Review on 🔥 Yost 855 D2 Industrial Grade Reversible: Uncompromising Power and Versatility by Michael Thaxton

The Yost 855-D2 Vise meets my expectations considering the retail price. It has both advantages and disadvantages which I will explain. First, these are high-end, entry-level budget vises imported from China. To make a vise so cheap and still profitable for the company, some rough edges have to be trimmed. Whether these cost-cutting measures impact durability or functionality is the key question. In this case, for the average home workshop, this most likely will not affect the user experience. Pros: The design of the turning handles allows for more flexibility in terms of size and orientation in which some items can be clipped into the handles. Jaw surfaces, one side smooth and the other patterned, offer the user clamping options without having to invest in other jaw plates. The pipe clamps under the main jaws are held in place by strong magnets and can be replaced if damaged. This is quite a problem when you are working with a lot of steel pipe. The swivel base is double-locked, and instead of relying on a simple friction plate to hold it in place, it uses gear-like teeth that mesh and lock into place. vise in place. It's a really nice touch and it makes a big difference. The clearance between the forward and reverse directions of the jaw is only 1/8 turn. It's really very good! Jaws open and close evenly and straight, no offset or wrong angle. When mounting at the very edge of a bench, the jaw overlap is enough to hold long items in a vertical orientation with ease, but the design means you need to make sure the mounting tabs are right on the edge, as there's not much wiggle room . Cons: The published specs are wrong in a few places. First, the handle length isn't 9", it's only 8-3/4". The difference is small but worth noting. Second, the measurements on the base print (not to scale) are wrong. The centers of the mounting holes. This is absolutely not the case. The holes on the vise itself measure exactly 5" center to center. The finish is not up to standard. The casting has many small imperfections and imperfections, although they appear to be cosmetic only. Although present, there is a slight casting defect on the edge of the lower one (rear) anvil which looks like a chip under the edge but has been painted over It's small enough that it shouldn't affect the usability of the anvil surface spots and thin enough to see through others Give the little one a can of paint with rattles and no instructions and you get a bit of a finish like this however I'm not sure if this will affect the longevity of the vise running, all my previous vises had strong mounting lugs and were never a point of failure.Due to the rumble due the massive construction and the fact that the counter-jaw is in close proximity to the lower (rear) surface Where the anvil is located I'm not sure, but this anvil surface will eventually be usable on all but the smallest of jobs. This probably won't be a negative for me since I bought the vise for clamping things, not hammering. However, if you don't have a separate anvil, take this into account and use a vise as one of them. The final downside I found is that the vise is very stiff to open and close right out of the box. I had to remove all the grit from the factory and reapply NLGI #2 quality grease to smooth it out. It really is bad form to expect the customer to have to do this directly with a brand new item. In summary, this vise should be "good enough" for my small workshop, but only time will tell. When I looked into it, I knew it wouldn't be perfect given its low price, but I didn't want or couldn't spend an indecent amount of money on a high-end model, at least not for this kind of work. I do.