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8th November 2017, 09:13 PM #1GOLD MEMBER
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Has anyone tried these ebay pipe clamps?
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/4-Pack-1...gAAOSwdKZZvIIo
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/4-Sets-3...QAAOSwyGZZ-ZAq
they seem to be pretty cheap and the 3/4" one looks exactly the same as the one at carbatec just cheaper. thoughts?
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8th November 2017, 09:40 PM #2Novice
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9th November 2017, 08:26 AM #3rrich Guest
I can speak to the ½ inch pipe variety. They are very similar to some that I bought from Harbor Freight here in the US.
Harbor Freight is an importer of China made tools, usually good for one job.
Ah, how to be polite? Junk.
Remember it is the ½ inch variety. When looking at the ¾ inch variety in the package, it was obvious that the jaws weren't parallel. The ½ looked better in the package but in practice weren't.
Trying to clamp anything more than 500 MM, the pipe would bend and the clamps would snap off the timber being glued. Also the jaws of the clamp were not perfectly parallel.
What really irritated me was that the cost of the threaded pipe far exceeded the cost of the crappy clamps.
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9th November 2017, 09:48 AM #4GOLD MEMBER
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Like everything in life, you get what you pay for.
For what it is worth, I would give it a miss.
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9th November 2017, 01:06 PM #5SENIOR MEMBER
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if you use it once a year, ok, why not.
If you use it on hourly basis, get Bessey/Urko/Record.SCM L'Invincibile si X, SCM L'Invincibile S7, SCM TI 145EP, SCM Sandya Win 630, Masterwood OMB1V, Meber 600, Delta RJ42, Nederman S750, Chicago Pneumatics CPRS10500, Ceccato CDX12
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9th November 2017, 01:59 PM #6China
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The pipe would be worth more than the heads
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9th November 2017, 04:55 PM #7Woodworking mechanic
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I bought a pair of 3/4” units for about $35 approx. two years ago. Still going strong - no problems. Can’t remember the seller.
As China said, the pipe cost more.
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