How to bench mount a woodworking bench vice | The Dawn No. 250

This is one method to install the Dawn No. 250 woodworking bench vice.

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[Perspari]

Two years later, this is still my go to vice install video out of all of them on youtube, thank you!

[LarryjB]

Nice to see Willem Dafoe has taken an interest in woodworking

[SpringRubber]

That's a purty-looking vise. Really nice install.

[monkeyBsilent]

fantastic idea to have the whole front of the benchtop acting as a faceplate, will make the work much more stable.I just bought a vintage Dawn No 9 and will get into the install tomorrow, John

[martynsummers]

This is the best, neatest vise install on YouTube. Solid result, thanks

[FixitFingers]

That is a nice looking vice. I've got an old Dawn engineers vice awaiting restoration on the 'to do' list ;)

[pakawakanivonoloa]

Great information and we have 8 pieces awaiting installing. Love this video and very helpful. Thank you.

[imanenigma]

I have a couple of Dawn fabricated (best) offset Engineers vices.
A 125mm I bought new and a 100mm in great condition apart
from cosmetics.
I inherited my Dad's 6" Dawn word working vice and this afternoon I
will be checking out a 10" quick release one.
Your video will be just what I need. Thanks.

[jonathanm]

Interesting. I have just installed my similar vice, also using bolts from the top through the (Tassie Oak!!) frame, and then I'll add the top, then protective 3-ply. I came here looking for confirmation that bolting the inner face place through the frame too is a good idea. Yours is the first time I've seen a vice installed behind an edge band - kinda cool.

[pplanetEarth]

That vise is nicely designed however it doesnt have quick release feature, which makes it time consuming whenever you need to switch from wide to narrower opening. You can find a version with quick release at Sydney Tools, it costs around $140 (AUD) for 9inch version (230mm jaw width, about 260mm widest opening). I found it after a lot of research.

[mbart]

Now the vice is hanging on just a few mm of mdf. I would screw the plywood one by one in the underside of the tabletop, I think. Does it still hold?

[ycjw]

I recently bought a second hand one of these vices for £25, which is about 45 aussie dollars. A bargain it would appear!
I started making my bench today and based on this video I am planning on setting the front stretcher back 130mm so it remains in one piece.
I have a 900mm by 2m by 40mm thick piece of mdf from an old kitchen table.
The mdf is chamferred, so I'll have to to careful. I intend to cut the mdf to about 600mm depth. Maybe the cut edge is the one I should be using at the front?
How do you decide where to position the vice? I would have thought towards the left or right depending what handed you are. But I notice you placed yours near the centre?
Enjoyed your video.

[ArcanePath]

Struggling to find a decent heavy duty vice in the UK. There are old Record ones on ebay which look rusty and abused, or new ones on Amazon that look made in China. I already have a really cheap one that I want to upgrade but options are limited. It seems the vices these days are all top mounted ones. There are hundreds of them, but I want a jaw that can open around 8"

[chewar]

It is better for the vice to be away from the edge so you can hold whatever you need to clamp, instead of it being flush and no place for your hand to go without getting your fingers pinched. Nice video though, would be great to have all the Festool tools, but too expensive though.