6-Inch, 2-Inch Deep Bessey U-Style Step-Over Bar Clamp

By: Bessey

The U-Style Bar Clamp Step Over is the perfect tool for hard to reach spaces. With a 6-inch width and 2-inch throat depth, it offers an impressive 330 pounds of clamping force. The U-shaped rail enables you to easily step over the clamp, while the ergonomic wood handle provides a comfortable grip. This bar clamp is a great value, offering easy use and superior build quality and sturdiness.

Key Features:

This 6" U-Style Bar Clamp is designed to provide a secure grip with a 2" deep step over for added stability. Perfect for a variety of woodworking projects, this clamp is sure to be a great addition to your workshop.
76
B2B Rating
104 reviews

Review rating details

Easy to use
94
Design
78
Overall satisfaction
84
Customer support
83
Value for money
79
Sturdiness
89
Build quality
85
Size
82
Packaging
82

Pros and Cons

Pros
  • Features U-shaped rail that enables step-over clamping in hard to reach spaces
  • Comes with 2-Inch throat depth that helps maintain 330 pounds of clamping force
  • Built-in ergonomic wood handle offers a comfortable grip
Cons
  • May be difficult to use

Details of 6-Inch, 2-Inch Deep Bessey U-Style Step-Over Bar Clamp

  • Bar Clamps: Bar Clamps
  • Best Sellers Rank: #158 in Bar Clamps
  • Customer Reviews: 4.3/5 stars of 364 ratings
  • ASIN ‏ ‎: B002RJA9YE
  • Date First Available ‏ ‎: August 1, 2009
  • Item Dimensions LxWxH: 3.25 x 8.9 x 0.9 inches
  • Style: Ergonomic
  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ ‎: No
  • Product Dimensions ‏ ‎: 3.25 x 8.9 x 0.9 inches; 8.96 Ounces
  • Item model number ‏ ‎: LMU2.006
  • Tensile Strength: 330 Pounds
  • Manufacturer ‏ ‎: Bessey
  • Item Weight: 8.96 Ounces
  • Color: Steel With Red Wood Handle
  • Brand: Bessey

Comments

Ronaldo Mesquita: Confesso que fiquei um pouco frustrado, na foto parece ser melhor do que o que realmente é.
Esperava um Bessey made in Germany, mas não é.

Brazil on Dec 01, 2023

Randy Edgar: Easy to adjust when using.

United States on Oct 24, 2023

Lisa: I have been mega patient with this tool. No matter how many ways I try to use it (a clamp is pretty straight forward to use but I release all the opening, work with it at medium height closed, fully opened, etc) it doesn't work . Dont waste your time (or energy) buying this.

Canada on Oct 12, 2023

sergio: Grampo para uso em situações que não ser necessário forte aperto.

Brazil on Sep 23, 2023

Moises g.Moises g.: The media could not be loaded.  En la foto dice GERMANY pero está hecho en china, la verdad es que la calidad de la herramienta en la foto es muy superior a la pieza real

Mexico on Jun 27, 2023

Victor H. AgrestiVictor H. Agresti: Bessey U-Style Bar Clamp,Step Over,8 In,2 Deep, steel with red wood handle

The Customer Image shows the 8" clamp and the 6" clamp. The 8" opens to 8" and the 6" to 6" -- otherwise they are the same. Made in China. My work shop has well over 100 clamps of every design, size, strength, etc. Some are for metal, some are for wood, some are small and some are huge, some are long, some are short. Every clamping job should have the proper one for best results – and for some projects, these little clamps are just right. They are the only small clamps I found with the top in a U shape rather than flat -- so it can clear some work projections.

Here’s my take on some of the 1 & 2 star reviewer complaints:

- “The Amazon photo says made in Germany”. The clamps are made in China, and that bait and switch photo should be replaced.

- “Clamp doesn't open to specified size”. This is probably because Amazon sent the wrong clamp. Return it.

- “Any vibration will loosen them”. I've used these clamps hundreds of times, but you have to get them TIGHT, as you would any clamp, for them to stay in place.

- “Won't clamp”. Push the sliding bar...

United States on Jun 07, 2022

RAMON BARBOSA CASAIS: Não deslisa ao apertar

Brazil on Mar 12, 2022

Stix: Ok clamps. Works fine. Bought four of them. One of them won't slide very well making it hard to adjust and clamp. Feels a bit cheap. The handles are pretty slick so it is hard to clamp down if your hands are sweaty or full of sawdust. I personally would not buy again.

United States on Feb 04, 2021

Dave W: I use these clamps in the dogholes of my mini Paulk-bench. I had to grind 2 or 3" off the end as my bench is pretty thin, but overall these things are amazing at this price they're lightweight and but the material feels well-machined and resistant to breaking or bending.
They provide plenty of clamping pressure on a workpiece resting on an unfinished birch top.

I wouldn't use them as gluing clamps or anything like that as they're just simply engineered and I wouldn't trust that they want to hold like a good squeeze or f-clamp, but these absolutely have their place.

Can't beat it!

United States on Jan 31, 2021

carmen gonzalez: As a longtime woodworking pro, I have to point out that there is no such thing as a clamp that is too light or too heavy. Clamps should be sized to the job. A delicate repair needs a lightweight clamp, and a big honking job needs a massive piece of iron.

These have the same size bar as Bessey's light duty GSC series clamps. They work well for clamping an auxiliary table or fence to a tablesaw, shaper or drill press. However, for fences, I wish they were heavier duty— I use big clamps to hold a fence on the shaper, for instance, but on the drill press these are fine. For table saw and especially shaper use, clamp your fences very tight and secure.

That said, I'd like them better if the curved jaw was a larger radius— they clear the lip on my cast iron tables, but not by much. They do not have very deep engagement, but the convenience of not having to balance a spacer block between the webs of a cast tableis significant.

I had hoped to be able to use these with my MFT table, but no way will the curved jaw fit, what with that big plastic pad. That's okay, they are cheap enough and free up better clamps when used for auxiliary tables on stationery machines.

United States on Mar 09, 2019



6-Inch, 2-Inch Deep Bessey U-Style Step-Over Bar Clamp Jorgensen 2-Pack 24" Medium Duty One-Handed E-Z Hold Bar Clamp/Spreader Set 6-Pack WORKPRO Woodworking Bar Clamps Set - Includes 4x 6-Inch and 2x 12-Inch One-Handed Clamp/Spreader
6-Inch, 2-Inch Deep Bessey U-Style Step-Over Bar Clamp Jorgensen 2-Pack 24" Medium Duty One-Handed E-Z Hold Bar Clamp/Spreader Set 6-Pack WORKPRO Woodworking Bar Clamps Set - Includes 4x 6-Inch and 2x 12-Inch One-Handed Clamp/Spreader
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Best Sellers Rank #158 in Bar Clamps #25,632 in Tools & Home Improvement #28 in Bar Clamps #6,177 in Tools & Home Improvement #6 in Bar Clamps
Customer Reviews 4.3/5 stars of 364 ratings 4.8/5 stars of 1,250 ratings 4.7/5 stars of 3,154 ratings
ASIN ‏ ‎ B002RJA9YE
Date First Available ‏ ‎ August 1, 2009
Item Dimensions LxWxH 3.25 x 8.9 x 0.9 inches ‎17.13 x 12.2 x 2.48 inches
Style Ergonomic ‎Unique ‎Unique
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ ‎ No
Product Dimensions ‏ ‎ 3.25 x 8.9 x 0.9 inches; 8.96 Ounces
Item model number ‏ ‎ LMU2.006
Tensile Strength 330 Pounds ‎150 Pounds
Manufacturer ‏ ‎ Bessey
Item Weight 8.96 Ounces ‎5.79 pounds ‎5.3 pounds
Color Steel With Red Wood Handle ‎Black Orange ‎Blue
Brand Bessey Jorgensen ‎WORKPRO
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