Question for those of you who have a traditional tail vise and legs flush with the front of your bench - were you able to work in a sliding deadman? In putting together my bench, I'm using the Roubo basic design. However, I'm putting in a traditional tail vise with square dogs rather than the wagon vise that most seem to be using now. However, with that combination, I'm not sure I can see how to put a sliding deadman in.
Here's the issue. The dogs for a traditional tail vise are typically about an inch or so from the front edge of the bench. Each dog hole has a dog that typically extends a couple of inches or so below the bench. With that combination, there isn't enough room for a sliding deadman between the edge of the bench and the dogs. The only thing I can see to do is:
1. use a bench slave or something similar and forget about the sliding deadman.
2. forget about having dogs in each of the holes and have the sliding deadman "slide slot" in the bottom of the bench sit behind the row of dog holes
3. move the dog holes back to the place they typically are with the wagon vise (not ideal for the mechanics of a traditional tail vise)
I just wondered if anyone else has a similar setup and how they solved the issue.
Jeff.