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Publishes a clamping force, and every mounting dimension

POWERTEC 20326, Type-225D toggle clamps, 4-pack

Four quick-release clamps that publish what no other clamp in this hub publishes — a holding force, and every dimension needed to drill the mounting holes.

Four POWERTEC Type-225D horizontal toggle clamps

POWERTEC 20326, Type-225D toggle clamps, 4-pack

Four quick-release clamps that publish what no other clamp in this hub publishes — a holding force, and every dimension needed to drill the mounting holes.

Amazon reference
B079SWJC4W
EAN
0843441100881
  • Publishes a holding capacity — 500 lb per clamp — which no other clamp in this hub does
  • Publishes every mounting dimension: base 1-3/8 by 1-1/2 in, slots 1/4 by 3/8 in spaced 7/8 by 7/8 in, bolt length 2-1/2 in including the rubber foot
  • A toggle clamp holds down, not sideways — it is a fixture component, not a hand clamp

Best for: Building a jig or a fixture, where the clamp is screwed down once and used a thousand times

≈ $19
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Specifications

Amazon reference
B079SWJC4W
EAN
0843441100881

This hub’s buying tip says magnets position and clamps hold, and that the bead should not be run until the work is held mechanically. A toggle clamp is how that becomes a habit rather than a decision: it bolts permanently to a jig, locks over-center at the same pressure every time, and opens with one movement of the handle.

What makes this listing unusual on the shelf is that it publishes numbers. The holding capacity is 500 lb per clamp — the only clamping force stated anywhere in this hub, where eight other clamps describe their grip in adjectives. And the mounting is given in full: a base of 1-3/8 by 1-1/2 in, slots of 1/4 by 3/8 in spaced 7/8 by 7/8, and a bolt 2-1/2 in long including the rubber foot. That is enough to drill a fixture plate before the parcel arrives.

Two practical notes. A toggle clamp of this type holds downward onto a surface, so it is a fixture component and not a substitute for the locking pliers elsewhere on this shelf. And POWERTEC sells the same Type-225D clamp as a two-pack under reference 20325 with identical bullets; the four-pack costs less than twice the two, and a fixture plate usually wants four hold-down points rather than two.

Availability

Read on the day this page was built: $19 at the American Amazon shop.

Read from Keepa on the day this page was last revised; stock and price both move without notice.

Prices quoted in this text were read on 2026-10-07. The live price is at the top of the page.

The questions welders ask

What is a toggle clamp for?

Repeating the same hold. A toggle clamp is bolted permanently to a jig or a fixture plate and locks over-center, so one movement of the handle applies the same pressure in the same place every time — which is what makes a drilling or welding fixture worth building. A hand clamp has to be positioned and tightened each time; a toggle clamp does not. This hub’s buying tip is about clamping mechanically before running a bead, and a fixture is how that stops being a decision.

Is the four-pack better value than the two?

Yes, and the arithmetic is on the two listings. POWERTEC sells the identical Type-225D clamp as a two-pack under reference 20325 and as a four-pack under 20326, with word-for-word identical bullets; the four-pack costs less than twice the two-pack. Since a fixture plate almost always wants more than two hold-down points, the four is the sensible unit. This page covers it; the two-pack is the same clamp in a smaller box.

Why do the mounting dimensions matter?

Because the clamp is useless until it is bolted down, and the holes have to be drilled before it arrives if the jig is being made. The listing gives the base at 1-3/8 by 1-1/2 in, the slots at 1/4 by 3/8 in spaced 7/8 by 7/8, and the bolt at 2-1/2 in including the rubber foot. That is enough to lay out and drill a fixture plate from the page — and no other clamp in this hub publishes any of it.

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