My apologies to all the Renzetti fans out there, but I've never liked the Traveler precisely because the rotary mechanism seemed a bit on the weak side to me. Having said that, I've used a Regal for many years with no problems whatsoever, have never chipped a jaw, spat a hook, or had any other untoward occurrences with this fine vise. I do take care how I position my smaller hooks in the jaws, and am careful about releasing the jaws so that the hook doesn't shift position before the jaws close. As stated earlier in this thread, for smaller hooks position jaws in a near vertical orientation.