5.0 out of 5 stars Sturdy, functional, quality without the expense!

S. · May 15, 2025

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5.0 out of 5 stars Incredibly useful

C.L. · February 19, 2025

Well built, easy to assemble, lightweight and easy to fold up and store. Has a thousand uses due to its size and portability. And because of its price, there’s no need to worry about actually “using” it and putting a few nicks in it.

4.0 out of 5 stars Decent. Tends to slide around if you don't weigh it down.

S. · November 21, 2024

I like it but it needs sand bags because it is too light and any moderately sized cutting job can cause it to tilt or slide around.I also noticed the vice function seems to have gone askew even though it was square after being assembled.

5.0 out of 5 stars Very satisfactory folding workbench

G.C. · September 11, 2022

This is a very satisfactory folding workbench / vise; substantially equivalent to the Black and Decker Workmate that I bought 30 or 40 years ago and that is still doing good work. I was worried that such an inexpensive unit would be weak; but this one feels pleasingly sturdy, once it's assembled with everything tight.A number of reviewers have complained that various designs of folding workbench are difficult to assemble. This one took a substantial time (1 1/2 or 2 hours), but everything was reasonably straightforward. Some suggestions for assembly:(a) A reviewer mentioned that he needed a lot of force to drive the wood screws that hold the table top boards in place. I agree; I worried about stripping the screw head. The screws will go in much more easily and hold equally well if you lubricate them with soap: Just roll the screw threads on a bar of soap so they pickup a bit of soap, and then drive the lubricated screw into the pre-drilled hole.(b) The M6 bolts that hold the legs to the cross-bars don't have any locking system: I suggest putting the flat washer provided under the bolt head to give a better grip on the large hole, and adding a lock washer under the nut. If you don't have a metric lock washer, a 1/4" lock washer works fine.(c) One end of the crank assembly is designed to pivot around a single M8 bolt with a nylon-insert lock nut. On my unit, the nut was much too loose on both crank assemblies, so the outer board of the vise flopped around. Tightening these nuts more than a turn gave a tightness where the unit moved and pivoted smoothly and didn't flop. Check this before you screw the top boards to the crank assembly. I didn't notice the flopping until the unit was completely assembled, so I had to remove the 8 wood screws in order to get at the problem nuts.One suggested improvement: These workbenches usually have a shallow horizontal grove running down the inside of each vise jaw, which is very convenient when you need to grip a round object. This unit had a flat face with no groove. If you have a table saw, it is easy to cut a groove: 1/16" deep and 3/16" wide is about right.

5.0 out of 5 stars Decent work table

a.k. · March 17, 2025

Decent little work table. Pretty nice for the money. Used to have a black and decker which was nicer, but is also 120 bucks. This will do what I need it for.

3.0 out of 5 stars Aggravating to find your product to be a re-routed return.

H. · December 4, 2024

I requested the POWERTEC Portable Small Workbench for permanently holding a 3-inch buffer machine so that the buffer wouldn't take up valuable space on my work table. Package arrived with tons of tape holding the box closed. I even found where there was tape on the inside of the end panels. And, one of the boards was scratched. Hmm, obviously this address was not the first destination. Started a return but pressing deadline needs dictated assembly and usage of the item. Thankfully, all the components were intact and included well-defined instructions for the assembly process. Assembly was a struggle though, because of arthritis in my hands as well as peripheral neuropathy. I'm glad the scratch was actually on the bottom of the affected board. Device is assembled and functions properly. Plus, you can't get anything like this at a better price point. I took off 2 stars because the item was returned by someone else and re-routed back out the door to me. I don't like paying prime price for something someone else has messed up. Other than that, product is good with following caveats: 1) Hardware is soft, especially the screws - you can strip the Phillips head fairly easily; & 2) Use sockets for assembly if you wish to save your knuckles and fingers from harm. The supplied "wrench" can be hard to keep on the nut when tightening.

5.0 out of 5 stars Lightweight and just the right size.

J.P. · June 23, 2025

I bought it to replace my heavy work table.  I love that it's lightweight and more than adequate for my projects.

5.0 out of 5 stars Works good

E. · July 13, 2025

A little bit of a pain to put together but works exactly how it should and is really handy to have around