Not quite a year ago Amazon had a good deal on Bessey Kliklamps, about
half price. I ordered 4 and have used them a lot.
Fast forward to 4 months ago and most of the clamps will not hold their
grip. The movable clamping section cannot grip the shaft tightly enough
to keep from slipping.
An e-mail to Bessey was answered with the suggestion to use lite steel
wool on the shaft and wipe the shaft down with a clean dry cloth.
That WORKED, for about 3 weeks. I repeated about 3 times again but the
remedy was always short lived.
Another email to Bessey was answered with the suggestion that they send
me 6 replacement clamps and I send the 4 in question back to them at my
expense. I am $$ ahead and hopefully the new clamps have addressed the
matter.
On Sunday, November 9, 2014 1:47:53 PM UTC-6, Leon wrote:
> Not quite a year ago Amazon had a good deal on Bessey Kliklamps, about=20
> half price. I ordered 4 and have used them a lot.
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> Fast forward to 4 months ago and most of the clamps will not hold their=
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> grip. The movable clamping section cannot grip the shaft tightly enough=
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> to keep from slipping.
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> An e-mail to Bessey was answered with the suggestion to use lite steel=20
> wool on the shaft and wipe the shaft down with a clean dry cloth.
> That WORKED, for about 3 weeks. I repeated about 3 times again but the=
=20
> remedy was always short lived.
>=20
> Another email to Bessey was answered with the suggestion that they send=
=20
> me 6 replacement clamps and I send the 4 in question back to them at my=
=20
> expense. I am $$ ahead and hopefully the new clamps have addressed the=
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> matter.
I revived a couple of slipping Irwin clamps by roughening the bar with coar=
se sandpaper.=20
And on the return, I have a similar story about Jet (Walter Meier) dropped =
a clamp and the plastic handle snapped off. Found a number for Jet, called =
them asked if I could buy a replacement handle. They didnt have the handle =
but shipped me gratis a new clamp. I just had to tell them where I bought t=
he item. I felt guilty because I got it at Lowes when they were discontinui=
ng Jet clamps in favor of Bessey. Well, guilty for about 30 seconds anyway.
On 11/9/2014 2:47 PM, Leon wrote:
> Not quite a year ago Amazon had a good deal on Bessey Kliklamps, about
> half price. I ordered 4 and have used them a lot.
>
> Fast forward to 4 months ago and most of the clamps will not hold their
> grip. The movable clamping section cannot grip the shaft tightly enough
> to keep from slipping.
>
> An e-mail to Bessey was answered with the suggestion to use lite steel
> wool on the shaft and wipe the shaft down with a clean dry cloth.
> That WORKED, for about 3 weeks. I repeated about 3 times again but the
> remedy was always short lived.
>
> Another email to Bessey was answered with the suggestion that they send
> me 6 replacement clamps and I send the 4 in question back to them at my
> expense. I am $$ ahead and hopefully the new clamps have addressed the
My Kliklamps have a tooth to them, I don't think they would slip unless
I got glue all over that.
I had a good experience with Bessey too, they replaced both of my 24"
quick clamps... They would not return the handle for more pressure after
a few tensioning squeezes..
--
Jeff