Comments by "" (@tomk3732) on "Best C-Clamp? Let’s Settle This! $4 vs 252, Wilton, Yost, Irwin, Wright Tool, Harden, WEN, Proto" video.

  1. I think he is Canadian. From Prarie provinces.
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  2. Depends on how overbuild it is by home owner. If not over the top it would do roughly as well as say Irwin or some non drop forged stuff.
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  3.  @muddybadgers5205  It would be difficult to keep up with drop forged ones unless you forge yourself. Steel is expensive, most guys would make a C clamp by welding for example a thick walled square pipe. Yes, it would be strong but a bit cumbersome. But if you used say 15 lbs of steel vs. 5lbs and made it LARGE then yes, you could go and compete with 5lbs drop forged stuff and win - but it would be a large cumbersome thing. In same size category you cannot compete with drop forged without... drop forging. You can also cut out a C clamp from a plate - it would be almost as strong as similar weight soft steel clamps. You could get some alloy steel - say 4340 and cut out a C and maybe harden it a bit to compete with HD Wilton but it would not be even close to $40 your cost, not to mention lots of work involved. I still would bet on Wilton winning it in 20lbs category of clamps.
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