I would just like to add quickly that you could add a simple front vise here and use the exact techniques Rob used here. They mount with just 4 bolts underneath and they mount flush with the edge of the top. You don’t need a quick release version for this application so they are less than $100. Lee Valley has one for $85. Yost makes a cheaper version.
@konstantinivanov19863 жыл бұрын
Rob really cares. Thats what really matters.
@sueb41543 жыл бұрын
You just have a way of making everything look so simple and easy ... even boo boos are repaired, nothing to it. I seem to struggle with even the easy stuff, but I know that it can be done, because I watched you do it. So thank you for that!
@RobCosmanWoodworking3 жыл бұрын
You can do it. Just patience and practice
@andrizeefoshizee3 жыл бұрын
I admire your patience. I often know the "right way" to do something in my projects (taking pieces apart for proper access), but take the lazy route, and often regret it.
@jamescooley78492 жыл бұрын
Love the o-ring tip Rob my vise handle hardly makes a sound now. Thirty years of clank and at least five handles later,your hints have solved it 😉
@tchevrier Жыл бұрын
I eventually bought this vise and installed it in my workbench. I'm amazed at how much I actually use it. It works great. One small note for their engineering department. The square tubes should be slightly higher than the threaded rod. Otherwise whatever you clamp into the vise, touches the screw.
@davidcampbell28453 жыл бұрын
Pure magic - the full process including all the issues is what we need - definitely the most complete resource available. And if you're new to this channel - pay attention to the chisel - a tiny part of the process, but look what difference it made to cleaning up the clearance hole - so even a vise needs a 16,000-grit Shapton!
@fugazni3 жыл бұрын
Purchased your bench plans last week and watched all the videos. Just finished cutting all the plywood pieces for it. Nice to see you’re still supporting it with additional plans, but I can’t say it comes as a surprise. You’re a true teacher and a legend. Thank you.
@RobCosmanWoodworking3 жыл бұрын
yup, Thats our intention is to give extras to add to th ebench if you want
@chrisjcichocki3 жыл бұрын
On my RC Bench, the vise screw actually made contact with the underside of the table top. To fix it, I used my chisel to carve a channel for the screw. At about 15:51 in the video you can see the marks left by the screw. With that fix, the screw stopped squeaking with I open and close the vise jaw.
@bobd.3 жыл бұрын
I noticed that too. Seems like a design flaw to have the screw up high enough to contact the underside of the bench. Easily overcome, but just a couple mm lower and problem solved.
@chinthakawickramasinghe48793 жыл бұрын
Even for the simple explanation on why we want face vise, you take lot carrying boards for demonstrations. Your demonstrations are excellent
@RobCosmanWoodworking3 жыл бұрын
Thanks. Thats how we try to be different from other KZbinrs
@lol224455 Жыл бұрын
Solid work bench that's also light and portable. Have brought it to the job site to cut wood on. No complaints!
@robertbamford82663 жыл бұрын
Really enjoy seeing you figure out how to address the inevitable small obstacles that arise as you go. And how you explain alternatives you don’t plan to exercise (band saw vs jig saw). Thanks fir the videos.
@skf9573 жыл бұрын
Thanks Rob and the rest of the team for another informative and entertaining video.
@RobCosmanWoodworking3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching
@bproffer3 жыл бұрын
I’m finishing my top glue up this evening. The base is built but rough. Still need to sand and make it look nice. I originally only bought the one vice but now maybe I’ll go ahead and lay it out for an additional one when the wallet recovers from Christmas. Nice work as always!
@RobCosmanWoodworking3 жыл бұрын
Sounds good. If you are sure I would order the vise now
@earlelzy72433 жыл бұрын
I like watching your work. Even though I feel more like a handyman I can learn from you. Thanks.
@billsmiley3 жыл бұрын
Hey Rob! Just wanted to say that I’ve been watching you forever a while and love your style. I bought your workbench plans and built it over the past 2 weeks. My vise arrives tomorrow and I need to apply finish but everything else came out great. I can’t wait to start using the bench. Thank you for your great content and great bench plans.
@williamshaffer25623 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video Professor Cos. You are so right, the best vise on the market. Keep them coming Sir.
@gilbertomanzanilla43333 жыл бұрын
Sure y enjoy your video and the method of teaching rob. Nice as always, we are so lucky to be able to nurish our brain with your knowledge and skills of woodworking, as always tnk u so much💯👍
@RobCosmanWoodworking3 жыл бұрын
Wow, thanks so much for your comment
@ronmak-personal82613 жыл бұрын
Thanks Rob. I am in the process of finalizing my bench design which is based on yours and it will definitely include one of these vices. And your cosmanized casters!
@RobCosmanWoodworking3 жыл бұрын
All great choices. Send me a pic when you get it done
@adamhass85223 жыл бұрын
I was hoping you would use the bandsaw for the stretcher. Made my day!
@RobCosmanWoodworking3 жыл бұрын
I was thinking of you when I did it!
@hittman20053 жыл бұрын
Glad to see even someone of your caliber can’t keep track of your pencil 😂😂😂
@ApexWoodworks2 жыл бұрын
Rob, another outstanding and informative video! Just a few suggestions: 1) when transferring the position of the rear "fingers" and the centre nut, rather than whacking them with a hammer, you could have used carbon paper to transfer the positions. That is, if carbon paper is still available! 2) Then, as regards fastening the vise base to the underside of the bench, to help position it correctly, you could have drilled for and then fastened the lag bolts along the "unobstructed" side of the vise base. Once done, you could remove the leg assembly and because the vise is bolted down on the one side and held fast in the correct position, confidently drill for and then fasten the remaining lag bolts.
@BrianThorstad Жыл бұрын
Great adaptation for those wanting to go there.
@danielwren45143 жыл бұрын
Purchased plans a few weeks ago. Top is now ready and base is ready to assemble. Glad i saw this video before assembly. I can now make the necessary preparations for a latter install by using the first vise as a template. For those slots for the small tangs at end of vise instead of a router , i just used a chisel. And i did’t like the idea of hitting the vise with a hammer! I just used a pencil to make the outline of the areas needed to be made on the underside. Worked fine.
@RobCosmanWoodworking3 жыл бұрын
Good technique tips
@r.mercado9737 Жыл бұрын
Heads up, I could not locate the 4 hr build vid on the Cosman workbench. I like to view and make a reality. Semper Fi
@mikeharbert50863 жыл бұрын
Was wondering about those two bench dog holes. Thanks Rob.
@MANJITSINGH-ko2oi3 жыл бұрын
HI ROB cool I am now ready to make a bench as my workshop in done. lol. cool. thank u.
@themountainraven3 жыл бұрын
I need this clamp, very nice Rob.
@Surfs-up-ahaa3 жыл бұрын
Rob, you're awesome ! Thank you.
@gaz19673 жыл бұрын
An interesting vice, I'd probably use coach bolts for a more secure fixing. I do like to clobber things when they're in the vice though. 😁
@Ham682293 жыл бұрын
If I may ask, what about making a Moxon vise for both the tail and face vise?
@scottyhughes91792 жыл бұрын
excellent Rob.
@stevecunningham9363 жыл бұрын
Great video Rob! I think I'll build the bench and get Sjoberg vise.
@grantwilliams6303 жыл бұрын
Do you have any thoughts on a leg vise? The bench seems like it would work well with a criss-cross leg vice + the end vice.
@kevinparker41603 жыл бұрын
Very helpful. I’m going to get one of those vises soon.
@RobCosmanWoodworking3 жыл бұрын
Right on
@kennylakits40933 жыл бұрын
Very Well done
@paulanderson36713 жыл бұрын
Question: how tall can the chop get before it's too tall? Would a chop that is 5" work? I ask because my bench is that thick, and I'd like to mount this on the underside without having to excavate a channel for the vise.
@jedman3223 жыл бұрын
Check out the HNT Gorden vice....oh baby!
@dalescott30773 жыл бұрын
Thanks Rob - Just finishing building my bench this week. I guess I need to order a second Vice (LOL)
@RobCosmanWoodworking3 жыл бұрын
A face vise is not required but does gives you more flexability
@ElliotNesterman3 жыл бұрын
It might be worth noting that when laying out the chop it is aesthetically more pleasing, and arguably more functional, to align the dog holes in the chop with the dog holes in the benchtop.
@RobCosmanWoodworking3 жыл бұрын
Yes. This was an after thought post installing dog holes and it was an old chop. Had it been a new chop I would had drilled the holes to align with the bench
@DaltonPhantom3 жыл бұрын
I haven't assembled my bench yet, so would you make any adjustments to the original plans to incorporate this vise? Thanks, Rob!!
@bobd.3 жыл бұрын
@RobCosman : Is it worth plugging the bottom of those dog holes that are over the vise so that you don't end up with sawdust and chips filling up the vise cavity? I don't see an easy way to remove them. I don't know just asking is it better to plug or cover the bottom of those dog holes so they are still usable but no longer through holes.
@missionron3 жыл бұрын
if you had the festool drill, you may notnhave needed to remove the base frame again to drill for the vise. just a thought.
@theworkshopboxshop3 жыл бұрын
Amazing work Rob that vise looks great when I get around to making a new bench ill grab some of those 🗜🔨💯👏
@RobCosmanWoodworking3 жыл бұрын
You cant go wrong with a Sjoberg
@douglanglois4563 жыл бұрын
I'm planning on making this bench in the near future. I won't be immediately adding the vices though. Do you have patterns available to 'future proof' the bench by making the grooves and predilling holes while initially building the bench? Granted that there is a risk involved if one waits too long and Sjoberg then changes the vice design or hole pattern.
@bigpapaporsche111 ай бұрын
Ron, please compare your Bench using a Face Vise vs a Moxon Vise. I am guessing the Moxon Vise to be around 1/3 the cost or a total of $400.00 for the two Vises, and very close in performance. What are your though?
@Brough_builds3 жыл бұрын
Great video as usual, can't wait to get my new shop built and get my cosman bench built
@RobCosmanWoodworking3 жыл бұрын
Right on!
@darrylbrook59683 жыл бұрын
when using rubber o-rings, dust them with talcum powder regularly to stop them degrading and cracking.
@RobCosmanWoodworking3 жыл бұрын
Great tip
@michaelminella3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Rob for this video and your others. I've been looking to build a new bench and definitely like key aspects of this design. With this and my current bench, I have a question. I have seen both in the plans for my old bench (inspired by but not nearly as nice as Robert Lang's 21st century bench) and your work in this video reusing of lag bold holes as a way to make something that you can disassemble. On my current bench I replaced the lag bolts for hex bolts and t nuts but I wanted to get your insights into the durability of using lag bolts repeatedly in the same holes. You seem to start to say something about the topic a couple times in this video but your answer is edited out. Any insights you have on the topic are appreciated. Thanks in advance!
@ryananthony4840 Жыл бұрын
You ain't gonna hurt the bandsaw with staples lol
@johnburens33953 жыл бұрын
Could you use this vice for cutting dovetails? It looks like a well crafted vice.
@RobCosmanWoodworking3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely. Thats what we use when we teach them
@michaeljamesreed90542 жыл бұрын
Hi Rob. I’m interested in that end vise in this video. Can you please reply with the name/how to purchase? Thank you.
@1deerndingo3 жыл бұрын
Just a thought, when screwing into MDF would it be wise to put a few drops of CA glue down there and then quickly put the screw in. My thought process is that MDF is both tough and yet fragile. Would the CA glue toughen the drilled surface and provide an eventual tougher base for the permanent screw. Mind you, if if I did do that I wouldn't be able to disassemble at a later date - there goes the face vice.
@RobCosmanWoodworking3 жыл бұрын
I have never tried that but sounds like a good idea. Let me know how it works
@justapedn18 ай бұрын
That Sjöbergs vice is $300 on Amazon as of 12/30/23.
@danielgeng23063 жыл бұрын
I just got around to watching the “boxing day” live stream yesterday and I remember you saying you were gonna make this vid, then I saw it and thought “wow that was fast” then I remembered you shot the workbench video two weeks ago ! lol
@RobCosmanWoodworking3 жыл бұрын
Funny. No way we could be that fast
@haqvor3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this demonstration! That's the vise I plan to use on my upcoming bench so it's absolutely perfect to get to see this in such detail. The bench is a couple of years away though as I have to cut the tree down first. I have one question. When you screw the vise to the bench was there a particular reason why you didn't drill and screw the left side before removing the legs? I was thinking that if the left side was secured in position that there would be no possibility of the vise moving when the legs had to be removed to get to the right side.
@RobCosmanWoodworking3 жыл бұрын
No particularreason, just my approach
@kenstewart6873 жыл бұрын
Could a couple extra field drilled holes a little farther away from the mdf edge help take the strain off of the front bolts of the vise? I’ll bet that metal is really tough to drill
@RobCosmanWoodworking3 жыл бұрын
Probably could
@thwwoodcraft14493 жыл бұрын
Vice should come with a cut template for the jaw. Would be painless for Sjoberg's to include one
@RobCosmanWoodworking3 жыл бұрын
Cant arguew with you there
@VinceEspositoJr Жыл бұрын
Hi Bob. I plan to purchase the build video and accessories and build this bench. These was chatter in comments on another (non-Cosman) video that you are no longer recommending all MDF for the top. Can you clarify? Also, does the video make a recommendation for a finish for the MDF top? Many thanks. Vince
@kevinweaver42653 жыл бұрын
Don't you guys use Multimasters in Canada?
@mikebruins4663 жыл бұрын
Love your videos and teaching, but what is up with the plastic calipers?
@RobCosmanWoodworking3 жыл бұрын
Just to do very rough measurements
@divchief07ut2 жыл бұрын
Is the vise jaw purchased or shop made?? Ready to install my vise next week
@RobCosmanWoodworking2 жыл бұрын
Soon to be offered but for now it’s up to you.
@mcgahee352 жыл бұрын
Hey Rob I know you are trying to make this work table cheap enough for everybody can afford to build one…. I was wondering if you could tell me what I could build the top out of instead of MBF….. even if it does cost more in the long run it may be better to go with something else…
@RobCosmanWoodworking2 жыл бұрын
We are going to start making them for sale and using three layers of 1" baltic birch ply.
@chrisgater69863 жыл бұрын
Great info. Really apprteciate your knowledge. I am currently living in UK. I have googled for the vise and cant find one. Are they available in Canada?
@RobCosmanWoodworking3 жыл бұрын
We just got them in stock last week, first time since before Christmas
@CaptainZybar3 жыл бұрын
Hi Rob, for the vise jaw, did you just copy the dimensions, and the cutouts for the vise, from the end vice so it was ready at the start of the face vice install?
@RobCosmanWoodworking3 жыл бұрын
Yes
@alanjones40203 жыл бұрын
Great video. Thanks, but is it possible to add a shoulder vise to your bench versus this second sjoberg vise?
@RobCosmanWoodworking3 жыл бұрын
Mdf is not robust enough for a shoulder vise.
@nsdpdf3 жыл бұрын
How thick should the jaws be?
@josiahutah37123 жыл бұрын
Go cougs!
@vaughnwarren29223 жыл бұрын
So Nice 💘💘💘💘💘💘
@RobCosmanWoodworking3 жыл бұрын
Love the hearts
@ChaimbenKalman13 жыл бұрын
Wouldn't it have been quicker/easier to chisel out the slots instead of using the router?
@RobCosmanWoodworking3 жыл бұрын
I dont think so but try it and let me know
@timothydalton903 жыл бұрын
If even a master woodworker like you can't get a hold of the pencil sometimes, I really should stop blaming me so hard every time for this 😄
@RobCosmanWoodworking3 жыл бұрын
Pencils have a mind of their own
@paulbertsch75403 жыл бұрын
@@RobCosmanWoodworking Along with tape measures
@howardli5842 Жыл бұрын
Use lipstick as a marking tool.
@talltimberswoodshop75523 жыл бұрын
That's a great-looking vise. One comment, though, on the editing. The transition between scenes is disorienting. My eyes try to follow the movement. Maybe it's just me, but it makes me dizzy.
@RobCosmanWoodworking3 жыл бұрын
Ok we will stop doing the spiny stuff
@talltimberswoodshop75523 жыл бұрын
@@RobCosmanWoodworking Thank you.
@lollandz3 жыл бұрын
My astma gets triggered when your breathing.. 😳 Love the content though
@lostinadream18663 жыл бұрын
Tell your asthma to stop watching ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
@mgoohgoo76643 жыл бұрын
A silent minute vor the chissel.
@RobCosmanWoodworking3 жыл бұрын
Yes
@mgoohgoo76643 жыл бұрын
@@RobCosmanWoodworking haha
@mgoohgoo76643 жыл бұрын
But hey id have to cut some dovtails with a screwdriver because i had no smal inoth chissle and it was the chepest one i have. It sucks. But it ecktualy worced out.
@mgoohgoo76643 жыл бұрын
Oh have blined ones.
@robertkujawa35043 жыл бұрын
Please Mr Cosman, take care of your health, we need you to keep teaching. We can hear your wheezing, we can see routing MDF without any mask and can't overlook that extra weight Corona put on you.
@danielgeng23063 жыл бұрын
30 seconds in in thinking this is gonna cost me another 280 bucks 😳