is the Jawhorse any good?

[bach4660]

seeing lots of ads for this https://www.rockwelltools.com/en-US/Jawhorse_RK9003.aspx

looks pretty cool just curious if anyone here has one?

 

mind you for $99 at Lowes mebbe overthinking it.

[Plymouthy Adams]

how much you intend to use it will be the ultimate deciding factor in my book for ANY tool you entertain buying...other may have a different view on use and value

[46Chris]

I got one for Christmas 5 years ago, have never used it.  Was a gift from my wife's Grandpa, so it will stay around.  I'm sure it's invaluable to someone, just not everyone

[oldodge41]

Being that I am always doing stuff by myself, I think that would come in handy at times. Never seen one in person so I am not sure how heavy duty it actually is, but I like the concept.

[mrwrstory]

Never seen one either but, the promo pics show its use as a welding assistant.  That "looks" like a valid idea.  Alternatively, using it as shown for woodworking is a stretch in my opinion.  If you lust for lotsa tools and, have lotsa space and an extra $100.00, why not.  For me, I'd spend the $100.00 on something else and not have something to store most of the time or trip over   

[Ulu]

Hmmm...here I was thinking: "maybe OK for rough wood work, but I wouldn't want a welding jig with all those plastic knobs and bits."

 

Now the foot clamp looks like a neat thing. It doesn't look that heavy as a vice stand, but your foot might keep it planted under pressure.

[greg g]

I have a Black and Decker workmate that I have gotten a lot of use out of. For many years I did not have a bench vise, and used the workmate for that purpose as well as many others.  The Jaw horse looks to be much more rugged and the fact that you can use it as a press might come in handy in the auto repair area.

[Don Coatney]

When I moved into my new house this past April I had a naked garage with no bench nor work surface. I bought this pair of cheap saw horses from Harbor freight for less than twenty bucks. They worked well for me building my benches and such. And they are light weight and easy to store. Rated capacity is 350 pounds each but I don't think I will ever test that limitation.

 

[Young Ed]

I've got 2 sets of these and love them. I also managed to hit one with a circle saw and their customer service was excellent. I can't say I've gotten all the way up to the 1100 pounds each but I did put a flathead on its side on them with a piece of plywood across to swap the oil pan.

[Ulu]

Don I've had a pair of the same plastic sawhorses for 12 years & they're OK for small stuff (I re-stained all our doors & painted fence boards) but I wish I'd bought steel horses instead.

 

Not a prob now that I have a torch.

 

geeze, what I need is a steel building. It's really raining today & my stuff is all outside under tarps.

 

 

[Don Coatney]

Rainy day in Fresno should be declared a Holiday

[TodFitch]

Rainy day in Fresno should be declared a Holiday

Maybe not a formal holiday, but certainly an event to celebrate.

 

But it would be nice if it were a few degrees cooler: The snow level is higher than the places I normally go to ski so all they are getting is rain right now.

[Ulu]

Rainy day in Fresno should be declared a Holiday

 

I agree, but for a different reason.

 

Here, people drive faster in the rain than when it's dry.

Perhaps they're celebrating the rain, or they fear their cars will melt or something.

I don't understand it. Anyhow there were several bad wrecks and rollovers this AM.

 

I took driver's ed in Minnesota in the winter. We learned to slow down in bad weather.

 

Before driver's ed I learned to file keys, and I used to steal Mom's 390 Merc, and go blast it through snowdrifts and do donuts on the ice.

 

Every training driver should spend 5 minutes driving on ice IMO.

Their level of respect would be much higher. 

 

Waaaaaay OT we are now guys...

[BobT-47P15]

Some people seem to think they can see OK and control their car on wet roads.  

Sometimes they can't.

 

Semi trucks really push their luck in rain.............

 

Yes.....some snow/ice driving would be real good for drivers ed.  

However, common sense should apply but often doesn't.  

[Ulu]

I just think every new driver should have the experience of spinning out uncontrollably, on a closed course where nobody gets hurt.

 

I don't think most drivers here have any clue how fast a car can swap ends, when traction changes suddenly in a turn.

 

Our driver's ed instructor made us do surprise panic stops, on frozen roads, going down hill.

[greg g]

As a person who raced cars on the ice for 20 years it always amazes me how people remain so unaware of how compromised traction situations reduce the limits of adhesion of a vehicle to the road.  There was a rule of thumb I heard several years ago that went; The handling limits of a vehicle are limited more by its occupants feelings of danger than it is by its chassis, suspension and tires.  That is that most people will never come closer than about 60 percent of their vehicle's capability in the dry because it gets uncomfortable.   Those same people will, without any concern drive at 95% when it's wet, icy or snowy, and their tires are 3/4ths through their tread.  That 5% is not nearly enough margin of error for the rest of us driving near them.  With all that considered I know of no state that requires time on a wet skid pan as part of its licencing requirements.