estesbubba Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 Looks like Lee Valley has entered the game (which is always a good thing) and they look very similar to the K-Body Revos. http://www.leevalley.com/US/wood/page.aspx?cat=1,43838,43844&p=72719 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cancelleri Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 Rotating handle looks like a nice little feature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwacked Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 For those prices why not just get bessy or jet? Not saving money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 I like the no slip jaws but I really like the rotating handle. Bush.. having more players in the clamp game means one of two things, quality will increase or prices will drop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwacked Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 I like the no slip jaws but I really like the rotating handle. Bush.. having more players in the clamp game means one of two things, quality will increase or prices will drop. Hmm didn't think of it that way. Hopefully the price drops. I think the quality is just fine with my jets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortan D Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 Looks like Lee Valley has entered the game (which is always a good thing) and they look very similar to the K-Body Revos. http://www.leevalley.com/US/wood/page.aspx?cat=1,43838,43844&p=72719 A bit pricey for tools that are made in Taiwan. http://www.ehoma.tw/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwacked Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 A bit pricey for tools that are made in Taiwan.http://www.ehoma.tw/ Haha oh wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
estesbubba Posted March 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 They all are pricey compared to the Bessey K-Body madness Amazon and others had in 2005 and 2006. Back then I got all my 52 old school K-Body's for an average of $14.40 per clamp. You had to be fast, but my individual clamps were as low as $11.99 each and the 4 clamp kits with KP blocks were $67.19. Lee Valley and Hartville Tool even had promotions of the 25/50 4 clamp kits with KP blocks for $89. Those were good times back then! I hope I never need to replace them because paying today's prices would be painful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cancelleri Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 I bought 16 clamps during the Jet 50% off sale over Thanksgiving. Spent $500. If they do it again this year I'm gonna snag some 12" and maybe a couple of 80" clamps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryMcK Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 Nice. We might get them over this side of the pond as we get most LV stuff. Bessey are obtainable too but sadly not the Jet clamps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 They look nice.... but either I am doing something really right or really wrong because I have never had a problem with jaw slippage. Well, at least not as far as my clamps are concerned (sometimes I do talk when I should listen, but that is another story). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwacked Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 Yep whatever company gives me a 50% sale will get my business. Otherwise I just wait and spend on other things. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drzaius Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 Jet clamps are not available in Canada, but even if they were, they're way too expensive. The 50% off price was still higher (when exchange rate is factored in) than the Bessey regular price. The Lee Valley clamps are a fair bit cheaper than the Besseys, especially if bought at the introductory price. Wish there were some reviews on them, I hate to be a beta tester. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwacked Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 They need to go on sale in Canada. With the exchange rate that could be a very sweet deal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry_in_SD Posted March 4, 2015 Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 A bit pricey for tools that are made in Taiwan. http://www.ehoma.tw/ Made in Taiwan does not mean low quality. Nor China either. HTC which makes pretty decent cell phones is Taiwaneese. Apple iPhones, iPads, etc. are made in Shenzhen China a short distance away. A large portion of the semiconductor chipsets that power cell phones and tablets are made by the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacuring Company (TSMC). Sure there is a lot of crap ( think Harbor Freight) that comes from China or other places is south east Asia which people associate with Asian manufacturing. It is the OEM, or brand that imposes quality controls on the manufacturer and those Asian manufacturers know that. I'll bet Lee Valley is interested in keeping there image as quality brand and did their due diligence before adding this to their product line. One more, Lenovo, which makes very good quality laptops, is a Chinese company. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodbutcher74 Posted March 4, 2015 Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 Made in Taiwan does not mean low quality. Nor China either. HTC which makes pretty decent cell phones is Taiwaneese. Apple iPhones, iPads, etc. are made in Shenzhen China a short distance away. A large portion of the semiconductor chipsets that power cell phones and tablets are made by the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacuring Company (TSMC). Sure there is a lot of crap ( think Harbor Freight) that comes from China or other places is south east Asia which people associate with Asian manufacturing. It is the OEM, or brand that imposes quality controls on the manufacturer and those Asian manufacturers know that. I'll bet Lee Valley is interested in keeping there image as quality brand and did their due diligence before adding this to their product line. One more, Lenovo, which makes very good quality laptops, is a Chinese company. I don't think the idea of where products are manufactured geographically is the issue. It's the fact that American jobs that are outsourced to foreign countries that pay their people $2.00 a day to crank out products and ship them over here and sell them at premium prices. Granted, this is the Bean Counters dream. Buy low, sell high. How long can the American economy withstand the loss of good paying jobs. Just stepped off the soapbox, sorry. The clamps look like a great idea, but I have plenty. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HunterL Posted March 4, 2015 Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 Jet clamps are not available in Canada, but even if they were, they're way too expensive. The 50% off price was still higher (when exchange rate is factored in) than the Bessey regular price. The Lee Valley clamps are a fair bit cheaper than the Besseys, especially if bought at the introductory price. Wish there were some reviews on them, I hate to be a beta tester. My thoughts as well, though I'm tempted to get the "introductory offer" 4 pack to try them out. Then again, we can probably count on another black friday jet sale... I don't have any parallel clamps yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted March 4, 2015 Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 The 4 clamp Bessey set comes with 4 k blocks which are handy when gluing up doors or frame and panel assemblies. New Lee valley set doesn't have those included. Looking at the single clamp prices saving $5 to get a less powerful clamp. Handle does look interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted March 4, 2015 Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 Yeah Steve. Makes me curious about backwards engineering what is on hand. That lever action would be more UD friendly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortan D Posted March 4, 2015 Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 Honestly, I don't think the swiveling handle is really necessary. From my experience with my Bessey's, just turning the handle applies more than enough pressure for the glue to come out from the wood joints like crazy. That swiveling joint is likely to come apart in the short term. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HunterL Posted March 4, 2015 Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 Honestly, I don't think the swiveling handle is really necessary. From my experience with my Bessey's, just turning the handle applies more than enough pressure for the glue to come out from the wood joints like crazy. That swiveling joint is likely to come apart in the short term. It does seem a bit gimmicky, how often should we really be cranking hard enough to need that leverage? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dwacker Posted March 4, 2015 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 Their blue. Who the hell wants blue clamps! If you buy blue clamps they wont match your red clamps. Now you have to buy all new blue clamps or that pretty wall of clamps will look all screwed up. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 4, 2015 Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 I don't think the idea of where products are manufactured geographically is the issue. It's the fact that American jobs that are outsourced to foreign countries that pay their people $2.00 a day to crank out products and ship them over here and sell them at premium prices. Granted, this is the Bean Counters dream. Buy low, sell high. How long can the American economy withstand the loss of good paying jobs. Just stepped off the soapbox, sorry. The clamps look like a great idea, but I have plenty. And I assume they are all jorgenson/pony clamps (made in USA). If not I will buy your taiwanese clamps so you can invest in american manufacturing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cancelleri Posted March 4, 2015 Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 I'll stick with my Jet clamps. Lifetime warranty, they all match, and I can crank down a lot of pressure on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted March 4, 2015 Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 It does seem a bit gimmicky, how often should we really be cranking hard enough to need that leverage? UD- Universal Design With lever action, my seven year old and her seventy year old grandfather (approximations) can still use a parallel style clamp without needing wrist rotation force. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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