Was sturdy but needed something else. Returned it.

Beautifully designed. No doubt, experienced, skilled woodworkers contributed to its features.
It lacks a carpenter's vise, but the bench stops and clamps included, provide a good workaround. I am very pleased with this addition to my shop.

I think these are the best stands available right now. The high quality clamps and dogs that come with the set make this a strong value. Very sturdy, very solid surface when erected. The variety of workholding clamping features thought into the table are huge benefit. Many worry about the lack of ability to fasten multiple Pony tables together, and I have not found in real practice this to be a concern; plus, if I wanted I believe I can drill and bolt the tables together but I don't see this being necessary. Well done Jorgeson!

My 30 year old B&D workmate just wasn't cutting it anymore. You know how it is, when something is good enough, you just keep using it forever. That was my workmate. It clamped stuff OK, maybe a little bit awkward, but it's quick to set up it and with built-in clamps. There's nothing to lose. That said there's nothing that makes it an amazing workspace.

I'm not going to say the pony is an amazing workspace either, but it does have a big top, many different ways in which to clamp large material, it's lightweight, and it comes with four awesome clamps. The clamps alone, if you purchase them separately, cost about 25% of what the table with clamps cost on sale so, a good deal"”pony clamps are just great clamps, with or without the table.

I was going to buy the WORX bench, but the clamps are junk and the reviews, it seemed, were mostly made by non-professionals. It had an as-seen-on-tv sort of following. This pony although similar in design is built good enough for a contractor to use daily.

The pony has less plastic in critical areas, which should allow it to last longer. I like that it has aluminum legs extending out of powder coat steel uppers. It's just solid, and it doesn't weigh much more than the WORX. I like a video I saw of this bench in use where the contractor screwed the foot pads to 2x4's to give it some extra stability. He was able to plane doors with this light weight setup, which is pretty amazing.

I'm still new to plastic benches, so time will tell. I've welded, and soldered stuff on the old workmate bench, and never worried about melting it. I'd be a little bit hesitant, taking out a grinder with a wire wheel and going to work on a piece of metal strapped down on it, which I would've done with the workmate, so something to consider. Plastic melts and gets chewed up fast. I can also see slicing into this with an errant pass of sawblade and making quite a mess before I knew what was happening. My old wood work bench had a lot of saw mark through it, but you can tell when your blades start hitting wood versus when your blades start hitting plastic. Then again, wood glue wasn't easy to chip off of the old, work mate top, the glue just pops off of the plastic Pony. A big plus if you're doing small finishing work.

I did read a number of reviews on Amazon that talked about getting pinched by this thing, and yes, I can see how that would happen. I even gave myself a little pinch even knowing this information. You just have to be attentive when folding the thing up, that's all I can say. This in no way would make me hesitate buying the bench. It's on me to be aware and keep safe. I'm working with tools that will take your finger off in a second, so if I can't keep from getting pinched by the bench, perhaps I should be in a different profession.

A final consideration is that there are a lot of crevices in these plastic benches that trap sawdust, and other debris. These things take a good amount of time to clean off. Something to consider if you're doing a lot of finish work and moving the bench in and out of the house daily. Compressed air makes quick work of cleaning it off. Otherwise it'll take a couple minutes with a brush to get it all cleaned off before you pack it up.

I'll provide an update to the review after I have more time with the unit, but so far from what I've seen, and the work I've done on top of it, I think this is probably the best of the bunch of this type of portable bench. I'm happy I made this purchase.

So far my Best Buy. Sturdy. Multifunctional. Affordable and good value for money.