Bessey TGJ2.524 2.5 Inch x 24 Inch Light Duty Tradesmen Bar Clamp with Wooden Handle

by Bessey

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Bessey's proven clamp design has made it the choice of professionals worldwide. This Tradesmen bar clamp is a fast-action, high-quality sliding arm bar clamp that features a patented profiled rail, an I-beam design that minimizes the flexing or bending common with flat bar rails, and a patented non-slip locking device. It also offers a zinc-finished drawn rail with six serrated faces to prevent black marks from appearing on wood, protective non-marring pads, and a comfortable ergonomic grip wood handle. The TGJ2.524 is ideal for sheet metal, stainless steel, light duty work and woodworking applications.

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This Tradesman Medium Duty Clamp has a 24" clamping capacity, 1" x 1/4" rail size, 2-1/2" throat depth, and nominal clamping pressure of 600 lbs. It is part of Besseys Tradesman line of bar clamps that features a patented nonslip locking system, greater holding power than any other clutch-style clamp, corrugated cast jaws, high quality galvanized profiled rail, coated oversized acme thread, large ergonomically shaped wood handle, and glue-resistant non-marring plastic caps.

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 27.8 x 4.5 x 1.1 inches ; 2.6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B00002245B
• California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 warning.
• Item model number: TGJ2.524
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #99,304 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good light duty bar clamp, December 10, 2003

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This review is from: Bessey TGJ2.524 2.5 Inch x 24 Inch Light Duty Tradesmen Bar Clamp with Wooden Handle (Tools & Home Improvement)

If you are going to use this for clamping with any significant force, get a heavier clamp. Working with picture frames and similar light work, or in reduced lengths, this clamp will work well for you. When I stretch it out to ~15 inches and apply enough force to push 2 x 4's together on a biscuit, it flexes by bowing the I-beam in a semi-circular arc. This throws the jaws out of alignment and applies and off center force that causes the joints flex out of square.

In summary, if you are doing light work, this clamp is a great value. If you need moderate clamping force, save your money and buy a more appropriate clamp that won't flex on you.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An essential home craftsman's clamp., June 18, 2000

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This review is from: Bessey TGJ2.524 2.5 Inch x 24 Inch Light Duty Tradesmen Bar Clamp with Wooden Handle (Tools & Home Improvement)

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.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Its an extremely well designed tool!, May 18, 2005

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Scott Pointon "Former Marine, Librarian, Wood... (Crest Hill, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bessey TGJ2.524 2.5 Inch x 24 Inch Light Duty Tradesmen Bar Clamp with Wooden Handle (Tools & Home Improvement)

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.