Skil tail vise installation

Then set a support board on the drill press table and clamp the end cap on top of it. Fit the drill press with a spade bit slightly larger than the vise screw and bore a hole through the end cap near right.

Screw the vise collar to the end cap so the two holes line up. Next, secure the sliding dog block end-up in handscrews and clamp the handscrews to a work surface. Position the vise flange on the block and mark its screw holes. Bore a pilot hole at each mark, then screw the flange to the block far right. Fit the sliding dog block in the bench so the hardwood keys in the block run in the grooves in the sides of the rail.

Thread the vise screw through the vise collar, test-fit the end cap on the bench-top and lock the ball joint on the end of the screw into the vise flange.

Set the front apron in position against the dog blocks left and test the movement of the vise by turning the screw. If the sliding block binds, remove the end cap, apron, and sliding dog block, and ease the fit by paring the keys with a chisel. The assembly consists of a base plate, vise body, benchscrew with mounting flange, and T-piece for attaching the handle. Attaching tail vise to base plate. Note the two screws visible near the right end of the tail vise body.

In the overall view of the tailvise, an identical pair of screws is visible near the left end of the vise. To separate the body of the tailvise from the base plate, the left-hand pair of screws must be removed with an Allen hex wrench.

One screw of each pair serves to adjust the gap between base plate and vise body, so that movement of the vise body relative to the base plate can be made as tight or as loose as desired. The second screw at right in the picture sets drag resistance at the desired level, and must first be loosened to permit adjustment. After the tailvise body is mounted on the base plate, mount the wooden vise body on the hardware from the front, slide the vise to its greatest opening and attach the wooden vise body permanently to the hardware from the rear and below.

Do not install the left-hand pair of Allen screws at this point! Tailvise is shown from below for clarity. In the picture, tailvise is only temporarily placed - the wooden vise body will be permanently attached only after the tailvise body is mounted on the base plate. Important: screw holes are only accessible when vise is at its greatest opening!

Insert bench screw in wooden vise body and attach with two woodscrews. Close vise and attach the left-hand pair of Allen screws.