Wait, wait, what happened with the intro scene, your animated logo, you talking to the camera, a panning view of your workshop, asking us where in the world are we watching you from, a convincing 2-minute speech on why to follow you and activate the bell, the ambience music, the transition effects, a pet walking by? Is this a youtube video from this universe??? THANK YOU!
That was early UA-cam. The golden era. Simple, applicable and concise. That’s why this video deserves to be: shared, liked and subscribed…don’t forget to comment! lol couldn’t help it. Now it’s unbearable like 80% Idiocracy + AI garbage videos. 😭
I've used my Irwins every day for years and never had any slip problems. But I totally get what you're talking about and I'll watch for it. How to double the working life of my clamps - what a revelation. Thank you.
I was just thinking that, except you'd really have to reverse the other grip pad as well, otherwise you just have a, small piece of metal as the tip of your spreader. Jorgensen makes clamps that can easily be converted to a spreader in a few seconds, without any tools.
@@danstheman33 I just rely on the square plastic bit of the fixed head. I only usually resort to using the clamp as as a jack at times when I just need a quick assist. It's not perfect but, in a pinch, it helps. Now you've suggested turning the fixed head I'll have to take a look at that option.
This is something I'm proud of and many mention...I trust you'll all view my channel differently. I'm a believer in the K.I.S.S principal. I word it "keep it stupid simple!" hoping, "they will come" more lol!
Seems everybody is sick and tired of crap music and constant camera/edit trix every second! Apparently they just want the facts without the "froth" lol I'm good with that 110%@@petersack5074
Great video, thank you. My grips are fine, but I like learning and this is great. Also, a pleasure listening to someone being concisely intelligent and not starting off with weird greetings and hand signals. I like normal.
Forget about that Irwin clamp; the real star is that prybar, which is a Red Devil from days gone by. My uncle gave me one 40 years ago. What makes it so special? The steel. it’s a hardened tool steel so sharpenable that years ago I actually shaved cast iron off my intake manifold while scraping the gasket off under the carburetor. It’s precious and hard to come by these days. (BTW, ex-wife and I went into a battle over this during the divorce. She wanted my “Red Tool”. I won that battle).
Thanks a lot, I got three of similar ones nearly thrown away. You saved their lives and reduced waste. Now, even when the other sides is work out, I'd makes my own replacements. (And, if the pin gets lost, use a zip tie.)
Glad I could help! Anything older is worth saving...todays stuff is, well, not so good sometimes, especially when it floats here low and goes home high in the water...or empty.
John that metal slug needs to be almost at a right angle to lock. As you file it with a rat tail file, your elongating the slot which may cause earlier degradation. Also, that won't be good on your file that's hardened material. I have no test data on this so it's truly an unknown just a guess.
Maybe they should go back to making them to the quality standards of the originals........My 30+ year old Vise-Grip Quick Clamps never slip and not only do I use them all the time in my shop and around the house but I used them professionally when I was in the trades.
Modern ' tools ' are NOT manufactured, today for l o n g life. Plastic, and very soft, cheap chineese steel. Plastic. i for one, am tired of F I X I N G THIS junk. o well.....can't change the modern ' thinking ' ?....can we old guys ? Thanks, Dr Joe.....coulda / shoulda / woulda . from east central alberta ( old garage guy Nut- wing nut...)
Plenty of truth in that statement...I recall fully the olden days when everything was over engineered! Today it seems it's designed to fail 1.2 seconds after warranty ends.
Personally, I love the Irwin Quick Grips ! I use them for everything ! I need to also add that I've NEVER had one slip ! However, it is nice to know that if one ever does fail I can fix it !
I removed my roll pins from my clamps and never put them back. By sliding the handle off and putting it on backwards you now have a clap that will spread apart. I’ve used it many times while installing decking to straighten warped boards.
DON'T do that. Wait till they slip so you'll get more time before replacing!! I'm in 20 years before 2 of 30 started to slip but in all fairness I use the hell out of them!
I took out the fixed end split pins and put a quick remove type in, then you can make it a 'force apart' gripper, as well as a 'push together' gripper.
Well the algorithm served this little gem up to me & im not disappointed. Iv had my 4 little quick clamps for about 8 years now & haven’t had an issue yet, but now that iv sent that statement out into the ether im sure i will have 4 failures tomorrow morning😂 Either way you have armed me with the knowledge to an immediate fix the second it shows any signs of weakness. Funny because I would never had thought to do it, but as soon as I saw the thumbnail I knew exactly the fix you were going to do. Well done & thank you very much
Doesn’t the fixed end come off with a removable plastic screw? (So you can flip the direction and make it spread vs clamp) Instead of removing the pin just remove the fixed end.
Is it possible to file the bottom of the slot when both sides have wear? Just file off the bare minimum to square up the slot's bottom concave edge? Pls let folks know. Thx
I have no test data to prove it works but suffice to say elongating will make the metal slug angled more, partly defeating locking leverage and speeding the game of wear
And, I can also make a template from that part and make my own because that side will also wear and then that part will need replaced, but, with the template, I can make my own. :)
In reality you should get a decade or 2 of fairly hard service before they wear out. If you don't squeeze these like bigfoot could, your wear will be minimal or may not even occur. I failed to point this out in the video. A viewer reminded me lol
Have the opposite problem, won't slip from abuse, paint, sealant, rust, dog snot (he's huge), dirt and probably a bend as well. They get used, a lot. Great tip
What I would suggest is not to put the pin back in. Get another Irwin clamp and remove that pin too Get a small short machine screw and bolt and thread both ends together and tighten. So if you put two 12" clamps together, now you have one bigger 24" clamp. Of course remove one handle from one clamp and remove one end from the other clamp before attaching together
@@joesshop3622 You can also remove the static clamp end where there's just a screw holding that end in. Might be easier predicated on which and what series of Irwin clamps you have or others have. Having 2 triggers on a longer clamp rail works just fine too.
Sorry, I wasn't clear, the fix jaw has to be flipped around as well. I drilled a hole and installed a roll pin to hold the fixed jaw in place. @@joesshop3622
I have a clone of the Irwin clamp, "Tooltech" it goes one step further and the fixed jaw is held on with a wingnut so it is easy to flip the clamp around. Instead of a roll pin on the moving jaw end, it is a easily removable screw.@@joesshop3622
Problem is the punched hole through the steel plate will only have sharp edges on one side of the plate/hole, the sharp edges will be on the side where the punch exits the steel plate, the other side where the punch enters the plate will have rounded edges.
Its not punched on my grips though, that's weird. Its a sawn extrusion or maybe it's been faced? It's sharp on both sides if you look at the video closely. Although mine are from early 90's when they were likely made here in the USA
I wonder if anyone has tried this for any of the knock-off clamps? I have a bunch of Harbor Freight clamps like this and they sucked right out of the box!
It may be because the "slugs" were stamped with a dull die...the rounded corners act like they are worn from the start? Either flip or "face" the slug till its sharp edged and it should bite unless the hardening is way off.
I have 5, 4 small like this, 1 bigger but same style. Had 2 bigger but broke one completely. Oops. None slip, but if they ever do I'll try this. And if I wear them out twice I'll sharpen that edge on both sides for 2 more lives.
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for the visit! You'll find I like to get to the point quickly. EVERYBODY likes that, no? Watch hrs. will come in time, no need to make everybody suffer.
Great video. As a side note, you can also replace the roll pin with a properly sized wing nut and bolt to turn this into a "quick reverse" spreader. While I get that spreaders might have considerably fewer uses than clamps, when you need one, you need one, and being able to quickly turn a handy clamp into one is a pretty convenient thing to do for the cost of $0.19 worth of hardware. Admittedly, if you've fixed your slipping "clamp", you will now have a "slipping" spreader. Fortunately, you don't often need the kind of holding strength on a spreader that you need on a clamp, so the slipping might be a non-issue for your particular use.
I have original Quick Grip clamps and the Irwin version. I never have problems with originals. My guess is, Irwin makes them cheaper, such as using softer steel for that grab plate.
These typically only go bad after decades of abuse of some kind. Mine go south due to overtightening, possible lol No big ones ever went bad with the 3/4 spine always the 1/2"
Sweet. I just tried this with my little 6" Quick Grips that I use constantly, and it worked like a charm. I had forgotten what it was like for them not to slip. Thanks for the tip!
Unless you need this immediately, don't try to make your Irwins better. Replace them with a tool designed to be used like this. It's almost always a bad long term investment of your time and effort to try to make the wrong tool work like the right tool, or to maintain a tool that would be better replaced. The Irwins are consumer grade clamps. Not crap but not good. Get Bessey or Jorgensen clamps.
I understand your point but we must utilize what we have at this point. High dollar clamps mean we have less to use. Some of us cant afford that thinking.
A 3 minute video in 3:30 these days is almost as good as a double tax refund. I have two of these, and while they don’t slip yet, I’ve had them apart for various reasons. I keep the roll pin off because it makes it easier to reverse the clamp as a spreader, or put one end through my bench as a holdfast. Thanks for the great vid!
There are 2 types of these grips. The simple one is not much good but the better one works really well especially on big jobs. The better type has some type of ratcheting system inside it which allows you to get a really strong grip on your material.
Or do as I did, accidentally leave it outside in the rain etc for a while, then after discovering it with a light layer of rust on the bar, note whilst it's a bit stiffer to slide, it also lost it's willingness to slip.
Wait, wait, what happened with the intro scene, your animated logo, you talking to the camera, a panning view of your workshop, asking us where in the world are we watching you from, a convincing 2-minute speech on why to follow you and activate the bell, the ambience music, the transition effects, a pet walking by? Is this a youtube video from this universe??? THANK YOU!
That was early UA-cam.
The golden era.
Simple, applicable and concise.
That’s why this video deserves to be: shared, liked and subscribed…don’t forget to comment! lol couldn’t help it.
Now it’s unbearable like 80% Idiocracy + AI garbage videos. 😭
This is the nicest thing I've read in all my comments. If I had the means I'd reward that attitude properly.
I love this. Quick, simple, clear, moving on.
Nothing better to hear! Thank You Sir!@@GrantSR
Best comments are like these!@@GrantSR
Thank you for a quick and to the point video. Too many would have made this into a 20 minute video. Subscribing.
I'm sooooo with ya on that! Totally true! And THANK YOU for the Subs ALL OF YOU!!!
direct and to the point wll done@@joesshop3622
Subscribed too! 2 Thumbs UP! Thanks !
I wish I could double thumbs the comment! Thank You Sir!@@dporrasxtremeLS3
Or just stay away from this style of clamp. The thread screw type are miles better
Excellent - clear, quick and no stupid music. Well done Joe! Subscribing.
Another who hates being annoyed...imagine that lol. We all hate it yet some feel we need it in every video, more lol.
Or just use DeWalt
It's about fixin' what you paid for, have in stock, and isn't working right anymore...not about mine is better sir.
I've used my Irwins every day for years and never had any slip problems. But I totally get what you're talking about and I'll watch for it. How to double the working life of my clamps - what a revelation. Thank you.
I'm only on the second one to slip in 20 tears of serious use. Considering I have 30 that's pretty darn good really.
I gripped the Irwin with gorilla pressure which caused it to go into 'slip-grip.' This video instruction fixed it! So happy.
@@joesshop3622 In 20 tears of serious use? That's a lot of crying for a wood shop.
It appears this is the root of the problem...You and me both!@@mike7gerald
Irwin profits down 50%, executives decide steel plate should not be hardened.
FLOL!!! "CHINESEUM" counterfeits flood the market
I leave the roll pin out as sometimes I reverse the clamp head and use the grip as a spreader or small jack to bring things up to level.
YES! Exactly what I was going to comment but ya beat me to it! Incredibly useful at times :)
Great tip!
Replace it with a thumb screw
I was just thinking that, except you'd really have to reverse the other grip pad as well, otherwise you just have a, small piece of metal as the tip of your spreader.
Jorgensen makes clamps that can easily be converted to a spreader in a few seconds, without any tools.
@@danstheman33 I just rely on the square plastic bit of the fixed head. I only usually resort to using the clamp as as a jack at times when I just need a quick assist. It's not perfect but, in a pinch, it helps. Now you've suggested turning the fixed head I'll have to take a look at that option.
Thank you for this excellent tip, and not having blasting music, and for providing 3 minutes and 30 seconds of information in a 3:30 video.
I'm SOOOO glad it's being WELL recognized! I/WE all LOVE the KISS principal...so why not?
No time wasted, just quick and easy, like the "fix"... Well done video and narration?
Thanks Much for the visit!
Mine haven't started slipping yet but now I'm ready when they do.
Thanks for the money saving tip!
Thanks for the visit!
Mine are also working well but when they do start slipping I will use this to fix. Probably the most used clamps in the workshop. Thankyou
Isn't that the truth...I use the hell outta' mine, only 2 of 30 have given me slippage in 20+ years so I guess that's good too! @@markphillips3341
I also have a bunch of Irwin’s. I’ll keep this in my hip pocket when they show signs of grip senility.(losing their grip on reality 😂😂🤣).
One of the very few short and informative videos, without all the BS, thank you. 👏👏👍👍
This is something I'm proud of and many mention...I trust you'll all view my channel differently. I'm a believer in the K.I.S.S principal. I word it "keep it stupid simple!" hoping, "they will come" more lol!
....and , velcroman, NO B A C K GROUND noise !@(music ? )
Seems everybody is sick and tired of crap music and constant camera/edit trix every second! Apparently they just want the facts without the "froth" lol I'm good with that 110%@@petersack5074
This works on my pipe clamps as well. Great tip. Also, great that it was short and to the point. Good on ya, mate!
Glad it helped and thanks for the visit mate! Some day I'll visit roo land!
Absolute genius, thanks. Off to do this with half a dozen clamps that I'd relegated to the "dammit, I wish these still worked" shelf.
LOL At least YOU saved the ones that did not work...I'm not so fortunate!
@@joesshop3622 I've got so many clamps that are the same, dead ones become spare parts for when you break something easy to fix on one that does work!
Great video, thank you. My grips are fine, but I like learning and this is great. Also, a pleasure listening to someone being concisely intelligent and not starting off with weird greetings and hand signals. I like normal.
GREAT COMMENT THANKS!!
I like your terminology for a hammer/mallet (banging stick)
... these are sometimes known as a 'KEAT' (ie Kinetic Energy Application Tool) ...
Another "Joe-ism" lol
Forget about that Irwin clamp; the real star is that prybar, which is a Red Devil from days gone by. My uncle gave me one 40 years ago. What makes it so special? The steel. it’s a hardened tool steel so sharpenable that years ago I actually shaved cast iron off my intake manifold while scraping the gasket off under the carburetor. It’s precious and hard to come by these days. (BTW, ex-wife and I went into a battle over this during the divorce. She wanted my “Red Tool”. I won that battle).
Yeah I have several of these red tools
Vaughn still makes a pretty good one: black or blue for carpentry, orange as a beekeeper's hive tool. Very thin yet stiff, tough. 😎✌️
I have one. Just used it to pull skirting boards off the wall. 👍
Totally cool you guys are thoroughly observant! You know more about my late fathers prybar than I did lol.
This is sick I just had another go bad, I've been tossing em' out! $#@! Nice tip! Albeit a tad late for me.
Sorry man, not again though!!
Thanks a lot, I got three of similar ones nearly thrown away. You saved their lives and reduced waste.
Now, even when the other sides is work out, I'd makes my own replacements.
(And, if the pin gets lost, use a zip tie.)
Glad I could help! Anything older is worth saving...todays stuff is, well, not so good sometimes, especially when it floats here low and goes home high in the water...or empty.
John that metal slug needs to be almost at a right angle to lock. As you file it with a rat tail file, your elongating the slot which may cause earlier degradation. Also, that won't be good on your file that's hardened material. I have no test data on this so it's truly an unknown just a guess.
Wow! Just this week I had one start slipping. I was going to toss it. Not know. Thank you! Excellent video
Fantastic, another saved from the landfill! Thanks for the visit!
That was way simpler than I thought it was going to be. Thanks!
Thank you SIR!
Maybe they should go back to making them to the quality standards of the originals........My 30+ year old Vise-Grip Quick Clamps never slip and not only do I use them all the time in my shop and around the house but I used them professionally when I was in the trades.
The problem is costs vs profit. A sad round and round ending up as land fill nowadays if its Chinese based.
Thanks Jo, one of the best tips I've picked up on YT. Sort and concise, nice!
I really appreciate you all mentioning its short and to the point. I strive for short videos getting to the point, since I like that as well lol.
Thank you! Excellent video, short and sweet.
Thank You Sir!!
You-Da-Man, great tip.
LOL!! I recently replied with the exact comment. Thank You Sir!
Excellent tip. Thanks! 👍👍
I had soooo many that were hosed I had to look into the matter and figured I'll save all of you the hassle of looking into it!
This is good. I have a couple of Harbor Fright bar clamps that slip. Wonder if this will work or if their steel is soft Chinesium.
WOW!!!!!!! I will use that term till I die!!! FANTASTIC! 110% truth my friend!
I have a couple I just write Bad on them, now I'm going to need an eraser,
LOL You at least saved the bad ones....
NiceJoe,Thanks.I have several that slip. I will take care of it right away Good video.
Glad I could help! Thanks for the visit!
Modern ' tools ' are NOT manufactured, today for l o n g life. Plastic, and very soft, cheap chineese steel. Plastic. i for one, am tired of F I X I N G THIS junk. o well.....can't change the modern ' thinking ' ?....can we old guys ? Thanks, Dr Joe.....coulda / shoulda / woulda . from east central alberta ( old garage guy Nut- wing nut...)
Plenty of truth in that statement...I recall fully the olden days when everything was over engineered! Today it seems it's designed to fail 1.2 seconds after warranty ends.
Personally, I love the Irwin Quick Grips ! I use them for everything ! I need to also add that I've NEVER had one slip ! However, it is nice to know that if one ever does fail I can fix it !
Thanks for sharing! Apparently if you bear down on them all the time...they get sick of it lol!
I removed my roll pins from my clamps and never put them back. By sliding the handle off and putting it on backwards you now have a clap that will spread apart. I’ve used it many times while installing decking to straighten warped boards.
My clamps were used on the Mayflower...so the head does not come off. I guess that's a new "innovation" like sliced bread lol
This is such a great tip that I am thinking of making this fix to my Irwins even though none of them slip.
DON'T do that. Wait till they slip so you'll get more time before replacing!! I'm in 20 years before 2 of 30 started to slip but in all fairness I use the hell out of them!
none of mine slip, and I have owned them for years. Now that I have watched this video, I'll bet they start slipping now LOL
Murphy's law works over here too! Thanks for the visit!
I took out the fixed end split pins and put a quick remove type in, then you can make it a 'force apart' gripper, as well as a 'push together' gripper.
How did you get the top pin out it's molded as a whole unit?
I hope your idea of a "Bang Stick" if different than mine? If i used mine there would be nothing left of that clamp...
I like that!! Proust!
Excellent advice thanks for posting
And Thanks for the visit!!
Well the algorithm served this little gem up to me & im not disappointed. Iv had my 4 little quick clamps for about 8 years now & haven’t had an issue yet, but now that iv sent that statement out into the ether im sure i will have 4 failures tomorrow morning😂
Either way you have armed me with the knowledge to an immediate fix the second it shows any signs of weakness.
Funny because I would never had thought to do it, but as soon as I saw the thumbnail I knew exactly the fix you were going to do.
Well done & thank you very much
Glad folks are reaping the rewards of a fresh tool for free!
Same here, i have loads of Irwin clamps and now know what to do when they inevitably have this issue.
Best part is its fast to do. Thanks for visiting!@@AmirKhan-qx2lr
You beauty! 😃
That's what she said as I showed her the new clamp!!
Simple, quick & easy...Just my style. Thank you
We aim to please!
Bang stick? Don't get all technical on us Joe!
Excellent reply!
Excellent video.
Well done.
Thank you Sir!
Doesn’t the fixed end come off with a removable plastic screw? (So you can flip the direction and make it spread vs clamp) Instead of removing the pin just remove the fixed end.
I think you need to pry a cap off the pin 1st up on top. Never tried it yet though.
Thanks Joe !!! Happy St. Patrick's Day, Erin go Bragh (and of course Canada & The U.S. too) !!!
Thank you SIR!! I'll toast one to you soon! LOL!! Thanks for the visit!
@@joesshop3622 You bet, more visits to come, for sure.
Thank you I needed that info
Glad I could help!
FYI , you can do the same thing when your Pony clamps slip.
Exactly, Thanks!
Is there anything hive tools can't do?
How true! Thanks for the visit!
Great tip! Leave the roll pin out and you can switch from clamp to spreader as quick as you need to.
Great point! Thanks for the visit!
Fantastic & very concise! Thank you!
Thank you Bob!! and Thanks for the visit!
Is it possible to file the bottom of the slot when both sides have wear? Just file off the bare minimum to square up the slot's bottom concave edge? Pls let folks know. Thx
I was thinking the same thing, a file for Sharpening chain saw blades, you can get different sizes
I have no test data to prove it works but suffice to say elongating will make the metal slug angled more, partly defeating locking leverage and speeding the game of wear
thanks for the upload. I subbed. I have an old grip that does not tighten well and I am going to try this to see if it helps. Thanks !! peace
You'll be impressed for sure. Thank You Sir!!
And, I can also make a template from that part and make my own because that side will also wear and then that part will need replaced, but, with the template, I can make my own. :)
In reality you should get a decade or 2 of fairly hard service before they wear out. If you don't squeeze these like bigfoot could, your wear will be minimal or may not even occur. I failed to point this out in the video. A viewer reminded me lol
Thank you. These are (for me) expensive and I don't want to have to discard them. Thanks for the video.@@joesshop3622
*Excellent fast video. To the point, don’t need to hear your own voice and no nasty “music.”*
I hate it you hate it...we hate it! I'll ALWAYS attempt to keep it short and to the point. EVERYBODY loves that no?
@@joesshop3622 Joe’s a winner, thanks. Subscribed!
Leave the roll in out...flip the squeezer around and now you have spreaders.
The later Irwins had a bolt, and wing nut- the most recent ones just have simple slide-lock arrangement, so you’re just a click away from spreaders !
See the new vid, the top head is not removable
WELL DONE, ESPECIALLY WITH THE VISUALS.
Thank you SIR!! And thanks for the visit!
Best way to fix it is to "Buy American!"
I did lol, now their born offshore...it's so disgusting watching EVERYTHING made in landfill land, China!
Have the opposite problem, won't slip from abuse, paint, sealant, rust, dog snot (he's huge), dirt and probably a bend as well. They get used, a lot. Great tip
FLOL!! GREAT COMMENT Thank You Sir for the comment and visit!!
Can’t wait to try it, I have several that slip. Thanks.
Works like a charm, seriously it works like new after you flip it 180°
Flipping amazing. Thank you!
Glad you like it! Worked so well for me I had to post it figuring there are likely a couple more out there LOL!
What I would suggest is not to put the pin back in.
Get another Irwin clamp and remove that pin too
Get a small short machine screw and bolt and thread both ends together and tighten.
So if you put two 12" clamps together, now you have one bigger 24" clamp.
Of course remove one handle from one clamp and remove one end from the other clamp before attaching together
GENIUS! WELCOME aboard! I have other long versions of pipe/beam clamps so I never thought of it! EXCELLENT IDEA!!
@@joesshop3622 You can also remove the static clamp end where there's just a screw holding that end in.
Might be easier predicated on which and what series of Irwin clamps you have or others have.
Having 2 triggers on a longer clamp rail works just fine too.
On all mine the top is fixed! Drag....so I made the 2nd video like this thumbnail
@@drright2410
2:50. It’s a squeeze clamp, not a vice-grip.
Sorry I'm not following a script it's all off the cuff. My son said the same $#@! lol
@@joesshop3622 Close enough, we get the point. Well done!
Nice idea Video ❤❤❤
Thanks!! How many do you have that slip? LOL, not anymore!
Nice mod, thank you.
Glad you like it, Thank You for the visit!
Awesome thank you !
Your Welcome Sir!!
Bang stick 😅 smart a$$ lol
Been a bang stick to me for years. Micro humor maybe.
I'm surprised you didn't mention flipping the sliding clamp end around to make your clamp a spreading clamp...
How can it spread with a fixed head in the wrong direction...I'm I missing something? See my other video like this thumbnail for explanation!
Sorry, I wasn't clear, the fix jaw has to be flipped around as well. I drilled a hole and installed a roll pin to hold the fixed jaw in place. @@joesshop3622
Sorry, I wasn't clear, you have to switch the fixed head around as well. @@joesshop3622
I have a clone of the Irwin clamp, "Tooltech" it goes one step further and the fixed jaw is held on with a wingnut so it is easy to flip the clamp around. Instead of a roll pin on the moving jaw end, it is a easily removable screw.@@joesshop3622
I left one on the roof for years found it cleaned it and its good as new. Thanks for the tip very useful.
Great to hear! Thanks for the Visit!!
Joe, thanks for tinkering with the clamp. I bet you get hate mail from Irwin now. 😅
Literally one does think about stuff like that. Thanks for the visit!!
Great fix! Thanks for sharing. 😊
Thank you Sir!
+1 Irish subscriber added ! Love the short and sweet vid 👍🏻
I don't like drawn out videos either lol! Thank You SIR for the visit and SUB!!
@@joesshop3622 Sláinte 🥃!
Thank You once again SIR!! @@Mancozeb100
Bang stick? Hammer
Yes sir...it was supposed to be 1/2 funny. I've been calling it that for years.
Brilliant!
What a great video.
Like all the best things, simple and effective…
Thank you 🙏 👏👍
Thanks, much appreciated!
Problem is the punched hole through the steel plate will only have sharp edges on one side of the plate/hole, the sharp edges will be on the side where the punch exits the steel plate, the other side where the punch enters the plate will have rounded edges.
Its not punched on my grips though, that's weird. Its a sawn extrusion or maybe it's been faced? It's sharp on both sides if you look at the video closely. Although mine are from early 90's when they were likely made here in the USA
Awesome video, I have noticed mt beginning to slip. Done of mine have to be over 20 years old. Thanks for sharing!
Glad it's helping a lot of you out! Thanks for visiting!
Xlnt, thanks
Thanks for the visit!
Good tip!😎👍
Thanks Much!!
I wonder if anyone has tried this for any of the knock-off clamps? I have a bunch of Harbor Freight clamps like this and they sucked right out of the box!
It may be because the "slugs" were stamped with a dull die...the rounded corners act like they are worn from the start? Either flip or "face" the slug till its sharp edged and it should bite unless the hardening is way off.
I have 5, 4 small like this, 1 bigger but same style. Had 2 bigger but broke one completely. Oops. None slip, but if they ever do I'll try this. And if I wear them out twice I'll sharpen that edge on both sides for 2 more lives.
I wish I had test data on that theory...I can't say if that elongation of the slot will be as good as it was. Could work perfectly too...
Awsome info. Thanks so. Uch for the video and not wasting time. Quick, clear, concise.
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for the visit! You'll find I like to get to the point quickly. EVERYBODY likes that, no? Watch hrs. will come in time, no need to make everybody suffer.
Great video. As a side note, you can also replace the roll pin with a properly sized wing nut and bolt to turn this into a "quick reverse" spreader. While I get that spreaders might have considerably fewer uses than clamps, when you need one, you need one, and being able to quickly turn a handy clamp into one is a pretty convenient thing to do for the cost of $0.19 worth of hardware. Admittedly, if you've fixed your slipping "clamp", you will now have a "slipping" spreader. Fortunately, you don't often need the kind of holding strength on a spreader that you need on a clamp, so the slipping might be a non-issue for your particular use.
It seems not all can work as spreaders, I'm bummed, mine won't lol. Apparently only the newer versions. Thanks for the visit!!
I have original Quick Grip clamps and the Irwin version. I never have problems with originals. My guess is, Irwin makes them cheaper, such as using softer steel for that grab plate.
My guess is these are made across the pond now, from Chineseium!
Thanks.
Anyone ever have one of the clamping arms snap off?
I have a decent grip, but that was ridiculously easy.
If you still have the parts I'd wager to say it was a "cold shot" when it was molded and never filled the cavity completely full during molding...
Great idea, thanks!! Being an Irwin tool, it shouldn't wear out too quickly. How old was that clamp?
These typically only go bad after decades of abuse of some kind. Mine go south due to overtightening, possible lol No big ones ever went bad with the 3/4 spine always the 1/2"
Sweet. I just tried this with my little 6" Quick Grips that I use constantly, and it worked like a charm. I had forgotten what it was like for them not to slip. Thanks for the tip!
Another satisficed customer...just the way WE like it!! Thanks man!
All you have to do is spray a little WD-40 on the bar. It's on the paperwork when you buy them. It works.
Gary, mine are really old, came with stone tablets for directions but only mention their warranty. Thank you for your visit!!
Unless you need this immediately, don't try to make your Irwins better.
Replace them with a tool designed to be used like this. It's almost always a bad long term investment of your time and effort to try to make the wrong tool work like the right tool, or to maintain a tool that would be better replaced.
The Irwins are consumer grade clamps. Not crap but not good.
Get Bessey or Jorgensen clamps.
I understand your point but we must utilize what we have at this point. High dollar clamps mean we have less to use. Some of us cant afford that thinking.
Practical, simple, useful. Thanks for the advice.
Thank you sir for the Visit!
After you take that pin out of there then you have yourself a spreader! Thanks for sharing.
Yes you can on the new models...not so much on the older ones like all mine lol.
3:28 A brand new "Vice Grip"? And all this time I thought that thing was in Erwin Quikgrip
It's amazing how many found that stressful. Sorry for the slip up, it's all off the cuff
After it wears out from turning it around, I would think if you have a small file to just so slightly file it flush, it could go a while longer.
Possible but no test data on that idea... yet lol. Thanks for the visit Steve!
A 3 minute video in 3:30 these days is almost as good as a double tax refund. I have two of these, and while they don’t slip yet, I’ve had them apart for various reasons. I keep the roll pin off because it makes it easier to reverse the clamp as a spreader, or put one end through my bench as a holdfast. Thanks for the great vid!
Great point! Thanks for the hold fast tip! GREAT IDEA!
There are 2 types of these grips. The simple one is not much good but the better one works really well especially on big jobs. The better type has some type of ratcheting system inside it which allows you to get a really strong grip on your material.
Your the 1st to mention this. Mine are all old as dirt lol no ratcheting anything. Thank you for the visit!
TIP Leave the roll pin out and you can reverse the jaws to become a spreader bar instead. That can be handy at times by itself.
This kind is non-reversible so I made a 2nd vid to solve this game.
Perfect alignment before you stick the thing in, isn’t “that what she said”?😉
"I wasn't listening" LOL!!
Or do as I did, accidentally leave it outside in the rain etc for a while, then after discovering it with a light layer of rust on the bar, note whilst it's a bit stiffer to slide, it also lost it's willingness to slip.
Sorry to hear that! I hope it continues to work!
EXCELLENT and very helpful. Thanks.
Glad it was helpful!
I wish I saw this months ago when I threw out a couple of cheaper vise grips that this might have fixed
You and myself included! We have no time (as our glue dries) to find out a clamp is having a bad day lol.
my grips are not irwin, but there all pretty much the same. i will try this. thx dude.😁
Did it work?
I thought it was just me. A lot of work for a couple dozen clamps.
not sure I understand. Just 5 min to save a fairly spendy clamp seems worth it no?
Super clear and concise. Straight and to the point too! Great video!
Music to my ears my friend lol! Thanks!