How to fit a Woodworking Vice

[@MrHighflyingclive]

I bought a vice with a "rise and fall" metal dog. As a metal dog could mean sudden death to a plane blade, I replaced it with one made from a random piece of hardwood with a threaded insert for the tightening screw. I find it really useful for clamping timber against a pair of bench dogs.

[@NewBritWorkshop]

Hi Clive, That sounds like an excellent idea. I have my "Parf Hats" which are wood with a central hole for a dog. They are not on sale yet. Cheers. Peter

[@ironmantooltime]

Nice joinery on the bench frame 👍

[@NewBritWorkshop]

Thanks 👍

[@kiwdwks]

Now that's one custom fitted vice. Glad you are happy with it!

[@NewBritWorkshop]

Hi Mark, Many thanks. Peter

[@pwisc2115]

Hi, I was brown for vise ideas and reviews and I have to be honest here. I really felt in love with this insane beautiful and high quality tool. Cheers from EEUU!!!

[@NewBritWorkshop]

Thanks for sharing!

[@R3apr]

Great video, had to search far and wide to find someone fitting the vice flush with the table side

[@odinallfather4560]

I just found your channel after failing to fit a similar vice. Lots of helpful advice to be had here, I subscribed and cant wait to watch more content. Thanks a bunch

[@NewBritWorkshop]

Hi Odin, Many thanks. Cheers. Peter

[@garyhinchey595]

Great professional presentation Thankyou I have subscribed

[@NewBritWorkshop]

Hi Gary, Excellent. Cheers. Peter

[@edward_grabczewski]

That vice looks like excellent value for money (especially when you compare it to other makes or to metalwork vices). I was looking for a detailed video on installing the vice and this one did the job. Thanks! Although you didn't mention it, I was also interested in where to install the vice on the workbench. I remember at school (in the late 1960s when they taught woodwork and metalwork) the wood vice was installed on the left of the bench, which is what you did. I'm not sure why that's the preferred position but I'll do the same when I get my workbench.

[@NewBritWorkshop]

Hi Edward, Yes, on the left if you are right handed. Cheers. Peter

[@nigegrumlin6636]

Great explanation Peter. Best wishes from Yorkshire.

[@Woodwork-Learner]

Thankyou for your effort and skill in showing this.

[@NewBritWorkshop]

Thank you - I have sent the plans. Peter

[@68shiloh]

Mr Parfitt a great video. Thanks for sharing.

[@frankblack1481]

A masterpiece video. Every ‘How-To’ video should be like this. Thank you 😁

[@NewBritWorkshop]

Hi Frank, You are very kind. Cheers. Peter

[@neilvirgo426]

I just spent all afternoon bolting a vintage Woden vice i picked up for £20 to my workbench. I didn't realise what a cowboy i am until I just sat down and watched this video. If that locking ring had fallen on the floor of my shed it would never be seen again - I am usually up to my ankles in off-cuts and wood shavings! I was however wondering how i would replace the wooden faceplates if the rear one came loose as i screwed it on from the rear before I fitted the vice (without dismantling it). After watching this I realised I completely overlooked the fact I can screw this one on from the inside of the vice and back through the hole in the rear jaw - straight into the workbench - as its never going to move! Thanks for a great video!

[@NewBritWorkshop]

Hi Neil, Many thanks. Peter

[@walthyde5159]

thank you for this video. this will help me with the vise i picked up

[@BotinokA]

Great job, Peter! Best regards from Moscow.

[@NewBritWorkshop]

Many thanks - I hope the winter is not too bad for you this time. Cheers. Peter

[@VolkerKoch1977]

If have to buy this bench, it would be not affordable! Congratulations

[@NewBritWorkshop]

Hi Volker, Building a bench is almost a right of passage for a woodworker. Cheers. Peter

[@MrPatdeeee]

It doth NOT get any better than this. From our "Mr Peter Parfitt", thank you Sir!

[@NewBritWorkshop]

Hi Pat, Thank you so much. Peter

[@christofix]

I love your well explained videos! I Learn a lot from you!

[@NewBritWorkshop]

Super. Peter

[@slidersson]

Great stuff!

[@NewBritWorkshop]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@brianhazlehurst2152]

Many thanks for your vice advice. I'm just wondering why so many are mounted on the LEFT side of the bench. Mine is actually on the right and it has its own turntable.that allows ample versatility

[@NewBritWorkshop]

Hi Brian, It is on the left for right handed people and on the right for left handed people - it is all to do with using a plane. Peter

[@Eye_can_see_you]

Thank you for sharing your talents, it was a joy to watch. One question, what is the purpose of the mahogany hood that you attached to the plate?

[@NewBritWorkshop]

I am not quite sure what you mean but assume it is the piece that goes over the cast iron part of the vice. That is to protect tools from damage just in case a chisel or saw goes through the piece being held in the vice. Cheers. Peter

[@fozzer2211]

hi, what type of oil did you use to lubricate the slider bars and thread screw, just finished fitting my record 52e, ive put a dry ptfe spray on it for now but dont want any heavy type of grease that will attract sawdust ect.. excellent craftsmanship by the way.

[@NewBritWorkshop]

I used WD40 but Stihl have their own product that they recommend. Peter

[@paulnash1936]

Hi Peter, Another great video, thank you! I'm looking to make my workbench, and will use my parf guide jig for dog holes on the top. Could you tell me the how far lower the top of the metal vice is from the top of the work bench please. Looks around 20mm? Thanks again. Love your videos and the parf guide system!

[@NewBritWorkshop]

Hi Paul, Yes, 20 mm but that could be adjusted if need be. Cheers. Peter

[@joeblakeukeman]

Thank you! Very well shown! 🙏

[@NewBritWorkshop]

Glad it was helpful!

[@charlesfield9286]

Very nice!

[@NewBritWorkshop]

Hi Charles, Cheers. Peter

[@ianhutchinson2734]

Thank you. Well done.

[@NewBritWorkshop]

Thank you too!

[@MultiWarrior63]

Thanks Peter, very vice video

[@NewBritWorkshop]

Hi Ken, Many thanks. Peter

[@rogerprice4504]

Just found this. Very informative and will help me with fitting my 50 year old Record vice. Thank you. What is the little gadget on the end of the bench, Peter?

[@NewBritWorkshop]

Hi Roger, It is a home made bench stop. It can be seen more clearly at about 7 minutes 20 second here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aWjMY2WmqbajjLs but it is explained in more detail at about 5 minutes 12 seconds here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gGfLnKGKYtN7l5o Peter

[@rogerprice4075]

@@NewBritWorkshop many thanks, Peter.

[@NewBritWorkshop]

Hi Roger, I have corrected the time that it appears in the second video - cheers. Peter

[@jrtmanmd]

Nice vice, I'll be build a new bench this summer and installing a vice of my own. I do have a curiosity question... What was that block with the little lever on the side of the bench?

[@NewBritWorkshop]

That is my planing stop. It is adjustable up and down and there is a Bristol lever to tighten it in place. Cheers. Peter

[@steveamison5680]

Hi Peter, Are you still happy with the vice? I have a similar model made by York. After 2 years of light use the bars are very loose in the casting and the outer clamping jaw has a great amount of play.

[@NewBritWorkshop]

Hi Steve, Mine is absolutely perfect and it gets used every day. Peter

[@steveamison5680]

@@NewBritWorkshop Many thanks for the update Peter. Might treat myself to one for Christmas!

[@keithhunt2727]

Only just discovered your channel and fairly new to woodwork. I'm going to make this bench but being a newbie can you tell me what wood you use and whether/where it can be obtained freely? Looking at local timber merchants or even the likes of Wickes is a nightmare especially trying to get near to the sizes of the sections on your plans. Also fairly limited kit so far I have a bench saw and router, apart from that it will be hand tools. Really enjoying your videos and excited to get started

[@NewBritWorkshop]

Hi Keith, The trick is to remodel your design to suit the materials (and sizes) that you can get locally. I used poplar and odd ends of other wood but it would be perfectly okay to use soft wood for the frame and legs and then plywood for the top. Good luck. Peter

[@bobd.]

Hello Peter, have you tried using a short piece of dowel in the hole when over-boring an existing hole.Another great video. I am enjoying the series about your new bench.

[@NewBritWorkshop]

Hi Bob, If I only had dowel of the right size ! Cheers. Peter

[@InfectedByEli]

Or you could drill a pilot hole completely through the wood, turn it over and forstner the large counter bore on the rear, turn it over again and drill the smaller diameter hole with the other forstner bit, using the pilot hole to locate both forstner bits. Assuming you have a long reach 2 or 3mm drill bit, of course.

[@NewBritWorkshop]

Cheers. Peter

[@seppluis]

Hi, are you still using your Versaflo unit? 🤔

[@NewBritWorkshop]

Yes, iy is brilliant but as I cannot talk to camera with it I rarely show it. It is an excellent bit of kit. Mine has had a lot of use and abuse and is still like new. Peter

[@seppluis]

@@NewBritWorkshop Great👍

[@jimaspinii7579]

Could you please type out the name of the vise? I have trouble hearing verbal details in the video. Thanks!

[@NewBritWorkshop]

Hi Jim, Here is the link to the product page at Axminster: www.axminstertools.com/axminster-trade-vices-woodworking-vice-266mm-10-1-2-103286 Peter

[@jimaspinii7579]

@@NewBritWorkshop Thank you kind sir!

[@louissherwood5221]

You added a little oil of your own and exercised it a bit 😳

[@whitevanman8703]

9:25 So what is that in proper measurements? I have never liked all those French/EU measurements. Try hanging a door or doing most second fix in imperial, it is far easier than using those idiot measurements.

[@NewBritWorkshop]

For a 12 mm hole you might choose a 1/2" drill which is just a tiny bit bigger than required but would work okay. Peter

[@jimcsnr]

You've taken something that is relatively simple and over complicated it! Other than that it's a nice video.

[@patbassman8251]

Pillor Drill ughhhh

[@SpringRubber]

Excellent detailed instructions here and you sold me on the quick release vise! Even though I'm in the US I decided to purchase one from Axminster, who shipped it over the pond at no additional cost. A tip for anyone using carriage bolts as described in your video at kzbin.info/www/bejne/bKnEYalpi86oqqs, in my area I can buy "torque washers" which are hammered-in metal washers that have a square hole to prevent a carriage bolt from spinning in the hole. More positive than a wood-only connection, especially over time or if one plans to uninstall and reinstall a few times. In my local big box stores they're located in the bins with the galvanized hardware because they're used in building decks. For anyone looking to buy this particular quick release vise, mine came with no name on the casted parts but the instruction sheet says manufactured by York in the Czech Republic. It might be the same one that Lee Valley sells into the States and Canada, just my guess. It's a high quality item, smooth action and no racking. I bought the small version and did a simpler install to the front of my worktable -- no inset or behind the apron. Another tip: don't frustrate oneself and try to work it until it's mounted, the mechanism only works in the mounted orientation. Thank you New Brit Workshop for the info!

[@NewBritWorkshop]

The tip about those special washers is very useful and I will do some investigation as I am sure that they will be available over here. Cheers. Peter