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QUICK-GRIP 12-in Medium-Duty One Handed 300-lb Bar Clamp

Ratings & Reviews for IRWIN QUICK-GRIP 12-in Medium-Duty One Handed 300-lb Bar Clamp

4.6
142
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 4.6 out of 5
142 Reviews


92% Recommend this product

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What Customers Are Saying

The clamps are versatile and easy to use, with strong clamping power that securely holds materials in place for various projects. Customers appreciate the one-handed operation and lack of surface damage. However, some users report issues with quality and durability, including clamps breaking or malfunctioning after limited use, as well as problems with the release mechanism. Overall, the clamps are a reliable and useful tool, though the quality may have declined in more recent models.

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142 Customer Reviews

Great longer reach clamps.

July 16, 2026
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Great pressure

Would Recommend

Holds with great pressure

July 16, 2026
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Great clamps but keep them dry.

Would Recommend

These are great clamps and exactly what I wanted for my deck project. The only reason I gave them a 3 is because I left them on the build over night and it rained, the next day they had rust on all the metal parts. I was really surprised that they didn’t hold up to the elements better than that.

May 30, 2026
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Response from Irwin Tools

Hello . I appreciate your feedback on the 1964718 Bar Clamp. This is not the kind of performance we expect from our products and would like to speak...

Irwin ToolsJune 12, 2026

Works great

Would Recommend

Works great for smaller jobs and is my go to clamp.

May 18, 2026
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The quick grip is easy to secure your project

Would Recommend

Easy to use and holds my pieces strongly

April 8, 2026
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Reversible

Would Recommend

Very quick an easy

November 26, 2025
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Release requires a lot of pressure

it works well, but not as good as the older model I own. The release requires a lot of pressure, sometimes requiring two hands. It’s also a bit expensive. The pads secure better and aren’t likely to slide off.

November 2, 2025
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Had them before

They are great, and I keeping to the collection as needed.

June 11, 2025
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Tough clamp

Would Recommend

Perfect for helping bolt a 2x4 to a severely bent 2x4. Applied a LOT of pressure & no problems

November 2, 2024
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Irwin may be loosing it on quality control.

Would Not Recommend

Have used these clamps for years in a professional working environment and have been quite happy - until after I bought these new ones. On the first job, both of them kept coming apart at the ends (which has happened after years of use). Suspect the end latch engineering and/or manufacturing has cut back some .0005 materials cost (which, of course, translates to thousands of $ manufacturing millions of units).

June 18, 2024
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Response from Irwin Tools

Hello Rock, I appreciate your feedback on the Model #1964718 and I'm sorry to hear you are experiencing issues with the clamps.
Please conta...

Irwin ToolsJune 21, 2024

Great Tool

Would Recommend

Easy to use and can pull things together or push them apart with great pressure, I have a few of them and they work great to handle may medium size wood projects.

April 4, 2024
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Price point

made the job easy

March 14, 2024
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Quality

Would Recommend

Size-convenience

February 2, 2024
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Strong grip with little effort

Would Recommend

This clamp holds your project materials in place so you can install fasteners or adhesive. The best part is they don’t require a gorilla’s grip to get the holding power.

May 23, 2023
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