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 The Best Clamp...The Best Price February 8, 2003
Bob Feeser (Springfield, PA USA)
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
If your hooking up a dust collection system, the proper clamps can make all of the difference. The standard band type clamps are not properly suited to the job. The unique thing about dust collection hoses, is that they are generally made out of smooth, slippery plastic, with a stiff wire running through them for support and/or grounding. This poses a problem for standard band clamps, because the clamp is too wide to get between the wires. Therefore you have a clamp pushing down on the wire. Since the wire is rigid and in a circle, you would have to compress the circle (ain't gonna happen). Therefore a wire clamp such as these, with twin rigid wires is just what the doctor ordered.
I tried everything from duct tape, which gets soft after a while and loses it, to band clamps. When I finally got a set of these, my hoses stay put, and they don't leak. They are easy to install, and you can put a good torque on them, and not have to worry so much about them messing the thread the way a band clamp does. With the Jet 4" wire hose clamp you are dealing with a nut and a threaded bolt instead of a screw and some sheet metal. Definitely a lot stronger with the Jet wire.
The bottom line, when attaching a 10 foot-4" vac hose to a plastic 4" fitting, you can pick up the hose, move it around, and not worry about the hose coming off, the way it does with the band clamps sometimes.
Great unit, great price, get a few extras. Hope this helps.
Easy Clamping October 26, 2001
David Lindamood (Cadillac, Michigan United States)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
This is a nice simple piece of critical equipment. If it didn't work properly, it could cause a lot of hassle (air gaps / hoses coming off). The two wires fit easily over the end of the hose and seated snuggly on each side of the hose groove and then clamped up nice with just a phillips screwdriver. The wires strattle the ribbing on the hose, creating a nice tight fit. I put in 24 of these wire clamps without one problem, air leak or lose hose.
Hands Down - The Best Clamp April 16, 2003
Pat E (Evergreen, CO United States)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I read other reviews before purchasing this clamp and am really glad I did. What I like is that the wires make great contact between the ribs of the hose and screw down very tight. Later I purchased the flat band kind from a local store and agree that this wire type is much better. It's much beefier than I thought it would be. Definitely the best clamp I've come across.
 Design Flaws July 14, 2001
4 out of 13 found this review helpful
I expected the wire clamps to be a better alternative to the steel-band hose clamps since the wires can wrap the grooves of the hose. The problem with these is that one wire crosses a hose rib instead of seating in the groove all the way around, which means you really have to apply torque to get a firm seating. The phillips screw head on these is worthless on that score and you really need a ratchet for the torque (which the screw head accommodates). Several times I thought I had a firm install and only to have the hose plop right off. Also youre not careful you can dislodge the little washer that is part of the screw design.I've gotten excellent results with the steel-band hose clamps. The ratchet design appears to be superior and one can apply the torque to get a really firm seal. I have not tried the JET version of these clamps, instead from a home supply store.
Excellent Permanent Clamp February 17, 2005
Brian Andrews (Knoxville, TN United States)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I recommend these clamps to anyone who needs to permanently clamp their 4" hose to an outlet, adapter, inlet, etc. They form a good tight seal and do not fall off once properly tightened down.
I would not recommend these type clamps for an application where you would be moving the hose to different tools or positions. Reason being, one you would have to get your screw driver or socket wrench out, and two because the wear and tear of the clamp tightening on the hose over and over again would eventually wear a hole in the hose.
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