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Bar Clamps

Choosing and Using Bar Clamps

Bar clamps are a improvement over the original pipe clamps. The older versions were difficult to work with due to the top heavy design. The would tip or roll over making a glue up twice as difficult as need be. Thankfully, those days are behind us now.

Sure Foot Aluminum Bar Clamps, a Rockler Exclusive, are well made and versitile. With four foot accessory extensions, they can be extended 20 feet or longer. The the foot arrangement, they stay put and allow the user to concentrate on the glue up, instead of the clamp.

Sure-Foot™ Aluminum Bar Clamps
Rockler’s exclusive design features an extra-wide 2-1/2" foot for exceptional stability and higher base that raises bar 1-1/2" above the table for excellent handle clearance. Create 8 ft, 12 ft, 16 ft ... or longer clamps with the Extension Connector Kit! Sure-Foot™ Aluminum Bar Clamps

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With built-in clamp hook for convenient wall hanging — you'll no longer have to "clamp" the clamp."	Sure-Foot Clamp Pads (Pack of 4) Won't rap your knuckles with this clamp's higher base for greater clearance and stability. Sure-Foot™ Clamp Pads (sold separately) slip over clamp jaws to protect against damaging wood and projects.
36'' & 48'' Sure-Foot™ Aluminum Bar Clamps	Ours on Left vs.Theirs on Right

All of the Sure-Foot features in a lightweight bar clamp!
Rockler’s exclusive design features extra-wide 2-1/2" foot for exceptional stability and higher base that raises bar 1-1/2" above the table for excellent handle clearance.
Won’t rap your knuckles with this clamp’s higher base for greater clearance.
With built-in clamp hook that locks on to a 1x board, eliminating need to clamp the clamp when hanging on a wall.
Holes drilled on clamp faces for shop-made attachments.

NEW Extension Connector Kit #29608

Turn these clamps into 8 ft, 12 ft, 16 ft, 20 ft ... or longer clamps by adding this extension kit! The 48" aluminum bar and connector allows you to extend your clamps to unlimited lengths in 4 ft. increments. Connector slips inside aluminum bars and is held in place by clevis pins to ensure secure positioning. Each kit includes one 4 ft. aluminum extension, one connector bar and four clevis pins.

Aluminium Clamp Great for large projects

Customer Reviews and Photos for:
Sure-Foot™ Aluminum Bar Clamps

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1) Submitted by Rob, from Atlanta, GA on 7/1/2008

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Yea, they do bind some, but it's no big deal. These are my favorite clamps and I usually buy a pair whenever they go on sale. they are lightweight, hang easily on the wall and the clamping pressure is directly above the bar- which is great for panel glue-ups. My pipe clamps put the pressure about 1/2" above the bar which can create buckling if you don't support the piece which is a hassle. I use the bar itself to help support the glue-up.
Also, the aluminum doesn't stain the wood. I haven't used my pipe clamps since I got these- unless I use them all up.

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2) Submitted by Bob Riha, from Placerville, CA on 3/21/2008

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These are very good clamps, easy to use and very stable. I already have other sizes that I use all the time.

3) Submitted by Milan Phelps, from Holdrege, NE. on 2/29/2008

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I like the stability of the clamps and I like them being much lighter than my pipe clamps.

4) Submitted by Gregory Cissell, from Zion, IL on 2/25/2008

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I purchased 4 48" clamps on sale, and what a great value. I have not experienced any binding, but my clamp pad on one of the clamps tended to deflect, pressing the clamp pads out of square. This was only a problem on one of the clamps, so I took it back to Rockler for a replacement. The replacement clamp works perfect.
I use very little clamping pressure so I do not have any over-torquing. The clamps are mainly used for carcass and panel glue up. A coat of paste wax on the aluminum bar makes glue clean up a snap.
I am waiting for the 24" clamps to go on sale so I can buy a set of 4. They are a great asset to my shop.

5) Submitted by Kevin Walczak, from Kissimmee, FL on 2/23/2008

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I am very impressed with this product. I’m using the clamps for gluing up cabinet doors and panels. I'm amazed how the doors lay perfectly flat on the bars. The doors and panels do not require enormous amounts of pressure so I have not experience any jamming from being over torqued. Because they are made from aluminum they are light in weight and not bulky like pipe clamps. I highly recommend these clamps for all cabinet work.

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