Review on Panavise 8103 PanaVise Standard Head by Devin Jenkins

For maybe 30 years I stayed away from Panavise thinking it was a cheap rickety cast iron POS etc (never seen it, not real life ). But this thing is great! Sturdy and strong enough for light to medium work. Over the years I have purchased several different vises and clamps for the versatility to position odd jobs for light drilling or light work on a drill press or workbench. This time I couldn't hold the angled plastic part for the precision repair hole with any of my other setups. So I bought a panavise which holds it up well. Now I see I should have bought it 30 years ago and saved money overall and annoyed many times over. Of course, you still need an iron vise for forging and bending. I wish they would offer regular combos for a better overall price rather than buying each part individually but in the long run it doesn't matter, you know you'll be spending some money on tools.