I bought my first couple of toggle clamps at Rockler last weekend and now I
can think of a million different ways to use them, but at $15-$18 US dollars
a pop! Geesh!

Anyone now of a good (cheaper) source for these?

--
Stoutman
http://www.garagewoodworks.com
(Featuring a NEW look)

"stoutman" .@. wrote in message
...
I bought my first couple of toggle clamps at Rockler last weekend and now I
can think of a million different ways to use them, but at $15-$18 US
dollars a pop! Geesh!

Anyone now of a good (cheaper) source for these?


Cutting edge in Houston has them for about $10. I bought mine there a few
months ago and a week later realized how good that price was when I saw
Rockler was about 50-60 % more expensive.

http://www.cuttingedgetools.com/ You will probably have to tell them the
model # as their catalog does not show near what all they carry.

In article , stoutman .@. wrote:
I bought my first couple of toggle clamps at Rockler last weekend and now I
can think of a million different ways to use them, but at $15-$18 US dollars
a pop! Geesh!

Anyone now of a good (cheaper) source for these?

--
Stoutman
http://www.garagewoodworks.com
(Featuring a NEW look)

The traditional source for cheap items of this type is Harbor Freight.
Wait til they are on sale (probably about 3-4 times a year like all
their stuff) and depending on size and style they are in the $5 +/-
price range.



--

Larry Wasserman Baltimore, Maryland

www.cuttingedgetools.com


"Leon" wrote in message
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"stoutman" .@. wrote in message
...
I bought my first couple of toggle clamps at Rockler last weekend and now
I can think of a million different ways to use them, but at $15-$18 US
dollars a pop! Geesh!

Anyone now of a good (cheaper) source for these?


Cutting edge in Houston has them for about $10. I bought mine there a few
months ago and a week later realized how good that price was when I saw
Rockler was about 50-60 % more expensive.

http://www.cuttingedgetools.com/ You will probably have to tell them the
model # as their catalog does not show near what all they carry.

Try www.carrlane.com
the site dosn't list prices you have to copy & paste item # into the
shopping cart
to see price but lots of selection and quite good prices

Keith

Click Item
to Add Description Availability Each
C113007 toggle clamp, Low profile (1), 2 1/2 in. throat, save $2.50,
clearance, no backorder In Stock $4.95
C113008-B toggle clamp, Low profile (1) 2 3/8 in. throat, save $3.50,
clearance, no backorder In Stock $7.15
C113002 toggle clamp, Vertical 3 5/8 in. throat, save $3.80,
clearance, no backorder In Stock $7.45
C3304-C toggle clamp, Inline (4) 2 7/8 in. throat, save $3.20,
clearance, no backorder In Stock $6.45
C3304-E toggle clamp, Inline 2 7/8 in. throat, save $4.30, clearance,
no backorder In Stock $8.65
C3305-C toggle clamp, Inline 2 7/8 in. throat, save $2.60, clearance,
no backorder In Stock $5.25
C3305-E toggle clamp, Inline 1 7/8 in. throat, save $4.30, clearance,
no backorder In Stock $8.65
C336020 toggle clamp, Inline (4) 2 1/2 in. throat, save $2.30,
clearance, no backorder In Stock $4.65


http://www.lmii.com/CartTwo/thirdpro...=Toggle+Clamps
Toggle Clamps
These are the perfect clamps for use on all of the jigs and fixtures in your
shop for quicker, safer and more accurate work. We have 2 styles; one that
gives pressure at 90 degrees to the base (down pressure) and another that
exerts pressure parallel to the base. There are three down pressure styles,
in each the direction of the handle lever action is different.This can be
clearly seen in photos 1, 2, and 3 at right. These and the forward pressure
clamps,4, come in a variety of sizes - all with adjustable clamp pads to
dial-in the exact pressure needed.
The throat depths are measured from the front edge of the clamp to the
center of the tip, fully extended.



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In article , stoutman .@. wrote:
I bought my first couple of toggle clamps at Rockler last weekend and now
I
can think of a million different ways to use them, but at $15-$18 US
dollars
a pop! Geesh!

Anyone now of a good (cheaper) source for these?

--
Stoutman
http://www.garagewoodworks.com
(Featuring a NEW look)

The traditional source for cheap items of this type is Harbor Freight.
Wait til they are on sale (probably about 3-4 times a year like all
their stuff) and depending on size and style they are in the $5 +/-
price range.



--

Larry Wasserman Baltimore, Maryland

"stoutman" .@. wrote:

I bought my first couple of toggle clamps at Rockler last weekend and now I
can think of a million different ways to use them, but at $15-$18 US dollars
a pop! Geesh!

Anyone now of a good (cheaper) source for these?

Reid Tool. Follow the economy link, or one of the others if you decide
you need heavier duty. Should be able to find just about any
configuration here. I think there are a couple of other industrial
supply places on the net that probably have good selections as well.

https://reidecom.reidtool.com/xephr/...WIT H_ID=3797
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Did you miss my link to The Cutting Edge?


"Gooey TARBALLS" wrote in message
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www.cuttingedgetools.com

Did you miss my link to The Cutting Edge?

No, I found Cutting Edge Tools. There I found no links to toggles. Is there
another "Cutting Edge" website? Do you have that link?


"Leon" wrote in message
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Did you miss my link to The Cutting Edge?


"Gooey TARBALLS" wrote in message
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www.cuttingedgetools.com

"Gooey TARBALLS" wrote in message
news:EtQYf.37073$qe7.24473@trnddc04...
Did you miss my link to The Cutting Edge?

No, I found Cutting Edge Tools. There I found no links to toggles. Is
there another "Cutting Edge" website? Do you have that link?

You listed the same site that I posted and I did mention that their catalog
did not show everything that they carried.

Not quite. I searched for CUTTINGEDGE and found nothing relating to woodwork
or tools. Then I found CUTTINGEDGETOOLS.COM and figured that was the site
you had referenced and added that to the string to save another the search.


----- Original Message -----
From: Leon
Newsgroups: rec.woodworking
Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2006 10:41 AM
Subject: Toggle Clamps



"Gooey TARBALLS" wrote in message
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Did you miss my link to The Cutting Edge?

No, I found Cutting Edge Tools. There I found no links to toggles. Is
there another "Cutting Edge" website? Do you have that link?

You listed the same site that I posted and I did mention that their catalog
did not show everything that they carried

Try MSC

Gooey TARBALLS wrote:
Not quite. I searched for CUTTINGEDGE and found nothing relating to woodwork
or tools. Then I found CUTTINGEDGETOOLS.COM and figured that was the site
you had referenced and added that to the string to save another the search.

You'd have found both those keywords had you restricted your search to
his post which you responded to with the link. It's even in the quoted
text in your post.

er
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"Gooey TARBALLS" wrote in message
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Not quite. I searched for CUTTINGEDGE and found nothing relating to
woodwork or tools. Then I found CUTTINGEDGETOOLS.COM and figured that was
the site you had referenced and added that to the string to save another
the search.


I was just wondering if the link that I posted was not working for some
reason.