Price: £15.26

Maximum jaw opening: 50mm

Contact: Cromwell, 0116 288 8000, www.cromwell.co.uk

Another product that looks the part, but didn’t perform quite as well as we expected. The jaws run smoothly, and the drive bolt has an excellent fast-action thread. But the lock on the swivelling base let the side down. When torque was applied, the unit started to spin. Also, the vice needs a surface of at least 12mm thick to connect securely.