Jorgensen style 50 pipe clamps / leverage on the handle

[Rick Johnston]

The arm to tighten on the screw thread is like a paddle and doesn't lend itself to put a small tube cheater to save your wrists when tightening a lot of clamps. Any ideas on how to get that done?

[Lee Schierer]

Generally speaking, you don't need a lot of torque on clamps to get adequate clamping pressure. I don't have that brand of clamps, but have some that are very similar and I've never needed extra leverage to get more than enough clamping pressure.

[Grant Wilkinson]

I'm with Lee on how much pressure you need, but if you want to try something else, here is what I've seen. Get a good sized 1/2" drive socket, cut a slot across it's diameter. The slot needs to be wide enough to take the handle of the clamp. Then, put a ratchet on the socket. This works very well on a clamping rack at a kitchen shop that I hang around in. The handles on the rack are very similar to those on the Jorgensen clamps. Using a thick walled impact gun socket keeps the socket from breaking apart.