts on. Also be sure to measure the post of your holdfasts to determine the hole size and if you are unsure about the grip test bore some holes to determine if any counterbore. So many people ask me where to drill hole for their dogs on their new workbench. That way you ll be certain that regardless of the length of the material you re trying to hold in the dogs you ll be able to catch it.

That means even long after the bench is built you can always add extra bench dog holes with nothing but a hand drill. But a board larger than that must be secured between the vise dog and a bench dog. I made the ultimate workbench recently and included openings for bench dogs so this was the perfect accessory for my new workbench. Do you have a question for wwgoa.

For example if the vise s jaws can hold a board up to 6 1 2 secure any board up to that size between the jaws. If this is your first visit be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above. Click the image to download the pdf diagram to help you place your first dog holes. You may have to register before you can post.

There s not even a standard shape for dog holes round is popular these days because it s easy to make round holes but square bench dogs and holes are very traditional. To start viewing messages select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. My bench has holes spaced 145 mm center to center on both the fixed top and the moving l shaped vise end. But where to start.

Within reason i can t see that it matters much. It s certainly possible but a tool that depended on a specific hole spacing would have a very small market since there s no standard spacing. Bench dogs fit snugly into openings drilled into the workbench and can be square or round.