Well, speak of the devil, Irwiin answered my email today, maybe they watch
the newsgroups and saw my compaint about the clamps and them not replying to
me. Anyway, according to Irwin there is no way to adjust Quick Grips to
improve the clamping action. Here is their reply:

Mr. Stewart,

Unfortunately there is no way to adjust the gripping mechanism. Please
return any defectives to the place of purchase. I apologize for any
inconvenience.

Sincerely,

Ken Glardon

I do realize that standard screw type clamps are going to clamp more tightly
but the idea of a one handed clamp still interests me to try another brand.

So its off to Home Depot to get my money back. I'm going to try the
Jorgensen brand of quick clamps, they have them on Amazon and they are a
little cheaper than Irwin's Quick Grips at home Depot locally. They don't
have many reviews on Amazon for the Jorgensen brand but the few that have
reviewed them gave them 4 and 5 stars.

I will post again in a few weeks when I've had time to get a refund and get
some Jorgensen brand shipped here. If these have similar problems I suppose
it's time to give up on one handed clamps until somebody makes one right.

Later gators,

Paul

"Paul Stewart" wrote in message
...
Anyone know how or if Irwin Quick Grip clamps can be adjusted or restored
to
fix them from slipping when pulling the handle/trigger to tighten the
clamp?

I've got quite a few and they are becoming very frustrating. I know they
have a life time warranty and I have already taken 3 or 4 back for
exchange,
but this is getting old fast, I'm about to pitch em in the trash.

I read an advertisement about Jorgensens similar clamp saying they have
40%
more gripping power and that they don't slip. Anyone have any experience
with the Jorgensen quick clamps?

Thanks,

Paul