Features:

• 10-40% more clamping strength
• Soft pad to protect your work
• Dual durometer handle for a comfortable grip
• Generous 2-1/2" throat depth

Editorial Review:

* Dual durometer handle for comfort * 10-40% more clamping force than market * 12" bar clamp

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

Effective, but some design flaws:

I bought some Jorgensen ISD clamps because they were billed as having most of the clamping power of a conventional bar clamp. While they certainly have a lot of grip, I suggest you select something else.
The no-mar pads have a tendency to slip off the heads, a small frustration that becomes increasingly nagging as it happens time-and-time again.
This is a reversible clamp. To convert from clamping to spreading, you unscrew a knob to release the fixed head, move the head to the other end of the... more info

california:

These great clamps were purchased for my husband. He loves them-thinks they are great. They work better than his Quick Grips clamps. He especially likes the feature of the button release on the Jorgensen clamps, as opposed to the release clip on the Quick Grips. The release is easy to use and his hand doesn't get pinched as it does with his Quick Grips. He would definitely purchase these clamps again.

Beefy, sturdy, easy to use, no pinchies:

I purchased 2 Jorgensen 12" and 2-18" clamps after wrestling with ones my husband had...too big, too small, too heavy for what I was making, etc. We had a set of Columbian clamps with the twistie-handle and various Irwin and Quick-Grip clamps similar to the Jorgensen's. I guess I'm not coordinated enough to operate the twistie-handle kind of clamps since I was constantly turning the handle the wrong direction and always loosening when I needed tightening...and they were really heavy and bulky for something... more info

Nice one-handed clamp!:

The Jorgensen ISD bar clamp I got from Amazon is well-made. I don't have a way to check out Jorgensen's claim of 40% more clamping force than the competition, but they do seem to have very strong clamping action. The steel mechanism that holds the clamp tight looks robust---much better than the no-name cheap clamps I've bought before.
I had thought that clamps would be a good place to buy cheapies and save money for tools that need precision or safety features, but these clamps aren't so much more... more info

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