What is your best or most versatile bar clamp in your woodworking arsenal? I have two pairs of the Irwin clamps but they really don’t have the clamping power that you need sometimes.
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I mostly use clamps for cabinet doors, and panels that are very similar to doors.
The bulk of my clamps are 1/2" pipe clamps. I started with just a few Pony brand. After a while, I wanted to be able to clamp up 8 panels at a time, so I bought 16 pipe clamp sets off of Amazon. I'm sure they're Chinese. They had a pin that held them together, that kept falling out, so I replaced all those with a little machine screw and nylock nut. The majority of the stuff I do is less than 12" wide, so I bought 18" pipe nipples to makeup the clamps. I do have a few 36" and a couple 48". I also have two 60" pipes and couplings, so I can really make up whatever length clamp I need.
I also have a drawer full of the quick grip type clamps, but rarely use those.
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