I have been using the Jawhorse for several
projects. Since the Rockwell web site has no customer service email, I
would like to make some detailed comments about this product that
perhaps you can pass on to your co-workers, managers, friends, etc. This
product has several pros and cons, and here they are, straight from an
avid woodworker. The Pros: very versatile, very stable, excellent
design, most of it is very solidly built, and it is portable, and very
useful for a wide range of projects. And, it is worth the money as long
as you can put up with a few shortcomings.
Here are the cons.
There are 4 key parts in the design that are made of plastic. Three of
these 4 parts are also "moving" parts, so the claims on the infomercial
and other adds for this product that say "no moving plastic parts to
replace" and "all steel construction", are simply not true.
First,
lets start with the roller, which is used for rolling the product
across a surface as one of the transport methods (while using the rear
leg as a handle). This part is made of hollow plastic. Instead, it
should be made of solid, hardened rubber (the same kind of material used
to make industrial, swiveling coaster wheels) to increase durability.
The
second part is the yellow latch in front. It is made of plastic, and it
sticks out enough to where it could be easily hit and broken
(especially by contractors, and when being transported while folded up).
The
third one is the end cap which is fastened at the end of the rear leg,
and makes contact with the ground during use. Instead of plastic, this
should be made of hard rubber, just like the rubber pads at the end of
the front legs.
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