Columbian 27300 -15 piece Professional Clamp set

List Price: $30.00 Discount Price: $25.84

Features:

• The Slip Clutch Bar Clamp with ratcheting clutch allows jaws to quickly secure and release the work piece.
• Slip Clutch Bar Clamps include plastic pad covers to prevent marring the work piece.
• The Nylon Spring clamps are made of lightweight high impact resistant nylon.
• The package includes 3 sizes of Nylon Spring clamps to suit all clamping needs.
• The Mini Bar clamps are designed for clamping operations in tight areas.

Customer Reviews:

Columbian Clamps [Posted on 2007-12-30]
I purchased these clamps for my woodworking business. For the price, you cannot beat it; however, I would recommend for professional woodworkers to purchase the upgraded clamps individually. These clamps are not the standard clamps -- they are a little on the light side in terms of size.

Excellent clamps for the money [Posted on 2008-03-03]
I work in a professional woodworking shop and I use Jorgensen clamps daily. For my work at home, however, I decided to give the Columbian clamps a try, seeing as how I could get a whole set for the price of one Jorgensen clamp. Out of the box they worked very nicely. They are built well and perform well. Since the price has gone down to $18 (I bought them at $25), I think I will pick up another set. You can never have too many clamps...

escellent quality items [Posted on 2008-03-05]
Very SUrprised at Very high quality & low cost excellent clamps
fast shipper too!

Good Set [Posted on 2008-03-11]
This is a good set of clamps at a fantasic price. I agree with the other reviewer who stated that some of the spring clamps could be swapped out with another bar clamp or two. But considering the cost and all you get, it's worth it -- I bought 3 sets.

I found that it isn't that easy to release the slip clutch clamps when used as a "quick release" but once the tension is off the clamp, they work just fine. The only reason I don't think they work so well is because the release is small, not leaving much room for your finger(s).

All in all, this is a good set of clamps. I would recommend this product to anybody, especially those just starting out in woodworking like I am. Clamps are one of the biggest expenses in a shop as you "can never have too many clamps." You'll still need to get other types of clamps though, including your pipe clamps, parallel clamps etc.

I'm shocked [Posted on 2008-04-02]
I went into the purchase of this set with strong reservations -- That's a lot of clamp for the price! I figured they'd be kinda crummy, but I could use them for unimportant projects if they were really terrible... They showed up and are actually pretty good!

Just 2 of the slip clutch bar clamps are alone worth the price of this set, but you get 8 bar clamps! The bar clamps are all metal except for the adjustment handle, which is plastic. To be totally honest, I prefer the wooden Jorgensen handles, but for the price, these are fine - the plastic handles don't seem to affect the usability at all. Oh, and each of the slip clutch clamps have removable plastic covers on either side of the clamp -- they didn't have to do that, but a nice touch.

The spring clamps are plastic, but seem to be strong - they also have pivoting grip heads, which surprised me.

I want to give them 5 stars, but I can't, as jorgensen clamps are better (wooden handles), but 4 stars is good! I'm buying a few more sets!

Click here for more details and discount information...