This is the anti-racking at work ...
How is this done? Alongside the leg is a "depth stop" built from a screw. It can be adjusted for the desired length ...
Anti-Racking for Leg Vise
This is an accessory
for a leg vise to prevent the chop racking. There are other ways to
do this - a deck of playing cards is easier - but I wanted to build
it in, and not have to look for an accessory. Your bench may offer
the same opportunity.
This is the anti-racking at work
...
How
is this done? Alongside the leg is a "depth stop" built
from a screw. It can be adjusted for the desired length ...
There
is a steel plate in the chop to prevent wear ...
I designed
and built this a few years ago. Rob Lee came to visit, and commented
that the design needed extra reinforcement to prevent being bent
back. He was correct, and I have now used angle sections to attach it
to the leg. Solid as a rock ...
Regards from
Perth
Derek
May 2019