Denali 24-Inch Speed Grip Bar Clamp/Spreader, 2-pack

List Price: $54.99 Discount Price: $22.87

Features:

• 24-inch speed grip bar clamp/spreader
• Quickly and easily changes from a bar clamp to a spreader clamp
• Multi-position jaws can be positioned anywhere on the bar
• Includes two 24-Inch bar clamp/spreader
• Soft, non-marring pads protect the work piece from unwanted nicks and scratches

Customer Reviews:

Not great but better than just OK [Posted on 2007-08-10]
I'll compare these to a well known (blue in color) brand's similar item. The Denali will not apply as much clamping pressure.(how much pressure do you really need?) Over pressuring will surely flex the steel bar. The Denali pads are a softer rubbery feeling affair rather than a harder plastic. The handles/grips are not as large or as sturdy as the big name. I purchased the 24" at a special price and feel as though I received my money's worth since I will be using them in lighter duty applications. So if your needs are similar to mine, I'd suggest you go for it. And anyway, adding a new color to my arsenal of clamps can't be so bad.

UPDATE:
Purchased four more of these and wound up returning all four. Not a one of them would clamp down firmly. They all just kept slipping. Bad batch?
Possibly, but if it was allowable, I'd deduct at least one star from my original rating.

Great Stuff. [Posted on 2007-09-03]
The 24-inch travel is very very useful. They are durable too, I had them incorrectly holding down a piece I was hammering on, and when they gave way, they still work fine. They should have given way btw, I was being lazy and using them incorrectly.

Great clamps/spreaders. Have used them in both configurations.

Solid "ratcheting" handle.
Only slight drawback is the release is a bit sudden, you cannot make small releases, so you just have to hold the work when you release.

Don't Buy These Clamps! [Posted on 2008-04-15]
I purchased 6 Denali Speed Grip Bar Clamp/Spreaders in August 2007. Within 6 months of light use (used 2 or 3 times in my home workshop), three of the clamps have failed and will not hold pressure. When I looked into getting warranty replacements I found out these clamps do not come with any warranty. None! I will not buy a Denali product again.

Look elsewhere [Posted on 2008-06-07]
Lightweight, overpriced, and overall poor quality. The grip action is halting and stiff, and the clutch is prone to skipping. Anything else would be better.

if quality was better..... [Posted on 2008-06-27]
Got these about a month ago, one works well, the other slips as soon as it starts to build pressure. The design seems to be good, clutch plates are heavier than my store brand speed clamps. There are two plate one direction and one the other, my others have only one clutch each direction. The pivit point for the handle has a steel dowel as to plastic on the generics. That said I have yet to get a Toolshop (Menards brand) clamp that didnt work. Havent broke one yet either.
If these clamps all worked when I got them I'd give them 4 1/2 stars. They do fit the hand comfotably, and seem to clamp well when they work. Tighten up Q.C. and these would be good clamps for the money.

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