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Best swivel vice UK: the top pick and the best value

Updated: October 2026

You want one name from this amazon.co.uk set, and the reason it might still be the wrong vice. The best swivel vice UK, inside these twelve listings, is not a single winner. The top pick is a 1.5 kg ball-joint hobby vice. The best value is a bolt-down 100 mm vice that Stanley already calls light-duty. Neither is a heavy engineer's vice. The [Swivel vice](/hub/workshop/swivel-vice) comparison has the full table. Figures are the UK prices, stars, and counts from 16 October 2026. Products Compared did not laboratory-test these tools. A purchase through our links can earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

You want one name from this amazon.co.uk set, and the reason it might still be the wrong vice. The best swivel vice UK, inside these twelve listings, is not a single winner.

Our top picks

Stanley Stanley MaxSteel multi-angle vice

Best overall

Stanley Stanley MaxSteel multi-angle vice
8.6/10about £22.31
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Stanley Stanley MaxSteel 4 inch light-duty vice

Best value

Stanley Stanley MaxSteel 4 inch light-duty vice
8.0/10about £29.95
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HYCHIKA HYCHIKA 5 inch swivel vice

Alternative

HYCHIKA HYCHIKA 5 inch swivel vice
7.2/10about £31.86
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On this page
  1. 1.Top pick: Stanley multi-angle 1-83-069
  2. 2.Best value: Stanley 4 inch 1-83-065
  3. 3.Who should skip both
  4. 4.Why the other high prices are not the pick

Top pick: Stanley multi-angle 1-83-069

The top pick is the Stanley MaxSteel multi-angle vice, model 1-83-069, at £22.31. The card shows 4.7 from 12,585 reviews, the largest sample in the set. It lists a 75 mm hobby vice, a ball joint, rubber jaw covers, and 1.5 kg, for light work you tilt and then take off the desk. Stanley's UK page prints an opening of 71 mm and about 227 kg. The amazon card does not print that force, and the card weight is 1.5 kg. RS notes a clamp for tops up to about 60 mm. If you will saw bar, skip it. The checklist without a winner is the bench vice buying guide.

Best value: Stanley 4 inch 1-83-065

The best value, if you can drill and you want a bolt-down swivel, is the Stanley MaxSteel 1-83-065 at £29.95. The card rates it 4.6 from 4,845 reviews, calls it a 100 mm light-duty vice, and lists cast iron at 5.04 kg. That is the largest bolt-down sample here. The title already says light-duty, so you are not being asked to treat it as a fitter's vice. Stanley's UK page publishes 1,100 kg, which the amazon card does not print. If you cannot drill, this Stanley is the wrong pick.
Stanley Stanley MaxSteel multi-angle vice

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Stanley Stanley MaxSteel multi-angle vice
8.6/10about £22.31
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Who should skip both

Skip the multi-angle if the work must stay on a bench you will modify, or if a 1.5 kg body will walk. Skip the 4 inch if the top is a kitchen worktop, a windowsill, or anything you must not hole. Those are clamp jobs. Skip both if you will hammer, bend bar, or hold a long plank. A woodworking vice holds timber against an apron. These two do not. Paid repair work is outside the household exception in HSE's work-equipment guidance. A private hobby shed is not. How hard you can then file is on the vice for light metalwork page.

Why the other high prices are not the pick

The HYCHIKA sold as 6 inch is £50.42, the dearest bolt-down card, rated 4.2 from 174 reviews. It claims a 150 mm opening and 5 kg, the same weight as the 5 inch HYCHIKA at £31.86. Excel's catalogue lists 14.5 kg for a 150 mm all-steel swivel. Five kilograms is a different object. The Buyfun at £45.99 is rated 5.0 from one review, which is not a ranking. The TEENO at £18.99 has 4.4 from 641 reviews and is not the best-value choice. Mount by mount, read clamp on vice vs bench vice.

Common questions

Which swivel vice is the top pick here?
The Stanley MaxSteel 1-83-069 at £22.31. The criterion is the largest UK sample for angled hobby clamping: 4.7 from 12,585 reviews, a 75 mm jaw, and 1.5 kg on the card. It suits models, keys, and light work you tilt and then remove. It is not the pick for a vice you bolt down and saw against.
Which is the best value if I will bolt it down?
The Stanley MaxSteel 1-83-065 at £29.95, rated 4.6 from 4,845 reviews. It is a 100 mm light-duty vice listed at 5.04 kg, the largest bolt-down sample here. You supply the bolts. The lock needs a proper tighten. It is best value for light bench work, not for heavy fabrication.
Is the Stanley multi-angle a proper bench vice?
It is a hobby vice with a ball joint and a table clamp, at 1.5 kg on the card. Reviewers praise the angles and also report a loose ball, jaw slop, and a clamp that broke on a golf shaft. Stanley's UK page prints an opening of 71 mm and about 227 kg. Those figures are not on the amazon card. For a bolted bench, look at the 4 inch light-duty model.
Is the 6 inch HYCHIKA the best because it is dearest?
No. At £50.42 it is the dearest bolt-down listing, and the card still says 5 kg, the same weight as the 5 inch HYCHIKA. Reviews include a snap while a 12 mm bolt was sawn. A higher price did not buy a heavier vice in this pair. Judge the kilograms and those comments, not the inch size.
What if I need to hammer?
Do not use either Stanley here as an anvil. A reviewer dented the 4 inch with light tapping. The multi-angle is a 1.5 kg clamp. Listings that advertise an anvil, including the DAYUAN, have cracked under a hammer in UK reviews. Hammering and bending bar belong on a heavier vice than anything in this comparison.

Related pages

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Clamp on vice vs bench vice: which mount to choose

How to fit a bench vice: holes, bolts and the lock

Vice for light metalwork: filing and sawing at home

Sources

Public UK sources used for this comparison. Listing prices, stars, and review counts are the amazon.co.uk lines from 16 October 2026.

  1. HSE — PUWER overview (retrieved 16 October 2026)
  2. The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 (retrieved 16 October 2026)
  3. HSE — Safe use of work equipment (L22) (retrieved 16 October 2026)
  4. Consumer Rights Act 2015, section 9 (retrieved 16 October 2026)
  5. HSE — using the right type of PPE (retrieved 16 October 2026)
  6. Stanley UK — MaxSteel multi-angle vice 1-83-069 (retrieved 16 October 2026)
  7. Stanley UK — MaxSteel 115 mm light-duty bench vice 1-83-065 (retrieved 16 October 2026)
  8. Excel Machine Tools — all-steel bench vice weights (retrieved 16 October 2026)