Craftsman  Quick Clamping Work Table

I recieved mo work table as a Cristmas gift about 2 years ago.  I have used it as a table to hold my miter saw and as a clamp to hold work.  It has held wood, of several width and lenght, I was using a hand saw on with no movement.  The only time anything has moved is when I did not have the table adjusted correctly.  I would tell anyone that needs a smal, adjustable, and portable work table to get one. 

The included parts did not include the correct-sized washers for attaching the 2 work surfaces, and I had to make a trip to the local hardware store to get some. Without that, the table surfaces were loose and would move. After I did secure the table tops, they don't match up exactly with each other. This will still work for clamping, but all of the angle holes pre-drilled into the top are basically just for show now (but I wasn't planning to rely on them anyhow). With the cheap plastic surface mounts and handles, I don't think that one should try to clamp anything very tightly.

This clamping table could have been real useful. Could have been. the handle that tightens one side wouldn't untighten, the MDF worktable surface is crap. When you try to replace it it's way more trouble than it's worth. After reading the other reviews I didn't even bother trying to see if Sears stocked a replacement work surface. And, yes, the feet have never stayed on. In sum, it had a lot of promise, but was apparently meant for only light clamping jobs, not for a person with a workshop who actually used the tool. OK, that being said, I appreciate my daughter giving it to me for Christmas and I did use it for a few years, off and on, before abandoning it because of the above mentioned problems.

I like everything about it other than the feet, wont stay on properly.

I had an online chat with parts direct, and it turns out that getting replacement pegs would cost more than a brand new table. (71.04). So the simple fact that simple replacement parts are so expensive means that nobody should buy this product. In comparison, a set of 4 Black and Decker Workmate pegs only costs 10 dollars. Also there was no online manual availabe. The paper version would cost an additional 2.59.

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The purpose of this item is to CLAMP material to be worked on. The ends of the screw arm assemblies are round and the handles have a matching round hole in them. Thus ALL the clamping force is taken on the small screw that holds the handle in place. One of these broke the first time the item was used and the "clamp" tightened. The shaft and handle fitting should be mechanically sound and the screw should only be there to prevent the handle falling off. Simply making the end of the screw arm assembly and matching handle square in section (or even splined) would have prevented this. Very poor engineering design. Item is not fit for the purpose.

The purpose of this item is to CLAMP material to be worked on. The ends of the screw arm assemblies are round and the handles have a matching round hole in them. Thus ALL the clamping force is taken on the small screw that holds the handle in place. One of these broke the first time the item was used and the "clamp" tightened. The shaft and handle fitting should be mechanically sound and the screw should only be there to prevent the handle falling off. Simply making the end of the screw arm assembly and matching handle square in section (or even splined) would have prevented this. Very poor engineering design. Item is not fit for the purpose.

The table is nice and I like the adjustability. However, the plastic feet are a joke and you can't buy spares from Sears parts. And NO, I didn't overweight it.

I recently purchased this table and am not happy with it's performance at all. The main job of this clamping table is to clamp and it does a poor job. The moveable side of the bench rocks up when it clamps so when you use the black pegs to hold material against it, the table angles up and clamps only a point instead of the whole peg surface. What does this mean? Basically if you are cutting with a cicular saw you must clamp the piece to bench with other clamps otherwise it shoots out of the clamps like crazy. If I wanted to clamp the piece with my clamps I would just put it on a table. Also it has cheap plastic All-threads for the table to move on, that just adds to the chance that it'll break or strip a thread b/c of fallen debris. I don't know why Craftsman changed their design, b/c my old one was great and had zero slack. I have traded in the model twice and am now buying the Pro Series for $70. It's ten more bucks but the hassle of not having a bad product is worth it. Don't waste your money on misbehaving tools and accessories.