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How Good are Rockler® Corner Clamps? 

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Clamping up 4 sides of a cabinet, square and secure, can be a hassle. Good news! There are some reasonably priced tools that solve this dilemma.
Recently, DirtFarmerJay was building some closet fixtures for a friend. The material was melamine surfaced particleboard. Not the easier material to handle due to its weight and fragile surface edges, but what was needed for the job.
When it came time to build the cabinet boxes for the closet system, all four corners needed to be clamped up quickly, square and secure. For a small shop setting, this typically means the use of some type of corner squaring devices and a lot of clamps. For a person working alone, it becomes difficult to hold the pieces, squaring devices, and clamps all in position at one time (although we’ve seen some pretty clever ways to get around this!).
We recently found a series of products invented and distributed by Rockler®. Their Clamp-It system consists of different devices that can be combined to allow you to position and hold carcass pieces without assistance or “gymnastics.”
You can clamp at 90° corners or “tee” intersections. The work is raised ¾”/19 mm off the work table height when using the clamps, so it’s easy to raise the other ends of the work with standard “one-by” lumber. The corner clamping jigs, coupled with the matching assembly squares, are used on the work table, and the work is set into them, positioned, and secured.
The “top” edges of the carcass assembly are secured using Clamp-It® clips - which also work on 90° and “tee corners. At this point, if additional security is needed (for drilling for dowels, Confirmat® fasteners, etc.), bar or pipe clamps can also be applied.
We think the clamp system elements are fairly priced for the work that they do and the quality of construction. By the time you purchase the clamping jig, assembly square, and clip for each corner, you’ll have over $50 invested. That means that for a set of 4, you’ll have more than $200 in the system - approaching the cost of a good set of parallel clamps. You’ll need to make the determination if the type of work you do ongoing justifies the investment. We can tell you that these came in VERY handy in building cabinet components.
At the time of filming, here were the active links to these products:
www.rockler.co... $20
www.rockler.co... available in ½”/13 mm and ¾”/19 mm sizes ($10)
www.rockler.co... ($30)
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@warrensmith2902
@warrensmith2902 5 месяцев назад
Bought the top corner holding clamp-its. They work well. For the bottoms however, I built some wedge corner clamps I saw on Izzey Swan's channel years ago. Made from plywood scraps, they were cheap and with some wedges, they hold great. However, I still use a set of the corner black "L" to quickly square things up. If your just starting out, you can go the full Rockler approach as it does work well.
@SavageVoyageur
@SavageVoyageur Год назад
Rockler had them on sale today. $124.99 for 4 clamp-it, 4 squares, 4 top holds. Thanks for the video.
@kevinbudke8438
@kevinbudke8438 3 года назад
I’ve had a couple sets of these for some time now. They work great but are pricey.
@DirtFarmerJay
@DirtFarmerJay 3 года назад
Thanks for watching and commenting Kevin Budke. I am a believer in the value of a great tool. These saved by bacon when I was recently redoing a closet for a friend who has become a quadriplegic. I gave him a "desk" in the closet so he can roll under the table top to get ready in the morning. Best, DFJ
@user-bw5xf3yr3m
@user-bw5xf3yr3m Год назад
I bought these because of your video, but I didn’t realize they are for plywood clamping. Is there one that makes clamping 2x4 square???
@DirtFarmerJay
@DirtFarmerJay Год назад
A, I'm not aware of a corner clamp that is for dimensional framing lumber. Sorry!
@drewfoxworthy1057
@drewfoxworthy1057 3 года назад
It seems that this system is more than double the price I paid just a few years ago! I do like them, though. I would like to see them make a mini system for fancy boxes, etc
@DirtFarmerJay
@DirtFarmerJay 3 года назад
Thanks for watching and commenting Drew Foxworthy. With inflation skyrocketing in the US, that may have something to do with the price. Keep watching and commenting. Best, DFJ
@jac_builtWoodworks
@jac_builtWoodworks 2 года назад
These are great in theory but I used them today for the first time and I found the clamping pressure on them wasn’t enough to keep them from slipping when screwing in pocket holes. Not to mention that the screw mechanism is in the way when attempting to screw in pocket holes, not very convenient. It was extremely frustrating and I went back to just using parallel clamps.
@DirtFarmerJay
@DirtFarmerJay 2 года назад
Sorry that you didn't have a good experience with these. Best to you. DFJ
@jac_builtWoodworks
@jac_builtWoodworks 2 года назад
@@DirtFarmerJay have you had any experience with them using pocket holes? I’ve clamped the things right down but they still seem to slip 💁
@SavageVoyageur
@SavageVoyageur Год назад
Too bad that you don’t like them. I find if you get your 4 panels set up you can run a few screws or use a nail gun and set the panels. Then you can install the pocket hole screws, be sure to use a vice grip tool to hold the first pocket screw.
@jac_builtWoodworks
@jac_builtWoodworks Год назад
@@SavageVoyageur I think i will need to experiment some more, but I was hoping that just using them would be enough for getting a cabinet square. 🤷‍♀
@DLMonak
@DLMonak 2 года назад
what if there is no inside?
@DKWalser
@DKWalser 3 года назад
Jay -- Thank you for the review. Another contender for 'best corner clamp' is Woodpeckers' BC-M2 Box Clamp. They actually cost less, on a per-corner basis, than Rockler's solution. (That's unusual for a Woodpeckers' product!) Which is better? There are advantages to each design. While I can see the advantages of these types of clamps, they don't have a place in my shop. I prefer using horizontal toggle clamps (or wedges) to hold each side against dogs in an MFT style table. I have lots of other uses for the bench dogs and toggle clamps, so my precious storage space isn't used by a single use item.
@DirtFarmerJay
@DirtFarmerJay 3 года назад
Thanks for weighing in David Walser. Keep watching and commenting. Best, DFJ
@alidjillali7450
@alidjillali7450 3 года назад
Bonjour 🇩🇿🌹🇩🇿
@SOLT_Mark
@SOLT_Mark 3 года назад
I don't doubt they are handy. It's amazing though how much it costs considering it's just plastic. There must be a huge markup. Someone is getting filthy rich. Emphasis on the filthy part.
@DirtFarmerJay
@DirtFarmerJay 3 года назад
SO LT - thanks for writing. I can see you feel strongly about this. Indeed, they are made from a glass-reinforced type of plastic that serves well in this purpose. While they are not inexpensive, they do their job well and if one does this operation ongoing, then it's a return on investment question. Thanks for watching our video and taking time to write! Best, DFJ
@LanceMcGrew
@LanceMcGrew 2 года назад
I fully agree these are some very high profit plastic parts. At least the expensive Woodpecker products are precision machined from aluminum. Rockler and Irwin are pretty much same quality when it comes to plastic.
@tomcain4130
@tomcain4130 3 года назад
There's always an easier way with Dirt Farmer Jay! Thanks Jay.
@DirtFarmerJay
@DirtFarmerJay 3 года назад
Thanks for the positive feedback, Tom! Best Regards, DFJ
@user-bw5xf3yr3m
@user-bw5xf3yr3m Год назад
Great video your good at demonstrating
@DirtFarmerJay
@DirtFarmerJay Год назад
I appreciate that!
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