WEBVTT 00:00:00.256 --> 00:00:02.219 Hi, I'm Steve Smith with Camper Van 00:00:02.219 --> 00:00:05.120 Freedom. Today I'm comparing two workholding purchases 00:00:05.120 --> 00:00:07.253 from my van build: the DEWALT medium 00:00:07.253 --> 00:00:08.854 and large trigger-clamp set, 00:00:08.875 --> 00:00:14.268 model DWHT83196, and the DIYLOG corner clamps. 00:00:14.283 --> 00:00:15.862 I used the DEWALT clamps, 00:00:15.862 --> 00:00:18.316 but returned the DIYLOG set without using 00:00:18.337 --> 00:00:20.769 it. Those different histories matter more than 00:00:20.769 --> 00:00:22.760 a side-by-side product picture. 00:00:23.000 --> 00:00:25.816 The DEWALT set contains four clamps: two 00:00:25.816 --> 00:00:28.078 medium clamps with a six-inch opening and 00:00:28.078 --> 00:00:30.425 two large clamps with a twelve-inch opening. 00:00:30.552 --> 00:00:32.813 The bar, jaws and trigger make up 00:00:32.813 --> 00:00:34.947 a different arrangement from a right-angle positioning 00:00:34.947 --> 00:00:37.227 square. The matching picture shows the two 00:00:37.227 --> 00:00:39.254 size pairs in the set I reviewed. 00:00:39.318 --> 00:00:41.622 My DEWALT experience came from saw and 00:00:41.622 --> 00:00:44.380 drill-press work. My actual tools included the 00:00:44.380 --> 00:00:48.242 DEWALT DWS715 miter saw and the original 00:00:48.348 --> 00:00:52.647 WEN 4208T benchtop drill press shown here. 00:00:52.721 --> 00:00:54.215 I used the trigger clamps during those 00:00:54.215 --> 00:00:56.988 jobs, but never found a completely satisfactory 00:00:56.988 --> 00:00:59.485 workholding arrangement. That is my result, 00:00:59.505 --> 00:01:00.871 rather than a claim that the clamp 00:01:00.871 --> 00:01:02.788 set solved every holding problem. 00:01:02.912 --> 00:01:04.533 Holding a workpiece is about the whole 00:01:04.533 --> 00:01:06.774 arrangement. The jaw needs room to contact 00:01:06.837 --> 00:01:08.714 the piece, the bar needs room around 00:01:08.714 --> 00:01:11.104 the assembly, and the handle needs access. 00:01:11.360 --> 00:01:14.133 This moving carpenter footage illustrates ordinary clamp 00:01:14.133 --> 00:01:16.970 placement. The diagram separates the workpiece, 00:01:16.970 --> 00:01:19.743 jaw contact and supporting surface so the 00:01:19.743 --> 00:01:21.642 different parts of the setup are visible. 00:01:21.791 --> 00:01:23.839 The DIYLOG set was a different type 00:01:23.839 --> 00:01:26.769 of purchase. Its right-angle squares and separate 00:01:26.769 --> 00:01:29.693 tightening hardware are intended to position adjoining 00:01:29.756 --> 00:01:30.866 pieces at a corner. 00:01:30.908 --> 00:01:32.700 I returned these clamps and did not 00:01:32.700 --> 00:01:34.081 use them in my van build. 00:01:34.138 --> 00:01:36.272 I have no completed drawer or cabinet 00:01:36.272 --> 00:01:38.363 result to attribute to this set. 00:01:38.661 --> 00:01:41.072 My actual drawer photographs provide the build 00:01:41.093 --> 00:01:43.397 context. I laid out and assembled the 00:01:43.397 --> 00:01:45.488 timber frame, then fitted its base and 00:01:45.488 --> 00:01:48.238 rubber lining. The permanent corner brackets stayed 00:01:48.238 --> 00:01:50.884 in the assembly. Temporary workholding and a 00:01:50.884 --> 00:01:52.783 bracket that remains in the finished corner 00:01:52.804 --> 00:01:55.321 serve different stages. These are my drawer 00:01:55.321 --> 00:01:57.690 pictures, not a demonstration of the returned 00:01:57.924 --> 00:02:01.351 DIYLOG clamps. The DEWALT page compares two 00:02:01.351 --> 00:02:04.807 other trigger-clamp formats. The IRWIN Quick-Grip package 00:02:04.807 --> 00:02:07.282 contains four six-inch mini clamps. 00:02:07.367 --> 00:02:10.396 The Jorgensen E-Z Hold package contains two 00:02:10.396 --> 00:02:13.190 twelve-inch clamps. Their pictures make the differences 00:02:13.190 --> 00:02:15.323 in quantity and opening size easier to 00:02:15.323 --> 00:02:17.350 compare with the DEWALT mixed set. 00:02:17.499 --> 00:02:20.656 The DIYLOG page compares WETOLS spring-loaded corner 00:02:20.656 --> 00:02:23.865 clamps and an IRWIN screw-operated corner clamp. 00:02:23.958 --> 00:02:26.518 Those use different jaw and tightening arrangements 00:02:26.518 --> 00:02:28.332 from the separate positioning squares. 00:02:28.353 --> 00:02:30.935 All four comparison products are alternatives, 00:02:30.955 --> 00:02:32.875 rather than tools I am claiming to 00:02:32.875 --> 00:02:34.284 have used for this review. 00:02:34.539 --> 00:02:36.520 Thanks for watching. I'm Steve Smith with 00:02:36.520 --> 00:02:38.846 Camper Van Freedom. The full product pages, 00:02:38.909 --> 00:02:41.363 matching pictures and current Amazon buying options 00:02:41.512 --> 00:02:44.107 are linked below. My takeaway: I used 00:02:44.107 --> 00:02:46.070 the DEWALT trigger clamps but did not 00:02:46.070 --> 00:02:47.734 find the workholding setup I wanted for 00:02:47.734 --> 00:02:50.123 those jobs, and I returned the DIYLOG 00:02:50.123 --> 00:02:52.911 corner clamps unused. Until next time.