Irwin Fast Grip Clamp Set
Irwin Rapid Grip Clamps/Spreaders
Somebody after informed me that owning a pair of woodworking clamps was like obtaining an additional pair of hands and I think that is oh so real.
I purchased a pair of the 12-inch version of these bar clamps about 9-many years back and since then they have far surpassed my expectations, there isn’t a venture goes by with no me reaching for them.
I guess the thing I like most about them is that I am able to hold the job in place with 1 hand even though clamping it with the other. Such a contrast to the days when I utilized to use the old fashioned variety of G clamp. Unless of course I was working on a bench, it seemed like I required 5 hands to get the G clamp in spot. One to hold the occupation, two to hold the pieces of scrap timber essential so that the clamp wouldn’t mark the surface and the other two to hold and tighten the clamp itself. Wow, that brought back some frustrating memories.
And, in situation you’re wondering, I have not been type to these equipment at all. I have dropped them and thrown them close to numerous times and yes they are searching a tiny beat up but they even now perform as excellent as the day I acquired them.
I wouldn’t be with out them, time period.
Oh, I practically forgot to mention, I have a pair of 36 inch “Quick-Grip” clamps manufactured by yet another producer. My regional supplier didn’t stock the Irwin model and I necessary them that same day. I was dissappointed as quickly as I took them out of the packaging and they broke on me shortly after – they just weren’t up to the work. Following time I’ll stick with what I believe in.
Yet another feature I really like is how light-bodyweight my Fast Grip clamps are. This is because Irwin have manufactured the jaws from resin. Now, when I noticed that they’d completed this I was a little relcutant to acquire them simply because I believed they may break very easily, how wrong was I? But they looked so much better than my G-clamps, I just had to give them a try and I am so glad that I did. And they are covered by the manufacturer’s lifetime warranty, so that gave me total peace of mind.
Oh, and there’s no require to mess close to with offcuts of timber to shield the occupation from the clamp’s jaws, Irwin imagined of this and fitted soft plastic or rubber pads to protect your perform.
On the One particular-Handed Irwin Swift-Grip Bar Clamp, the jaws are fixed at 90 degrees.
To turn it into a spreader, you simply slide out the yellow plastic clip at the bottom of the fixed jaw, then move the jaw to the other finish of the bar, slide it on with its pad dealing with outward and push the yellow plastic clip back in to safe it.
The throat depth on this model is 2 seven/16in (62mm).
To clamp or spread your function-piece, just maintain repeatedly pulling the set off until finally it is tight When you’re carried out, pull the steel lever and it will snap open.
The clamp will exert 150 lbs (68 Kgs) of stress at the jaws.
On the SL300 A single-Handed Irwin Rapid-Grip Bar Clamp, the jaws pivot somewhat to enable for clamping jobs that are not square.
To turn it into a spreader, you merely unscrew the black, plastic-headed bolt at the bottom of the fixed jaw, then move the jaw to the other end of the bar, slide it on with its pad dealing with outward and screw the bolt in to safe it.
The throat depth on this model is 3 one/4in (81mm).
The clamp will exert 300 lbs (136 Kgs) of strain at the jaws.
The bar on the SL300 is produced from I-section steel to minimize bowing and flexing.
On the XP600 A single-Handed Irwin Rapid-Grip Bar Clamp, once more, the jaws pivot somewhat to allow for clamping jobs that are not square. But now the jaws are double locking to make for even distribution of clamping force.
Just like on the SL300, to turn it into a spreader, you simply unscrew the black, plastic-headed bolt at the bottom of the fixed jaw, then move the jaw to the other finish of the bar, slide it on with its pad facing outward and screw the bolt in to secure it.
The throat depth on this model is three 3/4in (93mm).
The clamp will exert 600 lbs (272 Kgs) of strain at the jaws.
Again, this model employs an I-segment steel bar to reduce bowing and flexing and has an adjustable foot.
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