Harbor Freight Bremen Parallel Clamp 4-Month Review

I've seen (and read) a lot of clamp reviews over the years. Most of them cobble together a series of pseudo-scientific testing parameters and torture tests that seem important but actually do very little to tell you how the clamps will perform over the course of years in your shop. So when I decided to conduct a review of the Harbor Freight Bremen Parallel Clamps (https://sovrn.co/qarzz1w), I knew I had to approach this with a common sense frame of mind. We won't be testing the flatness of panels, the squareness of the heads, or the clamping force available (watch this video to see why - The Truth about Parallel Clamps https://youtu.be/FwXVJusqv0s). Instead, we're going to do something incredibly ground-breaking: we're going to use the clamps for a few months. The least expensive parallel clamps on the market: https://sovrn.co/qarzz1w Get the Fremont Bed Course: https://thewoodwhispererguild.com/product/fremont-bed/ Get your TWW T-Shirt! https://thewoodwhisperer.com/product/wood-whisperer-t-shirt/ 00:00 Intro and disclaimer 00:43 First impressions 02:12 Smooth or Serrated 02:57 Foot and Standoffs 03:40 How to open and close the clamp 04:20 Free falling head hand crushers 05:35 Reversible head 06:01 Closer look at the screw 06:44 Closer look at the handle 07:24 Closer look at the heads 08:22 Head-Toeing 08:58 New Shirts at twwstore.com 09:17 Cost comparison 10:08 Real-World Test Setup 11:13 2 Months Later 12:09 A Problem 13:52 Let's Open it Up! 15:11 Respectfully Disassembled 16:01 Comparing it to a working clamp 16:29 Dissecting a Bessey Clamp 17:50 Adding more time to the test 18:31 Two more months later 19:35 Jason gets a replacement at Harbor Freight 20:13 Pros and Cons Conclusion 21:01 Pricing as of 5/22/23 21:49 Hobbyist perspective 22:30 Don't Leave Yet! #harborfreight #bremen Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKp44bWWZIiOPShPN_ytShw/join Sign up for our free newsletter to be notified of a new video or other cool stuff happening at The Wood Whisperer! https://thewoodwhisperer.com/newsletter/ For more information, free plans, and helpful links: https://thewoodwhisperer.com SUBSCRIBE! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=thewoodwhisperer Take a woodworking class online with The Wood Whisperer http://thewoodwhispererguild.com SUPPORT US ON PATREON! http://patreon.com/woodwhisperer PRODUCTS RECOMMENDED BY MARC US - https://www.amazon.com/shop/thewoodwhisperer Canada - https://www.amazon.ca/shop/thewoodwhisperer UK - https://www.amazon.co.uk/shop/thewoodwhisperer CHECK OUT OUR BBQ CHANNEL http://youtube.com/twwbbq WOOD WHISPERER en Español https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN0YcxiYZrgxp2TVC6W1oWg CHECK OUT OUR SHOP TOURS http://www.thewoodwhisperer.com/shop-tours/ GET INSPIRED BY OUR VIEWER PROJECT LIBRARY http://www.thewoodwhisperer.com/viewer-projects/ DOWNLOAD OUR FREE APP iOS: http://bit.ly/177u4An Follow me on: TWITTER - http://twitter.com/woodwhisperer FACEBOOK - http://facebook.com/thewoodwhisperer INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/woodwhisperer/ Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/woodwhisperer/