Pony Jorgensen 27091 Medium Duty Woodworker's Vise, Orange, Grey, 9-Inch By 7-Inch

Woodworking is a hobby for me, not my livelihood but I always wanted a woodworker’s vice. This one is exactly what I was looking for. It's very well made and the price is very reasonable. Regarding the reviews; mine arrived the next day, not 3 weeks later as the only 2-star complaint stated. That was probably a shipping issue and not the seller’s fault. I also saw complaints stating it doesn't come with instructions. While that is true, mounting it to a work bench is pretty straight forward. If you want the top of the clamp to be the same height as your work bench, you'll need to shim for that, but it’s no big deal. I added a 3/4-inch piece of scrap oak to my 1-1/2 in thick bench to bring the total thickness to 2-1/4 in. but I still had to add about 1/16 in of shim stock to get it perfect. I also saw someone say the dog doesn't stay in place. That's not true, its spring loaded and will stay at any height you raise it to. Another complaint was the guide bars are crooked. Mine are perfectly parallel and aligned, the vice opens and closes very easily. And another complaint which is sort of valid is that the 2 center holes on the back plate are 6mm metric, not 10/24 as they look. But you really don’t need to use these holes to attach a board to the back plate. I used the 2 outer holes and simply ran a 2-1/2 in deck screw through the oak board and through back plate into my bench. I also used 2-1/2 in wood deck screws with washers to attach the vice to my bench on the bottom side. I used #10x3/4 sheet metal screws to attach the front oak board to the front plate. One last thing worth mentioning is that I also notched out my work bench so the back plate of the vice is recessed into the bench 1/2 in and the back board is up against the bench. That was the hardest part of attaching the vice but was simply a personal preference. I could have simply attached 1/2 in boards to the bench to fill in the gap between the backer board and the bench on the right and left side of the back plate. All in all, I’m very satisfied with the quality of the vice and would certainly recommend it to anyone with the slightest assembly skills. If it isn’t apparent how to attach it to a bench without instructions you probably don’t need it. By the way, this is the first item I ever bought from Amazon that doesn't have several 1 star complaints.

Woodworking is a hobby for me, not my livelihood but I always wanted a woodworker’s vice. This one is exactly what I was looking for. It's very well made and the price is very reasonable. Regarding the reviews; mine arrived the next day, not 3 weeks later as the only 2-star complaint stated. That was probably a shipping issue and not the seller’s fault. I also saw complaints stating it doesn't come with instructions. While that is true, mounting it to a work bench is pretty straight forward. If you want the top of the clamp to be the same height as your work bench, you'll need to shim for that, but it’s no big deal. I added a 3/4-inch piece of scrap oak to my 1-1/2 in thick bench to bring the total thickness to 2-1/4 in. but I still had to add about 1/16 in of shim stock to get it perfect. I also saw someone say the dog doesn't stay in place. That's not true, its spring loaded and will stay at any height you raise it to. Another complaint was the guide bars are crooked. Mine are perfectly parallel and aligned, the vice opens and closes very easily. And another complaint which is sort of valid is that the 2 center holes on the back plate are 6mm metric, not 10/24 as they look. But you really don’t need to use these holes to attach a board to the back plate. I used the 2 outer holes and simply ran a 2-1/2 in deck screw through the oak board and through back plate into my bench. I also used 2-1/2 in wood deck screws with washers to attach the vice to my bench on the bottom side. I used #10x3/4 sheet metal screws to attach the front oak board to the front plate. One last thing worth mentioning is that I also notched out my work bench so the back plate of the vice is recessed into the bench 1/2 in and the back board is up against the bench. That was the hardest part of attaching the vice but was simply a personal preference. I could have simply attached 1/2 in boards to the bench to fill in the gap between the backer board and the bench on the right and left side of the back plate. All in all, I’m very satisfied with the quality of the vice and would certainly recommend it to anyone with the slightest assembly skills. If it isn’t apparent how to attach it to a bench without instructions you probably don’t need it. By the way, this is the first item I ever bought from Amazon that doesn't have several 1 star complaints.

This is a good beginning vice or supplemental/backup vice. If I could have a do over I might have spent a little more for a more solid vice, but I am not really dissatisfied with this vice either. This thing does get the job done and at an excellent price. The install was super easy for me to figure out as I was building my own bench to mount it on. I just designed my bench to have this vice mount easily where I wanted it. However it did not come with any instructions for installation so you will need to figure that out. There are plenty of videos online of people installing this type of vice so there is help out there.As far as clamping power, I feel the description nailed it when it says it is a "medium duty" vice. With my current setup I am able to use my bench plane on hard maple etc. without the workpiece slipping in the vice at all. The entire bench will move before the clamp allows the workpiece to move.There is a little play in the vice when it is not clamped down on something so that tells me it could be better. However, when you clamp on one end you would expect a cheap vice to flex and not remain straight, but this vice stays pretty straight. Overall I would say it is closer to 4 stars than it is to 3 stars so I gave it a 4.

I easily installed this vise clamp and it works like a charm. Build quality is great and fits what I need it to do. I use it all the time.

It was a bear to install on my bench, but aren't they all? It's solid and priced reasonably. Love the orange color, even if I need to touch it up after manhandling it. The jaw is very wide compared to other brands in this price range. That alone should convince you to get one.