Review of Bessey K-Body Clamps

[Dean Bielanowski]

Hi folks,

Just posted a review of the Bessey K-body clamps if anyone is interested in having a read. Enjoy! here's the direct link:
http://www.onlinetoolreviews.com/reviews/besseykbody.htm

[Frank Pellow]

Thanks for the review. I enjoyed reading it.

Also, thanks for the directions to the WEB site. It looks like there are a lot of reviews there that I will be interested in reading.

[Jim Becker]

Thanks, Dean!

The current issue of Fine Woodworking also has a review on clamps, including the parallel jaw type like Bessey K-Body for anyone wanting to compare and contrast.

[Chris Padilla]

I read that article in FWW. I felt better about the money I've put into my Bessey clamps. I think they will last a long, long time and they are just super.

However, it opened my eyes to potential needs for other styles of clamps, too.

[Frank Pellow]

Dean, you say in your review that the K-body clamps are reversable so that they can be used as spreaders.

They are not all reversable. I am attaching a photo of the end of Bessey clamp that I purchased in 2004 (at Lee Valley Tools).

[David Rose]

Yes, the spreader feature is pretty new. I picked up a couple at the borg a few months ago and puzzled over the "black removable thingy that kept falling out" on the end.

David


Dean, you say in your review that the K-body clamps are reversable so that they can be used as spreaders.

They are not all reversable. I am attaching a photo of the end of Bessey clamp that I purchased in 2004 (at Lee Valley Tools).