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  • Mr__Bill
    Veteran Member
    • May 2007
    • 2096
    • Tacoma, WA
    • BT3000

    #1

    Harbor Freight Coupon for 12" bar clamp $2.99

    The 12" HF bar clamps are on sale again for $2.99 coupon has a limit of 5 but you can print as many coupons as you want. In my opinion for 3 bucks these are great clamps.

    Alas, the coupon is only good for the weekend and I don't think I'll be going near a HF this weekend.


    click here for the whole set of coupons.

    Bill
    over here in the rain
    Last edited by Mr__Bill; 03-25-2010, 12:39 PM.
  • jking
    Senior Member
    • May 2003
    • 972
    • Des Moines, IA.
    • BT3100

    #2
    They also have on their parking lot sale a 3 piece air nailer kit. 18 ga stapler/brad nailer, 16 ga finish nailer, 23 ga pin nailer. Are these any good? They appear to be slightly different in the picture than I've typically seen in their ads.

    http://parkinglot.harborfreightusa.c...m/info/home.do

    So, apparently the parking lot sale is an expired ad.
    Last edited by jking; 03-25-2010, 01:08 PM.

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    • LCHIEN
      Super Moderator
      • Dec 2002
      • 22006
      • Katy, TX, USA.
      • BT3000 vintage 1999

      #3
      Originally posted by jking
      They also have on their parking lot sale a 3 piece air nailer kit. 18 ga stapler/brad nailer, 16 ga finish nailer, 23 ga pin nailer. Are these any good? They appear to be slightly different in the picture than I've typically seen in their ads.

      http://parkinglot.harborfreightusa.c...m/info/home.do

      So, apparently the parking lot sale is an expired ad.
      Avoid the combo stapler/bradnailer unless you just want to use it for staples (I find i rarely use a stapler, but use a brad nailer frequeently). The reason is that the driver is the size of a staple and leaves a staple sized dent in the wood even when driving a brad with a relatively much smaller head!

      I have a number of those "F" clamps and they're OK. For $5, only a couple dollars more, I much prefer the 6" Mini Quick grips from Irwin. They go on sale frequently, a promo four pack for $19.95 at Lowes, HD, and ROckler among other places. like here:
      http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?p...ckler%20Outlet
      They're only 6" but do 80% of the glueups i need and they're truly one-handed unlike the F-clamps, lighter, and don't mar the wood with their rubber pads. I find the HF F-clamps round foot leaves dents in anything that has to look good thus requiring a block of wood under and yet a third hand. The Quick Grips are my "Go to" clamp. I have a dozen hanging on my clamp rack and stacks of two or four on every bench (router table, drill press, bandsaw and assembly bench) in my shop. HF makes an orange/black knock-off of these but they are terrible.
      Last edited by LCHIEN; 03-25-2010, 11:35 PM.
      Loring in Katy, TX USA
      If your only tool is a hammer, you tend to treat all problems as if they were nails.
      BT3 FAQ - https://www.sawdustzone.org/forum/di...sked-questions

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      • Larryl
        Established Member
        • Jan 2004
        • 284
        • Lorena, TX, USA.
        • Grizzly G0478 Hybrid

        #4
        Originally posted by Mr__Bill
        The 12" HF bar clamps are on sale again for $2.99 coupon has a limit of 5 but you can print as many coupons as you want. In my opinion for 3 bucks these are great clamps.

        Alas, the coupon is only good for the weekend and I don't think I'll be going near a HF this weekend.


        click here for the whole set of coupons.

        Bill
        over here in the rain
        I went in HF today to look for an 8 ounce brass hammer(didn't have) and noticed these for $2.99 with no coupon required, walked out with six and two deep throat C-clamps.

        I just re-read Bill's post and I see he was talking about 12" clamps, I bought 6" same type.
        Last edited by Larryl; 03-25-2010, 07:37 PM. Reason: Mis-quote
        I thought I was wrong, but I was mistaken.

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        • cabinetman
          Gone but not Forgotten RIP
          • Jun 2006
          • 15216
          • So. Florida
          • Delta

          #5
          Originally posted by LCHIEN
          They're only 6" but do 80% of the glueups i need and they're truly one-handed unlike the F-clamps, lighter, and don't mar the wood with their rubber pads. I find the HF F-clamps round foot leaves dents in anything that has to look good thus requiring a block of wood under and yet a third hand.

          A very easy clamp to use that is the lightest of all clamps and does not leave a mark are "cam clamps", and can be used with one hand. I've got them up to 36" long. FWIW
          .

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          • duncsuss
            Established Member
            • Oct 2009
            • 138

            #6
            Originally posted by LCHIEN
            HF makes an orange/black knock-off of these but they are terrible.
            True ... but last time I was in HF they were selling the 12" size at $1.99 each. Four of them mysteriously appeared in my shopping cart at checkout time

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            • LCHIEN
              Super Moderator
              • Dec 2002
              • 22006
              • Katy, TX, USA.
              • BT3000 vintage 1999

              #7
              Originally posted by duncsuss
              True ... but last time I was in HF they were selling the 12" size at $1.99 each. Four of them mysteriously appeared in my shopping cart at checkout time

              I'll buy HF if it works good. But Sorry, I just don't see the point of buying cr&p (the orange/black quick grip wannabes) even if its on sale. Cr$p at 80% off or $2 is still cr&p.
              Last edited by LCHIEN; 04-10-2010, 07:17 PM.
              Loring in Katy, TX USA
              If your only tool is a hammer, you tend to treat all problems as if they were nails.
              BT3 FAQ - https://www.sawdustzone.org/forum/di...sked-questions

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              • Mr__Bill
                Veteran Member
                • May 2007
                • 2096
                • Tacoma, WA
                • BT3000

                #8
                At one time I had two of the orange/black things. After discovering that even when repaired they didn't work well they got hung on the wall and forgotten. Then one day I needed to square a large carcass, so I cut the things in two and extended them with a piece of wood bolted on to the shaft. Now I have two 6' lightweight clamps for a task that really does not need much clamping force. They'll be real handy if I ever need them again


                Bill

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                • Rance
                  Forum Newbie
                  • May 2009
                  • 29

                  #9
                  I missed this one. Got there and they were ALL gone. Do these clamps come up on sale often?

                  Yeah, their "quick grip" knock-offs are crap. I'm saving mine for when someone wants to borrow a clamp. I'll just GIVE it to them.

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                  • Mr__Bill
                    Veteran Member
                    • May 2007
                    • 2096
                    • Tacoma, WA
                    • BT3000

                    #10
                    Originally posted by Rance
                    I missed this one. Got there and they were ALL gone. Do these clamps come up on sale often?
                    Yes they do. In the past they were often on sale as an in store sale without being advertised. I haven't seen many of those in a while but all the clamps go on sale is sort of a rotation. sometimes it's all the bar clamps or just one size, then another type of clamp. If you live close it's interesting to watch the sales and often you could find a good deal. I no longer live close so it's hit or miss for me as I travel and pass on of the stores.

                    One caveat on the clamps, try them in the store and make sure they have no problems like alignment or ease of turning the clamping part or whatever is the gross adjustment is works.

                    Bill
                    It rained all night but the wind blew so hard there is no water in the rain gauges. I expect it will hit the ground as snow somewhere in the Midwest.

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                    • MK
                      Forum Newbie
                      • Jul 2005
                      • 39
                      • .

                      #11
                      Originally posted by LCHIEN
                      I'll buy HF if it works good. But Sorry, I just don't see the point of buying cr&p even if its on sale. Cr$p at 80% off is still cr&p.
                      I have a few of these and they seem to work ok for general clamping tasks. What am I missing that these are terribel?

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                      • Ingjr
                        Forum Newbie
                        • Feb 2007
                        • 22
                        • Spring Hill, FL
                        • 3000 and 3100

                        #12
                        I have a few of the above mentioned clamps and I think their great. Especially for the price. The Irwin quick-grip were mentioned and while I have a ton of these and like them for certain things, the HF mentioned above have at least twice the clamping force, IMO.

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                        • Mr__Bill
                          Veteran Member
                          • May 2007
                          • 2096
                          • Tacoma, WA
                          • BT3000

                          #13
                          Originally posted by MK
                          I have a few of these and they seem to work ok for general clamping tasks. What am I missing that these are terribel?
                          We have been discussing two different clamps here. The ones on sale at 2.99, nothing really wrong with them and seem to be identical to the economy clamps from many sources. The other clamps are the black and orange ones like this:


                          These clamps have in my experience been prone to breaking or coming apart in the clutch mechanism and even when repaired do not hold that much clamping force, and in addition the hand activated part is for me backwards. For me, and I believe others, these clamps are being labeled as less than adequate in situations where clamping force, reliable holding and a tendency to not come apart is important.

                          Bill

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                          • phi1l
                            Senior Member
                            • Oct 2009
                            • 681
                            • Madison, WI

                            #14
                            Originally posted by Mr__Bill
                            We have been discussing two different clamps here. The ones on sale at 2.99, nothing really wrong with them and seem to be identical to the economy clamps from many sources. The other clamps are the black and orange ones like this:


                            These clamps have in my experience been prone to breaking or coming apart in the clutch mechanism and even when repaired do not hold that much clamping force, and in addition the hand activated part is for me backwards. For me, and I believe others, these clamps are being labeled as less than adequate in situations where clamping force, reliable holding and a tendency to not come apart is important.

                            Bill
                            I don't think these are designed to squeeze the last extra bit of moisture out of the wood, but for quick clamping where your joints are flat enough not to need to be re-aligned by clamping.

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                            • LCHIEN
                              Super Moderator
                              • Dec 2002
                              • 22006
                              • Katy, TX, USA.
                              • BT3000 vintage 1999

                              #15
                              Originally posted by phi1l
                              I don't think these are designed to squeeze the last extra bit of moisture out of the wood, but for quick clamping where your joints are flat enough not to need to be re-aligned by clamping.
                              that's no excuse. a tool should be designed to hold up under the forces it can deliver. Having it break apart is just not correct for this type of tool.

                              The Quick Grips (trademark of Irwin) those orange and black one-handed HF clamps are designed to emulate and compete with may not deliver the absolute most pressure in the world but they sure don't break when i squeeze them as hard as i can.
                              Loring in Katy, TX USA
                              If your only tool is a hammer, you tend to treat all problems as if they were nails.
                              BT3 FAQ - https://www.sawdustzone.org/forum/di...sked-questions

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