Glue a strip on there! There should be no problem. With work that is
clamped by the jaws, it will likely be clamped deeper than the band on
the top (which will be plenty strong IMO). If you are using dogs, the
strip on the top will have little effect.

David

wrote in message . ..
On Mon, 9 Aug 2004 18:09:40 -0600, "Guy LaRochelle"
wrote:

Hi guys,

I just screwed up and I am kind of ticked off. What a moron I am and I don't
even know how I made the mistake. I bought a large front vise from Lee
Valley to put on my workbench. I cut the front and rear jaws, I used the
template that came with the vise to bore all my holes for the guide rods etc
and I go to put it on my workbench and my holes are drilled in the wrong
place........arrrrgh. I am now short about 1/4" on the top edge of both my
jaws so they are not flush with the top of my bench. Does anyone see any
reason why I couldn't laminate a 1/4" edge to the top edge of both jaws or
would that create a weak spot? It would be a shame to start all over since
it was the nicest pieces of birch I could find in my shop. Regards. -Guy




make that 1/4" piece out of the hardest, darkesd wood you can find,
and it'll be a "feature"...