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Hmmm thought that might be the case. Might have to bite the bullet and start again. Thanks for the reply.

Hi, I have built an old english style workbench with a large wooden face vice, wooden screw and guide on a twin tenon. For the first couple of years this was working fine however the front jaw has started to cup badly and now only grips the workpiece in the centre, 2" below the top edge of the...

For anyone who is interested. I tried the ball catch option but it didn't provide enough tension so opted for a steel spring arrangement. Excuse the gashed sides of my mortise hole (first woodworking project after all!) I think the stop is tappered off at both ends from bad planing which...

Thats a beautiful looking bench you built there matey. Well impressed! I should see if I've got enough pics lying around to do a half baked WIP of my own. warts and all.

Thanks Chris, I will definitely check your link out, i'm intrigued by the foot action! Always like reading a bench build.

Cheers ED65, am proud of it when it works! You might have a point actually. I could install a batten with slot fixings for further adjustment for now. Definitely fancy the ball catches though. Need to get something sorted as my lazy sub conscious is using it as an excuse not to start my next...

Oooh, never thought of ball catches! They might work and could be a simple fix, recessed into the frame perhaps or even the stop itself. How are they fitted? Looks like you glued them in? John

Thanks for your reply Tom. Could be a goer but not sure how to secure it? Cut a couple of slots in the wood and bend the ends of the steel into tabs or something? Would an old card scraper do or are they too thick?

Hi, Long time lurker but first time poster here. Finished building my first work bench last year (around October ish) and was well pleased with the result. However, I have now got a problem with the previously "tight as a gnat's chuff" planing stop dropping out of its mortise on it's own...