I wasn't clever enough to think of this myself, but I have the same problem with my vice. I took a shortcut and used a stack of plasatic laminate samples from the Big Box. They already have the hole drilled, and are about 1/16" thick each. Grabbed a bolt and nut out of the mystery jar, and now I'm anti-racked in less than 60 seconds! THAT'S why I never throw anything away!

What sound does a duck with a headcold make? "Rack, rack, rack!"

Nice and useful. I plan to make one!

smart, gonna make on too. thanks and cheers.

I needed this! Thanks, James!

So simple, keeps the various thicknesses in one place and it’s bulky enough so I don’t need 3 hands to grab my work piece, the supplementary piece and then turn the vice. Thanks very much.

Great tool! I bought an old Wilton vise last weekend. This devise could come in handy.

"3, 6, 9, who do we appreciate?"

Snide remark! Ok, I lied... it's a great idea. I just built my first leg vise, and I set it on an angle for a wider jaw. I think one of these will be my next project, thanks for sharing!

Simple and clever. Like it a lot. !!!

I will make this!

That was a great clever tip!!

Fantastic I've been meaning to make one as well. I made the wooden jaws of my vice way longer than the metal parts that secure them, so the racking from one end to the other is extreme, i can't get a good grip on small pieces.

Nice job. Very useful when you remember it's there so mine is on a string and hangs up above my bench next to my gang plug extension lead. Coated hardboard is perfect for this.

@woutmoerman711

2 жыл бұрын

Coated hardboard!? What a great idea! I'll use that for mine.

Pretty interesting indeed, James! 😃 I'm definitely going to make one of those as well! Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

I use a deck of playing cards for the same thing, not as much span but finer adjustment ;-)

Now I know what to do with all those hard board scraps that were bugging me yesterday

I've seen machinists use adjustable parallels that essentially use two blocks with a sliding dovetail in between but canted at an angle so that as they move the thickness changes. i dont know how practical something like this would be for antiracking since it doesnt work well for thin material but maybe it would work for something else.

Machinists use a 123 block with 1 2 and 3 inches on either side, I always thought something like that would work as an anti racking device. This looks like a much more elegant solution

@WoodByWright

2 жыл бұрын

I have a video on using those in the shop too. Great tools.

0:41 James: “…I’m going with a 16 layer Damascus” 1:30 Wil: “It looks like James has got some serious delaminations going on over there”

Cool

Ugh finished… seriously finished!!! Lol. But no BLO? Unacceptable 🤣

Woo James, Nice Rack!

buena idea mejor que buscar un trozo de mismo grueso

Can you make a Mancala board? So I can copy you.

@WoodByWright

2 жыл бұрын

That would be a fun project.

does it have an advantage over wedges? We all have this problem and your design is very reliable. But doesnt a simple wedge not do the job?

@WoodByWright

2 жыл бұрын

Wedges work well they just require another hand. If you open the vice you have to re adjust it.

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Don't you have Power drill?.

@WoodByWright

2 жыл бұрын

Yep. I have a few of them. Just not as much fun.

Camarada, deberías cómprate algunas herramientas mecánica básica. Dadme razón porque no!!!

Boop

Wild guess but maybe need a sharper bit and put less pressure?

@WoodByWright

2 жыл бұрын

No. The split was caused because of the lead screw. Basically it is a wedge and if you're working with small pieces, you have to make sure to keep the fibers together, otherwise they will split out.