Which parallel camps should I get?

[Jeffrey Schronce]

I just got two of the HF clamps. They were on sale ridiculously cheap in the last e-mail flier, so I had to try two. I should have bought more! See my review in the tool reviews section. Summary: They are better than the Irwin and Bessey clamps!

I went to Rockler for the first time today and picked up a couple of the Irwins out of curosity. I will put them through the paces this weekend and advise how they compare to HF, Bessey, Jet and heck I may get a couple of Cabinetmasters just to round things out.

[ryan.s]

I just got two of the HF clamps. They were on sale ridiculously cheap in the last e-mail flier, so I had to try two. I should have bought more! See my review in the tool reviews section. Summary: They are better than the Irwin and Bessey clamps!

Which email flier? Any links? How much were they? For some reason the email flier I received didn't show any parallel clamps

[Carlos]

I went back through my e-mail and couldn't find it. Sorry, not sure how I got the deal. I just recall ordering two clamps and some other stuff for less than $40. Not very useful info, I know. I expected these clamps to be ok, not great, so I didn't really plan on buying more or keeping the info around. Dumb because now I want more of them.

[Todd Twiss]

I also like the HF parallel clamps better than my Besseys. I just bought four 12" from HF online for $15.99 each, also the 24" are $19.99 each. The online picture of the of 12" shows them with a wooden handle, but the ones I received have aluminum handles. They do not seem to stick as much as the Besseys. HF will also give you a $10 gift card if you spend $59.99. You can find the coupon codes at

http://www.billt.com/harborfreight.htm