They are back in at Lidl at £6.99 fir two large clamps or 2 medium plus 2 small
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Parkside speed clamps
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Can't see them on their website. Link please
TheUnicorn
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i wasn't impressed by their speed clamps, had a pair of the larger ones, one broke with light use within a month (specifically the plastic surround of the mechanism cracked around the screw), I've had no problems with the lidl f clamps (nor the aldi ones, which are identical but in another colour)
Don’t have a link as I was in store this morning…so picked up a twin pack of the large ones.
I had a set and they have a good bite and don't slip when set (unlike the Wicks ones that were cheap a few years ago), however handles have a tendency to break if you try and exert too much clamping force. Use them for lighter weight jobs and sure they will be fine, try and clamp up an edge joint that is not quite fitting and using two hands to squeeze them and beware.
Most cheap cramps are fine for holding stuff that's already been pulled up tight, releasing a better cramp for use somewhere else.
I've bought quite a few in the past and all of them fail eventually. Better off buying "pro" clamps IMHO
chrispy108
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The small Irwin quick clamps are 2 for £10 in Wickes again, I know where I'd be going between the two options.
That's a great price. The quick clamps are head and shoulders better than the knockoffs, even if they don't have the grunt of larger heavier clamps.
The relatively light weight makes them great for working away from the workshop, as a comparable quantity of proper clamps would give you a hernia!
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