9'' Quick Release Workbench Vise

This is my first 'real' vise and it is definitely a keeper! The quick release is excellent. My only 'minor' complaint would be that the threaded holes in the jaws for attaching protection surfaces are neither aligned side-to-side nor front to back.

I've had this vise installed and in use for over 2 years. Still working fine. On rare occaision the locking mechanism will slip when when tightening the vise. Would buy again.

I recently built a workbench in my basement area, and I needed a really good vise since I am starting to do some woodworking projects. I ordered the 9" wood vise from Rockler and installed it on my bench and now I ready to start wood working. I had a similar vise like this from Rockler years ago and it;s still in use at my work place so I figured why not get the same one for my home shop. It was easy to install and fast. I ordered from Rockler before and will definitely order again !

I recently (Mar. 27, 2009) retired and built myself a hobby shop. I equipped the shop with a new table saw, planer, drill press, new router table, compound miter-saw, dust collector, and a small wood lathe. Of course with all this wood working equipment a good work table is a must and any good wood working table needs vises. My second non-repair project (the shop being number one) was to build me a good wood working table. I fabricated the table out of 1x3x96 maple stock that I happen to have on hand. The entire table is laminate from this stock including the mortis and tenon jointed legs. The table can be seen in the upper corner of the photo. After doing weeks of research on vises I selected the Rockler 9 Quick Release Vise for my front vise for its width and it's perceived value. The table plans that I based my table on used a variable angle vise. Very expensive. I decide that based on previous quality products from Rockler and the advertised features of this vise it would be perfect for my front vise. So far I have absolutely no complaints. The vise operates smooth as silk and the quick release operates as advertised. I do a lot of clamping at one or the other ends of the vise jaws and so far no racking tendency is evident. I would highly recommend this vise for anyone needing a high quality dependable vise for their work bench. It could also function very well as an inexpensive narrow end vise.

I wish it would have been clear that the vise mounted to the underside of the bench top. My bench has a replaceable top made by cutting a sheet of 1/2" plywood cut in half lengthwise and rests in a pocket formed by nailing a 2x6 to the outside of a 2x4. The vise I had at my last home was a face mounted vise. This one will take a bit of wood butchering to recess it in. Otherwise the quality looks great.