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   forestgirl | Sep 06, 2009 07:15pm | #1

   Thanks for the alert, JB.  These very-occasional clamp sales are terrific, and the only way I was able to afford good clamps for several years.  I don't see anything on their web site, so this must be an in-store only sale?  Pays to get there quite early (before the doors open).

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-) 
   
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   jonnieboy | Sep 06, 2009 07:35pm | #2

   forestgirl,

   But, but, they are on the website.

   Unless they expect me to buy them all. Given my tool-shopping habits, not an unreasonable gamble on their part.

   http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=11417&utm_source=NL&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=V9785

   --jb

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   forestgirl | Sep 06, 2009 08:54pm | #3

   Sorry, I thought there'd be a big splash on the home page.  Were you around when the big Jorgenson anniversary sale happened?  They were around half-price, and they ran out of stock (on-line) in something like 10 minutes!  My eBay snipe training came in handy, I got 4 of the six clamps I wanted.  Bessey had a big sale a couple years later, scored on that one too.

   The best Jet sale I've seen was the cabinetmaker's set for $99 a few years ago.  Two 24" and two 40" plus the stands and dog-hole pins.

   Have fun, leave a few for the resst of us!forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-) 

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   jonnieboy | Sep 06, 2009 09:16pm | #4

   I purchased one of those sets a few months ago, on sale, but nowhere near $99.

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   forestgirl | Sep 07, 2009 12:31am | #5

   The $99 sale was after the clamps had been out for awhile, but not too many people had bought them.  I suspect they used it to jump-start a market for the Jets, as people just didn't think of Jet when they shopped for clamps.  It was in the late summer/fall of 2006, I remember now 'cause it was right when I sold my business and I had set aside some $$ for tool purchases as a celebration.forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-) 

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   whaleplane | Sep 08, 2009 04:58pm | #6

   I bought two of the 50" clamps for $31.00 each. I believe it was 50% off of list!

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   jonnieboy | Sep 08, 2009 05:28pm | #7

   Whale,

   Buy low, sell high. I'll give you $35 for them!

   Now thutty-fi, thutty-fi, thutty-fi... Sold!

   -jonnieboy

    

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   jointerman | Sep 08, 2009 10:13pm | #8

   These Jet clamps sure do look nice, but I only use Bessey Clamps because that's what Norm uses! ;)

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   forestgirl | Sep 09, 2009 06:15am | #9

   Preference for clamps is very personal.  After accumulated a few of each of the 3 main clamp brands (Bessey, Jorgies, Jets), I settled on the Jet as my favorite.  Ended up actually trading my Bessey's with someone for the Jets that they couldn't get used to.forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)