Quality has dropped dramatically on this line of products. It has been a long time since I used a workmate but I don't recall the design that included a completely useless piece such as the middle plank in this design. Using the vice feature of this bench just seems very limited. Install instructions are horrible which was further complicated since the seller shipped it in a basically destroyed box. Thank goodness for ereplacements,com as I was able to order the parts that were missing and complete the assembly.