BESSEY BV-HW45 Homeowners Bench Vise

For years I held things in my hand while I drilled them, Yeah, many times I landed-up drilling my hand.. I kept saying that someday I would build a workshop and then attach a vice to my work bench, With this vice, you don't need a work bench. Find an old kitchen table .... or even a short coffee table....... or even a small end table ====.then drill a few holes in it and then attach the Bessey BVHW45 vise with 4 bolts 4 nuts and 4 washers. === Wow !!! you will have a strong vice on a portable bench. It will hold many types of material so you can drill, sand, or attach things together while the glue sets. Just below the regular jaws, the vice has a set of jaws to hold pvc or metal pipes. I give you this review and my invented way of using it as a Christmas present to you.

So far this vice is doing the job. It's a little rough around the edges, lacking a stop to keep from screwing it out too far and a little rough with the screw. I sprayed a little silicone spray on the screw and it works a bit smoother. It's a good vice for minor lightweight work that at typical home owner would be doing. You are not going to crank on this thing like you would a higher quality or stronger vice but it will hold your material. Bessey makes a quality product. A little more refining on the rough edges and this thing would have earned another star. I'm still glad I bought it, the price was right and it works for what I use it for. I do wish I would have gotten the next size up. I also bought the Bessey vice jaw pads with magnets. The pair is a must have. Pros: Price, size, swiveling base, pipe holding or round stock v groves. Great for average home owner an hobby workshop. Cons: Finish is rough, the product received did not look like the product pictured, slight color difference. Rough screw mechanism. Time will tell if this thing holds up. Recommendation: For the price this is a great deal. However I would recommend the next size up. I'd buy it again but would rather have a larger size. Get the jaw pads

I've used this a lot over the last several months. It works great for household projects. Good quality, replaceable jaws, and works well. I mounted it on a separate board so I could install and uninstall it on a workbench with an integral wood vise on one side. That allows me to re-position it as required for different purposes. I recommend it for quality and function.

Fat guy from Midwest didn’t have a small vice in his garage, believe it it not. Now I do. It’s just hunky dory.

Comes loose, ok for very light work

Mounted it to my bench yesterday and played with it a bit. Nice feel and look. Smooth operation. No complaints. Only thing that could have made it better is adding the mounting hardware. Used 1/4" machine screws, and it appeared to fit okay. But there is no "lip" where the screw head goes in -- it is graduated, so I hope hard pressure won't make the screw heads slip through. There wasn't really a good place to mount a washer.

This is a nice vice for home repairs/hobbies. Mine needed some minor maintenance out of the box, which took less than five minutes. It is working great. It was a bit stiff so some grease and a tightening of the bottom bolt made it function well. I would recommend this to others looking for a vice for normal home use.

I previously purchased a smaller, lighter vise and returned it for this unit. It is sturdy and solid. Turns 360 degrees on the bench. Great for any shop bench.

For the price, this is a solid vice. Can whale on this pounding out jammed bolt fragment in nuts, and it grips firmly.

all OK

All right for the price the jaws opening and closing a little sloppy (wobbly)

Needed a smaller sturdy vise in the garage and quite pleased, quality is decent and over all im happy with the purchase.