I manage this product. We partner with a manufacture in Michigan. Our partner sold to a larger company and new people were assembling them. The new people were not dialing in the presses and unfortunately many of the clamps made it into the market with below standard quality. We have worked with them to develop more quality checks to fix that, and the clamps are much better again than they were 3 years ago.
I just bought 2 of the 3/4" Kant-Twist clamps from Amazon. Exact problem you had. I did an exchange and received 2 more the next day. They were almost just as bad. So I kept the 2 "best" ones and will try to fix them. Sad.
@@johnharris250 Awesome!! I'm not really one, but I play one on YT and IG now and then. LOL Do you know about sendcutsend.com for laser cutting? I've gotten great parts from them so far....and really fast, too! :)
@@bluehandsvideo Nice. I have a local guy that I use for that, but for a few pieces like this I will cut them on my Haas. I do have a CNC plasma, but its way to sloppy.
@@johnharris250 I've milled 1/4" and 3/8" flat plate before rather than have it plasma cut. lol It's a bit tedious, but I'd rather clean up those edges than the edges left by the plasma cutter. They've got better ones out there that seem to cut a lot nicer, but I still prefer having things done on the laser. :)
kinda weird.....got a comment with a link but it's not here anymore....they must have deleted it. Clamp Mfg has be bought by another company with different goals. www.prweb.com/releases/industrial_magnetics_inc_acquires_clamp_manufacturing_co/prweb16057018.htm
Everyone bragged about these but I just hadn't picked any up yet. Now, I'm not sure if I'll bother. I wonder if the MFG knows about the problem or if they farmed it our overseas and QC went out the window?
wilkbilt posted a link.....I reposted it.....Clamp Mfg got sold off to another company, so I'm guessing they've cut a few too many corners to make the $'s better.
your entire first post is not here. I got the link from the notification I was sent about your comment, but when I came to YT, I could not find your comment. www.prweb.com/releases/industrial_magnetics_inc_acquires_clamp_manufacturing_co/prweb16057018.htm Kinda weird since this comment of yours shows up just fine? I had a hard time even finding your channel yesterday, but it comes right up today. Maybe a glitch on my end....no clue. I'll post it and your channel name in the description box, if you don't mind. If you do, I'll remove it. Thanks for the link!!! Mike
As I understand it, there is a machine shop grade Kant Twist clamp and a consumer grade. Amazon sells the consumer grade. I have compared them and the machine shop grande is much thicker and no rivet problems.
Interesting. I had done some digging around when I dealt with this and didn't find anything about there being two different versions. That would also explain why the ones I bought were cheaper than I thought they'd be. Thanks! -Mike
I've heard from a bunch of people when I did the IG post about it......all of their older ones are in perfect shape....no bends and no loose rivets....so either these are knock offs or the quality has gone WAY down. lol
@@bluehandsvideo - Wouldn't be the first time that a name brand farmed out lowest bid production but didn't do their own quality control. "We inspected ourselves and found no wrongdoing" applies to more than law enforcement.
That's great idea. I'm sure it would be a welding store that would have them. I'll keep that in mind if I buy anymore. I'm pretty spoiled with having things delivered to my door. lol :)
@@bluehandsvideoof course it's a trade off of convenience that go with it. By all mean the local store is not an Amazon warehouse. Lol. Delivery take weeks to a month at my side of the world, even the premium take 3 to 5 days. Lol.
@@Amin.Ashraf I'd be going to the local store a lot more, too, if that were the case here. Some stuff, I can even get same day. A lot of stuff....next day. You can see why I'm a getting a bit spoiled. Plus, our state governor has had more lock downs and restrictions than most other states......it's just a lot nicer to wait for it to show up at the door. :)
@@bluehandsvideo I'd be spoiled too if I in your shoe. Time spend going out to shop can be fill with something else, am I right. Hope things will get better soon.
@@Amin.Ashraf You are absolutely right! I used to love to go to tool stores and such, just to shop....but now that I can afford to buy a few, I'd rather compare the specs online and have it sent to me. lol
I manage this product. We partner with a manufacture in Michigan. Our partner sold to a larger company and new people were assembling them. The new people were not dialing in the presses and unfortunately many of the clamps made it into the market with below standard quality. We have worked with them to develop more quality checks to fix that, and the clamps are much better again than they were 3 years ago.
I just bought 2 of the 3/4" Kant-Twist clamps from Amazon. Exact problem you had. I did an exchange and received 2 more the next day. They were almost just as bad. So I kept the 2 "best" ones and will try to fix them. Sad.
Sad to hear you got the same quality. If you need some intense clamps, look up Dimide.... dimide.com/
@@bluehandsvideo Yeah. I'm a machinist, and I'm just going to make some.
@@johnharris250 Awesome!! I'm not really one, but I play one on YT and IG now and then. LOL Do you know about sendcutsend.com for laser cutting? I've gotten great parts from them so far....and really fast, too! :)
@@bluehandsvideo Nice. I have a local guy that I use for that, but for a few pieces like this I will cut them on my Haas. I do have a CNC plasma, but its way to sloppy.
@@johnharris250 I've milled 1/4" and 3/8" flat plate before rather than have it plasma cut. lol It's a bit tedious, but I'd rather clean up those edges than the edges left by the plasma cutter. They've got better ones out there that seem to cut a lot nicer, but I still prefer having things done on the laser. :)
Whats the problem with a little slop?
They're called Kant Twist because they're not supposed to twist. The slop lets them twist. They just didn't work like they were supposed to.
kinda weird.....got a comment with a link but it's not here anymore....they must have deleted it. Clamp Mfg has be bought by another company with different goals.
www.prweb.com/releases/industrial_magnetics_inc_acquires_clamp_manufacturing_co/prweb16057018.htm
Everyone bragged about these but I just hadn't picked any up yet. Now, I'm not sure if I'll bother. I wonder if the MFG knows about the problem or if they farmed it our overseas and QC went out the window?
wilkbilt posted a link.....I reposted it.....Clamp Mfg got sold off to another company, so I'm guessing they've cut a few too many corners to make the $'s better.
the link is still there try it again
your entire first post is not here. I got the link from the notification I was sent about your comment, but when I came to YT, I could not find your comment.
www.prweb.com/releases/industrial_magnetics_inc_acquires_clamp_manufacturing_co/prweb16057018.htm
Kinda weird since this comment of yours shows up just fine? I had a hard time even finding your channel yesterday, but it comes right up today. Maybe a glitch on my end....no clue. I'll post it and your channel name in the description box, if you don't mind. If you do, I'll remove it. Thanks for the link!!! Mike
As I understand it, there is a machine shop grade Kant Twist clamp and a consumer grade. Amazon sells the consumer grade. I have compared them and the machine shop grande is much thicker and no rivet problems.
Interesting. I had done some digging around when I dealt with this and didn't find anything about there being two different versions. That would also explain why the ones I bought were cheaper than I thought they'd be. Thanks! -Mike
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You're more than welcome. :)
Enjoyed...now I need to check mine...lol
I've heard from a bunch of people when I did the IG post about it......all of their older ones are in perfect shape....no bends and no loose rivets....so either these are knock offs or the quality has gone WAY down. lol
@@bluehandsvideo - Wouldn't be the first time that a name brand farmed out lowest bid production but didn't do their own quality control. "We inspected ourselves and found no wrongdoing" applies to more than law enforcement.
@@somebodyelse6673 Absolutely!
This is why I just put tool that I want in the cart then go to the physical store myself to buy one.
That's great idea. I'm sure it would be a welding store that would have them. I'll keep that in mind if I buy anymore. I'm pretty spoiled with having things delivered to my door. lol :)
@@bluehandsvideoof course it's a trade off of convenience that go with it. By all mean the local store is not an Amazon warehouse. Lol.
Delivery take weeks to a month at my side of the world, even the premium take 3 to 5 days. Lol.
@@Amin.Ashraf I'd be going to the local store a lot more, too, if that were the case here. Some stuff, I can even get same day. A lot of stuff....next day. You can see why I'm a getting a bit spoiled. Plus, our state governor has had more lock downs and restrictions than most other states......it's just a lot nicer to wait for it to show up at the door. :)
@@bluehandsvideo I'd be spoiled too if I in your shoe. Time spend going out to shop can be fill with something else, am I right. Hope things will get better soon.
@@Amin.Ashraf You are absolutely right! I used to love to go to tool stores and such, just to shop....but now that I can afford to buy a few, I'd rather compare the specs online and have it sent to me. lol
Jeez, this guy doesn't know how to pene a rivet
feel free to do a video on how to do it and come back here with a link to it.....I'll even put it in the description box.