I recently purchased twelve different brands of parallel clamps in hopes of reviewing them all. Silly me! While I failed to come up with a fair and balanced set of parameters for testing, I did uncover some interesting truths about parallel clamps that you might not be aware of. If you’re in the market for parallel clamps, you should be aware of these things as a parallel clamp setup is a sizeable investment. I hope you enjoy!
Easy links to the 12 brands you see in the video in no particular order:
Bessey – https://amzn.to/40V4nz7
Jorgensen – https://amzn.to/3U7zbuv
Bora – https://amzn.to/40DtIy2
JET – https://amzn.to/40U5oHO
Rockler Parallel Clamps – https://www.rockler.com/rockler-parallel-bar-clamp?sid=AFN86
EHOMA – https://amzn.to/3K5brT6
Irwin – https://amzn.to/3m47wxW
Dewalt – https://amzn.to/40UH5JV
Harbor Freight Bremen – https://sovrn.co/qarzz1w
Peachtree – https://amzn.to/3MlhLIK
Woodpecker (Semble) – https://www.woodpeck.com/semble-hd-parallel-jaw-clamps.html
Yost – https://amzn.to/3mbrPJI
Bessey I-Beam Clamps – https://amzn.to/3nCi8o5
Rockler Mini Deluxe Panel Clamps: https://www.rockler.com/rockler-mini-deluxe-panel-clamps-2-pack?sid=AFN86
00:00 How do you test parallel clamps?
01:14 The head on the parallel clamp should not square
03:38 Should you use a square to test your clamp?
03:58 Bar deflection happens
04:22 Bessey vs Jet
05:39 Good news
06:15 Maybe…a parallel clamp isn’t the best choice
07:26 Testing a panel
08:16 Results
08:40 What does this mean?
09:13 2 reasons why its ok to relax a bit
10:05 What’s going on
10:34 Wood moves
11:13 Bessey’s I-beam Bar Clamp
12:09 Rockler’s Deluxe Panel Clamps
12:53 Conclusion
#parallelclamps #bessey
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