IRWIN Tools QUICK-GRIP Handi-Clamp, 1 1/2-Inch (59100CD)

I needed to clamp down areas on a kitchen drawer that had laminate that was coming down, so I could glue it. This clamp was easy to use and did the job.

The bottom of the handle on my GE above counter microwave broke. I could have bought a replacement handle but I didn’t want to mess with removing the back of the door. I got a REALLY STRONG liquid epoxy and used this clamp to hold the handle while the epoxy dried. It wasn’t much effort the only clamp at a reasonable price with the clamp dimensions that would fit to clamp the handle securely to the door. The handle is still on months after applying and the total cost of the epoxy and clamp was less than a new handle.

Bought these to clamp the lids on my large mobile trash containers. We get high winds that were blowing the lids open. They are easy to install and take off with one hand.There are four cans. The one I used as a test before ordering turns out to have a different form factor. The 2" clamp fits the front perfectly.The other cans have an overhang as a lift handle. I can only attach the clamp on the side. I "borrowed" one from my husband's wood working equipment as a test. It fit my small hand and the test can perfectly.They are a tight fit, and pulling them off can cause the yellow plastic grips to come off.

My hubby always bought these locally. Amazon price is better for exact product. Easy for a women to use.. opens nice and wide for variety of uses.

Holding down a board for bending cardboard.

These are really small and not for construction or heavy use. They have a toothed ratchet mechanism so they are going to relax a bit to the last engaged tooth. They do a great job overall when other clamps will not work. Binder clips from a stationary store will do a better job for most applications. These will not open 1.5". You might get a piece as large as 1.375" in the jaws with a bit of luck.

I like the design, but the plastic grip tips do not hold as well as my other, older models.

These clamps are very quick to apply and release but due to the lack of mechanical advantage, the distance from the pivot to the clamps is virtually the same as the distance from the pivot to the end of the handles, you cannot apply much more than hand pressure to the work. These may work fine for clamping the work while glue sets up or for stabilizing a router guide or some other task that does not require a lot of pressure but cannot compare to C-clamps or Vice grips in holding power. I bought 3 of these things for use in an industrial environment to clamp stops in a vertical boring machine but they would slip at the slightest impact, no matter how hard I tried to clamp them. As I pointed out, the problem seems to be the lack of mechanical advantage in clamping. The design simply will not allow you to hold any item tighter than you can hold it with your hand. In applications where you need another hand to hold something, they are probably just fine, and just that, another hand.