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CLAMP sa AIR CLAMP sa BAND CLAMP sa BAR & PIPE CLAMP sa BENCH HOOK sa C CLAMP sa CLAMP ACCESSORIES & JIGS sa CLAMP STORAGE sa CORNER & FRAME CLAMP sa DISASSEMBLY CLAMP sa DOOR JACK sa HANDSCREW CLAMP sa PRESS sa VACUUM CLAMP & PRESS sa VISE sa WEDGE & SHIM sa WORKBENCH CLAMPING SYSTEM xx PRESS xx TOOL xx VISE Woodworking clamps. A look at the various styles and suggestions for a basic set needed by a woodworker. Wooden wedge clamp. Adjustable clamp is easily built, uses a wedge for pressure, can be made in any length, and is ideal for use when edge-joining boards. Quick and easy spring clamps consist of split rings made from PVC pipe. Use channel-lock pliers and rubber bands to serve as a small clamp. Light-duty model-maker's clamp is made from tongue depressors, a rubber band and a piece of dowel. Tip on converting mattress coil springs into small clamps. Woodworking clamps. Overview of the various styles available. Glue and clamps. A dry run is the key to hassle-free glue-up. Shop-made edge banding clamp uses eyebolts to apply uniform pressure. Shop-built edge banding clamp made of plywood and ordinary hardware. Est. cost: $10. Clamping tips. Includes: (1) Corner clamp for thick stock. (2) Shop-made picture frame clamp. (3) Clamping pad for dovetails. (4) Extension jaws for handscrew. ... and several more ideas. Combine two spring-style clothes pins to form a light-duty clamp with triple the capacity of a single clothes pin. How to use a table saw table, rip fence and miter gauge as clamps and guides when assembling projects that need to be squared in three dimensions. Tip on making split ring clamps from sections of 3" PVC pipe. Simple wooden clamps hold planks flush (top and bottom) when edge gluing. Go-bar clamp is ideal when gluing down a veneer bubble or patch in the middle of a table top. Tip on combining hot-melt glue with regular PVA glue to eliminate the need for clamps in some assembly operations. Gluing and clamping without tears. Beat the high cost of clamping. How to substitute for those expensive clamps. Clamping techniques. (1) Clamping feet to a pedestal. (2) Clamping four (or more) pieces of mitered-and-splined wood pieces together to make oval or round frames. Under pressure. a guide to new or redesigned clamping devices that are useful in a home workshop. Tip on modifying spring clothespins to make them more useful as small clamps. Low-cost gluing clamps (gusset clamps) are made from two wood jaws, two threaded rods, and four wing nuts. Using tools. Basic clamps and their uses. Basic clamping techniques using the six types of clamps. How to make a wide-grip clamp from a mousetrap. Choosing and using clamps. A rundown on C-clamps, handscrews, pipe clamps, bar clamps, spring clamps and band clamps. Clamping dos and don'ts. Tips on items around the home that can be used instead of clamps. Pieces of coil springs from a mattress or stuffed chair are converted into light-duty clamps. Make small "spring clamps" from sections of PVC pipe. Clamp is made out of scrap lumber for a flat project of any size. Wedges apply the clamping pressure. A guide to tools that hold wood. Describes clamps, handscrews, stop blocks and non-slip pads. How to use a cartridge-style caulk gun as an edge clamp. Clamping tricks. A variety of wood clamping ideas based on using lumber, cheap hardware, and ingenuity. Inexpensive job-site clamps are made from anchor bolts and 2x framing lumber. Inexpensive clamps for wood laminating are made from stove bolts, wing nuts, and hardwood jaws. Clamps on site. Select the right tool to get a grip on your work. An overview of many different styles of commercial clamps and a few site-built clamps. Tip on using double-sided carpet tape in combination with wooden braces to temporarily hold a backsplash (or some other object) in place while adhesive dries. Tip: Use old bedsprings as clamps for hard to clamp jobs. Inexpensive and fast-acting clamp for securing work to jigs and bench tops is made from a bolt, wing nut, piece of mending plate and a wedge of wood. Tip: A pegboard table top, some dowels and softwood wedges will hold irregular shapes securely in place during gluing, etc. Tip: Make your own heavy duty clothespin-style clamps. Tip: Use your lathe or drill press as a large-capacity clamp. Tip: Use short brads to keep joints from sliding around during glue up. Another method for clamping round tabletops during gluing. Adjustable clamp for edge-gluing stock won't fall off the work piece and pulls evenly on both sides ensuring flat panels. Tip on preventing "buckle" when clamping several narrow boards together to form a wide panel. Tip: Use wax paper to prevent clamp stains during glue-up. Tip: A fast way to glue-up and clamp staves for a coopered panel. All-wood cam clamp is built from scraps. The only metal needed is the shank of a nail. Threaded dowels attached to plywood handles form the basis for a versatile workbench fastening system, holddowns, clamps, etc. Shop-built clamp for assembling drawers is made from wood, threaded rod, spring, bolts and wing nut. Tip on using a bag of lead shot to hold down work pieces, jigs, etc. How to grip small parts for sanding and polishing using a dowel and hot-melt glue. Clamping with wedges. A discussion and illustrations of the most useful wedge-clamping methods. Tip on adapting a sawhorse to utilize holdfast clamps. Tip on using go-bars (a thin strip of wood flexed by hand into a bow shape and inserted between the ceiling and the surface of the work piece to be clamped). Toggle clamps. A look at the variety available and tips on using them on various woodworking jigs and fixtures. Tip on making inexpensive box clamps from turnbuckles, long stove bolts, washers and scrap wood. Special clamping jig to use when gluing up small paneled doors. Clamps in the woodshop. A look at their variety, construction and common uses. Tips from patternmaker to keep wood pieces from sliding as you clamp them. Strategies for clamping. Importance of a flat assembly table, correct glue, dry-assembly, checking square, etc. Includes some tips and jigs for clamping angled joints, miter joints, bridle or lap joints, etc. Tip on increasing spring clamp pressure by using clamps in tandem. Wedged, quick-release clamping system is used to hold identical work pieces (one at a time) while routing the edge. Tip on using short pieces of railroad track as a third hand. Tips on modifying the ends of clothespin "clamps" to fit around model details. A clamp made from wood and carriage bolts will aid in slab sawing those small remainders of rock. Tip: Hold glued edges of irregular objects with masking tape. A basic clamp collection. Tips on selecting and using clamps. Basic carpentry. Part 14. Gluing and clamping. Butcher block the easy way. Homemade rod clamps and a few simple techniques makes butcher block projects faster, easier and less expensive. How to build a 16"x17" cutting board shown step-by-step. Tip on using slip-joint pliers as a clamp. A brief look at some useful clamps. ABC's of clamping. Photos of tools and techniques for clamping the difficult, odd-shaped, unusual piece that needs gluing. Tip shows how to reassemble an ordinary spring-loaded wooden clothespin into a useful clamp for model making. Tip on reversing the spring of a snap-style clothes pin to make a clamp for tight places. Tips on modifying the jaw profile of spring-style clothes pins to make them into more versatile modeling clamps. Tip: Glue wooden spring clothespins together in a varity of patterns to form clamps for use in photography. Convert ordinary spring clothes pins into small wood clamps. A guide to eight useful clamps and how they are used. Homemade clamp for assembling panelled door, window sash, or cabinet face uses wooden wedges to tighten the frame. Tip describes using spring-loaded plate hanger as clamping device. Makeshift clamps for gluing jobs. A review of thirteen different types of clamps for holding work to be glued or secured for working. Clamp for small jobs is made from two thread spools, a bolt and a wing nut. Extension tips added to a pair of spring clamps make excellent tongs for holding hot metal being heat-treated. Jig made by installing dowel pegs in a scrap board is used to glue up small boxes with any number of sides, depending on arrangement of dowels. Tip: Make a simple clamp for irregular shapes by taping holes in a section of pipe and inserting thumb screws in the holes. Workshop minicourse. All about clamps and clamping. Tip: Make a handy clamp from wood, nuts and bolts. Simple clamps you make from scrap. Long, thin strips of wood scraps are wedged between ceiling and the piece to be clamped. Tip: Use metal corner braces as a jig to glue two pieces of wood at right angles. Tip: How to "renew" old spring clamps with weakened hinge springs. Tip: Make extra clamps by cutting plywood with U-shaped openings sized to fit the work being clamped. Twenty-three tips for squeezing the most out of shop clamps. Tip: Make a gluing clamp from a butt hinge. Tip: Convert spring-type wooden clothespins into clamps for gluing small parts. Workshop minicourse. Tips on gluing up wooden items without leaving excess glue on surfaces and without leaving marks from jaws of clamp. 10 secrets from a master woodcrafter. Includes 4 clamping ideas and a jig for your table saw to locate the centers of wood stock for lathe turnings. Workshop minicourse. More about wood glue. (1) Using pliers as clamps. (2) Best way to remove excess glue which is "squeezed-out". Shop clamps. What is available and some tips on their use in woodworking. Clamp aligns round work for all-around welding. How to use a radial arm saw as a clamp for holding routing work. How many clamps do you need around home? A brief look at eleven specialty clamps which can prove useful in the home shop. Use bags of lead shot for hard-to-clamp glue jobs. Clamping secrets of a pro. How to glue. Which type of clamp to use. How many clamps to use. How to handle hard-to-clamp projects. Build an ideal clamping bench. Shop-made clamp (from wood and threaded rod) can also be used to force open existing joints for regluing (such as in chair repair). Tip on sewing small sandbags for use as clamps. Tip on making clamps from short lengths of PVC pipe. Tip on using your drill press as a vertical clamp. Tip on making and using pinch clamps when joining boards edge-to-edge to keep the boards even so a flat surface results. Tip on converting skirt hanger clips into small spring clamps. Scrap wood jig to clamp dowels of various sizes. Tip on making pinch clamps from sections of PVC drain pipe. Small modeling clamps made by combining spring clothespins with thin plywood jaws. Clamping the odd piece. A collection of ideas for clamping oddly-shaped or oversize objects while the glue dries. Clamp for gluing up lifts for decoys or ship models. A review of some handy unconventional clamping devices that will prove helpful in the workshop. Tip on using a drill press as a clamping device when gluing up small pieces of wood. Toggle clamps. Advice on selection and use of the various styles to hold a work piece securely in a jig or fixture. Using springs to improve the performance of a tool or shop-built jig. Includes a compression clamp, micro-adjustable stop block, radial arm saw carriage return, and a spring-loaded hold down. Tip: Use a nailspinner to help align parts coated with epoxy resin for clamping. Clamps and clamping ideas used to speed up aircraft construction. Includes tips on building or modifying clamps. Light weight spring clamps are made by fitting short pieces of PVC pipe (which have been slit to form a C-shape) with steel rod handles (to open and close the clamp). Tip on using sand-filled zip-lock bags as flexible clamps when gluing and laminating. Tip: Inexpensive pressure device (reverse clamp) will pop apart glued furniture joints by applying inside pressure. Find it fast with these 5 shop organizers. (1) Wall-hung cabinet holds a portable belt sander and palm sander and a supply of sandpaper for each. (2) Wall-hung board for router and accessories. (3) Under-table and over-table storage racks for all of your clamps. (4) Wall-rack holds lathe tools and accessories. (5) Three-compartment cabinet for drill bits. Tip: Use your drill press as a clamp for odd-shaped projects such as ring bowls and vases. Tip on aligning split or broken pieces of wood when gluing them back together. Tip: Reshape spring-activated wooden clothespins into miniature clamps. Shopper's guide to clamps for the woodworker. Jim Boelling's five commandments for proper clamping. Build a scrap wood clamp for edge-gluing jobs. Jig made with a quick-release doorstop serves as a light-duty clamp for small pieces. Extending the jaw capacity of spring-type clothespin "clamps". Spool clamps (favored by musical instrument makers) can apply even pressure to any curved edge. Modify alligator clips to serve as small clamps. Simple jig for positioning a toggle clamp almost anywhere it is needed. Tips on converting spring clothespins into a variety of small clamps. Shop-made clamp features a wooden jaw that slides on two threaded rods that are slightly out-of-parallel (which provides the locking action needed). Tip on using "bean bags" of lead shot to clamp odd-shaped work pieces. Pattern and jig to make small pinch clamps or spring clamps from coat hanger wire. Shopbuilt clamp made from wood and long carriage bolts is used to pull a finger joint together when making long lumber from shorter pieces Small clothespin-style clamps are made from wood, dowel, and rubber bands. Clamps in the boatshop. Looks at both store-bought and homemade clamping devices. Fiddler crab clamps. Wooden clamps for use as lapstrake-planking clamps feature an opening up to 5" and a reach up to 10". Tip on clamping Roman ogee molding while glue dries. Shop-made clamps. (1) Wooden jaws sliding on parallel dowels use rubber bands to apply pressure. (2) Bar clamp uses a wooden cam to apply pressure. (3) Multi-cam clamp applies downward force on boards being edge-glued into panels. (4) Edge-gluing panel clamp holds the work piece vertically and allows access to both sides to check for alignment. (5) Pinch clamps made from PVC pipe are opened using this scissor-action spreader. Light-duty clamps made from heavy-duty rubber bands and strips of wood. Clamping tips. (1) Seating case sides with wedges. (2) Squaring corners. (3) Checking diagonals. (4) Spacing clamps when edge-gluing. Tip on using binder clips from an office supply store as woodworking clamps. Wedge "clamp" lets you grip a board securely while cutting biscuit joints. Eliminates the need for clamping and unclamping the work piece. Clamping jig uses pivoting arms and wedges to clamp small panels or frames. Small-parts clamp is made from wood and tightened using a wedge. Useful for gripping small items being sanded or ground without marring the work piece. Specialized and unusual clamps. A look at what is available and tips on their use. Clamping aid. A wooden box, fitted with a handle and filled with iron sash-weights, is useful as a holddown when gluing. Using pinch clamps to keep boards even when joining edge-to-edge. Tip on mounting toggle clamps so they can be easily moved from one jig or application to another. Cramping style. How to make your own "cramps" (clamps). Part 1. Light board clamps. Cramping style. Part 2. The screwed-rod or carcase clamp. The comma cramp. An adjustable clamp for use when edge-gluing panels uses an offset cam to place pressure on the boards. A variety of clamps and jigs for edge gluing thin pieces like drawer bottoms, small panels, and musical-instrument components. Make two clever and convenient clamps. (1) Traditional panel clamp. (2) Lever-cam clamp. Work piece-holding surface is made from three sheets of pegboard (stacked one atop another). Dowels are placed in the holes as needed and wedges are used to clamp and hold the work piece. Ideal when clamping irregularly-shaped items. Very lightweight cramps (clamps) are built from wood, plain rod, and threaded rod. Adjustable wooden cramp (clamp) uses a wedge to provide the clamping force. Deep-throated clamp features 18"-36" wooden arms. Three ordinary bolts and nuts are the only hardware needed. Clamping device uses eccentric cams to tighten a movable batten against a fixed batten. Built entirely of wood. Flexible clamp for curved doors. Folding wedges provide clamping pressure. Wooden clamps in the shape of picture frames are used when gluing turning disks to a face plate. Wooden wedges supply the clamping pressure. Tips on clamping. (1) Elastic bands made from old inner tubes. (2) Panel pins keep wood from sliding apart when clamping. (3) Make clamping pads from vinyl floor tile. Long hazel poles, equipped with rubber tips, serve as work holddowns when bent and jamed between work piece and ceiling. Hinged clamp for holding oddly shaped and thin work pieces. Clamp review. A buyer's guide to clamps and tips on their use. Adjustable clamping frame made from angle iron is able to clamp the top and bottom of a stack of boxes, one large box, odd shapes, etc. Could be adapted to become a veneer press. Cam-action clamp especially for edge-gluing boards. Homemade clamp for use when edge-joining stock. The clamp is fully adjustable to accommodate any thickness and width of wood being glued. In addition, it supports both sides of the boards being joined (unlike pipe clamps). Wooden locking wedges provide the clamping pressure. Homemade clamps for gluing-up stock are made from 5/4 wood and threaded rods, nuts, and washers. Light-duty clamps made from a length of 1/4" threaded rod, wing nuts, and scrap wood. Cam clamp. Quick-adjusting sliding arm and levered cam action make this homemade clamp easy to use. Est. cost: $1. Tip: Use heavy spring paper clips (binder clips) for light-duty clamps. Tip: Use a drill press to provide light clamping pressure. Tip: Use alignment cleats to keep boards aligned when edge gluing stock. Light-duty clamps made from long carriage bolts, washers, wing nuts, and slices of dowel. Clamps, the one shop tool you can't do without. The various types are illustrated along with tips on their uses. Three ideas for light duty clamps (spring clothespin, bobby pin, and hemostats). Tip on using ordinary pliers and rubber bands as a light-duty clamp. Gluing up. Simple tools, careful preparation, and a little planning take the stress out of sticky work. Information on glue selection, clamps and clamping techniques, edge-gluing, gluing a mortise-and-tenon frame, gluing a carcase, seating dovetails, etc. Includes tips on making a gluing table for use with pipe clamps. Holding power. A guide to gluing and clamping products. Includes an overview of the four broad categories of adhesives (synthetic resins, thermosets, contact cements and natural-protein glues). Instructions on how to apply adhesives and test an application for tensile, shear, cleavage and peal stresses. Describes correct preparation of bonding surfaces, mechanical assistance for edge, end-grain and frame joints and an overview of clamps. Gluing clamp has peg holes in the longitudinals so clamp can be adjusted to the size of the pieces being glued. How to cut wood threads. Includes plans for nutcracker cup, all wood clamps and a set of oversize nuts and bolts. All about clamps. Continuation of a series on basic hand tools. A look at the variety of clamps necessary in the home workshop and tips on when and how to use each type. Shop tip shows how to make a long-reach clamp. A roundup of clamps for the woodworker and some tips on how to use them. Tip: Spring type clothespin in vise provides clamp for small work. Clamping board is made from plywood and 1x2 stock. Long nuts and bolts are used to supply the clamping pressure when edge joining. Tips on using pinch dogs (joiner's dogs), those steel spikes used as woodworking glue clamps. Tip on using a caulking gun as a quick-release clamp for small items. A modified spring-type clothespin works well for clamping small work pieces. Tip shows how to make a clamp for small projects from rubber bands, string, paper clips and washers. | |||||||||
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