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All in One Clamp A-50 50-Inch Grip Clamp Guide w/T-track | 
| Brand: E. Emerson Tool Co
Category: Home Improvement
List Price: $44.99
Buy New: $35.40
You Save: $9.59 (21%)
Rating:  27 reviews
Media: Tools & Hardware
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.8
Dimensions (in): 59 x 3.9 x 1.8
MPN: A50
Model: A-50
UPC: 894837000032
EAN: 0894837000032
ASIN: B0000DYV40
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | T-track accepts all the accessories, router plates, saw plates stop blocks dowel jigs pocket hole jigs | | • | T-track accepts all accessories, router plates, saw plates stop blocks dowel jigs pocket hole jigs etc. | | • | All in one clamps are all the same height the thickness matches 3/4 plywood | | • | Scale ruler available in metric or inch | | • | Jaws holes accept accessories:tall jaws wide jaws story sticks |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
The Single Clamp is a simple and straight forward tool. Most commonly used as a straight edge guide for making clean cuts with your circular saw and router. Other uses include but not limited to; a fence for a table saw and drill press.
Amazon.com Product Description
The E. Emerson Tool Company A-50 All-in-One 50-Inch Grip Clamp Guide uses edge to edge clamps that are quickly adjustable and low profile, unobtrusive jaws to secure wood while staying out of your way. The tall, wide jaws provide flexibility, and the jaw holes accept steel jaw teeth for use on steel tables, and the scale ruler can be used for metric or inch measurements. The built-in T-track accommodates all manner of accessories, such as router plates, stop blocks, and jigs. The clamp thickness matches 3/4-inch plywood sheets, and a micro-adjustable stop provides superior precision in a tool given 5 stars by Popular Woodworking magazine.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 22 more reviews...
 I like the Tru-Grip stuff a bit better September 7, 2008
P. Hanley (NJ)
Decent design, but it doesn't always clamp very straight. Therefore, you end up with a less that squarecut. I wouldn't use this for cutting down the length of a door if you're going for square. Decent for the price, though I'd rather pay more for the Tru-grip models.
 Best Guide I Ever Bought August 29, 2008
Big Digger
I have been thinking about getting one of these for a long time. I finally ordered the 50" & 24" the 50" came today & it is the best guide I have ever bought. I will definitly get the 99" & 36".
 Good for ripping August 3, 2008
W. Dancer (Phoenix, AZ)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is great for ripping 4'x8' sheets of plywood. Ignore any of the recommended accessories except for the wide jaws. The saw and router guides are really cheap and you really don't need them anyway.
Flexing and other issues July 12, 2008
Mark Colan (Medford, MA USA)
The product is useful, and speeds up panel cuts (etc), but it is far from perfect.
When cutting a sheet of 4-foot-wide 3/4" plywood, it clamps securely, but the guide can flex significantly if you push too hard in the middle, resulting in a cut that is not straight. The less wide the wood, the less of an issue this is.
I was able to push mine more than the reported 1/16" in the middle when used across a sheet of plywood (4'). To me, ANY amount of flexing is a problem, because it is inevitable that I have to push the tool against the edge while cutting. However, use of the optional tool guides presumably reduces the problem, because when using them you don't have to push against the guide.
Another reviewer suggested clamping a piece of the wood to support the middle of the straight-edge. A good solution, but it takes away from the instant-setup convenience this tool is said to offer.
Years ago I bought an aluminum straight edge called Cutters Edge II. I can't find it in google so I assume it is no longer available. It was substantially more rigid than this one, and it came in two 4' lengths which could be joined together. However, its clamping system was much less convenient than this one.
I have not tried it yet, but I suspect this guide would not work well for very thin sheets, such as plywood less than 1/4". Because the clamps rely on edge-to-edge force, thin sheets have the potential to bow with this kind of clamping force applied.
The All-in-One Clamp Guide seems to be best suited to 90-degree cuts, yet they do not have any means of ensuring that the cut will be square. There is a squaring attachment (wide jaws), but measuring and/or checking with a square will still be required.
I only just learned about the "Ultra" model that is 100 inches long. That's the tool I really need (for ripping sheets), and I wish I had bought it instead. Being wider, it should flex less, however with its longer span, it is more subject to flexing. But it's expensive, and I could easily build my own jig, albeit using clamps that are not as quick to use, but with immeasurable flexing.
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