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This patented locking mechanism allows the jaws to automatically adjust to any size object for simple one-handed operation. Whether grabbing something thick or something thin.
Christopher T Jones
Reviewed in the United States on November 20, 2024
Great clamp. I use them frequently. Durable and easy to use.
Terry l button
Reviewed in the United States on October 21, 2024
open pkg. unlocked plier and could not close. sent email to ch hanson, their answer was that they don't supply this model anymore. would only refer me to who i bought them from. so no support for too0l that has their name stamped on it. can not recommend.
Customer
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 4, 2021
Excellent
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Reviewed in Germany on June 9, 2016
Die Automatische Gripzange läßt sich wie vom Hersteller beschrieben mit gleichbleibenden Druck an Werkstücken unterschiedlicher Größe einstellen. Dies funktioniert bei Werkstücken, die aus vergleichbarem Material bestehen, ist es weicher oder härter muss der Druck per Schraube vorab angepassst werden. Die Gripzange packt kräftig zu und hält das Werkstück wirklich fest.Es handelte sich bei der gelieferten Gripzange allerdings nicht um die abgebildete Zange, sondern um ein Modell, bei dem das untere Gelenk (untere Backe und unterer Griff) weiter nach (unten) absteht. Ob dies bedienungstechnische oder andere Gründe hat, kann ich nicht beurteilen - jedoch funktioniert die Gripzange.
Joe Mooney
Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2016
I purchased three of these over a year ago. I found them so handy that I purchased 4 more since then.As other reviewers have stated they can pinch fingers if you are not careful - but pain is sometimes the best teacher - I’ve only done it once so far!I love the fact that you can set the tension and then use them to clamp material of varying thickness without further adjustment. They are lightweight, quick to use, and very handy for drill-press tables with their long reach.I mostly do wood working and find that if properly adjusted these will not mark most materials.I find these very useful with my dowel jig, which often involves lot’s of quick clamp - unclamp scenarios.I won’t cover all the details, as there are other more comprehensive reviews already. Just wanted to weigh in with my opinion.Also, thanks to the other great reviews which persuaded me to give these excellent clamps a try!
Brian
Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2016
I purchased a set of these locally and was blown away that they actually work.As a machinist this is one of the cheapest tools I bought this year and the phrase "adjustable" usually means "works-well-on-NOTHING" but these actually maintain a seemingly consistent clamping force throughout the clamping range with the preset adjuster. Set the adjuster, grab onto a nickle, pull the black/red release and grab onto a walnut without breaking it. Open it up adjust the tension and crush the walnut, or now hold the dime tight enough to bend it.Mind you I still trust my Milwaukee Torque Locks with the heavy lifting as they are designed to use a screwdriver to generate huge clamping force but for everything else these are faster, easier and more convenient. After my crescent wrench these are probably my second most used tool around the shop for air, hydraulic and plumbing.I had mine for a month then bought one pair for my brother in law and another for my dad. That is the test of trust... and they both love them too.
alijami
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 19, 2015
What a fantastic design. Set the grip rather than the opening. A time saver. Also there are three distinct areas on the nose, a needle-nose area, an untoothed cylindrical grip and a general purpose nut gripping area.The release is very easy and convenient. Flick the extended lever towards the centre rather than a small lever towards the handle, common in self-gripping wrenches.
James
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 20, 2015
nice and easy to use and speeds up having to juggle around to try and clamp stuff together.
Gianluca Turrini
Reviewed in Italy on April 11, 2015
Nata per i saldatori, la trovo super anche per i lavori più comuni di falegnameria dove serve una C-clamp tenace
igen
Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2013
I bought one of these clamps to try out, and after my first project with it, I'm ready to buy another. We'll see how things go, but I might also buy a few more down the road. So far I've used it to clamp jigs onto wood, and to clamp 2x4s together for sawing, and it worked great. It was awesome not having to adjust a screw each time I needed to clamp something of a different thickness.What I like:* easy to use* way faster than a normal C clamp or hand vise* easy to release* easy to adjust tensionWhat I don't like:* dangerous kickback when releasing the clamp--the severity of kickback seems to be proportional to the tension you set with the adjustment screw* you can pinch your hands when tightening--I've slightly pinched my fingers and the meaty part of my hand on separate occasions.* handles are too narrow and not quite long enough* handles are not cushioned/wrapped in rubber (but perhaps most people who buy these clamps use them for welding and the rubber would melt)So far I've only mildly hurt myself when using this clamp, so at this point I'd say the auto-adjusting feature trumps any of the drawbacks that I've noticed so far.
G. Conway
Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2012
I have the 7" 10" 11" and (2) 19" one without swivel pads. One of the 19" has extension arms -"U" shaped channels -that are slightly wavy or distorted but this has no impact on how well the tool works and for me is no reason to return. Otherwise the build quality and feel of each clamp is excellent. I am not so sure the texture grip slips any less than a standard grip but when I want to grab a self-adjusting clamp from the rack under my welding table it helps tell them apart from the regular manually adjusted clamps. The 7" doesn't fully release when I squeeze the release trigger at the tail end - at first I thought I would return the 7" but in use this is actually rather handy as it is the most-springy of all and it allows me get my fingers out of the way before nudging the handles open. Whiplash on the larger clamps is not an issue perhaps due to their overall weight.My hands are large I can work the two smaller models easily with one hand while the 11" is a bit of an effort and the 19" is really a two-handed clamp mostly due to weight. There would be relatively few clamping positions that could be attained using one hand on the 19" clamp. When clamping it helps to pay attention to the pads lining up to each other, otherwise they can clamp and then slip.There is bit of a learning curve on these clamps, but their operation is nothing short of brilliant and there is no way I would do without them. Surprisingly their clamping force is excellent. I expected them to be weaker than a standard clamp but they are clearly stronger applying greater clamping pressure for a given hand pressure. The release lever is more accessible than on a Vice-Grip. I have only just now looked at the chhanson.com website where they claim 7x faster 2x stronger and 100% easier. For me 7x faster is a push but stronger and easier absolutely! I have read here of people pinching their hands and I can see how this is possible. Being mindful when using these clamps is important and they do feel a little awkward at first. Half the time I wear a thin fabric machinists glove on my right hand but the rest of the time I'm glove free.The 11" with swivel pads is a large clamp compared to standard locking welding clamps and was a great introduction for me.Bottom line - while not perfect these are absolutely 5-star.
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