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    Default 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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    Quote Originally Posted by qwertyu View Post
    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?
    Yep they work , 4 of them will give you a 650/700mm long glue up...


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    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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    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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    if you use it once a year, ok, why not.

    If you use it on hourly basis, get Bessey/Urko/Record.
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    The pipe would be worth more than the heads

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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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