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BAR & PIPE CLAMP ACCESSORIES & JIGS sa CLAMPING TABLE xx BAR & PIPE CLAMP xx CLAMP ACCESSORIES & JIGS Simple jig allows a pipe clamp to be used on curved edges. Tip on using double-sided foam adhesive tape when using bar clamps on non-parallel surfaces. Tip on no-stick clamping pads. Tip advises wrapping black iron pipe clamps with waxed paper to keep the iron from touching and staining the wood. Velcro taped to clamp pads recommended as a way to protect projects. Tip describes how to make clamp pads from blocks of ash. Deluxe wooden clamp pads stay put on a bar clamp, but are easily removed when needed. Simple 2x4 support keeps light-duty quick-clamps upright (perpendicular to the work piece) during clamping operations. Tip on using PVC pipe to keep iron pipe clamps from harming wood or reacting with glue. Support blocks for bar-clamps slip over a sawhorse rail and hold the clamps upright and ready for use. Large (6"x6") clamping pads for a pipe clamp also serve to raise the clamp off the work surface to access any glue squeeze-out. Tip on using pipe couplings to increase the capacity of a pipe clamp. Tip on making curved clamping cauls which evenly distribute the clamping pressure from two bar clamps. Clamp pad for pipe clamp also serves to keep the workpiece raised above the bar. Build your own home workshop. Part 5. Using hand tools as stationery tools. Constructing a special "gluing table". Build a "gluing table" with fixed pipe clamps positioned every 8" along the 30"x48" work surface. Edge-gluing cross-clamps. This clamp keeps edge-joined boards flush and flat while side pressure is applied with conventional bar clamps. Tip to keep narrow pieces of wood from buckling when clamping them together using pipe clamps. Tip on using water pipe foam insulation on pipe clamps to keep them from touching the work piece. Softwood pipe-clamp pads won't fall off. Tip on making notched, flat-bottom supports to hold bar clamps upright and ready for use. Get even clamping pressure when edge-gluing by using oak dowels as clamping blocks. Hardwood strips make extended jaws on a pipe clamp to spread the clamping pressure when edge-gluing boards. Tip shows how to make an extender for a pipe clamp. Tip shows pipe clamp pad-stands that lift clamps off the work surface and pad the jaws at the same time. Make a simple wooden frame to hold pipe clamps perfectly parallel to each other while gluing up solid wood panels. Make a sturdy gluing table for use with bar clamps. Angle iron attached to a simple wood frame both holds the clamps and holds the work away from any other surface. Clamping blocks remain on pipe clamps, are padded to protect the work and hold the pipe clamps up from the workbench. Pipe clamp gluing blocks are octagon shaped. They stay on the clamp, keep it from rolling or tipping, and provide a large bearing area. Tip: Attach wood face-blocks to bar clamps using silicon adhesive. Tip: Clamp wide boards into the "H" pattern using a crowned caul and ordinary bar clamps. This "H" type of construction is often found in carcass and bookcase construction. Inexpensive glue-up rack keeps edge-glued stock perfectly flat when exposed to the pressure of bar clamps. Tip: Attach hardwood pads to the face of pipe-clamps by means of sticky-back magnetic tape. An adjustable jig for securing all six pieces of a hexagonal box lid with one bar clamp. Simple wooden blocks convert a pair of sawhouses into a clamp rack (gluing rack). Use foam pipe insulation on your pipe clamps to prevent the pipe from contacting the work piece and causing stains or dents. Half-round clamp perches (pads) allow clamping from various angles. Ideal for clamping irregular shapes with bar clamps. Convert an ordinary pipe clamp into a "long-reach" (deep-reach) clamp by adding supplementary jaws made of wood. Tip on attaching a pipe clamp (parallel to the ground) to a vertically-adjustable support stand to serve a variety of clamping uses (clamping rack, temporary worktable, ...). Tip on using PVC pipe to protect wood from clamping bar stains. Tip on padding the jaws of a pipe clamp by attaching pieces of leather. Tip on making crowned caul strips using a jointer. Tip on using water-pipe insulation as a pipe clamp cover. Clamping aid for an odd-angled corner. Tip on using shower-rod covers to cover bar or pipe clamps. Masonite clamping pad for a bar clamp is held in place with a slot and rubber band. Tip on using plastic-coated playing cards to keep pipe and bar clamps from marring a project's surface. Make two bar clamps do the work of three when gluing up panels. The trick is using battens which press against blocks in the center position. Retrofit those bar clamps which feature a hard-to-grip wooden handles with a short dowel at right angles to increase your grip and leverage. Wooden blocks permanently attached to bar clamps prevent the jaws from marring surfaces. Tip on making pads for pipe clamp jaws from scrap leather. Use pipe bar clamp as vise by means of pipe flange attached to workbench. Bar clamp stands. A pair of stands for a bar clamp hold it upright, and ready to receive boards for gluing up. Technique for clamping several narrow boards to produce a wider panel using pipe clamps, C-clamps, and various shop-built clamp supports and clamping pads. Tip on making a small shop utility/assembly cart with a removable top that accommodates long bar clamps in the vertical position. Simple jig for holding pipe clamps above your work surface. Build a quick and easy jig to raise and support pipe clamps and make it possible to turn the crank while edge-gluing boards. Tip on using masking tape to keep glue off clamp bars. Clamp pads for bar clamps are made from small pieces of dowel and hardboard. Pipe clamp tips. Clamp pads, preventing stains, extenders, assuring flat panels, and using the clamp as a spreader. U-shaped clamping blocks for use with bar clamps stay in place by means of self-adhesive weatherstrip attached to the jaws of each block. Pressure bars keep individual boards from shifting up or down when edge-gluing to form larger panels. Tip: Notch a pair of sawhorses to support bar clamps when working on doors and other wide objects. Clamping blocks are held onto pipe clamps with rubber bands. Tip: Place "caution flags" on protruding bar clamps. Split rings of PVC pipe serve as shims or spacers on pipe clamps to raise the item being clamped. They don't fall off the clamp like scraps of wood. Swiveling fixture is used along with a bar clamp to square up a rectangular frame by clamping diagonally across two corners. How to make a pair of elevated pipe-clamp holders. How to make alignment boards for use when clamping edge-glued stock. How to use scrap pieces of wood to extend the grip of a bar clamp. Protective pads for pipe clamps also serve to support the clamp in an upright position. Expand the reach (depth) of your 1/2" pipe clamps by making auxiliary jaws from 3/4" pipe fittings. Clamping block for curved-profile edge-molding when using bar clamps. Serrated clamping cauls help keep the work piece flat when edge joining. Right-angle clamp jig holds two large work pieces at right angles using bar clamps. Pipe-clamp pads made from wood also keep the clamps from tipping over. Cane tip installed on open end of pipe clamp protects work piece. Tip shows how to reverse Quick-Grip clamp pads so they won't slip off during clamping. Tip on installing a locking thumbscrew on pipe clamp jaw extenders. Supplementary hardwood jaws for a bar clamp increase the clamping depth. These clamping blocks are used along with bar clamps to assemble rail-and-stile panels with beveled edges. Tip: Attach blocks of wood to the face of pipe clamp jaws in order to prevent marring the edges of the boards being clamped. Holding jig for shaping cabriole legs. A wooden headstock and tailstock is added to a pipe clamp. Tip on using pieces of inner tube (instead of wax paper) to keep pipe clamps from reacting with the glue. Combine shop-made pressure bars with bar clamps to prevent "racking" when clamping mortise-and-tenon joints. Make a set of rubber-lined wooden cradles to support pipe clamps while adjusting for edge-gluing. Adjustable extender for a pipe clamp is made from wood. A pair of pipe clamps, threaded on both ends, double as a sawhorse when fitted with a stretcher and feet. Tip on using PVC couplings to prevent pipe clamps from coming in contact with the work piece. Tip recommends using plastic tubing over bar clamp jaws. How to clamp angled pieces using shop-made clamping blocks. Tip shows how to make magnetic clamp pads. Simple, shop-built clamps exert equal pressure on both sides of boards being glued together into wider panel. Regular bar clamps can then provide the side forces without any chance of the separate boards buckling apart. U-shaped glue block stays in place along the edge when aligning and clamping multiple boards into an edge-glued panel. Clamping blocks made from stair rail eliminates the need to alternate the pipe clamps (over and under) when edge-gluing boards. Tip on using plastic shower-rod covers to prevent iron stains from pipe clamps. Simple scrap wood stand to keep pipe clamps upright while being adjusted or tightened. Wooden pads for a pipe clamp serve two functions: (1) Protects woodpiece from metal jaws. (2) Raises pipe clamp above workbench so tightening screw can be turned. Tip on padding clamp pads with corrugated cardboard to help prevent crushing the work piece. Tip shows how to make a pair of pipe clamp extenders from scrap wood. A deep-throated bar clamp created by adding a pair of 7"-long supplementary jaws. Pressure pads which fit over pipe clamp jaws and ride on the pipe help keep parts of the assemble in place when tightening. Tip: Useful sash cramp stands and cramping pads can be made by slipping two shaped pieces of plywood over the cramp bar. Two methods for securing shop-built wooden clamping blocks onto a bar clamp so they don't fall off. Tip on making a convex clamping block for use with bar clamps when gluing a laminated butcher's block. Packing piece facilitates securing a sash cramp (flat bar clamp) in a woodworking vise so that the top of the bar rests flush with the top of the vise. Clamping ideas. (1) Using triangular blocks and C-clamps to clamp miter joints. (2) Picture framing clamp for use when making a batch of frames all the same size. (3) Bar clamp protection pads which also support the clamp. (4) Removable bar clamp pressure blocks which slide along the top of the bar clamp. Tip: Make wooden pads for the jaws of pipe clamps. The pads remain on the pipe even when not needed. Tip: Wooden blocks raise bar or pipe clamps above the surface of your workbench and keep them from tipping over. Make a glue-up table from a pair of notched stretchers and two sawhorses. It is easily disassembled when not needed. Tip for improving your grip on the small handles of light-duty bar clamps. Edge-gluing cleats keep the separate boards from sliding out of alignment (vertically) while the bar clamps are being installed. Clamp stretcher. A wooden board with a large hole bored at each end lets two short bar clamps function like one long bar clamp. Tip shows how to use lightweight chain and a turnbuckle to square a large furniture or cabinet carcass during clamping. Tip shows boards that hold multiple clamps and replace individual clamping blocks when edge-gluing. Tip on using temporary end caps to keep boards from buckling when bar clamping narrow boards into a wider panel. Increase the capacity of bar clamps when clamping open frame work using this simple jig. Make wooden shoes for the jaw faces of a bar or pipe clamp. Build a "clamp horse", a sawhorse with a wider platform on top with two (or more) pipe clamps permanently attached with screws. Two ideas for clamp pads to use with pipe clamps. Tip shows how to make slotted wooden blocks to support a bar clamp. Stand-off saddles for pipe clamps are fashioned from conduit hangers and scrap plywood. These provide clearance between bench and rotating clamp handle. | |||||||||
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