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Hf Adjustable C Clamp

Discussion in 'The Tool Shed' started by Danefraz, Mar 24, 2018.

  1. Mar 24, 2018
    Danefraz

    Danefraz Well-Known Member 2023 Sponsor 2022 Sponsor

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    i think this one is too adjustable.


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  2. Mar 24, 2018
    Daryl

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    Walk into the store with it and ask the clerk how to adjust it now.
     
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  3. Mar 24, 2018
    Mcruff

    Mcruff Earlycj5 Machinist

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    Throw away all C clamps, there junk. Use Kant Twists only and not cheap copies. They are sort of expensive but they will last the average user a lifetime. They have around 3x the clamping force of C clamps by size, they do not twist when tightened and have copper clad clamping surfaces. I have had some of mine for over 35 years and they still work great. I have them in pairs in 3/4”, 1”, 2”, 2-1/2” deep throat, 3” , 4-1/2” deep throat, 6” and 9”, all of these I have at least 1 pair and some in multiple pairs. These really are the best clamps you can buy for general purpose, machining, welding and woodworking.
     
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  4. Mar 24, 2018
    duffer

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    Not really. I have a few Armstrong's that would just about clamp anything. The 12" ones weigh about 40 lbs each. But I agree most of what is available for C clamps are junk-exceptions being the forged Jorgensen's which for me have have endured unscathed 40 something years.
     
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  5. Mar 24, 2018
    tarry99

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    Not all C clamps are created equal...............good HD ones even used are fairly expensive....
     
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    47v6

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    hahahahahahah!!!!!!!!!!
     
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    PeteL

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    Weird, I've never come across the non-adjustable type. :confused:
     
  8. Mar 24, 2018
    radshooter

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    Maybe that is their prototype for their new "infinitely adjustable" clamp :shrug:
     
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  9. Mar 24, 2018
    Sierra Bum

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    Seems like every time I give HF another try, I'm once again disappointed. Even their simple stuff like safety glasses and zip ties are garbage. So I've given up
     
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    Mcruff

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    I understand your reluctance to change, I have lots of C clamps, several old Armstrongs and a few other brands that are older than any member on this board. But I will still tell you they won't hold a candle to a Kant Twist clamp, with (4) 6" Kant Twist's I can pick up an 8,000lb truck. Just sayin!:)
     
  11. Mar 24, 2018
    Oldriginal86

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    Don’t throw that away, the welding shop my son worked at had a bunch of those. The broken off end was cut off flat. They would weld them to a steel table to clamp the work down. When done they knocked them off the table and ground the table flat.
     
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  12. Mar 25, 2018
    nickmil

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    Kant twist clamps are awesome. Having said that, QUALITY c-clamps have their uses as well. There are places where a c-clamp will fit where others won't. At work I have a modified c-clamp I use for relieving the tension on Chrysler front torsion bars. A Kant twist wouldn't work for that.
     
  13. Mar 25, 2018
    Danefraz

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    I think this clamp was 99 cents with a coupon.

    I dont have longevity expectations from the hardboard crate tooling.

    Bought as disposable.

    I do have some american steel c clamps that are older than i am that i have straigtened more than once as they got bent in some fashion.

    Will keep an eye peeled for kant. I always keep an eye peeled for old stuff, but so do others, so it is a luck and timing thing.

    Good to know the good brands out there.
     
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    ITLKSEZ

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    Yup. Just 2 tacks on the inside edge, and you can put amazing forces at work. When you're finished, back off the clamp and fold it inward, and the tacks peel right off with little effort.

    I worked at a shop where 90% of our work was replacing the AR bed material in demo trailers and garbage trucks. Those half-clamps were invaluable in getting the plate steel tight against the crossmembers.
     
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    3b a runnin

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    We do that also. Especially when changing cutting edges on buckets.
     
  16. Mar 25, 2018
    tarry99

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    When we do are trailer floor repairs using anywhere from 1/4" to 3/8" tempered material we use several of these dog leg shop cut fixtures , must have 20 or 30 in a barrel that don't look like much after years of use, .............basically a rough torch cut 1" thick plate dog leg about 5-6" long with a cut out about 2".................slide it up close to the edge of the plate surface you want to push down...........put a couple of tack welds on it and drive a corresponding wedge in over the loose edge of the plate............incredible force......normally have several placed along the seam every so many inches..........once you tack the seam down you can keep knocking them loose from behind and moving them forward or across.

    Not to scale , but you get the Idea. Cheap and last forever...
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