Customer Reviews

Jet 709055 Super Fast Jointing Clamp (Pair)

5 star:		(10)
4 star:		(7)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(6)

 

 

These things work great. They are very quick and work just like you would think. They do not pull boards together, but they do hold them square and where you put them.

These things work great. They hold your work perpendicular, and that can be frustrating when building a large cabinet by yourself. They even throw in a coupld of spacers to match the clamp thickness (so the assembly isn't rocking around on the work table)......NICE TOUCH! My only complaint is the range of material thickness. Yeah, I know, most of us work with 3/4" stock +/- an 1/8". I just hope the engineers at Jet design a simple, cheap clamp system (like this one!!) that works from 1/2" up to 1". Shouldn't be too hard....write me if you need help guys ;)

great item!!

These are great, I used them yesterday to put togeter some cabinets. They held the two parts together untill I had put in some brads. The springs are strong and hold the timber very solidly. Get yourself a pair !

I got these to help with holding material while I glued and nailed or screwed... The first one I got out of the package, broke within about 20 minutes. I dropped it off the work bench (I know I dropped it, but sometimes that happens) and the plastic casing that holds it together completely shattered. I like the concept of using it like a "third hand," but the product needs to be built better.

These clamps are simple and they work perfectly. Won't ever build cabinets without them again. I'll be ordering more to save even more time during fit-up.

Outstanding clamps for one-person operations. But you need more than one set (of two) for normal cabinets. I bought two sets (four clamps) and thinking about more.

Broke on first use. When I received product I was pleasantly surprised at the size of the "clamps", They were more substantial in size than I had expected. I was building some drawers out of 5/8" stock and decided I'd see if the clamps would support the joints (just to see how they worked). The 1st attempt at attaching the the corner snapped the top plastic piece. I put the product back in the plastic case and call Amazon for a return. They promptly e-mailed me a RA# as well as supplied a prepaid return OK. Very disapointed with product, but at least pleased with Amazon.

These work great for light wood and small peices, but they didn't hold larger pieces (18"x30") of 3/4 inch plywood very accurately. They've been invaluable (and much quicker than corner clamps) for smaller case work though.

These clamps work great and make assembling cabinet panels so much easier. The spring clamps automatically hold your panels flush and has an index mark for interior panels and do not interfere with nail guns, etc. No more trying to balance plywood panels while looking for a bar clamps or drill. The clamps come in package of two (one left, one right). They also come with two plastic shims????? of whose purpose not specified in the package or directions. Since they are the same thickness as the clamp top, I believe they are a spacer to keep the panel level when resting on the clamp. I highly recommend this product.
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UPDATE: Although very useful, I cannot highly recommend this product, due to its lack of durability. After only a few dozen cycles, on 3/4" plywood, the tops of the red clamps began to split either from material failure or lack of adequate reinforcement. I notified Jet Tools of the problem and they sent me a couple of new sets, to replace the broken ones. Hopefully they will redesign this product for long life. Once the problems are corrected I would highly recommend these clamps. In the interim, I will try to replace the broken plate with one made of plywood and see it the fault can be overcome. Pictures of the problem area are available in the Tool Review section of my Blog.

These clamps are cleverly-designed and well-made. They don't work well for very narrow or very wide boards, but they're great for everything in between (as long as the boards are no more than 7/8" thick).

Have a careful look at the pictures and you'll see that the two clips on each clamp are not symmetric. One is wider, so it acts as a stop to keep a corner butt joint aligned.

One small negative: it's easy to get glue on the clamps when sliding them onto boards.