Toolsmith 2-1/2 inch Mini Jaw Portable Clamp-on Table Bench Third Hand Vise Swivels and Rotates 360°, 1-1/2 inch and 2-1/2 inch Jaws, Soft Jaw Covers, Jewelry, Hobby, Crafts, Clamp or Bolt-on - 240006

This is a small, imported vice. It's not burly, it's not made to be wrenched on like an old, burly piece of American iron from Gramps' old metal shop. As a hobbyist's vice, for small projects, anything likely less than DIY home maintenance, this is a great little addition to the bench. Prior to using I disassembled completely, cleaned, and greased all internal moving surfaces with Super Lube PTFE grease. For something that is likely made from pot metal (based on one reviewer's image of a cracked clamp) the internal surfaces and lack of slop in the tolerances is really quite impressive, like, really impressive. Once cleaned and greased it moves as close to butter as one could hope for, and has held firmly anything placed in its jaws. It does what it's supposed to, and does it about as expected, fairly inexpensively, and with a decent featureset and built quality. The finish is a nice touch, recalling old 50's style hammered paint. I did add some felt pads on both sides of the bench clamp to prevent it from maring the laminate surface on my electronics workbench, and can still get solid purchase, remaining in place. The ability to rotate the head to flip between to jaw types is fairly unique, I think, and it came with a set of some sort of nylon, or at least simple plastic jaw pads for the small side to replace the metal ones; a small detail but a nice one

Great little hobby vise, rotates 360 degrees with double jaws, able to work at all angles. would be nice if includes regular 2 1/2" jaws with no machined cut.

I use this for my jewelry and metal work. First..beware. it's heavy, and without clear info about what loosens what, I undid one part expecting it to loosen a different piece than it did and it fell out the bottom side and smashed my foot! Clearly, I should have been more cautious, but take this as warning. It holds extremely well, although the sides do not come together evenly and are about 2mm off kilter. The inside of the jaws are also VERY rough and sharp. It mars metal and tubing if you make it tight enough to hold it in place. I filed off a couple of super rough edges and while it still mars, at least it's not making big scratches. I plan on getting some rubber (or are they plastic?) to cover the jaws, but until then I just won't use it on nice metal. It rotates well and so far, seems very useful. I could wish it rotated like my old swivel vise, so that I could hold a piece vertically, but for the cost and the moment, this will hold my work in 75% of the directions I'm used to. With that in mind, the description could be slightly clearer in the actual rotation actions.

Design unique (to me). Balanced jaws rotate 360 degrees around horizontal axle. Large jaws, (removable 65mm x 15mm x 8mm), have knurled surfaces for sure grip and provision for holding round/ odd shaped stock. Small jaws, (38mm x 15mm x 8mm), choice of nylon or smooth steel swappable surfaces. Hex head (Allen) wrench for jaw removal included. Base attachment rotates 360 degrees, making positioning of workpiece convenient. Base quickly attached to max 42mm thickness surface by screw clamp. Can be ‘permanently’ mounted to workbench w/ wood screws or through bolts and nuts. Hex head (Allen) wrench provided for tightening fasteners. Anvil surface (52mm x 22.5mm) located directly over bench attachment. Hammer blows directed to workbench. Even if you own several “third hand” clamping devices, you can use one of these. (‘Vise’ in US, ‘vice’ to rest of globe… sorry, flat-earthers) Buy one, you’ll love it! Money well spent :)

This is one of the best toola I’ve ever bought! I’m a service tech for a machine builder. This little vise has come so handy, I’m sorry I didn’t buy one sooner. It’s versatile, and really strong for its size. I’ve clamped 1-1/2” pipe fitting in this vise and have had to put my entire body into it to loosen or tighten fittings. Never thought it would hold up, but it has performed exceptionally!

Nicely made. Jaws mate properly. No sloppy fits in adjustments. Body made with permanent mold cast iron (heavy). Zinc plated parts. Feature rich. Two sets of jaws - smooth & serrated with grooves to accommodate rod shaped items. Soft jaws & mounting screws included. Suggest taking apart, grease lead screw & Loctite fasteners before use. This vise should last a long time without abusive use.

Wanted to like this product. Appeared versatile with the twin jaws and ability to rotate the vice. Unfortunately, the clamp that binds the Vice to the table failed AFTER HAND TIGHTENING!!! You can see in the picture that the metal just failed.

I love that this is fully articulated. I can place whatever I am working on into this vice and am able to adjust the angles to where it is easy for me to work on it without struggling to sand saw drill at odd angles. I was definitely surprised at the quality and fit of the vice. Very sturdy.