Our forums get hit all the time by people trying to sneak in promotions. Sometimes it’s a company pretending to be just another guy who “stumbled onto” a miracle product, other times it’s a YouTuber begging for clicks and likes. It only takes a second to ban them, but the constant parade of it gets old fast.
I’ve always believed that if you make something worth a damn, you don’t need to shove it down people’s throats. Good work speaks for itself and word of mouth travels faster and hits harder than spam on a little forum like ours ever will.
Every now and then though, one of these folks actually gets me to look past the pitch and pay attention to the product. “Rich’s Garage” is one of those cases.
He’s selling something called the Tool Swing. The idea itself isn’t new, guys have been making swing-out platforms for bench tools forever. Most are DIY jobs, though I’m sure a few companies have tried to sell them before.
What makes Rich’s version stand out is a couple of things. First, it looks stout… built from heavy-gauge steel with oversized hardware. Second, his videos show him beating the hell out of these things, and the platform barely flexes more than the bench it’s bolted to. That says something.
Now, I’ve never owned or even seen a Tool Swing in person. But there’s something respectable about a working guy building and selling a tool he finds useful in his own shop. That, I can get behind.
That said, I still can’t get behind self-promotion on our forums. Don’t take this as an invitation—it’s an exception. Rich made something I think some of you might actually find useful.
Anyway, here is a quick video on how they work:
If this intrigues you at all and you’d like to get your hands on one, Rich is offering Garage Journal members a discount on various models:
The Tool Swing Grinder: Use coupon code “tool30” during checkout to get it for $230 plus free shipping.
The Tool Swing HD For 10″ vices: Use coupon code “tool65” to get it for $330 plus free shipping.
Otherwise, you can learn more about the vice and its features here.
Editor’s Note: If you haven’t been here long enough to know, I don’t do paid reviews and don’t sell my editorial. In other words, Rich didn’t pay me for this feature. I did this on my own and with my own free will.
