Reddit reviews Bessey STC-IHH25 Horizontal Auto-Adjust Toggle Nickel Plated Clamp with In-Line Clamping Action, Silver
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Auto-Adjust to part dimensionAdjustable clamping force 25- 550 lbs.Ergonomic 2 component handleFlange base with 8 mounting holesRemovable plastic non marring pads included
I ended up buying the aluminum extrusions and the clamps and I am in the process of making my own version of the MonsterTech mounts.
I haven't finished mine, but I will post an album when I do. I still need to mount the plates.
I'm pretty sure this Bessey horizontal inline is right around the same spec. The slot mounts are 1.3 to 1.89 inches wide, soooo... 32ish to almost 50 mm, which I think is right since their product looks like it uses 4080 double width extrusion to my eye. There's also a slightly smaller Bessey clamp that should fit 2040 or 3060 if that's what you happen to have, and I'm sure similar clamps would also work. That's the great thing about extrusion; it's like grown up Legos or Mechano :-)
Just as an aside, when I am looking for some dohickey or thingimabob and have absolutely no idea what it is called, I'll often just google a general term like 'types of clamps' and start scrolling through images until I see something close, then follow that trail, often using Amazon's "also shopped for" until I get to actual manufacturers and data sheets. I honestly had no clue what those things were called either until I went looking a couple of weeks ago after being inspired by that same site and having the same sticker shock. I'm glad it might help someone out, but I also hope that those with the means or less free time will support Monster Tech for their ideas. Were it not for the obscene shipping which they have no control over, I feel like they are actually selling a well crafted product at a fair price; those aluminum plates alone would be pretty pricey to custom order.
https://www.amazon.com/Bessey-STC-IHH25-Horizontal-Auto-Adjust-Clamping/dp/B0057PUFMG
This is what I ordered after watching the Monstertech videos and research. Now to order my 8020.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007UM56YG/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
90% of the budget is just these clamps. Similar to the ones used by the MonsterTech guys as well (they are both Bessey Clamps)
These are the ones that MonsterTech is using (https://www.amazon.com/Bessey-STC-IHH25-Horizontal-Auto-Adjust-Clamping/dp/B0057PUFMG/). They are a bit more expensive. Not really sure what the difference is between the two.
EDIT: I just looked at my clamps and they are the same damn thing. Not sure why Amazon has them cheaper and labeled as "T24248" but they are STC-IHH25 clamps (that's the model # stamped into the side of them). No reason to buy them from the 2nd link since they more expensive and are the same thing as the first link. That is unless they shipped me the wrong clamps (not that I'm going to complain about that).