Portable Workbench Hard Woodworking Vise Desktop Work Table Work Bench with G-type Fixing Clips and Limit Blocks, for Home, Woodworking Studios, Fixed for Processing Wood, Brown

Really good addition to workshop

I recently downsized from a 1,000 sq foot workshop to garage; as a result, I went from a very large workbench to a much smaller unit. The old workbench had a nice vice built in to it while I needed something different for this application. The new workshop is built around modularity and reconfigurability. Therefore, the woodworking vice needed to be something that I could adjust. This vice works perfectly for me. The clamps hold the vice securely to the work table surface and the handle allows excellent control over the vice's pressure. I'm less concerned with the looks (but it looks nice!) and more about the utility, and this vice doesn't disappoint. One thing that I miss about using a larger bench was the resistance to movement -- I could saw / hammer away at things on the old work table and it wouldn't go anywhere. The smaller work table didn't offer as much resistance to movement. That said, this is a function of the bench, not the vice. The vice is great. I'm able to relocate, reorient, reconfigure, the vice to meet my needs. No concerns, no problems. I'm very pleased.

The bench dogs are so slack it is unfit for purpose the vice jaws rack and are of little use. The surface of the is rough uneven and poorly finished. The clamps are so roughly finished they are sharp and uncomfortable to use. I can't imagine what level of user would be satisfied with this junk.

An adaptable and well-designed beechwood benchtop vise for smaller jobs when a stable work surface is needed. The vise opens to more than five inches and easily grasps items for repair, toys and musical instruments, and handcrafted pieces. The vice holds work for planing, sanding, carving, or decorating. Bench dogs allow items up to 20 inches or more to be gripped. Clamps secure the workpiece to a shop bench, but they also work on a kitchen countertop, picnic table, or sawhorse. Shipping this order is expensive but it's still much cheaper than similar items I've seen in other catalogs costing nearly $200.

I purchased this because I live in an apartment where I'm not allowed to have things like a workbench outside. So, this portable workbench was a great alternative that I could just attach to a bench or something. It works really well! The clamping pressure is great if you're doing small projects, and the little clamps it comes with, while cheap, work well enough to hold the workbench to whatever surface it's on. I just have one small complaint, which is similar to some of the other reviews. The dog holes are juuuust slightly too large that the metal dogs don't quite fit perfectly. Therefore, they don't hold very well. This could probably be fixed by just putting a couple layers of tape or something, so it's not a big deal to me. It's surely a step up from just trying to use hand clamps to hold all my work down like I was doing before. To me it was a good investment for my situation. Though if you actually have room for a full-size workbench, I would suggest you just get that instead so you can work on both small and large projects. For a hobbyist with limited space, this works just fine!