securely into a corner of the top. Be sure not to block a pilot hole with
one of the clamps, you’ll need to be able to get to them with a
screwdriver. If you have difficultly getting the screws all the way in, you
may need to remove it and with the leg still clamped to the apron, drill a
deeper pilot hole for the screw to go into. The wood on these 4” x 4”s
can be really hard so don’t be surprised if you have to do this on most
holes.
Attach the rest of the
legs in this same
manner. Use the speed
square to check to see if
the legs are plum. Turn
the workbench over and
check to see if the legs
wobleandifthelegssit
flat on the ground
without rocking. If the
legs are wobly, go back
and check to see if all the
screws are securely
tightened. If the workbench is not sittting flat on the ground either the
legs aren’t all the same length, or the floor it’s sitting on is not flat. In
both cases the easiest fix is to shim it. Measure how much the leg that’s
nottouchingthefloorisoff. Findapieceofwoodorcardboardthat’sthe
same thickness and “shim” it under the leg. This should keep the
workbench from wobling and make it much more sturdy to work on.
Step 6
Our workbench is now ready for the
bench vise. We chose a small 6 ½” bench
vise. The 6 ½” refers to how wide the
benchjawsare. Thisvisehasatotal
opening of 4 ½” which is more than
adequate. The jaws on our vise come off
by simply turning the handle counter