Clamps - never too many
I have a large sized Big Lots not too far from the house. I have
found them to be good resource of different things I need like cloth
drop cloths, painter's tape, and occasionally some nice paint
brushes. It's rare, but they will have a lot of nice brushes once or
twice a year. (My old painter turned me on to BL for this stuff).
So I am in there to get some roller covers (this BL usually has Shur
Line) and some tape and I see clamps. Lots of clamps - nice clamps!
They are Stanley "Bailey" branded (how's that for whoring out the last
ounce of a good name?) clamps that are the deeper throated models.
They call them the quick clutch F type clamps, and they have 24, 30,
and 36 inch models for $10 each. Of course, the longer the clamp they
better the buy is - they are all $10, no matter the size. They also
had a huge jawed 30" clamps that have a 1 1/4" X 1/4" bar on it that
looks like you could use it for a pry bar at the same price.
They had some other lighter style of clamps which I happen to like,
too. Marked Stanley Bailey as well, bought some nice 36" clamps where
both the head and the foot slide on a smooth bar by squeezing the two
clips to release to rough adjustment, then the handscrew tightens to
finish. Don't know what this style of clamp is called, but it is
lighter weight and damn handy. I have some really cheap Rockler
clamps that are starting to come apart, and this second style will
fill the bill nicely in replacing them.
I can't afford all the Bessey clamps I want, no matter what the sale
is. So I have a few Besseys that I use to orient and start my
clamping for glue ups. These are perfect for the rest of the clamps
that go on the work piece to secure it.
All those BL Stanley clamps all seem like nice clamps , and for the
sizes it's a great buy.
Never enough clamps.
Robert
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