Parallel-Jaw Clamps-Tested by Wood Mag

[gad5264]

Do I just wait for them to go on sale at Amazon?

Keep an eye out for Jeffrey to post his deals. He is the "KING" of clamp deals and my wallet will attest to that statement.

[Jeffrey Schronce]

I've seen them at my local HF in Pasadena, CA. They were on sale for $14.99 for the 24's about a month ago IIRC.

The HF parallel jaw clamp was on sale for a few weeks @ $14.99 for the 24" . They do not carry the 12" or 36" in the store yet, only online. The reason I say yet is that a local HF advised me that they will likely begin carrying all 3 sizes in a few months. Now it they get dem there 12" deals for 1/2 of the online retail price my Besseys will find a bunch of new clamps moving into the neighborhood.

As a reference my lowest purchase price of the 2440 kits at Amazon was $66.14 (bought 5 kits). The 2450 kits were $70.84 (bought 8 kits). That order of clamps ended up being:

Item(s) Subtotal:$1,139.63Shipping & Handling:$0.00Promotional Certificate: $-227.93 -----Total Before Tax:$911.70Estimated Tax:$0.00Total:$911.70Estimated Instant Reward:$-14.31 -----Grand Total:$897.39

LOL! I ended up selling about half of them on ebay and completely paid for the 1/2 I kept. I use my Bessey clamps almost every single day and love each and every one of them. I have promised them that I will give them a bath soon and get all the glue off of the bars.

[havighurst]

It is nice to see that they are beginning to review a few HF items. It was interesting to see that they scored similar to the Woodcraft clamps. When HF puts their clamps on sale for 1/2 price, it is a much better option - at least for me.