Stanley Hobby Vice Review | STA183069 | Heavy use demo

[@KitchB007]

Thank you for the review, based on this I am buying today. Honest. Genuine. Well done.

[@ClintRoseCarving]

Awesome, well I hope it serves you well. Mine is still going strong!

[@MKA63]

Just got the same model today in 2024. Very solid. It will suit my hobby purposes perfectly.

[@Skindoggiedog]

Wasn't sure it would be enough for what I needed. Am now. Beautiful. Thanks for the video.

[@ClintRoseCarving]

My pleasure, thank you for watching. Mine is still working as it did on the first day after a lot of abuse! So hopefully yours will be the same.

[@ibe966]

Great review. Just what I needed to know! When looking at the pictures on Amazon I also thought some parts looked like plastic (considering the price) and was on the fence if I should get one. I like the fact that you can swivel it around to any position you need. Your review has convinced me that this is what I need for the rather lightweight work I intend to use it for. Thanks!

[@ClintRoseCarving]

Awesome! I'm glad you enjoyed it, thank you. I was also very surprised to see that it didn't have a lot of plastic parts and am still surprised to this day at the amount of punishment it's taken!

[@omnipresent1215]

Great review. Yes, I agree... to hold larger things that you are going be bashing away at perhaps no, but for 'steadying' items, a resounding yes IMO. Perfect for my use!

[@ClintRoseCarving]

Thank you! And yes the little vice is still going strong after much abuse so I'm happy with it

[@woozin24]

Thanks

[@Brett235]

That little vice would be great for holding a lawnmower blade for sharpening. Thanks for the review.

[@ClintRoseCarving]

It's great for lots of little bits! My pleasure

[@WoobCrab]

It’s surprisingly solid! I honestly thought it was plastic until the end, since I mainly use palm chisels I will definitely be checking this out. Thanks for the recommendation!

[@ClintRoseCarving]

I was very surprised by it too! I'm sure it'll be no problem at all for your palm chisels. Thank you 👍

[@MarkMcCluney]

That's a terrific bargain at twenty quid, and I thought it was a plastic body too! Plastic isn't always bad, of course. Thanks for showing us Clint, if I was in the market this would certainly persuade me. Stanley Tools, are you listening?

[@ClintRoseCarving]

Hahaha you tell em Mark!! Cheers mate! Yeah if you look at the listing on Amazon they have a very weird pic of it, it looks plastic. To be honest I thought "ah well, twenty quid, even if it's plastic still worth a go". Then to my surprise seems to be cast iron, such a sturdy little thing for the money, very surprised. Cheers for looking in!

[@Phil144gbp]

I have one of these great little hobby vice 👍

[@skylineinthedark]

Thx for this outstandig review!👍

[@ClintRoseCarving]

Pleasure! Thanks for watching

[@Bramsshed1913]

As Mark said, I thought was a plastic body .Good review Clint and for £20 I think its a good buy. Cheers, Bram

[@ClintRoseCarving]

Cheers Bram! Agreed, one of my better purchases I reckon. Let's hope it lasts a while!

[@MichelleMakesStuff]

Thanks for the review. I’m thinking of getting one of these. And nice Gameboy!

[@ClintRoseCarving]

Hey thank you! It's still going strong, it's a sturdy little thing

[@sikosis999]

you should put this in your amazon shop thingie and drop the link in the vidja and description homie :) may not be sponsored but can pick up some change for send'n people their way :) (coughcough) that was a subtle hint to hurry up and get a link, so i can us it to throw one in my mAmazon cart :)

[@ClintRoseCarving]

Hahahaha! I should do that you're right, I'll get it in there

[@glasgowjohn7831]

i just ordered one of these as even though i dont need it right now i can see these shooting up in price especially now in some places in America its over $50

[@ClintRoseCarving]

Oh blimey, a fair bit more than I paid for it. Hopefully yours serves you well, my one is still excellent.

[@johnaitken4725]

I've got one of those! Sturdy and decent quality for such a cheap price...

[@ClintRoseCarving]

Agreed John!

[@TheMrWoodsman]

I have the exact same vice, I use it to hold my GoPro when I make videos! Paul

[@ClintRoseCarving]

Ahh nice I bet it's perfect for that!

[@WoodenItBeNice]

Hi Clint, Great review and for the price it was a bargain. I wish my Simon Hope Carving Jig for my lathe only cost £20. LOL. Take care Clint. Cheers, Huw

[@ClintRoseCarving]

Thanks Huw, yearh it's a pretty good deal for this little vice! I've bashed the hell out of it and it's still going strong

[@herco2543]

Did you notice that they used a lot of oil on the vice. I had to wipe down the handles because there was so much oil.

[@ClintRoseCarving]

It was so long ago I can't remember to be honest! Might just be a precaution to stop it rusting or seizing up in storage perhaps

[@SamuelSculpture]

Great you found it so useful tool! :)

[@ClintRoseCarving]

Yeah Pete it's awesome! Thanks for showing it to me on your stream 👍

[@SamuelePisanu]

Hey! really nice vice and also nice review!

[@ClintRoseCarving]

Thank you Samuele!

[@heliodorosoto]

Excelente

[@jjttwig]

I'm pretty careful with tools. I bought one of these expecting it, being Stanley, to be good quality but I stripped the a thread. I would have expected, for the price, that they had put a sleeve of hard metal in where they cut the threads but that doesn't seem to be the case. I did actually get my money back so I'm not too upset. I just wish someone would make a vise like this but stronger.

[@ClintRoseCarving]

Interesting, I've had no issues with mine yet but maybe I've just been lucky. I think with any tool that's a kind of budget price like this there's always the risk of it not being made to a high enough standard

[@verasalazar5152]

"tappy taps" 😍

[@ClintRoseCarving]

Hahaha uh huh!

[@verasalazar5152]

@@ClintRoseCarving that sounded so cute, but maaaaan you really smacked the crap out of it! 😅

[@ClintRoseCarving]

Well I needed to! We had to test it! Haha

[@boofuls]

Very good review 👍

[@ClintRoseCarving]

Thanks very much

[@mirandaoliverclark2583]

great video

[@ClintRoseCarving]

Thank you very much

[@VanillaMacaron551]

So I see in the video you twirl the adjustment on the "jaw" width setting - just bought mine and it's super tough to adjust. So bad it's unusable. Maybe I got a faulty one? Taking it back to Bunnings (Australia) for advice or return.

[@VanillaMacaron551]

And yes I did get the "rubber" caps discussed here but took them off immediately, presuming they were packaging. They're more plastic than rubber and would make the device's grip on anything more slippery.

[@ClintRoseCarving]

Maybe it's just a bit stiff at first but gets looser with use. The rubber jaws have been excellent for me, though I've pretty much ruined them now through so much use

[@whittling]

Hi Clint! Looks like it's been 2 years since you published this video. Do you still use this hobby vice? has it held up well over the years? If you could change anything about it - to improve it, what would that be?

[@ClintRoseCarving]

I use it almost every day! To be honest it's barely changed since I got it, just a little bashed up by me. The one thing I'd change is to maybe have thicker rubber protective jaws for it, they're worn down (through heavy use mind) and I think they could do with being more substantial.

[@timeconstrained2400]

is there a hole to allow the vice to be bolted down?

[@ClintRoseCarving]

I don't think so, but maybe you'd be able to drill your own holes for it. Not sure

[@definitelynotnick2454]

for those handy guys who know, you know

[@vyper-0]

Don't Tell Them Are Secret.

[@motogeekcomp6045]

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