I don't have the Rockwell, but I have a Black & Decker Workmate. The jaws themselves probably open up about six inches, but it's fairly easy to make extensions if you need wider jaws. The legs fold into the unit, and the table kind of drops, so it's fairly portable and easy to store. I made a table for it out of a piece of 3/8 prywood and a 2 x 4, and I use that when I need a big work surface. Mine was reconditioned, and I think I paid about $30 for it, and it's been good to me for many years.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Shane Hecker Sent: Friday, June 18, 2010 17:24 To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Rockwell JawHorse I don't have one, but know of someone who does. We used it the other day to secure 2sx4 studs for cutting. The jaws can open up to 3 feet. It also can fold up for storage and transport. Hope this is helpful. Shane From: [email protected] <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> ] On Behalf Of Dan Rossi Sent: Friday, June 18, 2010 9:37 AM To: Blind Handyman List Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Rockwell JawHorse Does anyone have the JawHorse? It sounds pretty slick, but possibly one of those things that sounds a lot slicker than it actually is in practice? wood.toolIDay.com has it for $149 plus $6 shipping which is about 25 bucks cheaper than anywhere else. I'm thinking of asking Sofia for one for fathers day. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: [email protected] <mailto:dr25%40andrew.cmu.edu> <mailto:dr25%40andrew.cmu.edu> Tel: (412) 268-9081 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
