Greetings all. Trying to mount my vise (standard regular one) to a workbench that has a MFT top. Id like to use dogs so Im able to remove easily if necessary. Any ideas would be appreciated.

Mount your vise to a piece of 3/8" or 1/2" plate with holes to match your dog hole pattern on your benchtop. Use four dogs with thread tapped in the center, 5/16" or M8 or whatever you have, then use either bolts with washers or knobs with washers on the underside to pull the dog down from below and clamp the mounting plate and with it the vise to the worktop.

If the holes in your mounting plate are sized properly the vise should not shift around when you use it.

I wouldn't go less than 3/8" (8mm) plate unless you expected use is all light work. But you don't tell us what size vise you plan to put up there.

Birdhunter has a nice attachment for a vise. 

If it's for light-duty use, the simplest mounting way is to bolt the vise to a plywood base with four dowels glued to it that match the holes on the bench. You can drop the whole set-up on the bench when the vise is needed. You can also do the same with other bench tools such as a grinder or sander.

If you want to get fancy and not have to reach under for securing knobs, you can plate it and use TSO power locs.

- TSO is listening for any requirements calling for longer reach Power-Loc connect dogs.
Let us know your particular reach requirements.

Hans

Thank you all for your suggestions. Woodferret has the solution Im looking for. Just ordered 4 of the power locks.

I just mounted the vice to some MDF made the MDF look like a L to butt up to the edge of the MFT so i can clamp it to the front or use the dog holes or both.

store it on a shelf i set under the MFT (just a piece of ply set on the 2 cross members)