🛠️ Woodstock D4074 - Versatile 5 Inch Multipurpose Tool Review

Surprisingly good for the price. The grip is pretty smooth. There is some play although the jaws are parallel and nicely made. Locking the base can be a real hassle, and the handles can stick out at odd angles. Perhaps my biggest gripe is that there isn't a separate way to fix rotation about the horizontal axis - the only way to do that is to clamp something firmly. but if you're trying to pinch something very thin, that could be a problem! :-) Another issue is that while there is an angle…

I finally built a decent workbench for my garage and needed a rotating vise to complement it. After reading about several Yost and Wilton models, I stumbled across the Shop Fox 5-Inch Rotating Vise on this list. After checking the manufacturer's website (Woodstock International) and doing some reading, I discovered that this vise weighs 44 pounds (about 21 kg) and is primarily made of 50,000 psi ductile iron. It can clamp at around 7500 psi and has a steel handle, shaft and jaws. Tube clamps…

I was looking for a good vise that would not only allow me to turn the base but also the jaws. Most of the time I could only find vises that were way more than I was willing to pay or that were just too small for what I needed them for. I stumbled across Shop Fox's vise after finding the 4 inch vises. After doing a little more research, I found the 5-inch device for about $12 more, but no reviews. The 4" had a lot of positive reviews, so I took a chance and went for the 5". When I first ordered