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Title: Questionable Clamping Power
Review: It clamps snug to a bench, and does not move, however the working clamp is not impressing me so far. I've tried clamping several things, from copper pipes clamped lightly to solid steel tool bits clamped with maximum force, and no matter how lightly or tightly I clamp things down, the working piece seems to move around in the direction of the openings. The whole thing is painted a glossy orange, including the clamp jaws, so maybe I need to sand that down. It's like the jaws need to be knurled or something to give it grip. Perhaps the intent of this small vise is to use it for delicate items, and the smooth surface helps things from being damaged, but so far I'm using this for tools and other heavy duty things, so I would appreciate some better gripping power.I may edit my review if I decide to sand the jaw faces and they start to grip better, but right now I'm not terribly impressed.
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