Rockwell RK9034 JawStand XP Work Support Stand

I feel like the demonstration pictures are a little misleading. Without mounting this thing to something, it is very wobbly. And clamping is very misrepresented, in my opinion. I mean it struggled holding a little piece of mdf. Maybe mdf is just too slippery. It definitely held a piece of 2x4 better. I guess I just thought this thing would be more flexible and useful. It actually has limited use cases. It's clamping area will definitely hold a door like they show, but it won't hold anything less than 3/4" without improvisation. It was probably mentioned in the description so shame on me if it was. Seems like, to make this thing really useful, you need two of them. I am not thinking it is priced incorrectly, I mean it is sturdy and clearly built with quality, but the clamping mechanism is just limited and only has 3 litlle pads. And the pads are hard plastic and not that grippy nor soft - could definitely see how it might mar your wood. Anyway, this thing has limited uses, but I am still going to keep it as with little tweaks, I can see still finding a way to making it more helpful. I am going to save up for the jawhorse. That looks to be way more useful and folds up to be just about as small as the jaw stand. I will do that instead of getting a second jaw stand. I'm sure others will find a better way to use this, or maybe have something to bolt it to. I just thought it would be more versatile for the tiny projects I'm working on and it just didn't meet muster for me.Update:The problem with my perceived value was my point of view. While I bought this with a pre-conceived notion of how I might use it in woodworking and not thinking of real use cases this was intended for, I now see this little stand has many uses. May require a little creativity, I've already thought of things where this stand will be incredibly useful to me in my small shop!

This item has been on my wish list for over two years. Of course, like other have mentioned, I should have gotten it sooner but .......Before purchasing items, I like to look at what other people think of it. I start by reading from the low side, one star, to the four stars because there is more information in these reviews.But there were more reviews on the Rockwell Jaw Stand that just seemed to me that these folks don't know how to use tools in general.At the time I got this Jaw Stand, Amazon was listing it at $69.95. They also listed the same item, and though Prime, for $64.95. $5 cheaper. It was in their warehouse special and, only one left. They listed it as new, with only the box being slightly damaged. Being Amazon, I ordered it.It came, box was slightly damaged with a lot of extra tape, but I wasn't worried. Opened it up to find a different color - Green. SO WHAT. It was new and appeared nothing was missing with absolutely no scratches.When I attempted to put the long tube into the base of the unit, it would not go. Yes the knob was not tightened and in looking down the insertion area, there was a metal clamp that seemed to be attached to the protruding bolt but somehow interfering with the opening. I removed the knob totally, reverse it (otherwise the nut would only come though the knob) and pushed in on the knob which now moved this clamping mechanism. The shaft went right in. Reversed the knob again and all is well in JawStandville. Be aware that the nut can and will fall out of the knob.I proceeded to finally set up the rest of the unit. After opening the legs fully, a little stiff but, I'd rather have firm than sloppy. I checked the level on top, It worked. Right dead on - unreal. I then pulled on the top to increase the height, again a little tight but I liked that as well. I noticed these measurement markings on the post. Hmmmmm I said to myself, could these be a height measurement? So I measured from the top of the unit to the floor and it was 1 1\4 inches off. Did not like that. So I finally broke down and ...... read the book. Lol. Yes this was the macro adjustment markings indicating the floor to the top of the slider guides but, alas, this was not to be. Not a deal breaker.I proceeded to the angle top to test the strength of the knob and it held. So now I played with the cranking knob (they call this the 'precise adjustment') and I love it. Came out to 22 turns per inch. Sure it takes a long time, but it is call the precise adjustment (not the 'micro' as other reviewers mentioned) and the bottom is call the macro height adjustment. Makes sense to me.Other reviewers were complaining a lot about the clamp. First of all this is a Stand. You want a clamp, get the Jaw Horse. That's a real clamp. And as far as what fits in it, well I got a 1 by (that's 3\4 by whatever, mine was 4) and tried to clamp it. It worked folks. Yes you have to turn the knob all the way in but ..... I then used an old 2 X 4 which measured 1 3\4 (not the typical 1 1\2) by 3 1\2 and that also fit. Clamping down on both held quite well for both boards. Thinking of getting those rollers to screw onto the 2 X 4 to use as a roller top like another reviewer mentioned.Yes the feet set up wide and get in the way, better then falling over. They do not interfere with clamping and hanging a door. The added rubber feet also help make this unit stable.So even though the specs state 29 to 43 inch height adjustability, mine is 30 to 44 1\4. Lol. Not bad. I'm short anyway.Anyone who needs an extra set of hands to help hold something while doing work around the house, your shop or even on the job, get this devise. I wanted this to aid in hanging doors and help hold wall cabinets and have that ability to adjust it to your exact final position and this does it all. And being green, it does not look like a dewalt or stanley tool, lolThanks for your time, enjoy

Nice product

Not precision stand. Has some loose balance. But good product. Very helpful

I love this product and I plan on buying 2 more.

After reading a few reviews on other cheaper stands and then the Rockwell I'm glad I made this choice. The one thing it was lacking were rollers for work with my table saw, so I purchased two 21" rollers from Amazon as well. The galvanized bracket that supports the roller w/brgs. is just a tad wide for the throat of the clamp, but with a little wiggle you can slip it past the 1" sq. clamp pad (fully retracted) to rest on the cross bars of the clamp frame. The clamp pad would extend to the space underneath the roller and not clamp so I ripped a scrap piece of 2X6 a little smaller (3/32") in width than the strap frame of the roller and secured it to the strap with fender washers and an 1&5/8' sheet rock screw in the 3 slots of the strap where now the clamp makes contact with the wood on one side and the extrusions on the frame of the clamp on the other side. Works great !

Very stable and sturdy tool. Great use if you need a second hand tool for cabinet work and holding up things to cut thing. Nice build quality with heavy metal. Nice!

I pretty much use this exclusively as an out feed support for my table saw. The clamping head doesn’t work well at all which I think is because it’s a cam action style clamp. & the main height adjustment is cumbersome to use. The micro adjust crank handle works fine. I just think for how much this thing costs it should perform a lot better than it does. If this thing was 1/2 the price then I’d say it was a great value but at this price point it should be better.