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Bar Clamps

Choosing and Using Bar Clamps

Bar clamps are a improvement over the original pipe clamps. The older versions were difficult to work with due to the top heavy design. The would tip or roll over making a glue up twice as difficult as need be. Thankfully, those days are behind us now.

Sure Foot Aluminum Bar Clamps, a Rockler Exclusive, are well made and versitile. With four foot accessory extensions, they can be extended 20 feet or longer. The the foot arrangement, they stay put and allow the user to concentrate on the glue up, instead of the clamp.

Sure-Foot™ Aluminum Bar Clamps
Rockler’s exclusive design features an extra-wide 2-1/2" foot for exceptional stability and higher base that raises bar 1-1/2" above the table for excellent handle clearance. Create 8 ft, 12 ft, 16 ft ... or longer clamps with the Extension Connector Kit! Sure-Foot™ Aluminum Bar Clamps