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- Feb 17, 2013
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I got fed up with my old Chinese 5" bench vise, it never seems to hold securely or open far enough for those tough jobs. I wanted a high quality vise!! I ordered this Yost vise on Amazon, it was discounted $150 and included free shipping to my door. That's nice when your ordering a 60 lb vise! Yost vises are made in the USA and have high quality ductile iron castings and replaceable hardened jaws. It has a cool feature that allows the moveable jaw part to be inserted into the body from either side giving 0-7" opening one way and 3-12" opening the other way. The jaws are serrated on one side and smooth on the other. I took it apart and inspected the castings and machine work and I have to say I'm impressed. Everything fits correctly and the jaws line up perfectly.