A clamp at Bab Al-Saif starts at 0.950 KD and a bench vice starts at 3.500 KD. The vices run to 24.500 KD for an 8 inch cast iron one weighing 18 kg, and the clamps run to 3.500 KD for a 120 × 500 mm F-clamp.
The two tools are not alternatives. A clamp holds two things to each other; a vice holds one thing to your bench. Most people who come in asking for one actually need both, and the lowest-priced of each together is 4.450 KD. This page sets out every size we list, what each measurement on the label means, and what it costs, read from the product records.
Bench vices: jaw size, weight, price
| Vice | Jaw | Weight | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small bench vice | 60 × 50 mm | Not stated | 3.500 KD |
| Bench vice, 4 inch, nodular cast iron | 4 inch | 4.8 kg | 6.950 KD |
| Bench vice, 4 inch, swivels 360° | 4 inch | Not stated | 10.500 KD |
| Bench vice, 6 inch, nodular cast iron | 6 inch | 12 kg | 13.500 KD |
| Bench vice, 6 inch, industrial | 6 inch | Not stated | 15.500 KD |
| Bench vice, 8 inch, nodular cast iron | 8 inch | 18 kg | 24.500 KD |
The weight is the specification, not the price. Three of these state a weight and it climbs 4.8 kg, 12 kg, 18 kg across 4, 6 and 8 inch jaws. A vice works by being heavier and stiffer than the thing you are fighting, so on this range the kilogram figure tells you more than any other number on the label.
Two sizes appear twice at two prices. Four inch is 6.950 KD and 10.500 KD; six inch is 13.500 KD and 15.500 KD. These are different listings, not a discount: the 10.500 KD four inch states a 360° swivel base, which the 6.950 KD one does not, and the 6.950 KD and 13.500 KD vices are the two that publish a weight. Ask on the counter which suits the job rather than reading the gap as an error.
Before you buy any of them, measure your bench. A vice is bolted through the top, so what decides the purchase is the thickness of your bench and whether there is a clear edge to mount against. An 18 kg vice on a light folding table will move the table.
The two numbers on a clamp, and which is which
Every clamp here carries a pair of measurements, written like 50 × 150 mm. The range itself tells you what they mean. Look at the six sizes of one F-clamp: the first number stays at 50 through three sizes while the second climbs 150, 200, 250. So the first figure is the throat — how far in from the edge of the work the clamp can reach — and the second is how far it opens.
That distinction decides the purchase. A clamp that opens to 500 mm but only reaches 120 mm in cannot hold the middle of a 1.2 metre panel, no matter how wide it opens.
F-clamps, from 0.950 KD
| Throat × opening | Plastic handle | Industrial |
|---|---|---|
| 50 × 150 mm | 0.950 KD | 1.250 KD |
| 50 × 200 mm | 1.150 KD | — |
| 50 × 250 mm | 1.250 KD | 1.450 KD |
| 80 × 300 mm | 1.750 KD | — |
| 120 × 300 mm | 2.750 KD | 2.750 KD |
| 120 × 500 mm | 3.500 KD | 3.250 KD |
Both ranges are in clamps: the plastic-handle F-clamp in six sizes and the industrial F-clamp in four.
Read the last two rows before you assume the industrial one always costs more. At 120 × 300 mm the two are the same 2.750 KD, and at 120 × 500 mm the industrial one is 3.250 KD against 3.500 KD — the cheaper of the pair at the biggest size. Buy on the handle and the bar you prefer in the hand, not on which listing you opened.
The useful jump in this table is 80 × 300 mm at 1.750 KD. Below it every clamp reaches only 50 mm in from an edge, which is fine for gluing a joint and useless for anything wider than a stile.
G-clamps, and why your C-clamp is the same tool
A G-clamp and a C-clamp are one object under two names — the frame is a C, and with the screw through it the shape reads as a G. If you came here searching for a C-clamp, this is the section.
| Size | Frame | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 3 inch | 76 × 50 mm | 1.000 KD |
| 4 inch | 102 × 56 mm | 1.350 KD |
| 6 inch | 152 × 72 mm | 2.250 KD |
| 8 inch | 203 × 82 mm | 3.000 KD |
That is the four-size G-clamp range. A second G-clamp listing covers two sizes, 100 mm at 1.500 KD and 150 mm at 2.500 KD, so the 6 inch size exists at both 2.250 KD and 2.500 KD.
A G-clamp and an F-clamp are not interchangeable. The G-clamp is a solid frame: it cannot open past its size, and it applies more pressure through a fine screw. The F-clamp slides on a bar, so one tool covers everything from nothing up to its opening. For one clamp in a house, buy the F-clamp; for pressure on a small joint, buy the G.
Quick-release bar clamps, from 1.000 KD
These are the ones you work one-handed, because the other hand is holding the work. The quick bar grip clamp comes in three sizes on a fixed 63 mm throat: 63 × 150 mm at 1.000 KD, 63 × 300 mm at 1.250 KD and 63 × 450 mm at 1.500 KD. Three openings, one reach, and 0.500 KD between the smallest and the largest.
A quick ratchet bar clamp is listed in four lengths — 6, 12, 18 and 24 inch — from 1.000 KD. We are not going to print that one as a price ladder, because it does not rise with size on the record: the 24 inch is listed below the 18 inch. One of those two figures is wrong and we are not going to guess which, so ask us for the price of the length you actually want before you order it.
Three more holding tools worth knowing
- Corner clamp, 90°, 2.000 KD. It holds two pieces square to each other while you fix them. Nothing else in this list does that, and a frame assembled without one comes out a parallelogram.
- Locking pliers, reversible, 10 inch, 1.750 KD. This is the tool people mean by a vise grip. It clamps shut and stays shut, so it is a vice you can carry to the work instead of carrying the work to the vice — on a pipe, under a car, up a ladder.
- Pipe vice, 4.950 KD for 60 mm and 6.950 KD for 80 mm. A bench vice has flat jaws and a pipe is round: flat jaws either crush it or let it spin. A pipe vice grips the circumference, which is what you need to thread or cut one.
What Kuwait actually changes
- Most flats have no bench at all. That is the honest reason the 0.950 KD F-clamp and the 1.750 KD locking pliers outsell the vices: they turn a kitchen table, a window sill or a balcony rail into a work surface for ten minutes and then come off it.
- Aluminium and uPVC mark easily. Both are everywhere here in windows and doors. Put a scrap of wood between the jaw and the work on anything you intend to keep looking new; a steel jaw at full pressure leaves its pattern.
- Bolt the vice, then check the bench. An 18 kg vice at 24.500 KD needs a bench that will not lift. If yours is a folding table, buy the 3.500 KD small vice instead and keep the other 21.000 KD.
- Glue needs clamps and the heat is working against you. Wood glue and silicone both set faster in a Kuwaiti summer than the tube suggests. Have the clamps on the bench and open before you open the tube, not after.
- Plumbing is where the pipe vice pays. A 60 mm pipe vice at 4.950 KD covers household pipe. Pair it with water-pump pliers and the rest of the plumbing side is in which pliers and which cutter you need.
Why buy from Bab Al-Saif
- Open and close it in your hand at our showroom in Shuwaikh Plaza, Khalifa Al-Jassim Street, Shuwaikh Industrial. The difference between a 0.950 KD clamp and a 1.250 KD one of the same size is the bar and the handle, and that is a two-second decision in person.
- Bring the work, or its measurement. Throat and opening decide these purchases, and both are measurements of your job rather than of the tool.
- In Kuwait since 1992, rated 4.7★ from more than 350 Google reviews.
- Cash on delivery, card, or instalments with Deema, and delivery across Kuwait.
Frequently asked questions
How much is a bench vice in Kuwait?
From 3.500 KD for a small vice with 60 × 50 mm jaws. A 4 inch cast iron vice weighing 4.8 kg is 6.950 KD, a 4 inch with a 360° swivel base is 10.500 KD, a 6 inch weighing 12 kg is 13.500 KD, a 6 inch industrial is 15.500 KD and an 8 inch weighing 18 kg is 24.500 KD.
What size bench vice do I need?
Four inch covers household work and weighs 4.8 kg at 6.950 KD. Six inch at 13.500 KD weighs 12 kg and is the size for metalwork and for anything you lean on. Eight inch at 24.500 KD weighs 18 kg and needs a bench that will not lift. Measure your bench before the jaw, because the vice bolts through the top.
How much is a clamp in Kuwait?
From 0.950 KD for a 50 × 150 mm F-clamp. G-clamps are 1.000 KD at 3 inch, 1.350 KD at 4 inch, 2.250 KD at 6 inch and 3.000 KD at 8 inch. Quick-release bar clamps start at 1.000 KD and a 90° corner clamp is 2.000 KD.
What is the difference between a C clamp and a G clamp?
Nothing — they are the same tool under two names. The frame is shaped like a C, and with the screw through it the whole thing reads as a G. Ours are 1.000 KD at 3 inch, 1.350 KD at 4 inch, 2.250 KD at 6 inch and 3.000 KD at 8 inch.
What is the difference between an F clamp and a G clamp?
The G-clamp has a solid frame, so it cannot open wider than its size, and it puts more pressure on a small joint. The F-clamp slides on a bar, so one tool covers everything up to its opening. For one clamp in the house buy the F-clamp, from 0.950 KD; for pressure on a small joint buy the G, from 1.000 KD.
What size F clamp do I need?
Read the two numbers as throat and opening. Our sizes are 50 × 150 mm at 0.950 KD, 50 × 200 mm at 1.150 KD, 50 × 250 mm at 1.250 KD, 80 × 300 mm at 1.750 KD, 120 × 300 mm at 2.750 KD and 120 × 500 mm at 3.500 KD. Everything below 80 × 300 mm reaches only 50 mm in from an edge.
What is a vise grip?
Locking pliers. They clamp shut and stay shut, so they hold the work while both your hands do something else, and they go to the job instead of the job coming to a bench. Ours is a reversible 10 inch at 1.750 KD.
Do you have a pipe vice?
Yes, at 4.950 KD for 60 mm and 6.950 KD for 80 mm. A pipe vice grips a round section, which flat bench-vice jaws cannot do without crushing the pipe or letting it spin.
Where can I buy a bench vice in Kuwait?
At our showroom in Shuwaikh Plaza, Khalifa Al-Jassim Street, Shuwaikh Industrial, or online from bench vices and clamps, with delivery across Kuwait and payment by cash on delivery, card or Deema instalments. Opening hours and contact details are on the FAQs page.
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