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Unread 12-21-2018, 01:25 PM
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Originally Posted by inaforty View Post
I use an old Work mate bench by Black and Decker when servicing a lower unit.
Use the wood vise to hold the unit in place
Not sure it would work for all applications.
https://www.homedepot.com/p/BLACK-DE...M425/202516382
Barry, that's exactly what I presently use. Hoping that Scook's plans might be a little better.My biggest problem is trying to use straight clamping surfaces on a curved object. Never really secure and I don't want to clamp the skeeg because God knows they like to break.

I think I'm going to use a profiler and carve out two pieces of 4x4 wood that have the lower units profile (above the anti-cavatation plate) on the one side and a straight profile on the other. Use a router to carve a groove in the straight side to lock into the straight side of the Work Mate's clamping area. Should provide a good solid clamping surface.
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