andrew_2

I had to do exactly this a couple of months back. I made this little block as a drill guide for a 20mm forstner bit. The thin bits are...

Youtube review, Bisch basch bosh if you know him. Very tempted...

Only time I have done this on a curved surface was on a clock similar to the picture, where the top and one side of the curved hood had...

I got a very stout and nice chunk of leather from my local trad shoemender. It cost me a tenner.

As said above - if you need huge pressure in a vice there's usually a better way of doing the job. My vice gets used for anything and...

Bare wood is as good as any and pine is more grippy than really hard woods. Leather is good if you are holding delicate bits of work. I...

As promised some photos. The grub screw is a little long but I tend to use what I have on hand. You don't need to adjust it every time...

Very good point about the cast iron wearing out rather than the bar.

That sounds like a neat solution. I'll give it a go when the next one starts to fail. Thanks!

Best way I found to fix these is to tap for a grub screw on the back of the part that slides up and down. Try to get the grub screw near...

This is for all the poor impoverished amateurs like me out there. I just saw a Wallybois short on Youtube about how to cure slipping...