I Just Bought The BEST VISE ON AMAZON!
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- Опубліковано 6 жов 2024
- In this video I show you what I think is the best bench vise on Amazon and quite frankly the best vise you can buy under $80 online or not.
YOST 455 Bench Vise: amzn.to/2tI4S24
I needed/wanted a bench vise and so I began the search first on Amazon then went to brick and mortar and... back to Amazon. What I learned is, unless you're spending hundreds of dollars, they're all made in China. Okay, no biggie there as long as they're made well. Then I had to decide on size and durability. Do I want a modest 4.5" or the bigger 5.5" and did I want homeowner status or heavy duty?
I chose the Yost 455 because it was the perfect (for me) answer to those questions. I like to always buy bigger, better, faster and stronger than I need at the time because I know I'll potentially need it later on down the road. The Yost 455 is 5.5" wide and rated for heavy duty use and cost me just about $76. More than I probably need right now but hey, if it helps me sleep at night...
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It appears from the video, that the rear stationary jaw doesn’t extend slightly over the edge of the bench top. If this is the case, I think you’ll find situations where you wish it did.
Yep. That was the first thing I noticed.
Agree. He mounted it wrong. Can not hold long materials in a vertical position to work on. Do not follow his mounting instructions.
Saw that too
Looks like he'll be building another bench!
Funny. Wondered if it was just me. All vise bases have 2 of the holes moved closer to center to overhangthe stationary jaw.
Hi Friend, forgot to say , put a 1/4 thick piece of steel under the vice to table and make it wider than bottum of vice, becouse the plywood is soft and will push in and snap the bolt tabs off also don't keep the bolts to loose .....👍
This vise is one of their low-end cast iron products, their ductile iron vises are the good ones. And as others have pointed out, it's "Yost" (long O ) not "yawst"
I like to mount them closer to the edge, it appears you may sacrifice some versatility, by being inboard you prevent a vertical work piece from extending downward, pass the bench top. I could be wrong, but that's the way it appears on camera.
Mate, I will agree that you don't know anything about vises, but here is where my agreeing-spree ends. You say in your title "THE BEST". Based on what do you make this assumption? This is probably one of the worst ones available for sale, but if you don't use it, it will last for ever. I'm not going to educate you on the matter but these tools are differentiated by a few basic things like the material they are made of and in this case (gray cast iron) is the lowest grade material of any vise. Next is clamping force and the ability to keep a part clamped without loosening and this is not the case with this one either. Next is the play, the back-force and the smoothness... Those are ridiculous as well. Finally we have the torque and this one is rated at 76 lb ft which is so low that it will break if you clamp a rusted bolt with the intent to unscrew it. I'd say, the title makes you a sloughing-stock so my advice is to change it ; fast!
Yes had one before , sold it at flee markit after one leg cracked off ...So got a vintage American made which is much better cast steel ( Iron) back then .... don't forget to grease the threads on the vise , and don't hit it to hard with a big hammer . ...👍
Man I need a vice...other than smoking, drinking & gambling.
Try womanizing. Healthier than smoking and drinking, unless the Mrs. finds it out.
And loose women...
@@SFUndertaker unless you get AIDS
Good useable vise, what i did was purchase a vintage vise for about 40 bux which was arge and had proven years of use with no issues. It was in great shape and even had an anvil section on it. If this one breaks on you look into older vintage models.
If you work in your garage you need a vise! Good job!
It’s a really good video Jimmy. I was almost about buy one visa from Home Depot, but changed my mind after I saw your video. The price is good, the finish quality is good, and I have seen another video testing its strength. It withstood lot of force and very enduring.😊
For anyone looking for a vise who may be considering this vise,or even maybe an older "American made" vise,💥READ THIS💥- homeowners grade vises,like this one and many other "heavy duty" vises old and new alike,are made of CAST IRON,which is naturally a brittle material,in other words,much easier to break.yes,some older vises are definitely much better than some newer vises,however,if they are cast iron,it doesn't matter who made it,beat on it,overtighten it,or put a cheater bar on it,IT WILL BREAK, do yourself a favor, and buy a ductile iron vise if you can afford one,believe me,ductile iron vises not only have nearly TWICE the impact strength ,but also INCREDIBLE tensile strength, meaning more clamping force can be applied without breaking the vise, now i understand that ductile iron vises are much more costly than homeowner grade vises like this one shown here, but they will ultimately pay themselves off over time,especially when you still have the vise years from now,sorry,but id personally rather spend the money to get a RELIABLE,DURABLE,WELL MADE vise than this little yost boat anchor 😂👍
Mr. Jimmy Again, DON'T expect it to last your lifetime, assuming you will live over 10 years, I bought mine @ H.B. forget what size, my NEXT vise I will attempt to find a OLD one from a closed mechanic etc. type shop, I want one OVER 50 years old then I know it will last ANY abuse, I'd easily pay up to $150.00 for a OLD heavy duty one, these shop tools IMHO is well worth spending the $$ for a great one.
Exactly my thinking. Where do i search for a real vise tho? How do I approach such shops?
Auctions are one place to start as well as FBMP and maybe CL. Ebay at least has a money back guarantee, but beware of vises with welds or cracks in them. I recently picked up a 4" Wilton Bullet off of FBMP for $180, but it didn't have it's swivel base, if that's a deal breaker. Most Wilton vises have hollow dynamic ( the moving one) jaw and they were vnever meant for the beating that a railroad yard vise would take.
I own some rusty one from 1949, my grandfathers still works
Most likely better than most new ones for sale today
In that case you probably have a pretty nice one then
Thank you for your review as I am looking for a Vice myself. I was watching a guy showing how to install a Vice in which it seems if you would move a little corner you would be able to use for long things vertically. Anyways, thank you very much for your review. I wish you all the best! Cheers matey!!!
If you had put thar vice closer to the edge of the bench you could put vertical work pieces in the vise. Right now, you can’t. You want the back jaw forward of the table edge.
If I were looking for a Vice I definitely would consider this.
The Chief L4 is also another good vise that you can get for under 50 bucks! It's served me and my father well for over 40 years.
Wilton all the way. I found mine in an old shed rusted up and stuck. Took it apart, cleaned and greased it up, good as new. My UA-cam pic is the vise
From the ugly store.
@@AuroraColoradoUSA it's a vise jackass
Most Wilton vise's aren't all that strong. Iove mine but most are 30k psi ductile iron. The tradesman can come in 60kpsi.
Better vises can be 130k psi strength for half the price of a Wilton 30k psi vise. I love my Wilton vise's though.
@@LemonySnicket-EUC it works well, does what I ask of it and is a quality tool. It might not be the biggest or the best, but for me it's all i would ever need
Nice review. Will be purchasing. 👍
Looks like my Columbian D4 '76653 - 03' bench vise I'm working on
Nice video Jim :) happy to hear there are more videos coming!
My son TJ and I just got our Yost 455 from amazon based largely on your review video and we love it. It’s a good price, seems really solid, and I dig the color. I also bought orange plastic jaw covers that just stick on with magnets if I don’t want to mar anything. It’s great that I don’t have to trade out jaws but just slap on the plastic ones when it matters.
Cheap cast iron won’t hold up under pressure
Looks like you put it too far in against the wall. You really needed to bring It forward as close as you can come to the corner, the reason being, if you have any straight stock to work on you're not going to be able to put it in the vice vertically when it's that far away from the corner.
You did Good buying a Yost. (pretty sure it's pronounced like toast only with the y) With proper care & maintenance, you'll have this tool for the rest of your life. It'll always have its place in your shop even after you've moved up to a larger heavy duty bench anchor. Unbeatable value for the piece of mind of knowing you bought a lifetime tool.
I went with the Wilton Tradesman series. Buy once, cry one.
Wilton makes their Tradesman vises for many companies....including Snap On, but the round cylinder shape is much more precise for opening and closing and they weigh a lot more than 20something pounds. For $70, you didn't really get screwed. Yost has been making vises for over 100 years, but my Yost F-4 is right at a century old but old enough that it didn't have the replaceable jaws. However, it does rotate 360 both horizontally and vertically and it locks both positions with one binding lever. I gave $200 for it, but I collect vises and have over 100 of them.... about 1/3 of them are the small ones that fit in your hand. I bought a Rock Island vise made in the Quad Cities many years ago at a n estate sale. 4.5" jaw width and pens to about 6 or 7" Built like a tank and gave $50 for it. Yes, I stole it, but what the estate people don't know is fine with me.. Columbian Vises are good values on the used market. Some of the older Craftsman vises were either made by Columbian or Rock Island, just make sure the "Made in USA" is stamped or cast in the body somewhere. Your Yost is likely made overseas, but their higher end stuff might still be made in the US. Wilton is slowly switching over to China for its vise production so be careful and ask the on line sellers where the vise was made. If they don't know, shopping elsewhere is a good idea. Avoid Harbor Freight at all costs......where the only thing at HF that's made in the USA is the sales receipt.......lol
One last item. For those in your audience that want to lean a lot about vises, The Facebook page "Bench Vises Forever" is a wealth of knowledge from the collectors and aficionados and some of their acquisitions will take your breath away. My holy grail vise I'm trying to find is one of the highly sought after Wilton "Bullet" Machinist's 8" wide jaw vise. The American made one weighs 238 pounds and retail for $4,300, but even their smaller bullet vises are outstanding units but not designed to be beat on and have cheater pipes put on the slide bar so you can press that wheel bearing into the hub.
I like your take on UA-cam and you admit when you're not an expert, unlike so many others that beat their gums without a lot of facts and good advice coming out of their mouths.
Yeah viise looks pretty good I have one similar size but it's from England.
Great English steel much better ...used to test metals......👍
Definitely not the best vise on Amazon, these cast frames will crack if you do any real work, I broke a couple of box store low end vises with normal use before investing in a higher end ductile iron Wilton. Nice mounting video though
I was looking at this yesterday on Amazon but didn't buy it yet
Vices are my vice. I like to clamp my head in them like that guy in Casino.
I hope that your vise is still doing well. One thing is for sure- this YOST pronounced YOOOSST-like toast- is NOT a heavy duty vise. Look for a Wilton S400 and above or a USA made Wilton tradesman. I own a Wilton 1780 which comes in at 110lbs. Your YOST will fail you if you need to do any metal work with appreciable pressure put on the jaws/handle. Your model is good for holding something to glue, soldier, or paint. It is not good for pounding or straightening metal.
Those non removable pipe jaws wear out quickly... I would get either a yost with all removable parts or a wilton.
I wish you would have used it. It could have been made from balsa wood. Put some pressure of it. See if it creeks or does anything that could relate to it being incapable of doing longevity or work load
Been using it and it’s great!
You mentioned that you looked at a Bessey vice at Home Depot...for about the same price. While I do not know whether the Bessey is Made in Germany, Bessey is a very good German brand, I have a bunch of Bessey clamps that are all Made in Germany and are all fantastic! Yost sounds like a Harbor Freight brand (Note: I did not say Yost IS a Harbor Freight Brand) that is named to cover up the fact that it is made in China. Do you know where Yost vices are designed and made? That is important to me. I try to buy American made, European made or Japanese if I can. I know that sometimes this is difficult. BTW, I have a 20 year old Craftsman vice that was made in America and it still works great!
Thanks for your comment! Yes, I looked into the Home Depot Bessey and it is indeed made in China. Yost is a good brand. Unfortunately, if you want to spend under $150++ you'll be buying a made in China vise.
@1 Road not for a good old "tried and true" used one. I'll choose one of them over a new one from Amazon or harbour freight any day. The materials the new cheaper ones are made of will crack and you'll be buying a new one in no time if you actually use it much. Good luck Enjoy your videos very much! Just crushed my old 1999 suburban last week. Woking on updating the different gaskets, belts, hoses, water pump, thermostat etc on my 2002 Z71. My friends call it my TT, (testosterone truck!) I just smile because it's Paid For! I just do periodic maintenance and watch Jimmy at 1Road!! :-)
@@1RoadGarage Just curious, is Yost or Amazon paying you in any way for this positive review. If so, I think you should disclose this financial relationship. "BEST VICE ON AMAZON!" Really?
Sir.. a vise is a vise they all break down... Doing heavy duty work because of cheap metal breaking.... Hobbies.. Wilton...and Parker good vises!! Chow mate!!
Good information
Thanks
Well done sir 👍🏻
When it comes to a vice, buy old. Much better value for money and far better quality.
Coming from someone that doesn't know the difference between "by" and buy.
@@Mr911Medic Thanks for the correction, Hitler.
@@ashbridgeprojects6916 LOL :thumbs up:
Or vise and vice
I have several small hobby type vises, looking for a little bigger one, maybe this one, 👊 never know till you look
I bought the same exact one from Harbor Freight but different brand name, I think they are all made by the same company. I got the 3” one though. $30. It does all I need for a DIY person. One advice, move the thing around so the handle is pointing to the back of the bench when not in use. Reason? I got my coat, pants, shirts snagged on the stupid thing too many times to care and almost pulled me down on the floor. LOL
Should mount it closer to the center of the bench.
Should have mounted it closer to the edge, so long pieces can fit down through the jaws.
Should have it so the main jaw connected to the main body is in line with the edge of the table
How much did the materials cost to make that work bench?
can you put knuckle in it change wheel bearing ?
I’m fixing to buy a YOST think it’s 750
I saw another video you were using Irwin vice grip brand wire strippers… Why would you buy a foreign made vise?
We want to know if you sold the 03 your not answering us
Great video💯👍 very informative
Good video.
Thanks!
The best vice is Vice City.
I don't do business with Amazon, if I can avoid it. I recommend the same.
Can't believe you didn't go for one of the Yost vises with the rotatable vise section, like the 750-E.
I might have thought you'd go for a vise that can do more than you need; something to grow into. Oh well.
That vise is hollow on the inside ! Not a good one at all , it's going to break when you get a torch near it ! Guarantee it and I will put a bet on it ! You don't know what your talking about you probably should keep the 2 cents and put it on the side for a new one lol
"That vise is hollow on the inside"
Says who?
Citations please...
@@AuroraColoradoUSA I happen to have owned the same one , tap on it and you can hear it ! Otherwise give it a good whack with a sledgehammer and I will buy it if you don't split it ! And as stated , casted ! Which is a moding !
@@commonsense3673
That doesn't sound like evidence. If true, surely you should be able to find an example somewhere on the World Wide Web...
@@AuroraColoradoUSA check out the other comments as well , I think you missed the few people who have actually proven that I am correct !
You're on crack, it's not hollow, I have a Yost 465 about 2yrs old have never had any problems with it
Just a question: how long were the bolts? I have this same exact vise and I'm having trouble finding bolts for it. Pls let me know as soon as you can. Thanks!!!
Did you ever figure this out? Trying to find bolts as well
Dusty Barnes I’ll take mine apart today and I’ll let you know.
@@enice617 Ok, if it's too much trouble don't worry about it. I ended up going with 3/8"x4". I just have 2 pieces of 3/4" plywood to go through
Dusty Barnes 4 inches should be enough
@@enice617 thanks. Did you add the metal plate it recommended?
Nice equipment added to your garage 🤙🤙🤙
Good best
Lock washers and lock nuts hmmm
The Best Vice is Made By Wilton Made For The Pro's
There are better vises for half the price of a Wilton.
Not a great vise at all.. go steel or go home. I would rather have the Wen model than this, because it has more dense cast iron with higher psi. You could also have gotten the Bessey heavy duty 4 inch at Home Depot for 80 bucks, and that's a great vise too (plus it's ductile).
Neither of these 2 you talked about are cast steel. Both have a smaller lead screw and nut than this model. I have a wen and bessey at the shop. Although I like the WEN this is a much better vise than those mentioned.
Cheap Chinese junk. Yost has sold out completely, not a single usa-made Vise anymore. Wilton has a few still but they're going Chinese also. :-(
Buy an old preowned vice, record is the best, that one looks too flimsy
What happened to ya otha channel!?
What do you mean?
@@1RoadGarage The jimmyferris channel!
@@boot-strapper what's wrong?
@@1RoadGarage you guys stopped posting the vlog :'( I wanna know what yall are up to. Last update was easter in spokane!!
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Miami Vise .....Righhhht?
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"the rest of my life" LOL don't count on it
He has terminal cancer...it only has to last 6 months.
Ouch. That stung.
Harbor freight has better deals
It's pronounced "Yost"
First!?