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good point rick, i prefer the release on the front myself.

I do too! The middle one, Quick Grip" by American Tool, is my favorite. (I lost one of the yellow pads and replaced it with a gray one that I found)

yep same ive got a bunch of em. only one tiny one though.

I see Irwin sells American Tool now. They must have bought them long ago.

big fish just keep gobbling up the little ones !

Seems to me that it's one of the ways companies try to survive the continual onslaught of imported Chinese made product.
.... and then they still go offshore there to have it made. Go figure!

I agree Rick, with all of it. I prefer a well separated release lever, and wish we could afford products made here in the US!

I was just about to do a quick release post, and then Ducky did his Mega Clamp posts, and I waited. I have a varied mix, and also agree the really light ones are, well, really light. There are some winners in this category though, but like Ryan mentions, increased cost is definitely in play. 

Good post, it shows the noobs looking to start collecting clamps while these look like a deal due to lower price, they sure aren't heavyweights. Taking those funds, and moving up the scale is a good move though. Plus at 40 pounds of pressure, they are not real good when it comes to actually clamping. Most TB adhesives call for around 150 pounds of pressure for a good bond. They could be helpful though if you were trying to hold 2 pieces together to screw in a pocket screw or similar. So they are what I call, kinda clamps. 

I’ve got a set of those too. They’re heavier duty than my tiny brass clamps but not much. And I strongly agree, the clamp release is in the wrong spot. Then again, I do enough small boxes that I need a clamp that size that doesn’t suck. Just wish these were it.

Those are interesting brass clamps They seem pricey. Are they worth it?

for the size they look well made. have a good rating. i like the guy that guy that gave them a 1 start because they were too small 🤣

Pottz...I guess 10-1/2" long wasn't a big enough clue for him. LOL.

i just found it funny that he gave it a one rating because of his own mistake.

I like them for some uses. They don’t have much clamping force, but making boxes with ¼” thick stock, I don’t need a ton of clamping force, and they work well for that. They’re fiddly to apply, and almost useless one-handed, though, so keep that in mind.

I have 6 inch and 12 inch ones. I wouldn’t mind getting some 3 or 4 inchers some day, because who has ENOUGH clamps?