"Bill" wrote in message
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Following Lew's suggestion, I plan to rip some SYP 2 by 8 lumber in half,
glue the resultant pieces together with the factory cut side down, and
sand
the down side to make a workbech top. It will thus be approximately
7.25/2 3.5 inches thick.

The Rockler 9" quick-release vise has drawn my attention. However it has
a maximum
top thickness of 2.75" inches. Since it's important to me to have the vise
level with the top
I have been contemplating a good way to cut the necessary "dado". What
makes this
tricky is that the best side is on the opposite site of the side that
needs to be cut!

One thought would be to put a nice board adjacent to the top and use it as
support
for the router. This might work fine for up to a few inches. Alternately,
I could just cut it and
shim it as necessary. My other ideas seem to break down because the
surface I wish
to cut on may not be flat or level.
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Thank you for listening!
Bill

I was thinking of the possibility of using a "bridge". How deep can plunge
routers route (Dewalt 618)?

Bill