Customer Reviews

Bessey TGJ2.518 2-1/2-Inch x 18-Inch Regular Duty Tradesmen Bar Clamp

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This clamp is the perfect little tool to have around your house when you're building or mending small drawers or chairs. This is not a heavy duty piece, but you can manually tighten it to the point where it damages your object. Its important to remember that it doesnt have cushions and you need to use some kind of wooden or hard rubber spacer to protect the surface of your object.

I own several of these Bessey clamps in various lengths, and I think the world of them. I reach for these clamps the most often in my shop. I have never experienced the bar "bowing" like other clamp bars tend to do - not at any length. With a very reasonable pricetag, I think these are some of the better all-around clamps on the market.

In my day to day tasks this clamp is the first thing I grab. Quick, strong, positive. I have some of those orange branded clamps and some days they are all applied (yes some days one can never can have enough), but the orange model has more give or deflection. Now that I have more than one model I can quickly feel the diffenrence. I like the larger diameter handles too. (The orange models have been modified with an epoxied on expander - feel no need for this with bessy.) I was given a thank-you gift of 4 new bessy 4"x15" that are also excellent. I'm a Bessy convert - I love'm.

The nice thing about the Bessey Tradesmen's is that they are heavier duty than the competition, in the medium duty class, and you don't have to take out a second mortgage to afford a set of them. The locking mechanism works without any hassles, and the grip is strong. All in all a nice piece of equipment. A major competitor sells this model for less money, but it is also a lighter weight clamp. I like them all. Bessey makes great stuff, you can't go wrong with these. They are a great general-purpose clamp. Highly recommended.

These clamps were purchased for a furniture building project. They do the job perfectly and are very good quality. Bessey continues to make great products.

I have bought a pair of those bar clamps and can say they are sturdy and well made from the design to the finishing. My only complaint is that their wood handles could be at least a half inch larger in lenght and volume to be more confortable to my hands but do not let it intimidate you. Pricewise and considering their throat lenght, i prefer the Jorgensens instead.