Had some time to kill waiting on my wife's dentist appt. so I went next door to the Home Despot to wander and mock. Had $15 left on a gift card burning a hole in my life, so figured another tool doodad perhaps.
Saw these clamps and the price was right, just under $8 each.
Apparently they are available in 2-1/4" jaw opening (mine), 4", and 7-5/8" They basically are like the typical spring clamps but have a ratcheting mechanism to lock them down.
They also felt quite sturdy (beefy) and had a nice relief with the "C" jaws whereas my cheap spring clamps have basically nothing. Makes for much more cross clamping options.
They act like the typical "quick grip" (QG) clamps for utility, though limited opening range BUT they have the pivoting jaw pads that fix one complaint with the QG clamps. Fer instance, clamping this ebony trim onto a table leg. The QG clamps always go out of parallel when the pressure is applied. In this situation the part I'm gluing will slip down a bit. The Besseys don't have that issue, clamping pressure is always parallel (or whatever angle is presented).
Not a lot of clamping force, but sufficient for my needs. I'll probably pick up another pair someday.
Good info to know Splint, especially at that price. I have & use the QG alot, good for non-gluing situations but they always push and move components out of alignment when lubricated with glue. Thanks for the review.
Sure thing guys! I like the QG and use them all the time but the slipping is annoying. My original intent for these was to make clamping a workpiece to my miter gauge fast and easy. I usually use the QG, but they can get in the way while cutting. I got the 2-1/4" Besseys for this but they were a but short on jaw capacity so I'll need to get some of the 4" next time. Weird thing was these were an impulse buy and I figured HD would not be the cheapest source by far, but looking around at the usual mail order places showed that to be false.
I like those Splint. Thanks for highlighting. I have some Irwin quick grip clamps like that but they lack the clearance to clamp 2 ways like that. I'll have to pick up a few!
