Jet 50" Parallel Clamps, 2 for $50

[glenn bradley]

I've been wanting to try these. Maybe some of you have too.

http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?Offerings_ID=17445

[David Weaver]

I have several of them, and I just picked up two of the 50" clamps last weekend to try. The shorter ones are nice, and as a beginner, I've only used bessey clamps for 8 months, so I don't have any strong bias toward how I expect the clamp to feel.

I did get into one situation where I needed the extra jaw depth of the Jet clamps, but in every other instance, they do feel a bit big and clunky.

The indexing feature on them is nice once you get used to them - you just have to look when you're gluing something up to see whether you have a jet clamp or a bessey clamp.

I will probably stick with bessey clamps if I can find them on sale for no reason other than where they're made.

[Paul Johnstone]

That is a sweet deal.. I'm actually at the point where I have enough clamps of that style though.. I'd be all over this otherwise.

I'm a little baised towards the Bessey, but the Jets are nice as well.

[Paul Johnstone]

Don't forget to stack it with this offer if you pull the trigger:

http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=55896