This clip is very strong. It's almost too strong. I personally need two hands to fully open. So if you don't need that much power in a small clamp, this isn't the best choice. I was looking for something to press two small pieces of 1/4" thick plywood together, and while this clamp will certainly get the job done, it's also a bit of a pain because I wanted to be able to turn this clamp around from a set of parts to move .in another.the other is pretty common and easy.that's not very good for that.