welding clamps

[brightspark]

welding clamps on offer at halfrauds

halfrauds have an offer on a set of 3 mole grip type welding clamps made by sip an 8inch bending clamp . 9inch welding clamp . 11 inch c clamp £10 the lot

 

[jimi_boom]

Screw fix do them for slighty less and they might not be SIP branded but they are the same.

Ive got a few sets of both and cant tell the diffrence now

 

[Wozzaaah]

8inch bendy clamp

That's more like it, bought a similar set of those from mole valley, sealey branded, what a load of rubbish!
One fell apart the first time I used it, fortunately they didn't have any more in stock so had to give me a refund...phew!

 

[RedOrZed]

Like this?

 

[RedOrZed]

Screw fix do them for slighty less and they might not be SIP branded but they are the same.

Ive got a few sets of both and cant tell the diffrence now

here

 

[brightspark]

That's more like it, bought a similar set of those from mole valley, sealey branded, what a load of rubbish!
One fell apart the first time I used it, fortunately they didn't have any more in stock so had to give me a refund...phew!

lol that woulda broke the bank if no refund as said it was halfrauds

 

[Wozzaaah]

The refund wasn't the issue, I just didn't want another set of them!

 

[candor]

Anyone know where to get these with best price?

 

[chevy2]

Get the genuine vice-grip versions,
A bit more dosh but far better quality,
You'll get many years use from them and they wont bend and twist like the cheapo's.

 

[candor]

Get the genuine vice-grip versions,
A bit more dosh but far better quality,
You'll get many years use from them and they wont bend and twist like the cheapo's.

Yes, I was hoping to do that as they have far better build quality than others I've seen. Hence the picture above.

Any place to get them online?

 

[chevy2]

Yes, I was hoping to do that as they have far better build quality than others I've seen. Hence the picture above.

Any place to get them online?

There was a guy on ebay selling them a while back but seems to have gone now,
I bought 5 of the 11R? Grips at a car show last summer for £8 each.

 

[candor]

There was a guy on ebay selling them a while back but seems to have gone now,
I bought 5 of the 11R? Grips at a car show last summer for £8 each.

Yea didn't see much on the bay myself.
I'm in no real rush for them, the swivel pads would suit what I'm at better and I'd imagine they would have a better chance of not twisting.

 

[chevy2]

And remember you cant have too many clamps

 

[candor]

And remember you cant have too many clamps

Quite a selection there!

It seems the regular tipped clamps are a good bit cheaper compared to the swivel pads.

 

[Tupers]

FFX Tools seemed to be the cheapest when I bought my last batch of clamps, they're also on ebay. Clicky

 

[Hitch]

I bought a set of them clamps when i first started work, didn't last long. Never bought another set since either.

I use vise-grips, in various forms for smaller jobs, most of mine have lasted 10+ years.

 

[outofthefire]

It seems the regular tipped clamps are a good bit cheaper compared to the swivel pads.

I prefer the normal tipped c grips the ones with the swivel always seem to get snotted up if you use them for welding.

 

[sardine]

G clamps

Has anyone found a fix for G clamps when the swivel pad dodah has fallen off and is lost ?

plug welding a fixed washer just does not work, it has to swivel.

 

[normspanners]

Yep get a steel hyd bsp or metric compression nut, depending on size, cut it in half through the hole put it together around the ball then weld it together again then weld a thick scrap cut out from a hole saw to the 'open' side of the nut it will never come off again

 

[chevy2]

Has anyone found a fix for G clamps when the swivel pad dodah has fallen off and is lost ?

plug welding a fixed washer just does not work, it has to swivel.

Bit of work but you could get a 1" diameter x 1/8" thick washer as the foot,
Then weld an m10 or m12 nut in the middle for the ball the run in,
Then the important bit get say an m12? Nut, countersink it quite deep on the bench drill then cut it in half and weld both halfs to the bottom nut when its in the assembled position making sure it swivels if that makes sense?

Probably quicker to do than type!