Rockwell RK9000 Jawhorse
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Rockwell RK9000 Jawhorse
Customer Review: Built tough, and does the job very well
Summary: 5 Stars
This item is one of the very few tools that does more than is claimed for it. I have several of the attachments for it including the plywood jaw and for the past two years I have used the Jawhorse continually. The item is substantially built, and performs flawlessly. Try it, you WILL like it! Customer Review: great work stand
Summary: 4 Stars
this product works great. the clamp or vise is very strong and easy to use. the tripod stance works on uneven floors.Customer Review: Mighty handy
Summary: 4 Stars
I must not get any of the channels this thing is advertised on because I'd never heard of it until I got this month's Woodcraft flyer in the mail. At first I thought it seemed a little silly, but after thinking about it for a couple of days, I realized that it could help me out quite a bit in my garage full of wildly sloping and cracked concrete which no sawhorse can ever really balance on.
Overall, I like it quite a bit. It will very firmly hold 36" wide boards up to about 6' in length without additional supports--any longer and you probably will have enough leverage to tip it. The complaints regarding the plastic parts are pretty unwarranted. Most power tools out there have a plastic switch on them somewhere and this one isn't going to break any more readily than those. The wheel is clearly meant for toting from one side of the house to the other, not across highways, so who cares if it's not a big hunk of urethane? The yellow locking nut for the third leg on the other hand probably should be re-thought. It never really locks all that well no matter how much you tighten it, and sliding the unit forward while lifting it up slightly can and will result in the whole thing collapsing on you as that back leg comes unseated and flips back. A little metal peg tethered by a chain would make more sense to me--just slide it through the holes when you want it to stay put and it ain't goin' nowhere.
I have also found that there are many times when I am unable to release the clamp with the foot pedal. Maybe I just don't weigh enough for it, but more often than not I have to really jump on the thing to get it to click and relax. This is probably not particularly safe.
Although it seems to be overpriced by about 79 smackers, I do think it's great for folks with tiny garages who like to do a lot of different things. Pair it up with a Kreg jig to join a hunk of sacrificial wood perpendicular to the edge of your stock and you can even use it to make your rip cuts with a circular saw. Now if only it had a place to hang said saw from its rafter hook...
Customer Review: Rockwell Jawhorse Review from North Carolina
Summary: 5 Stars
I saw the Jawhorse on an infomercial several times and decided to try it. It is a well made sturdy product. Weighs about 45 lbs so the roller wheel is very beneficial. Great clamping force and a good selection of attachments available. I use it primarily for a mobile tool bench for various projects. Best price I found was at Amazon.com and free shipping if you can wait a week or so. I highly recommend this product. I also purchased a Rockwell Sonicrafter and 18v hammer drill/driver. Very high quality products. Customer Review: Outstanding value and usefulness
Summary: 5 Stars
I saw this on TV and thought I would try one. The day it arrived I was having trouble disassembling a water main shutoff valve. I opened the box and set up the jawhorse and set the valve in the vise. It gripped very tightly and the valve came apart easily. So far it's better than advertised and I like the ability to fold it up and get it out of the way.
I highly recommend it.