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> 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.
>
Another thing stores like this are good for. Buying crummy tools that no
good releatives can borrow.
Good thing they didn't have any surplus Festool clamps. You would have
gone
into a tool buying frenzy! <G>
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