have they fixed the issues with the vice breaking? has anyone bought one in the last few years and had it happen?
1394666
I haven't used mine enough to know. The directions are basically crap, so I'm not even sure if I'm doing it right. good luck, Cliff
1394667
Just bought one two months ago and put it in heavy use. No issues. Works great!
1394668
I too bought one 10 months ago and sharpened about 45 chains without any problems. I know they can do a better job with their instructions too.
1394669
I bought one of about six to eight months ago and only have sharpened about 20 blades but have had no problems so far with the vice
1605238
Have not had that problem, but have had a lot of trouble. It's kind of junk. I used it in rehab because it was small enough to sneak in, but haven't touched it since. I'll probably toss it in the trash one day.
675533
That tells me that one of the locknuts has come out. Take off the rubber bottom and look at the mechanism. You can probably figure out what's wrong by watching it and seeing where it jams. They have a one-year warranty. If you bought it online, you have to send it back to the manufacturer for repair. I fixed my first one many times! Hint: Try not to put too much tobacco in the slot! When you have to pull hard, it wears out those little horseshoe shaped pieces.
1461291
I got one a year ago and it's still going strong. Recently a friend's first one had a dead motor. He returned it and got a replacement; it could not be trimmed to hover. I think quality control has slipped.
2083932
I have had mine for 6 months or so and have had no problems at all. It actually helped me out by reading a miss fire in a cylinder. Replaced the ignition coil and cleared the code myself.It has been a great product.
948768
Nop. I think I read from other reviews that that has been fixed. I don't have any problems.
1891379
I have had mine for 2 years and use it daily I never have had a problem I have heard others say that thy break. the only fix is to buy a new one and do not apply a lot of pressure unnecessarily. You can buy a commercial grade one but costs a lot more worth it . if you do a lot of juicing.
1873953
I bought mine in August of 2013 and its my daily driver. Its still holding up like a champ. Check your other mounts to see if they are good. You may have another busted one and Its breaking this one. That is what happened to me. My transmission mount was busted as well.
1921526
No, they haven't fixed anything, besides warranty product is horrible. I had some problems and they just don't care about a good service.
545415
I have one that I love but haven't had problems. Have you contacted the people you purchased this from? They may be able to help.
86105
I haven't had any problems. Works fine for me. A couple of my friends also have tried it without any issues.
2132139
I haven't had this problem. I've been using mine for awhile, and all clamps cinch down nice and tight. The only ones that I've found need extra tight cinching, are the two handles as there's more leverage at work there. I actually was suspect that it would work as well as it does as the price was way below rigs from Red Rock Micro and Zacuto. But I've been pleasantly surprised. Something sounds wrong with yours and you may consider exchanging it.
2164936
I'm sorry to hear that. I'm not sure honestly. I've had no problems with mine at all.
1002429
My suspicion is that the reason people have it break so quickly is because they run it with the load unbalanced. It is INCREDIBLY difficult to get the load properly balanced, and if you allow it to run unbalanced it destroys the motor. I've had mine for four months, and it hasn't broken yet, but we shall see. Personally, I wouldn't buy it again because of the load balancing issue, even if it doesn't break. When this one bites the dust, I'm going to look for one that is shorter and fatter (since I think the shape of it is a factor in why it's hard to balance the load), and if I can't find one, I'm just going to let my clothes line dry.
2076084
If I recall, Cold Steel says that they are resolved. I never had trouble with mine.
1965378
I have has no problems and am still enjoying it. Hope you are able to solve problem soon. Problems like this are really discouraging.
1584443
Yes I have. No success fixing it. Also had the handle break off. Haven't been able to get through to manufacturer after many attempts. Sorry, I can't help