Wagon Vise

You could reinstall by just rotating your collar 90 degrees. Personally, I’d either drill up from the bottom and insert barrel nuts and use machine screws or find the longest lag bolts I could that weren’t too big for the holes.

-- I collect hobbies. There is no sense in limiting yourself (Don W) - - - - - - - - Kenny in SW VA

Kenny – thanks. I was over focused on using the hardware it came with. I reinstalled with 3” long 1/4” lags. It’s never coming out now ;-)

-- Bill - Rochester MI

A couple of suggestions..

Hardwood cross dowels.

Run CA glue down the current holes using thin glue.

Drill out holes an insert hardwood plugs.

These: https://www.amazon.com/Cross-Dowel-Barrel-Nuts-Off-Center/dp/B01N3QW1JS

- another option but more difficult to retrofit would have been making a larger hole where the screw passes and insert the nut in it from the other side in such a way that there would be no traction on the screws (except when un-tightening)

-- Sylvain, Brussels, Belgium, Europe - The more I learn, the more there is to learn

Kenny – thanks. I was over focused on using the hardware it came with. I reinstalled with 3” long 1/4” lags. It s never coming out now ;-)

- Bill Berklich

Excellent :-) Even in end grain, a nice long lag bolt (properly pilot drilled) has a lot of holding power.

-- I collect hobbies. There is no sense in limiting yourself (Don W) - - - - - - - - Kenny in SW VA