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As soon as I see that a name brand has been taken over by a chinese company, I look for a not-made-in-china alternate. Apologies if this is too political.
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(12-08-2021, 05:32 PM)Philip1231 Wrote: As soon as I see that a name brand has been taken over by a chinese company, I look for a not-made-in-china alternate. Apologies if this is too political.
That option for new clamps is closing up as more and more brands turn to Asia for their manufacturing needs. If de-globalization gets its way, we may one day see a different picture. But I ain't holding my breath for now.
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I go to estate and garage sales that advertise hand tools. There are usually clamps to be had. May need a little clean-up and rust removal, but I try not to buy anything made in China.
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(12-08-2021, 10:22 AM)Handplanesandmore Wrote: I was at Lowe's two weeks ago, and noticed that all the new Jorgensen clamps are made in China. I can still find the US ones in the secondhand market. Same for Bessey clamps which are now made in China. What surprised me was when I saw the new Festool QR clamps that are made in Vietnam(?). Hey, the new QR clamps haven't lowered in price!
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Festool clamps made by Bessey too.
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I went a bit crazy when Amazon had the Bessey 4 packs for $93 a while back. I don't think I will need to buy another one in my lifetime.
These are all the old wood handled units some are still in the package. Probably 10 or more years back
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(12-09-2021, 12:21 AM)Bob10 Wrote: I went a bit crazy when Amazon had the Bessey 4 packs for $93 a while back. I don't think I will need to buy another one in my lifetime.
These are all the old wood handled units some are still in the package. Probably 10 or more years back
I cleaned out a number of Sears stores and HD stores when they clearanced Bessey clamps out 10-15 years ago. One Sears store sold me KBodies for $15 each. A HD store sold me all the Uniklamps they had for $10 each.
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(12-09-2021, 10:41 AM)meackerman Wrote: I cleaned out a number of Sears stores and HD stores when they clearanced Bessey clamps out 10-15 years ago. One Sears store sold me KBodies for $15 each. A HD store sold me all the Uniklamps they had for $10 each.
Wow, some good deals there.
I was never really interested in the UniKlamps until I got some in a used set. They are handy clamps to have.
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(12-09-2021, 12:21 AM)Bob10 Wrote: I went a bit crazy when Amazon had the Bessey 4 packs for $93 a while back. I don't think I will need to buy another one in my lifetime.
We can never have enough..............
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(12-09-2021, 12:40 PM)Handplanesandmore Wrote: We can never have enough..............
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until you have a bunch and no place to store them...
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