Clamps

G clamps, F clamps and quick-release bar clamps for holding timber, metal and glued joints still while you work. A small G clamp or bar clamp is 1.000 KD, an F clamp starts at 0.950 KD, and the biggest F clamp here opens to 500 mm for 3.250 KD. Everything here is in stock except the 90° corner clamp and the 12" ratchet bar clamp.

Which clamp is right for you?

Out of stock at the moment: the 90° right-angle corner clamp, and the 12" size of the ratchet bar clamp — ask us about availability.

What you get for what you spend

• 0.950–1.350 KD — one clamp: a 50 x 150 mm F clamp at 0.950 KD, a 3" G clamp or a 150 mm bar grip clamp at 1.000 KD, a 4" G clamp at 1.350 KD.
• 1.450–1.750 KD — the middle sizes: a 50 x 250 mm F clamp at 1.450 KD, a 450 mm bar grip clamp at 1.500 KD, an 80 x 300 mm F clamp at 1.750 KD.
• 2.250–3.000 KD — a 6" or 8" G clamp, or a 120 x 300 mm F clamp at 2.750 KD.
• 3.250–3.500 KD — the largest F clamp, 120 x 500 mm.
• Around 4 KD — four small clamps, which is a far more useful buy than one large one for most gluing and assembly work.

Buying tips

• Buy more than one. A single clamp holds a point; a glued joint needs pressure at both ends or it opens as it dries. Four 50 x 150 mm F clamps cost 3.800 KD.
• G clamp or F clamp? A G clamp screws down hard in one spot and does not let go — best where you need real pressure. An F clamp's arm slides along the bar, so one clamp covers everything from 50 mm to its full reach. If you can only buy one type, buy F clamps.
• Bar grip clamps are for your spare hand. You squeeze a trigger and it holds. Less force than a screw clamp, but you can place it while holding the work, which is often the whole problem.
• Read the two numbers. On an F clamp, 120 x 500 mm means 120 mm of throat depth and 500 mm of opening. Deep throat reaches in from the edge; long opening handles thick stacks. They are not the same thing.
• Put scrap between the jaw and the work. A steel clamp jaw dents softwood and marks finished surfaces. Two offcuts cost nothing and save the piece.
• Do not over-tighten on thin material. A G clamp can bow sheet metal and crush plywood edges. Tighten until the joint closes, then stop.
• Need the work held still at bench height instead? That is a bench vice — from 3.500 KD, bolted to the bench, for sawing, filing and drilling.

Why buy from Bab Al-Saif

• Try the action before you buy at our showroom at Shuwaikh Plaza, Khalifa Al-Jassim Street, Shuwaikh Industrial — trigger clamps and screw clamps feel very different in the hand.
• In Kuwait since 1992, rated 4.7★ by over 350 customers on Google.
• Cash on delivery, card, or split your payment with Deema, with delivery across Kuwait.

FAQs

How much is a clamp in Kuwait?

0.950 KD for a 50 x 150 mm F clamp, 1.000 KD for a 3" G clamp or a 150 mm quick bar grip clamp. Mid sizes are 1.250–1.750 KD, a 6" G clamp is 2.250 KD, an 8" is 3.000 KD, and the largest F clamp (120 x 500 mm) is 3.250 KD.

How many clamps do I need?

For a glued joint, at least two — one at each end — and four if the piece is long or wants to twist. Small F clamps at 0.950 KD each make that affordable, which is why most people buy clamps in fours rather than buying one big one.

What is the difference between a G clamp and an F clamp?

A G clamp is a fixed steel frame with a screw: very strong, but it only fits the one range of thicknesses. An F clamp has a sliding arm on a flat bar, so the same clamp works on a 20 mm board and a 200 mm stack. G clamps here are 1.000–3.000 KD and F clamps 0.950–3.500 KD.

Do you have a corner clamp for 90° joints?

We stock one, the 90° right-angle corner clamp at 2.000 KD, but it is out of stock at the moment — ask us about availability. In the meantime, two F clamps and a square offcut will hold a corner square well enough for most box and frame work.

Also useful: the full hand tools range, bench vices for work held at the bench, and pliers including locking pliers for gripping small parts.