Overview
Upgrade your workbench clamps and get the largest clamping surface in the industry!
Features:
- Non-marring composite resin jaw faces that provide even clamping pressure
- Jaws also reverse as a spreader
- Ergonomic handle has soft grip for added comfort and increased torque
- With Slide-Glide trigger for fast, easy adjustments and rule measurement system for a consistent setup
- Moveable end stop helps preset clamping capacity
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Why did you choose this?
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Researched parallel jaw clamps. Watched video by Mark Spagnuolo, The wood whisperer. Took his advice
Renee M
on May 6, 2017
Absolutely no better parallel clamp on the market. Worth the price.
JACOB B
on Feb 9, 2017
Researched parallel jaw clamps. Watched video by Mark Spagnuolo, The wood whisperer. Took his advice
Renee M
on May 6, 2017
The wood Whisper recommended these
Charles W
on Mar 19, 2017
Is this product made in the USA?
BEST ANSWER: Product label doesn't state origin of manufacture. Another reviewers comment at another site stated made in china.
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- Inaccurate
- Oscar G on Mar 6, 2016
- Purchased on Feb 13, 2015
Reviews
4.7 / 5.0
18 Reviews
Great consistent clamps
Purchased 4 clamps a few years ago from Rockler and although expensive, the clamps have served well and have been consistent. I use mine on heavy stock items and find the handles comfortable and easy to grip. The clamping heads are, perpendicular to the bar and the base provides stability for easy setup. These are some of their finest features and make them far better than pole clamps. If someone is breaking the resin clamp heads, they are simply applying too much pressure. Gluing requires pressure, but too much will drive the glue out and eventually you'll have a separation at the joint.
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Absolutely the BEST Despite what Bessey Owners say.
I have a friend who swears by Bessey Clamps but has on occasion broken the Plastic Jaws by tightening them too tightly and I have also seen a Magazine Parallel Clamp Shootout Review (Won by Jet) showing the same occurrence. That and hearing that the Bessey's arrive with broken plastic parts quite often led me to purchase the Jet Parallel Clamps and I haven't regretted it one bit. They arrived very well packaged with no damage at all and on more than one occasion I've had a clamp fall off of the bench striking the hard concrete floor and still not receive any damage to the clamp, they are just Rock Solid. I did however purchase the black plastic pads that the Bessey's have to keep the wood off of the clamp bars and when I installed them found out that the Jet Bars were beefier than the Bessey Bars because they would not snap over the Bar as shown in the Bessey Videos but instead I had to slide them on from the end of the Bar which still left them a little bit open at the bottom but that is not a big deal. The holes in the bottom part of the pads you can slip a Rockler Universal Fence clamp through to keep them upright and prevent them from moving when you are working with large panels. Maybe I should write to Jet and suggest that they include these with the Clamps or make them available as an option although I think including them would be better by making the best clamp even better. As of right now I have 4X12" clamps, 6X24" clamps, 4X31" clamps with 4X40" clamps on their way to me since they have been back ordered. I can see myself getting 4 more 12" clamps and 2-4 more 24" clamps to go along with my large collection of Jorgensen HD Bar Clamps. I've always been told that there are two and possibly three things that you never have enough of in a woodworking shop and they are clamps, chisels and possibly hand planes. Well, I have a very large collection of clamps already that is going to get bigger. I also would like to see Jet offer an 18" Parallel Clamp but even Bessey doesn't offer one yet. Overall though I am very, very happy with my collection of HD Jet Parallel Clamps, bench dogs and framing blocks and believe that they will give me excellent service for many years to come. I highly recommend them even though Bessey has tried to equal them with their most recent offerings but still haven't overcome the breakage problems or the non-locking sliding clamp heads that pinch so many fingers that woodworkers complain about.
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October 10, 2014
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Just what I needed.
I needed a clamp, or set of clamps, to hold a 2x4 plus scrap wood on the sides up off he table so I could do some routing. I bought three short Jet clamps, two to hold the 2x4 in the immediate area and one to hold the far end at the same level. The Jet clamps worked perfectly. What I like about Jet clamps is that their head hangs onto their steel stem rather than letting it slide freely as some other brands do.
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I keep buying them whenever I can.
Must have purchased close to 60 over the last 7-8 years. Costly but we'll worth it.
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They are great!
The price stings a bit, but I think they are great. A "lifetime purchase" from what I can see.
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Excellent clamps and holders
Jet clamps and their holding/fastening system are excellent holding work squarely and securely. Clamps are easy to set, secure and adjust
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jet parallel clamp
Works very well. Rockler customer service is great. No complaints.
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I've purchased several Jet clamps along with several Bessey parallel clamps to replace some of my old Pony clamps. I will be buying more parallel clamps and wanted to compare brands. I believe Jet and Bessey both make good clamps, but at this point I lean towards Jet (assuming price is competitive). The feature that I like on the Jet is the lever used to unlock/slide the clamp head. I have to fiddle with the Bessey to get the head to engage on the rail.
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Top Rate Clamp
This is one of my go-to clamps! Very sturdy with a lot of clamping power. If it has one down side, it is that it is heavy.
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Jet 24" parallel clamps
I like the fact that the clamps don't move involuntary , that I must move the jaws to a setting. I like foot at the end of the clamp to keep them level as it make it easier for glue ups. Great product. I would recommend these clamps to any woodworker.
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