Shop Fox D4095 2-Inch Pipe Capacity Pipe Vise

Great little Vise for the money

I had been looking for a good vise that would allow me to not only swivel the base, but rotate the jaws. For the most part all I found were vises that were way more than I wanted to pay, or were simply too small for what I needed them for. I happened upon the Shop Fox vise strictly by accident after I found the 4 inch one. Doing some more research I found the 5 inch one for about $12 more, but with no reviews. The 4 inch one had plenty of positive reviews, so I took a chance and went with the 5 inch one. The first time I ordered it UPS somehow managed to lose it in transit, but Amazon was super good in getting another one right out to me, with Saturday delivery included! While the box was a bit beat up, which is to be expected for something like this, the vise itself was in perfect shape. It is bigger than I was expecting, but not to the point of being too big. It had a decent amount of grease on it, but I'd rather have that than a rust problem, so it took some cleaning. It mounted easily to my shop bench and easily meets my expectations and desires for it. One thing you will have to get used to is how to keep the jaws from rotating. They will continue to rotate until you lock them down, and then they will lock in place. I think most people are used to being able to lock it before you clamp something in, but that is not the case with this. That may be annoying for some, but once you figure out that's how it works it shouldn't be an issue. I know for me it's not a big deal, so it's nothing to detract from the overall performance of the vise. To date I am quite happy with it, and am super happy Amazon went the extra distance to ensure I got what I ordered in a timely manner. No knocks to UPS though as there was some bad weather around that time, so this is no negative review at all of UPS. For those who want a good vise for most every day uses, I think you will find this will fit the bill. Just make sure you clamp it securely on a secure bench as this thing is not light. Great vise and a great Amazon price!

I finally got around to building a decent workbench for my garage and needed a vise with a revolving head to complement it. After reading about several Yost and Wilton models, I noticed by accident, this listing for the Shop Fox 5 inch revolving head vise. After checking the manufacturer's website (Woodstock International) and doing a bit of reading, I discovered that this vise weighs 44 lbs (about 21 kg) and is mainly made from 50,000 PSI ductile iron. It can clamp with about 7500 PSI of pressure and has a steel handle, shaft and clamp jaws. The pipe jaws are not replaceable but the V jaws and machinist jaws are. There is also an anvil area and a stamped on scale (that is correct) to show the amount of rotation (in degrees). This Shop Fox 5 inch vise also comes with a light grease over all the rotating parts, so rust is not a worry.With most revolving vises, you adjust the rotation of the vise jaws first and then tighten it down before clamping an object. With this Shop Fox model, you rotate the jaws to the orientation you want and then tighten. By tightening the jaws, you also lock in the rotational orientation of the head. At first, I was worried that this method would not work well in practice with heavy items, but so far, it has worked excellent (and is faster than the old style). When it came to mounting, I sank 3/8 thick steel through bolts into my 2.25 inch thick maple workbench and so far, I have not had any problems. The largest object I have clamped into the vise weighed about 180 pounds and it held it rock steady, and at an angle.I do not do much heavy duty machining but for my hobbies, including bike and auto repair, woodworking and light metal work, this vise works awesome. My initial impressions are good and I will update this review every six months or so, but for now, it is five stars!

Surprisingly nice for the price. The clamping action is reasonably smooth. There is some play, although the jaws are parallel and nicely made. Locking the base can require quite a bit of effort and can leave the handles protruding at weird angles. Perhaps my most substantial beef is that there is no separate way lock the rotation around the horizontal axis - the only way to do this is to clamp something firmly... but if you're trying to clamp something very delicate, that may be a problem!:-)About the only other gripe is that although there is an angle readout mounted next to the anvil, there is no arrow or any other indicator on the other side (at least not on the vise I received). Not a huge problem - you can just paint something with a permanent marker - but a weird oversight.The only other thing worth mentioning is that because the vise rotates round the horizontal axis, it's quite a bit taller than most other models of the same size.Ultimately, all this - especially the high profile and the locking sheneningans - made me ditch this model and buy  Ridgid 26648 XF-45 Quick Acting Vise . Definitely an upgrade, and you can tell that you get what you're paying for - but there's also no denying that this Shop Fox product is a pretty decent sub-$100 vise.

5 inch jaws that rotate a full 360 to bring pipe jaws into the working area. Mounts with (4) 1/2 inch fasteners (wood screws in my case) and if your bench is study this will death grip anything you need it to and it can withstand the torque applied to it, even with force multiplication of levers (cheater bars) on tools to remove those stubborn rusted items. I’ve had zero regrets with this purchase.

Muy buena disposición de todas las mordazas el único inconveniente es que no se tiene un seguro para la operación giratoria del tornillo esta se fija asta que se aprieta el tornillo sinfín.

Pas donné mais très bonne étaux !!!

doit dévisser les 2 vis arrière pour faire tourner l'étau,mais quand même bien dans l'ensemble

Great value at this price point, put it through some tough paces the first week and it stood up to it perfectly

Nice little vise