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Best Bench Vise? $60 vs $500 “Unbreakable” Vise? Irwin, Yost, Wilton, Ridgid, Heuer, Central Forge

Nov 2022 · 17 min · 10 products tested

His winner

Heuer

It is definitely the best vise with an average finish of 1.3

  1. 1stHeuer
  2. 2ndForward
  3. 3rdCentral Forge
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Results, round by round

Handle Clamp Load

Higher is better, in lb8 of 10 products have agreed numbers, so no leader is marked
  1. 1Central Forge5,357lbNo link
  2. 2Irwin4,851lbAmazon
  3. 3Baileigh4,621lbAmazon
  4. 4Forward4,222lbAmazon
  5. 5Wilton4,212lbAmazon
  6. 6Yost2,891lbAmazon
  7. 7Heuer2,820lbAmazon
  8. 8Ridgid2,447lbAmazon

Anvil Indentation

Lower is better, in in7 of 10 products have agreed numbers, so no leader is marked
  1. 1Heuer0.01inAmazon
  2. 2Central Forge0.02inNo link
  3. 3Forward0.02inAmazon
  4. 4Wilton0.03inAmazon
  5. 5Irwin0.03inAmazon
  6. 6Baileigh0.03inAmazon
  7. 7Yost0.04inAmazon

Maximum Clamp Load

Higher is better, in lb7 of 10 products have agreed numbers, so no leader is marked
  1. 1Heuer22,590lbAmazon
  2. 2Forward14,455lbAmazon
  3. 3Central Forge13,063lbNo link
  4. 4Baileigh12,935lbAmazon
  5. 5Irwin11,104lbAmazon
  6. 6Yost10,150lbAmazon
  7. 7Olympia5,466lbAmazon

Everything he tested

Results were read from the video's captions by two AI models, and only the numbers both agree on and that he says out loud are shown. Some results appear only on screen in the video. Check the video before you buy.