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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.
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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
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| With built-in clamp hook for convenient wall hanging — you'll no longer have to "clamp" the
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Sure-Foot Clamp Pads (Pack of 4)
Won't rap your knuckles with this clamp's higher base for greater clearance and stability.
Sure-Foot™ Clamp Pads (sold separately) slip over clamp jaws to protect against damaging wood
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36'' & 48'' Sure-Foot™ Aluminum Bar Clamps |
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- All of the Sure-Foot features in a lightweight bar clamp!
- Rockler’s exclusive design features 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.
- Won’t rap your knuckles with this clamp’s higher base for greater clearance.
- With built-in clamp hook that locks on to a 1x board, eliminating need to clamp the clamp when hanging on
a wall.
- Holes drilled on clamp faces for shop-made attachments.
Customer Reviews and Photos for:
Sure-Foot™ Aluminum Bar Clamps
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1) Submitted by Rob, from Atlanta, GA on 7/1/2008
Customer Rating:
Yea, they do bind some, but it's no big deal. These are my favorite clamps and I usually buy a
pair whenever they go on sale. they are lightweight, hang easily on the wall and the clamping
pressure is directly above the bar- which is great for panel glue-ups. My pipe clamps put the
pressure about 1/2" above the bar which can create buckling if you don't support the piece which
is a hassle. I use the bar itself to help support the glue-up.
Also, the aluminum doesn't stain the wood. I haven't used my pipe clamps since I got these-
unless I use them all up.
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2) Submitted by Bob Riha, from Placerville, CA on
3/21/2008
Customer Rating:
These are very good clamps, easy to use and very stable. I already have other sizes that I use
all the time.
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3) Submitted by Milan Phelps, from Holdrege, NE. on
2/29/2008
Customer Rating:
I like the stability of the clamps and I like them being much lighter than my pipe clamps.
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4) Submitted by Gregory Cissell, from Zion, IL on
2/25/2008
Customer Rating:
I purchased 4 48" clamps on sale, and what a great value. I have not experienced any binding, but
my clamp pad on one of the clamps tended to deflect, pressing the clamp pads out of square. This
was only a problem on one of the clamps, so I took it back to Rockler for a replacement. The
replacement clamp works perfect.
I use very little clamping pressure so I do not have any over-torquing. The clamps are mainly
used for carcass and panel glue up. A coat of paste wax on the aluminum bar makes glue clean up a
snap.
I am waiting for the 24" clamps to go on sale so I can buy a set of 4. They are a great asset to
my shop.
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5) Submitted by Kevin Walczak, from Kissimmee, FL on
2/23/2008
Customer Rating:
I am very impressed with this product. I’m using the clamps for gluing up cabinet doors and
panels. I'm amazed how the doors lay perfectly flat on the bars. The doors and panels do not
require enormous amounts of pressure so I have not experience any jamming from being over
torqued. Because they are made from aluminum they are light in weight and not bulky like pipe
clamps. I highly recommend these clamps for all cabinet work.
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