$24 Wagon Vise - 365 

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Ive been working on mine on and off forever. Lots of binding and slop and modifications and wood splitting and rocking and finally wood clamping that pops right out. The original block split when I was cutting in the dado slot for the plastic rail I installed to limit the rocking and twisting. Maybe i just have unreasonable expectations for clamping. I swear to christ i wish i never got it in my head to build this thing lol. Came here for some tips but ive done most of the stuff you did. So frustrating. UPDATE: after I wrote this I went back into the garage and tried one last time and BOOM it worked. Thank the gods.

Great outcome for the workbench. I wonder if you could get a left hand threaded rod for this so you can maintain traditional righty tighty lefty loosey operation of the vise.

LH thread would be great for this style so you turn the handle clockwise to advence the wagen.

Hahaha, “traditional dental work”! Got me laughing out loud on that one Jay! 👍

I ordered the kit as well as a hand wheel and one if those 1" wood owl drill bits. I'll get a whole set if I like it, which I Imagine I will. I noticed today that Harbor Freight has these now (the bits, that is), whatever you think of the Freight co... It is what it is. Always wanted one of these wagon vises, this video really sold me! Thanks man!!

Hey Jay man. This wagon vise u made look like a very easy install. i HAVE SOME OF THOSE PARTS ALREADY SITTING OUT IN MY SHOP. i8'M KEEPING THEM ASIE UNTIL i FINALLY GET ROUND TO BUILDING A WORKBENCH LIKE THE ONE U HAVE. Great job man. Love the easy of the project. Well u made it look easy I should say..

Glad I ran across this vid, Jay. Will use the Taytools kit and accessories. They're a great outfit.

Thanks I am definitely adding one to my bench.

I wonder if the sliding block won't start to lean back after some usage, since there's only one nut in the middle that works as a pivot point. 2 bushings on the sliding block might be needed after a while.

I appreciate your video and detailed plans. I'm really looking forward to having a reasonable price televise

Nice work, and great result. Its refreshing that you admit where you made a flub and how you corrected it. That happens to everyone, but some would just edit that out. Credibility is more important than perfection.

Great to see a simple kit available at last. A few months too late for my workbench build, I made a mini one from a PoS wood work vice.

Wow, a Sunday morning Jay Bates video - just like the good old days! :) That's pretty cool, Jay. I'll have to do this.

Thanks for the plans and guide. Fortunately I'm building the bench from scratch and don't have to go through the steps of cutting out the old bench top. I ripped 2x6 stock in half and used the flat edges at the top side. My moving block and gap is 4.5" wide (3 thicknesses of 2x stock) and I have 2 dog holes in the moving block. Doing the construction on a new bench is MUCH easier since I can drill all the holes at the drill press. I made square dog holes in the bench by cutting 3/4" x 3/4" dados in the 2 outer boards taped and clamped together. That gave me 3" between holes. This section of my bench is about 10" wide, so it will go through my thickness planer. I'll be making another half of the bench top with a twin-screw side vise and will have a 1.5: gap between the 2sections to allow for clamps to go through the center - like a Robou bench.

I’ve have been wanting to install a tail vise for a while. I watched a few videos and yours was the most comprehensive. Thank you. Your video was tremendously helpful.

Really missed your wood working vids! Great to see you back!!

Really enjoyed this installation. I have a small shed, filled with my wife's garden stuff, so I watch with envy. P

Great video and simple, affordable solution, Jay!

Excellent addition to the bench. One question, if you reversed the threaded rod, would a clockwise rotation of the "adjustment dial" move the block toward the center of the table? The existing counterclockwise rotation seems backward to me. Perhaps it's just me. Thanks

Great Idea! I really like it Greets from Austria!

I'm still waiting to see the wagon!

Great vid! Welcome back... we missed you. LOL

do they have a reverse thread so you can screw handle right to tighten?

How important is it that the vice gap be 2.5 in wide? Is it fine to go wider, like 3in? That way you can just leave a gap of 2 boards in the glueup

Thanks Jay. This is something I’m planning for my next workbench build. A wagon vise just seems to be really useful in a lot of situations.

Piling on - Dental Work - Laughing out loud, Jay - you made my day, thanks.

Nice! Pretty cool and inexpensive solution! Thanks for sharing this! I'm planning on building a new bench sometime here soon and this looks like something I would really like to add to it.

Great REAL WORLD project here, Jay. I like what you did and how you did it, to the point and no glitzy showy stuff. I use a very similar wing nut (speed handle, some call it) for my carving set ups. I'm almost certain those are made by Peerless (mine are). Jergens and Gibraltar make similar two pronged handles that do the exact same thing but I prefer the Peerless models. If you do any 'clean work' around them (any model) make sure to wipe them down really good and give them a sealer coat of something tough like a flooring poly. They're all cast and the dark zinc/iron surface is never baked in properly, left un-coated that powdery residue will get on your hands and transfer nasty smudge marks onto anything you touch after handling them - clothing, your face, veneers, anything you really really really don't want messed up in any way, it's inevitable. I think they're made with the intention of their being used in machine shops where such cleanliness is thought of as like LOL, RIGHT, SURE, BUDDY, WE'LL GET RIGHT ON THAT by default.

Good stuff Jay. Thabks for the post.

Hmm, would probably be even better if I trim off that corner of the end so that the end block is flush with the end of the bench.

Thank you for this video! Stay safe and have a great new year!

there is one issue with this, you can not clamp a piece of wood against the leg of your table, because your thread is in the way

Thanks for posting

Take that Lee Valley.

Great video. Taylor Toolworks RULES! Thanks!

Thanks.

You really love the Redwings huh? Nice work there.

Love the quick and easy install, however Personally if have made the end plate flush with the end of the bench. That’s probably just my OCD

Very unlike Taylor to send you the wrong screw but it looks like you got a left handed thread. That's why you have to turn the crank counter clockwise to tighten the vise - backwards. Nice build nonetheless.

Great option for a vise. I think you may have mixed up the grain direction vise block.

Cool addition to the workbench Jay and I enjoyed your video. You continue to impress me with the quality of your videos, your work and your honesty as you build. By the way, good to see a guy from Livonia doing so well in the warmer climate .... Go “D” teams!

We missed you man!

Just so I know, what is the benefit of using this as opposed to just mounting a regular bench vise on the end of the bench that has a little pop-up dog. Won’t that still allow you to pin the work down to the bench to do face work?

Awesome! Thanks

I'm thinking that the gap for the vice could be left open during the building of the bench top so you don't have to cut it out later.

Nice 2A hat

Awsome brother!!!!!

Very cool design and add to ur workbench. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work Jay. Keep Making. God Bless.

Affordable, easy and efficient : Bravo !

I built my bench from your plans but I added a a wagon vise during construction.

Is there any reason why you didn't cut a recess so the end could be flush? I might have to try this.

Very cool Jay

Very good video. I am impressed with your narration and instructional points of any of the projects you do. Keep it up .

Uaa as I was going to buy this from Tay Tools until I was the direction of the threads. That’s a no go for me.

Great video. I paused to see what that plane you were using is. Taytools 5½? Is there going to be a review video on that bad boy? It's pretty. I'd like to know how you like it.

Thanks for sharing that!

Nice kit and nice addition to the bench.

Really nice! I have been thinking about a wagon vice for my Moravian workbench, this might be it.

cool, add more knowledge, greetings from Indonesia ... good luck with your channel

Why is the screw not centered on the sliding block?

"Now the part that resembles traditional dental work." 😆

BRILLIANT!

I have a wagon vice from a veneer press screw that This would be an improvement on Thanks Jay

Amazing! Thanks for sharing!

Nice addition to a workbench. You'll wonder why you didn't include it on original build, but you will find it very useful now

Nice build Jay very useful and powerful.

Great Job!!! Well Done!!! Thank You Jay!!! 👍😎😃✌

cool, thanks

please excuse a newbie question but is it off center for a reason?

Great bench upgrade. I have forgotten what life was like before having a decent tail vice in my own bench 🤣👍

Nice job, thanks

Nice 😊

Very nice 👌. Thanks Jay 😊

Just looking over your plans. You list 3/4 screws in the material list for installing drawer slides. Did I miss something or are you just checking to see if people pay attention? lol

Hey Jay, what are your thoughts on the Taytool Hand Planes?

Ciao Jay, sei un grande hai fatto un ottimo lavoro, un salutone dall'Italia .-

Eres un maestro, gracias, por compartir

Great video. Love the hat too! 👍

Wonderful video! Is it possible to do this without having to add an end block and just install the wagon handle flush with the end of the workbench? I ask because I'm designing my new workbench and would like to incorporate this from the beginning.

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Why did you not just add a tail vice with a dog hole in the face block?

Wondering if you would consider an alternative build similar to the Will Myers Moravian bench where the moving stop is housed in a narrow dado slot and mounted from the bottom?

If an end vice is not an option, I recommend a Veritas "wonder dog". One additional benefit is that you can use it anywhere along your bench whenever convenient, rather than only at the end.

Quick Q: What's the difference between a Wagon Vice & a Tail Vice?

I think I might go with a handwheel of some sort instead of the two lobed handle. Good project and looks nice to have.

Great build.

How can you tolerate having your shop so tidy? Doesn't keeping it tidy eat more of your shop time than actual work does?

Nice kit, Jay! Thanks for bringing that to us. Is that threaded rod threaded backward? Turning counterclockwise tightens the vise?

Does it spin freely like a Benchcrafted wagon vise? I just installed the Chris Schwarz book/wagon vise and your version seems like a much simpler install.

probably I should just make my block wider than my drill. I got a drill, maybe long enough to just reach out to the end, so I can mark it, but probably I'll just measure it and go with that, it will align fine, I think

Which grade of LOCTITE would you recommend for double prong cast knob?

Great video love it

Chévere amigo

Excellent!

Jay gotta be one of the only woodworkers to say "Height" the proper way, and not "heighth"

Love it!

really nice job

Glad to see that hat. ;)

I’ve often wondered if the vice jaw binds in the track, with seasonal movement? My shop is not air conditioned, so thinking a tail vice might be a better option?