BESSEY GSCC2.506 6", Clutch Style, bar Clamp, Medium Duty Clamp Black & red

This is a great F-clamp. I've used cheaper ones but Bessey clamps are great value for the money. I've bought several of these and other Bessey products -- they just don't let me down. One nice feature is the thread on the clamp is an acme thread (square cut), not a conventional one (sharp-v-grove) -- that means it's less likely to fail and provides much more clamping force than other cheaper (cheater) clamps.

Bessey é a melhor marca de grampos e sargentos. Produto de ótima qualidade, por um bom preço!

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Heavier, stronger than economy models that I'm used to. I needed another clamp this size, though the economy would have been strong enough for this short clamp. I already have several 24" econ clamps for panels, which I wish were these medium ones. Ah well, live and learn. The reason this got 4 stars instead of 5 is that the spring is also stronger so it's tight opening & closing. I'm sure it'll loosen with more use. Bessey is still my favorite brand for clamps.

I really like these clamps. I have maybe 20 of them now in different lengths. The little spring clip that you use to release the lower jaw is easy to use and they clamp very well. The soft jaws also "stay put" so they're not driving you crazy by falling off at just the wrong moment. The only thing keeping me from giving them a 5-star rating is the occasional one has been poorly manufactured in that the backside of one of the jaws wasn't square. As a result, they would fall over if you tried to stand them on their backs with the opening facing upward. It's something to check for when you get them because the backsides should be square. In comparison, I have some older clamps that are identical except they don't have the spring clip that locks the jaw in place. I absolutely hate them. To adjust the lower jaw, you have to endlessly fiddle to get the jaw to move and it never seems to slide smoothly over the bar; it always grabs on at some point so back to fiddling with it to get it to move. Then you have to tilt it to get it to lock onto the bar, which may result in moving the jaw back down the bar. Avoid that style and get the ones with the spring clips. They're infinitely easier to use.