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@smassiesr I found that the Harbor Freight clamps are very poorly made (most things can be fixed [twisting: adding wood inside, twist bar falls off: super glue or jb weld, spring comes out: replace with better spring, pin that holds top part of clap comes out: didn’t have the time or idea to fix that one, etc]. I just took 4 back today. Yes, they are half the price of the USA made Dubuque Aluminum claps http://www.thebestthings.com/newtools/uniclamps.htm but I’ve used both and if you want the clamps to really CLAMP something, the Harbor Freight clamps can’t put as much clamping pressure as the Dubuque ones. Even after they have been outfitted as per Paul’s suggestion, the Harbor Freight ones still come up lacking. I’ve used the USA made ones for 6 months and have not had a single problem and I bought my used.
Just some of my thoughts