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The James Morton Group founded in 1949, is the exclusive sales and marketing arm for Bessey clamps in North America. The partnership is dedicated to quality through superior products, distribution and service in North America. The company serves the industrial metal market through the James Morton division and the woodworking and hardware markets through American Clamping.
The Bessey name has earned the status of the "clamp of choice" among serious hobbyists, semi-professionals and contractor tradesmen.

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We supply the following products from Bessey:

K-Body Clamps

The K-Body Clamp

The K-Body Clamp - America's favorite woodworking clamp! It's unique guided jaws with large flat faces make it ideally suited for clamping components at right angles…without twisting or tilting. The polyamid clad jaws are glue resistant and provide a soft touch for delicate projects.

STEEL JAWS ARE TOTALLY ENCASED IN SUPER-POLYAMID ... provides for the ultimate in strength and stability while offering a non-marring, glue-resistant surface.

LARGE, PARALLEL JAWS ... distribute even pressure across the entire surface to stop bowing, turning and lifting of work. This Bessey design guarantees the jaws are always at a 90° angle to the rail.

OVER SIZED, ACME THREAD ... for positive grip with minimum turns.

LOCKING SYSTEM WON'T LET GO ... features dual set screws that are permanently molded into the sliding arm ... interlocks with serration on both sides of the rail for non-slip grip.

ERGONOMICALLY DESIGNED WOOD HANDLE ... for a comfortable grip. Can be hand tightened to 1,000 lbs. clamping pressure.

COLD DRAWN, PROFILED STEEL RAIL ... made in Bessey's own mill for total control on quality. Unique profile - engineered for extra strength to minimize flexing or bending, common with flat rails found on most ordinary bar clamps. Galvanized to prevent stains on wood and won't rust.

For More Information on Bessey Products,
Contact Our Cincinnati, Ohio Showroom
at 513.761.6777 or 800.642.5656!

KP Framing System - KP Blocks

KP Blocks are packaged 4 to a set. They are used with four K-Body clamps (not included) for quick, easy and perfectly square set-up for projects like raised panel doors, entrance doors, cabinets, window frames, picture frames, boxes and so on.

The glue-resistant blocks can be used with all K-Body clamps from 12" to 98". They can be screw-mounted to the work surface.

UniKlamp

The Universal Light Duty Clamp with a world of possibilities!

Features:


•		Over 11 square inches of clamping surface ... "gentle touch" jaws distribute even clamping pressure over the entire face
•		Jaws reverse for use as a spreader
•		Jaws encased in glass-fibre reinforced polyamid ... non-marring, glue-repellent surface also resists paint and grease solvents
•		"Foot" keeps UniKlamp sitting even and parallel on work surface

For More Information on Bessey Products,
Contact Our Cincinnati, Ohio Showroom
at 513.761.6777 or 800.642.5656!

Model EKT-55

Professional One Hand Edge Clamp. Tightens and secures with a simple twist of the handle!

The Bessey Professional One Hand Edge Clamp was developed with the production and custom woodworker in mind. It features a compound screw mechanism, which allows the operator to simultaneously engage the top and bottom pressure pads while applying pressure to the front edge of a countertop.

Features

Lightweight aluminum frame; extendible pressure plate; ergonomically shaped handle; large jaws; unique dual spindle function; swivel mounted cold extruded pressure plate; pivoting supports, and large opening.

Model PC-34

JAMACCTM Pipe Clamp Fixtures for ½" and ¾" diameter pipe. These clamps feature plated spindles to prevent rust and corrosion; "clutch" action grips bar automatically; large clamping surface; positive grip; large handle; and positive pressure.

Model PS-55

Professional Seaming Tool

VACUUM CUPS PS55 to any smooth, non-porous material such as solid surface, SSV laminate, marble and granite to eliminate the need for glue blocks.

Cup made from rugged high-pressure aluminum alloy with the highest quality rubber diaphragm.

VACUUM OPERATING LEVER … activates and locks the vacuum seal on the work surface. Quick release. Completely portable.

LEVELING TOGGLES … this unique feature easily and accurately levels deck joints during seaming ... reducing the need for sanding.

WORK HARDENED STEEL SPINDLE smoothly draws deck seams together with just the right pressure. Galvanized spindle will hold up to years of wear.

OVERSIZED WOODEN HANDLE … comfortable for any hand.

COLD DRAWN GUIDE RODS … create a solid, rigid frame for supporting vacuum cups and leveling toggles... minimizing panel lifting.

For More Information on Bessey Products,
Contact Our Cincinnati, Ohio Showroom
at 513.761.6777 or 800.642.5656!

Tradesman

Bessey Tradesman Bar Clamps - The world's largest selling bar clamp!

Features

MALLEABLE CAST JAWS, PRESS FITTED TO RAIL ... no mechanical fastener to loosen over time, corrugated for extra strength, powder coated for protection against corrosion

GLUE RESISTANT, NON-MAR PLASTIC CAPS ... are standard on ALL Tradesmen clamps to protect work surface

LOCKING MECHANISM WON'T LET GO … The set screw is permanently molded into the sliding arm ... interlocks with serration on six sides of the rail for non-slip grip ... "the greater the pressure the tighter it grips"

COLD DRAWN, PROFILED STEEL RAIL ... made in Bessey's own mill for total control on quality

LARGE DIAMETER PAD SURFACE ... large footprint on the Tradesmen pad creates a "soft touch" to Minimize the risk of dimpling, common to most ordinary bar clamps

OVERSIZED ACME THREAD ... graphite-coated for smooth action ... rolled, work-hardened for greater strength Coarse thread is designed for faster clamping with less cranking

OVERSIZED ERGONOMIC WOOD HANDLE ... maximum power, maximum comfort

Model VAS23

The Bessey Variable Angle Strap Clamp

... has two distinguishing features that makes it more functional and convenient than the other generic strap clamps on the market. First, the unique, geared winder tightens the clamp evenly from both sides simultaneously ... ensuring distortion-free clamping. Second, the integral rewinding mechanism keeps the strap conveniently rolled-up and stored out of the way ... without twists and tangles. Once you try the Bessey Variable Angle Strap Clamp ... other clamps just won't measure up!

Bessey Model VAS23 Variable Angle Strap Clamp

STRAP LOCK ... easy to use mechanism releases and locks strap around awkward or large assemblies.

SPECIALLY WOVEN 23 FT. POLYESTER STRAP ... for up to 1,100 lbs. tensile strength with minimal stretch ... there's nothing on the market even close for the money.

GLASS-FIBER REINFORCED POLYAMID CASE AND CORNER BLOCKS ... for light weight and higher strength

STRAP WINDER ... excess strap conveniently stored on spool - keeps strap tangle free and out from under foot. Crank can be mounted on either side for left or right hand rewinding.

ALLOWS FOR PRECISE ADJUSTMENT ... tightens strap evenly from both sides for distortion-free clamping

ERGONOMIC WOOD HANDLE ... is designed for maximum torque when cranking the strap tight ... like all Bessey clamps, large Acme thread means more power with less cranking.

For More Information on Bessey Products,
Contact Our Cincinnati, Ohio Showroom
at 513.761.6777 or 800.642.5656!

WS Angle Clamp

These versatile clamps are designed to always hold, fix and align material at a 90° angle and adjust automatically to variations in wood thickness.

Their accuracy makes them ideal for many applications including cabinet work, furniture assembly, framing and their compact size fits easily into a tool box for site work.

Features

Galvanized spindle with large Acme thread; accurate, durable, die cast jaws are plastic-coated to protect work; open design allows ample clearance to screw, dowel or staple material together while gluing.