I've had this vise, a gift from my best pal, installed in my shop at work for some years now. It was well used when I got it, and it's even more so now. I can relate to this vise. We're both looking a little worse for the wear, but we still have a few good years of usefulness left in us. And generally, we're both as reliable as hell. It creaks a little in use. Me too.