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Clamp Suggestion - Gibbcutter - 01-31-2017

Pipe or bar clamps....


RE: Clamp Suggestion - Gibbcutter - 01-31-2017

Gluing up for multiple applications.


RE: Clamp Suggestion - Strokes77 - 01-31-2017

People will disagree with me. But I have both $50+ parallel clamps of various makers, and the cheap aluminum $9 clamps from HF... I like the HF clamps far more. Lighter and easier to use. Highly recommend.


RE: Clamp Suggestion - Bill Holt - 01-31-2017

My guess, I use the Jet parallel bar clamps 90% of the time, hand screws 8%, pipe and F clamps make up the balance.


RE: Clamp Suggestion - JGrout - 01-31-2017

Most bang for the buck 

Pipe clamps


RE: Clamp Suggestion - sweensdv2 - 01-31-2017

I hate pipe clamps! For me, parallel clamps and F-clamps are my main go to clamps.


RE: Clamp Suggestion - BloomingtonMike - 01-31-2017

Of your choices I like parallels. Having collections of each kind is very handy.


RE: Clamp Suggestion - rwe2156 - 01-31-2017

Its mostly a matter of economics but actually,  its only about 2:1 on the cost for a 24 or 36" clamp.  Where you save money is clamps 48" and longer.  BTW, I've seen master ww'ers shops with walls full of pipe clamps.

I use parallel clamps mostly & I keep several 60" long pipe clamps for longer applications. 

The biggest drawback to pipe clamps is they tend to make a panel bow due to non-parallel forces.  Therefore, it takes twice as many because you have to do opposing clamps. 

BTW with a little tuning those cheap Harbor Freight aluminum bar clamps actually aren't bad.  ;-)


RE: Clamp Suggestion - daddo - 01-31-2017

Better than pipe clamps for wood.

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  I have a set of F clamps made in Germany with a 4" throat I use a lot. These particular ones aren't made anymore but they do have some that aren't quite as heavy duty now. These are my go to clamps unless I'm gluing up small stuff.


RE: Clamp Suggestion - joe1086 - 01-31-2017

If the Bessey parallel clamp sales from years ago did not happen I would for sure have way more pipe clamps than parallels.

Those were the days....

One thing to remember is the pipe clamps can exert a lot more force than parallels.