clamps/straightedge

[NeilO]

Hi guys,
just browsing Axminster and saw these, anyone got any views on them ( good/bad/indifferent ) or should I save my money and buy something else?http://www.axminster.co.uk/product-...e-Clamp--Triple-Pack-SPECIAL-OFFER-782110.htm

 

[George_N]

I have the 915 mm one and it works very well...clamps without slipping and gives a good straight edge guide for the circular saw or router. It also functions as a light weight clamp, router table fence bandsaw fence etc. etc. The 3 pack offer looks like good value to me.

 

[Smudger]

Yes, I've just bought a couple (if I'd waited I'd have got one free!)
They work very well, and the accessories look fine (I've only got the stops, but might get the router plate). The accessories from Rutlands fit, apparently.

There was a thread on this a couple of weeks ago.

https://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?t=23518

 

[lemonjeff]

What George said,
Good product plus many other uses other than a clamp/guide. I have one from Axminster and one from Rutland's both the same make just different names.

Jeff.

 

[RogerS]

They look a bit like the Trend ones. I have a Trend and never use it. Originally bought for acting as an edge when cutting MFC and found that it slipped way way too much. Not for me.

 

[Smudger]

I think they are better than the Trend - apart from any other reason they have 2 T tracks and a ruler. They do seem to be slightly more positive than the Trend, though to be fair my Trend has never slipped. The Silverline, on the other hand, might as well have been made of jam for all the use it was.


I suppose one test is that on the 3 or 4 occasions now that I have dropped them off the bench whilst clamped they have always stayed put!