On Sep 13, 4:14*pm, Ignoramus21664 ignoramus21...@NOSPAM.
21664.invalid wrote:
Today I encountered the shortest lived C-Clamp ever.

Bought a 4" cast iron C-clamp at Menards (actually two). As soon as I
tried to tighten one, without any extra effort, the casting broke in
two pieces. The casting was regular cast iron and I noticed a strange
brown tint to it, in the surface of the crack.

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Is Menards a tool store?

TMT