Hello,

I'd like your comments on a potential clamp purchase. I'd like to
start getting some 36-inch clamps (making a benchtop), and LV stocks
three in that length that I'm looking at:
03F01.36 light duty (600lbs)
03F04.36 medium duty (650lbs)
03F05.36 heavy duty deep throat (1200lbs)

My inexperienced gut feeling is that I may as well get a stronger
clamp for a longer length, and that 650lbs is plenty for most clamping
jobs, esp if my edges are glueline and the wood is straight. Or am I
not seeing things right? (The largest I've had to clamp is about 16in
so far.)

Can anybody comment on where I may need 1200lbs of load limit? I have
light clamps in short lengths and I like them as they are easier to
position and don't pull themselves out of position with their own
weight.

Thank you all for your comments (esp those who replied on my previous
safety equipment post).

- Daniel