Review on 🔧 Yost M9WW High Performance Quick Action Working by Rodney Gonzalez

I've been looking for a new vise for my recently completed Paul Sellers inspired workbench for months. I watched eBay try to buy an old English record vise but wasn't happy about spending more than $200 on a rusty project. Having owned and used my Wilton vise for the past five years, I wanted to try the 'Record Clone' quick release vise as Paul suggests. I've narrowed my choices down to the York vise, the current Record vise, and the Eclipse vise. In a clipping I found online, Mr. Sellers warned against buying the current Record model because of the problems he was having. To be fair, he also cautioned against using the York vise as he had problems with the vise in his woodworking class. This is what tipped me towards the Eclipse, but I kept thinking "Does it really cost twice as much?". Reviews for York were everywhere, but overall they seemed more positive than negative. I have no problem spending $200 on a vise that I can use for the next 20 years. Each vise brand had a certain number of negative reviews. In the end, I decided that if this vise turned up and looked awful, or the jaws were misaligned, or the screw mechanism or eccentric seemed cheap, I would just return it. Fortunately, he passed the first audition. I've been using a York vise almost every day for the past two weeks. The jaws are parallel and tightly closed. I really like the quick-clamping option, as well as the ability to retract the jaw half a turn, reposition the workpiece, and then tighten the handle firmly. This is a complete game changer for me! My Wilton vise is also considered a quick release vise, but you can't move the jaw back like you would with this style of vise. With the Wilton vise, you have to turn the lever counterclockwise a turn or two, reach down, grasp your whole face, and pull it back. You will then need to turn the knob clockwise a turn or two to lock the pan screw back in place. This is 2-3 times more work for each action performed. I see wisdom in Paul's recommendation of such a vise. It's much more efficient, no question. Right now I'm rating the vise a solid 4. Time will tell if it hits a 4.5 or higher. Why only four? In a word, processing. When I got the vise, I laid it on some shop towels and degreased the entire main bolt with mineral spirits, meth, and an old toothbrush. It is well saturated with fat and is very smooth to the touch. However, over time, this grease and sawdust will only do harm. Also, I read a post from another York vise owner about the amount of metal shavings he found in factory grease that was causing the nut on his cast iron vise to wear out prematurely. After a thorough degreasing, I generously covered the main screw and guide rods with paste wax, worked many times with a vise, then buffed with a clean towel. This allows you to see the processing of the main screw. Judging by my photos, there are some scuffs on the threads. Either that, or the machining tool wasn't as sharp as it should have been, or the integrity of the metal wasn't as high as it could have been. I don't know if this is normal or maybe it was a bad batch of screws. In any case, the vise moves smoothly, closes tightly and only time will tell how long the guts last. Maybe this roughness will go away over time, but I thought I should mention it because you won't see it until you've cleaned the lube, and I don't think many men will take the time to remove the lube . final thoughts Originally I leaned towards the 10 inch version of this type of vise. Most 10" models open 5+" more than 9" versions. My Wilton vise opens 5-6" more than my 9" York vise. Reflecting on my previous job, I posed I find I've never had my Wilton open more than 3/4 of its capacity, so choosing a 9" model makes sense, especially given the price. Once you add vise jaws, it has enough room for most jobs that I have ever done, and with that I close my novel.