REVIEW: Bessey K-Body Clamps - www.onlinetoolreviews.com

"Leon" <[email protected]> wrote in

> Yep. Bessey's now have the foot, Similar to the Cabinetmasters.

Indeed they do. I accidently ordered one from amazon and it came with the
little black foot thingy.
SH - Hey, accidents happen <g>

"Woodcrafter" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:412b5178$0$28801>
> Just published a review of the Bessey K-Body Clamps on our website.
> Hey, if Norm uses them, they must be good right? :-)
>

Grey/Gray heads, not red.
Plastic support rail.
Can be reversed to act as spreader.

Are these a new version?
Or something only available down under?

"Greg Millen" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
>
> The colour denotes a metric clamp
>

Bloody 'Ell... And I suppose I have to store them upsidedown too? :^)

On Tue, 24 Aug 2004 19:14:46 GMT, "patrick conroy"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>
>"Woodcrafter" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:412b5178$0$28801>
>> Just published a review of the Bessey K-Body Clamps on our website.
>> Hey, if Norm uses them, they must be good right? :-)
>>
>
>Grey/Gray heads, not red.
>Plastic support rail.
>Can be reversed to act as spreader.
>
>Are these a new version?
>Or something only available down under?

If you look at the Bessey web site (http://www.bessey.de you will see
that the K-Bodies are shown with black heads (or at least they used to
be; I haven't checked recently). That was as of three or four years
ago when I first looked through their site. I figured the red heads
were the export version to the U.S./Canadia.

The reversibility and the plastic thingy are new features; no doubt in
response to the inclusion of those in the Jorgensen Cabinetmaster
design. You can see them on the K-Bodies still hanging at Lowes;
they're pretty much gone at HD.



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"Jay Pique" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 00:32:24 +1000, "Woodcrafter" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> >Just published a review of the Bessey K-Body Clamps on our website.
> >Hey, if Norm uses them, they must be good right? :-)
>
> Dean, did you have a chance to compare them to the Jorgys or the Gros
> Stabils by any chance?
>
> JP

JP,

I'm planning on doing a review of the Jorgensen Cabinet Masters shortly! :-)
Should be a good battle between the two.

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>
> Yep. Bessey's now have the foot, Similar to the Cabinetmasters. I wonder
> if the foot only stays on the end/ The Jorgensen's feet slide to fit the
> table. The color may be a down under thing.

The foot does only stay on the end on the Besseys. I'll make note of that
when I prepare thew review of the Jorgy Cabinet Master clamps shortly :)

Dean

> Dean,
> During the Great Bessey Clearance at HD, one of our esteemed wReckers
> pointed toward a great sale on the GS PC2, and so I have an integrated
> clamp rack in my shop. Seems I reach for the yellow & black more
> frequently than the red. You may wish to see if you can get some for
> evaluation.
>
> And if the deal that was available earlier were available again, I'd get
> out the crowbar for two more pair....
>
> Patriarch

Ok thanks for the tip. I'll look into it!

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"Greg Millen" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> The colour denotes a metric clamp

;~)

"Woodcrafter" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:412bce73$0$11963
>
> I'm planning on doing a review of the Jorgensen Cabinet Masters shortly!
:-)
> Should be a good battle between the two.

Thought I saw a Fine Woodworking magazine today in my local hardware store
and it had a full cover advertising a bar clamp shootout with a full review.
You might want to have a look at it just to see what it says.

[email protected] says...

> Yep. Bessey's now have the foot, Similar to the Cabinetmasters. I wonder
> if the foot only stays on the end/ The Jorgensen's feet slide to fit the
> table. The color may be a down under thing.
>
>
I have some of the new Besseys, and the foot does not move, but stays on
the end (although it can be removed). I also have the Jorgensens and
the sliding foot is a useful feature.

-Mark

"Woodcrafter" <[email protected]> wrote in
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>> Dean, did you have a chance to compare them to the Jorgys or the Gros
>> Stabils by any chance?
>>
>> JP
>
> JP,
>
> I'm planning on doing a review of the Jorgensen Cabinet Masters
> shortly! :-) Should be a good battle between the two.
>

Dean,
During the Great Bessey Clearance at HD, one of our esteemed wReckers
pointed toward a great sale on the GS PC2, and so I have an integrated
clamp rack in my shop. Seems I reach for the yellow & black more
frequently than the red. You may wish to see if you can get some for
evaluation.

And if the deal that was available earlier were available again, I'd get
out the crowbar for two more pair....

Patriarch

Jay Pique <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:

> On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 00:32:24 +1000, "Woodcrafter" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>>Just published a review of the Bessey K-Body Clamps on our website.
>>Hey, if Norm uses them, they must be good right? :-)
>
> Dean, did you have a chance to compare them to the Jorgys or the Gros
> Stabils by any chance?
>
> JP

There is a review and comparison of all 3 in this months Fine Woodworking

"Upscale" <[email protected]> wrote in
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> "Woodcrafter" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:412bce73$0$11963
>>
>> I'm planning on doing a review of the Jorgensen Cabinet Masters
>> shortly!
>:-)
>> Should be a good battle between the two.
>
> Thought I saw a Fine Woodworking magazine today in my local hardware
> store and it had a full cover advertising a bar clamp shootout with a
> full review. You might want to have a look at it just to see what it
> says.
>

Far closer to an overview than a review of these types. Mostly compared
the various types of clamps, and offered a preference within each type.
Useful, but not particularly helpful for selecting betweem Bessey,
Jorgensen and Gross-Stabil, within this sub-category. In truth, the
differences seem to be pretty slight.

Patriarch

"patrick conroy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> Bloody 'Ell... And I suppose I have to store them upsidedown too? :^)

No, but when you're clamping something down, you have to be cognizant that
you're tightening in milimeter graduations instead of imperial measure.

"patrick conroy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> "Woodcrafter" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:412b5178$0$28801>
> > Just published a review of the Bessey K-Body Clamps on our website.
> > Hey, if Norm uses them, they must be good right? :-)
> >
>
> Grey/Gray heads, not red.
> Plastic support rail.
> Can be reversed to act as spreader.
>
> Are these a new version?
> Or something only available down under?

Yep. Bessey's now have the foot, Similar to the Cabinetmasters. I wonder
if the foot only stays on the end/ The Jorgensen's feet slide to fit the
table. The color may be a down under thing.

On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 00:32:24 +1000, "Woodcrafter" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>Just published a review of the Bessey K-Body Clamps on our website.
>Hey, if Norm uses them, they must be good right? :-)

Dean, did you have a chance to compare them to the Jorgys or the Gros
Stabils by any chance?

JP

There have been 3 or 4 reviews by various magazines in the last year or two.
However IIRC the old style Bessey with out the foot or ability to spread.


"Jay Pique" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 00:32:24 +1000, "Woodcrafter" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> >Just published a review of the Bessey K-Body Clamps on our website.
> >Hey, if Norm uses them, they must be good right? :-)
>
> Dean, did you have a chance to compare them to the Jorgys or the Gros
> Stabils by any chance?
>
> JP

The colour denotes a metric clamp

--
Greg

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"Leon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> "patrick conroy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>>
>> "Woodcrafter" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:412b5178$0$28801>
>> > Just published a review of the Bessey K-Body Clamps on our website.
>> > Hey, if Norm uses them, they must be good right? :-)
>> >
>>
>> Grey/Gray heads, not red.
>> Plastic support rail.
>> Can be reversed to act as spreader.
>>
>> Are these a new version?
>> Or something only available down under?
>
> Yep. Bessey's now have the foot, Similar to the Cabinetmasters. I wonder
> if the foot only stays on the end/ The Jorgensen's feet slide to fit the
> table. The color may be a down under thing.
>
>