Clamptite CLT01 4 3/4 inch Stainless Steel Tool with Aluminum Bronze T-Bar Nut

Great tool, quality construction worth the extra dollars over the knock off.

I really couldn’t find much as far as the proper wire size for any specific purpose. I bought two different wire sizes to try. There definitely is a little practice needed to put the wire clamp on fast and efficiently. It was a little awkward at first, but by the third one, it went a little smoother. You need to have enough room to flop the clamp 180 degrees at the end to lock everything in place. The clamp of perpendicular to the clamping piece. Like any tool, you are limited at times to where you can use it. You need to have a little space. I was able to clamp an air line to the back of a plasma cutter without much of a hassle. The fitting, is right at the case of the cutter. It worked pretty good for my first attempts. The hoses seeped air with the normal worm clamps. It’s a very simple process that is awkward until you’re used to it. I’m throwing this in my off - road travel bag. Great sense of security to be able to make any clamp size that could come up.

I think it works well, though doing these wire binding things requires a fair amount of learning if you want to do it well and with any elegance. I bought a cheaper version of another brand and it actually does fine for larger gauge work, but I wanted this for smaller things that might have some degree of artistry to them. Clearly the quality of their production is far above the other brand, but I probably wouldn't have bought one except I really like nice things and as I've said I want to do some more refined projects. I haven't and don't plan to use(d) this on really beefy stuff like fixing heavy but sagging gates, or other major structural tasks, and i'm not sure I'd want to take the chance of damaging it that way. If you like nice things and aspire to elegance, you'll like this.

I have wanted one of these for at least 10 years since I saw a cool tools review on BoingBoing.com. Still unwillingn to pay this much for a gift to myself, I picked up up for my dad as a Christmas gift. It mostly lives up to my expectations. Pros: Its very well machined from high-quality INOX barstock, threaded rod and brass. Simple and elegant. It looks incredible. Gift worthy. It was smaller than I expected. Cons: The cross-members are roll pins rather than solid SS: a minor cosmetic issue. The knob/threaded rod assembly is not captive to the body of the tool. This means that it can extend and flop around without tension being pulled during use. Does not impede function, but surprised me. I suppose a fixed nut but would require a more complex mechanism. Overall, a beautiful object and a functional well-made tool that will probably never die. Probably too expensive for what it is though.

Works awesome! Was a great gift for the car mechanic

Works great make sure you use the stainless steel wire because if you use cheap wire as you tighten it you will break the wire.

I can say this is the coolest tool in my toolbox. You can make any clamp size you want. Definitely need a little room to use it, but even if you can’t push the tool all the way over you can push with a flathead screwdriver while cutting the wire to get it almost just as tight as using it properly. Still tight enough for the radiator hoses on my dirt bike that I just could not get to stop leaking with the Honda hose clamps on these aftermarket radiators. Tool is beautiful and I’m sure it will last forever. You will need some practice or patience to get the clamps looking good, but I didn’t find it that hard to do.

Makes great hose clamps