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Your cart is empty.With so many ways to use BLACK+DECKER’s portable project center and vise, this versatile workstation earns a place in every tool collection. Ideal for cutting, sawing, painting, and more applications, it’s designed with a heavy-gauge steel construction that supports up to 450 lbs. Adjustable, dual-height legs fold underneath, so you can lower the project center’s height to accommodate larger objects, and the adjustable rear jaws with 4 swivel pegs allow you to clamp irregularly shaped objects as well. When you’re all done, the project center is collapsible for simple storage in tight spaces or up on the wall.
Erstwhile reviewer
2025-09-05 11:41:43
I hesitated before buying the WM225 because several reviewers complained it was hard to put together, poorly made (somebody wrote that it had sharp edging requiring that you wear safety gloves for protection!), or generally low quality. Nonsense. Assembly is a breeze, no harder than a LEGO set. True, the instructions are in the form of diagrams, not text, but there's nothing confusing or odd about them. There are no rough or sharp edges, and I'm completely satisfied with the quality for the price. The table is useful, strong enough for all my odd jobs, and perfectly sturdy. The sole tricky part is getting the pins into the crank handles (to hold them onto the long screws that work the vice); know this from other reviews, I grabbed two 2" cotter pins and used them to affix the handles instead. Fine, that means the product cost me an extra ten cents. Finally, there was some moaning about putting parts in backwards and needing stickers or something to tell you how to do it right the first time: if you can follow the simple directions correctly you will be perfectly fine. Again, no harder than a Lego set. Take the plunge, you'll find this a very handy and sturdy mini work bench.
Conrad
2025-06-17 18:26:07
This is a great workbench. Folds away great and is very easy to store. Set up is easy and serves all purposes for my jobs.
M. Dupuy
2025-06-10 13:38:36
Once you figure out the 'instructions' it's fairly easy to put together. Seems sturdy enough but haven't had a chance to use it yet.It's exactly what was described.
M.G.
2025-06-05 11:29:33
Bought this for my husband for Father’s Day and he really likes to use it. Product was easy to assemble and stores easily. He is able to work on projects in our apartment and not ruin my dining table anymore. The clamps are a definite plus so things don’t slip away.Perfect fit for a New York apartment. It is strong and stable and versatile.
Customer
2025-05-25 10:53:31
Does what I need it to do, holds work pieces securely and takes up little space when folded away.The one I have isn't level but a single small block of wood under one of the feet made it sturdy.The two board pieces can meet if you flip the board farthest from handles around - it will still securely sit in the bench and still be usable as a vice.The instructions are not the best, there was one diagram that was misleading - find a video of someone assembling it if you get confused. But assembly doesn't take very long and you only need to do it once.
Radford swindell
2025-04-18 15:52:27
Easy to put together. Works very good. Better than the tailgate on my pickup.
TJ
2025-03-26 18:38:15
Once assembled, it seems like a nice tool. However, as others have said, the instructions are terrible, all done solely with pictorials (the only English in the instructions is the word "Click".), and not without mistakes. Step #20 shows the installer putting the bolt in the wrong hole. People (including me) have had a hard time installing the compression pin into the crank handle. Per the attached photos, I found a couple of things that help. (1) I held the crank bolts reasonably steady using a clamp on each bolt. (2) I used a machinist vice to compress the pin on the beveled end, making sure that the slot of the pin was at 90 degrees to the jaws of the vice. Then put the handle on the crank bolt and tap the pin in starting with the newly compressed end. Finish with a 5/32" punch. The rest of the instructions are somewhat confusing but will sort themselves out. Overall, I like the finished product, but there is too much dependence on plastic parts and there should be no assembly required - it wouldn't take up any more room.
lifjoy
2025-02-12 18:43:38
I own a vintage 1978 Workmate 79-001 Type 4, and just bought this Workmate 225 to expand my shop. Here are my thoughts...In my opinion, the Workmate 225 model has some real advantages over the vintage model. 225 is much easier to unfold, carry, and move around. 225 is half the weight of the vintage model, yet is just as sturdy and stable. The 225 unfolding assembly is much better engineered so unfolding is effortless. I always arm wrestle with the vintage model to get it to open.The 225 wood vice top is half the thickness of the vintage model, so I plan to add my own 1.5" removable plywood top to the 225 to make them both the same height (so I could use the 225 as an out-feed table) as I will be using both Workmates for some projects.I had no problem following the 225's printed assembly instructions (but I also cheated and watched a 2 minute B&D assembly video on YouTube).The only real issue I have with the 225 is that one of the black plastic struts that supports the rear wood top was damaged at the factory (excess plastic in the threaded hole). I tried drilling out the excess plastic, but this unfortunately also stripped the threads. So I ordered a bag of replacement parts on Amazon-- which actually comes with additional bench dogs, so it's not all bad.
Mark Livsey
2025-01-16 18:10:37
Just be mindful that the rods and the blocks they screw into are threaded left handed which will likely catch people out. Other than that, very pleased with the item.
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2025-01-10 17:01:06
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Miguel M.
2025-01-02 15:19:27
fue facil de armar y cumple completamente con lo que dice los materiales de buena calidad y muy practico lo volverÃa a comprar
Ramon L.
2024-11-24 17:18:53
Es una herramienta genial.
Jose Marin Razo
2024-11-20 17:30:31
Me gustó su fácil manera de guardar.No me gustó el acabado de la parte metálica, ya que los filos del matak están un poco peligrosos, muy filosos y cortantes, pues al estar armando produce heridas cortantes.Sugerencia: hay que limar esos filos del metalTambién, ya armada, la s dos tablitas no ajusta perfectamente cuando las usas como prensa. La tabla de atrás se monta sobre la del frente. ¿Es posible que haya tenido un error al armarla?
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