BESSEY LM2.004 LM General Purpose Clamp, 1 Pack

Very nice little clamps with 4" max grip. Easy to use and remove. Great functionality and needed small size for my specific need.

Well made little clamp. Good price, but be careful they can run very different in cost from different sellers.

I bought a 24in Bessey clamp years ago for some DIY woodworking projects, and it has often proved indispensable for the task at hand. When I bought this smaller one I thought I'd be getting the same design in a shorter format, but I should have looked closer at the picture. The longer clamp had a ratcheting mechanism and a lock, so you could release the lock first, move the jaw part along the serrated bar, lock it as close as possible to the intended position, and then finally use the screw part to tighten things further once everything was in place. This smaller clamp does not actually have a lock and release mechanism in the jaw, and instead it seems to rely on pressure/friction to "click" into the serrated bar. In other words, once enough pressure is applied by the screw part, the jaw will bend a few degrees and click into whatever is the closest notch on the serrated bar. To its credit this does work and can be quite strong at that, but it is a simpler mechanism and it's not quite as versatile as what I was hoping for.

Wonderful for small projects, and cheap enough to keep quite a few. Infinitely better than these flimsy ratcheting clamps you can find at any hardware store - more rigid, able to clamp with a lot more force, not prone to flexing back when you depress the trigger. They are described as "light-duty", but are actually quite sturdy - a good, solid chunk of metal, a nice acme screw that's not going to strip any time soon.The only thing to keep in mind is that they have no clutch / ratchet. To lock them, you need to tilt back the bottom jaw and hold it in this position as you tighten the clamp. Not hard, just takes some getting used to if you're unfamiliar with this mechanism.

I had three of these and needed a fourth so that I could clamp both sides of my project evenly. I originally found these at Ace Hardware, but they no longer have them. I will buy more of these clamps. Exactly what I needed.

this is my first bessey clamp and everyone raves about them. Home depot carries them also.I am happy with them. I have used them a few times and no problems.

Bessey is an excellent brand of clamps and well worth having in the shop. It takes a little experience to use this style quickly, but they hold very well. My only complaint is that description says the order is for "one pack" and all of the images have multiple clamps shown. However, it is only for one clamp. The price isn't terrible for one clamp but it's cheaper and my local Home Depot. So, I'm happy with the clamp but feel the description is deliberately misleading. FYI- there was one Q&A about how many were included in the "pack" and this question and answer is in Spanish.

They work well.

I use these on small projects and guitar repairs like headstock breaks and they perform flawlessly when used as intended for light duty work.

Compré esta prensa para probarla porque se veía práctica y por un precio que no me dolería si no resultaba buena.Honestamente esperaba una calidad menor a lo que realmente es. Es ligera, portable, y muy fácil de usar, desde mantener una tabla en su lugar para hacer cortes, hasta simplemente sostener un pedazo de madera pequeño por un momento para sacar un clavo.Más fluída que las prensas en C, para las que necesitas darle vueltas para aflojar y apretar y puede consumirte mucho tiempo si es para algo sencillo y rápido.El detalle de goma en la parte que aprieta es excelente para no maltratar la superficie y no tener la necesidad de poner algo en medio para amortiguar, sobre todo en madera de pino que es muy suave y más susceptible a esto.Muy buena calidad por muy buen precio. Es práctica y bastante cómoda de usar en general, planeo comprar otra.

Very flimsy - Not for woodworking

Excelente prensa, muy fuerte, no se dobla la barra, excelente relación precio - calidad-desempeño, la uso constantemente en carpintería, empuñadura amplia y resistente, la recomiendo.

First I'd like to point out that these are light-duty clamps. They work very well for nicely fitted joints or for holding down something you're working on but if you are trying to get an unwieldy piece of hardwood to conform to a poorly fitted joint then these are not good candidates.I gave them only 4 stars, not because I don't find them excellent but because the place of manufacture is marked as Germany on the site but it's clearly marked "Made in China" on the clamps, deceptive in my opinion. All in all I found them to be an economical, worthwhile purchase and expect them to hold up if using them for their intended "light duty" work.