Steve Ash
07-30-2005, 7:59 PM
Hi all,
I hope this is a good find that some of you can take advantage of. A while back we needed a bunch of those Jorgensen bar clamps for a project. We paid about $16.00 at a local establishment for a 24" bar clamp (we needed them asap) Later on I bought a few more at Menards for 10.99 which is better.
Yesterday I went to the local Tractor Supply store for some casters for a mobile clamp storage cart and found some clamps that are very close to the Jorgensen style ( if it weren't for color you'd think they were the same) these clamps are made by Babco and were $5.98 for a 24" clamp. I bought a couple just to compare and after a bit of testing I couldn't see any difference. They hold fine.
Maybe some of you have also found them and if so, what are your thoughts?
I hope this is a good find that some of you can take advantage of. A while back we needed a bunch of those Jorgensen bar clamps for a project. We paid about $16.00 at a local establishment for a 24" bar clamp (we needed them asap) Later on I bought a few more at Menards for 10.99 which is better.
Yesterday I went to the local Tractor Supply store for some casters for a mobile clamp storage cart and found some clamps that are very close to the Jorgensen style ( if it weren't for color you'd think they were the same) these clamps are made by Babco and were $5.98 for a 24" clamp. I bought a couple just to compare and after a bit of testing I couldn't see any difference. They hold fine.
Maybe some of you have also found them and if so, what are your thoughts?