Anyone know of any Black Friday Parallel clamp sales?

[topcat]

Trying to find a 50% off deal on Parallel clamps for this weekends Black Friday sales? Not having any luck.....

Anyone know of any?

 

[Runhard]

For the past couple of years JET has had a 50% off sale on their parallel clamps from black Friday until the end of the year, but I have not read anything about that sale for this year.

 

[topcat]

I've seen the same in past years but nothing showing up so far. Jet's website is showing their clamps being 20% off but that doesn't work for me since I've been conditioned to snag them when a 50% off sale pops up.

 

[safety1st]

Rockler has one. See the end of the flyer.http://go.rockler.com/rockler-black-friday-flyer.pdf

I just realized that it is for JR version so may not be much of a sale.

 

[Wooden Skye]

I've heard that the Jet clamps are only going to be 20% and not the 50% like in years past. I am guessing that with Jorgensen going out of business, there is less competition and with Jet now owned by private equity firm they aren't giving the money that makes up that extra 30% away.

 

[duc996]

Highland has Bessey K body's for sale at 35% off

 

[nickao]

I am so tired of the Jet clamps. The first year or two they made them they were great. Then they must of switched manufacturers. I have purchased 30 clamps in the last couple years and every single one of them were garbage except two, the other 28 went back.  All the other Jet clamps I already owned  other than the sets I purchased the first couple years they came out are simply NOT parallel any more! They are JUNK.

Get the Bessy REVO, they are not as bad as the Jet as far as being or staying parallel . The REVO only have a 10%  return rate from me verse the 98% bad rate on those Jet. The Jet used to be the very best its so disappointing.

And anyone that knows what I am talking about post up, becasue those Jet clamps are not Parallel at all!

 

[waterloomarc]

I only have two and I suppose they're parallel but I hate them. Absolutely hate them. They are simply just way way too big. I miss the original K bodies.

 

[jdm5]

Yeah, I've made a pretty big investment in Jet parallel clamps - like 40-50 of them.  No issues, used heavily.

 

[nickao]

Once they get out of whack they work sure, some are a 1/32" off some are far worse than this:

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There is no way to adjust them that keeps them permanently adjusted. They will always go out just like this. And my 50 clamps are always in use, I had to unclamp something just to take this picture.

This particular clamp has to be near 10 year sold, but last year for that 50% off sale, I bought 8.  ALL 8 - 12" clamps were just like this out of the box. I chalked it up to them being 1/2 off. Bought some more off Amazon same thing.

This clamp is near ready for the trash,  Ill be replacing all my Jet claps with the REVO clamps as they fail.

 

[waterloomarc]

Ship those clamps to me! I'll gladly use them.

Ship me some old Bessey's and I'll trade anydaY

 

[jdm5]

Zoro is having a 30% off Black Friday coupon - it's handit2you

They carry Bessey clamps; I just picked up some 50" for $41 each (after the discount, pre-tax for me).  Not 50% off like previous years but very good price.  Free shipping.

 

[nickao]

Ship those clamps to me! I'll gladly use them.

Ship me some old Bessey's and I'll trade anydaY

I want the Bessy, it the Jet getting out of parallel.

 

[nickao]

As I stated there is no way to permanently fix them.

I have fixed them and it happens over and over again. And once you do as you say and I am done messing with it, they actually get of of parallel even faster. By the third time repairing them it only takes a job or two of clamping and they go right back out of parallel. So yeah its an easy fix you have to do once a month, forget it. I still have the early Jet clamps and they are fine, something with the metal or plastic on the newer ones just isn't up to snuff.

I never had the Bessey go out of parallel so I never had to take time to fix them I am gong back to all Bessey and on a few months Ill have a  load of jet clamps ready for the spring garage sale..

 

[egmiii]

Zoro is having a 30% off Black Friday coupon - it's handit2you

They carry Bessey clamps; I just picked up some 50" for $41 each (after the discount, pre-tax for me).  Not 50% off like previous years but very good price.  Free shipping.

Thanks! Just bought a bunch of 50", 31", and 12" Bessey K Bodys. Sadly they charge tax in my state. I've never purchased from Zoro before, so hopefully they are reputable. The reviews online aren't the greatest.

 

[rvieceli]

[member=11423]egmiii[/member] Zoro is part of Grainger, the big industrial supply house. So no need to worry. My stuff has already shipped.

They take a lot of criticism because the website makes it had to find stuff easily.

 

[rljatl]

As mentioned above, Highland Woodworking has the Bessy Revos on sale.
Here's the link:
Bessey K Body REVO Pair of Clamps SUPER SALE!!

 

[sprior]

I ordered 4 Bessy parallel clamps on Black Friday from Zoro, three of them came in one shipment all nicely boxed, then the fourth one arrived today.  The pictures show exactly how it was delivered, I haven't opened any packaging, and yes it was broken - there are loose black plastic bits waiting to find a hole in the plastic.  I called them and they wanted me to ship it back before sending a replacement - I told them there was nothing to ship it back in unless they want to send me a box.  He decided to just have me dispose of it.  Then the next news was that the replacement is on backorder.  I'll admit that this was a purchase just because they were on sale so I'm not really in a rush, but it still bugs me that this happened on my first purchase with them.  I can't blame UPS for damaging it since it had no real packaging, I'm actually surprised that UPS even accepted it.

 

[RKA]

Assuming the clamp works and the broken part can be easily swapped, call bessey direct and explain.  They shipped out replacements for me so I didn't have to go through the Amazon process and hope the replacement wouldn't also arrive damaged in the same way.

 

[Corwin]

Wow! That's much worse than some of the goofy mistakes I've had. Like this one from Home Depot where the box is smaller than the Kreg Clamp within, well, mostly:

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