Best clamps for corners?

[dennis thompson]

Can anyone suggest which clamps might be best to glue up a face frame with mitered corners?
Thanks
Dennis

[Richard McComas]

Can anyone suggest which clamps might be best to glue up a face frame with mitered corners?
Thanks
DennisI like band clamps for mitered frames. They give you equal pressure all around and will square your frame even if the miters are off little. Band clamps are also a good way to check you miters. Dry clamp you frame and see if you miters ar on.

[Ed Peters]

Can anyone suggest which clamps might be best to glue up a face frame with mitered corners?
Thanks
Dennis

I can't say that I have ever seen mitered corners on a face frame.
Picture frame.....yes.
Face frame....no.

Ed

[Chris Padilla]

Ed,

I've seen them...just a different way to do them.

Dennis,

I like Bessey's band clamp (http://www.grizzly.com/products/High-Torque-Band-Clamp/G4955) for doing such things. It is GREAT to clamp it up dry to see how things fit as Rich alluded to. Google around for the best price.

[glenn bradley]

I would vote for a band clamp.

[Eric Mims]

I like Merle band clamps from MLCS or other places

[Bill Huber]

I can't say that I have ever seen mitered corners on a face frame.
Picture frame.....yes.
Face frame....no.

Ed

I used mitered corners on my shop cabinets.
I just like the look if mitered corners.

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[Bill Huber]

On the face frames that I made with mitered corners I use dowels so it was very easy to clamp up with bar clamps.

As has been stated band clamp would work the best I would say.

I have two different band clamps, they both look a lot alike but there is one big difference in them. The one has spring loaded locks for the band with is much better then the one you have to flip over by hand.

[Todd Jensen]

I am a lone ranger(sort've) on this subject, but I really like the Maestro spring clamps for mitered corners.

[Randy Davidson]

Another vote for Merle clamps.

[Joe Chritz]

For picture frames I use a shop made spider X shape looking thing but a face frame would probably be to big. Maybe a micro pinner to hold the corners together. If it was placed from the top or sides it wouldn't be visible.

I have been thinking about picking up the hot melt polyurethane glue system, it would seem to be good for something like this. Squirt a little in and hold for 30 seconds.

Joe

[Doug Shepard]

Another vote for Merle clamps.

And another.

[Per Swenson]

Hey All,

I am with the Merle guys above.

Here ya go....

http://www.mclswoodworking.com/shopsite_sc/store/html/smarthtml/pages/merlclmp.html


Per

[Tim Sgrazzutti]

I use spring clamps from collins tool, and reinforce the joint with a biscuit.

[Rob Wright]

Clam Clamps - these are the BEST, IMHO, for miters!

http://www.miterclamp.com/


Great right ups on the web about them. I have two, used for trimming doors.

No affiliation - just satisfied. I read about them on Gary Katz's site.

- Rob

[Chris Padilla]

The Merle looks nice but I worry about that steel band marring the work or slicing your hand (unless it is smoothed...never touched one...but I would hazard a guess that it is smooth and wouldn't cut you).

Have any of you Merle guys used Bessey's band clamp? Would be curious to hear pros/cons of each. I have zero experience with the Merle.

[Chris Padilla]

Clam Clamps - these are the BEST, IMHO, for miters!

http://www.miterclamp.com/


Great right ups on the web about them. I have two, used for trimming doors.

No affiliation - just satisfied. I read about them on Gary Katz's site.

- Rob

Rob, that is a nice little site and I rather enjoyed all the extra videos he has on there. The crown molding coping was great!

[Mike Goetzke]

I like Merle band clamps from MLCS or other places

These are what I use too - they are on sale for $45/set of two.

[Amy Leigh Baker]

Hey All,

I am with the Merle guys above.

Here ya go....

http://www.mclswoodworking.com/shops.../merlclmp.html (http://www.mclswoodworking.com/shopsite_sc/store/html/smarthtml/pages/merlclmp.html)


Excuse my newbie ignorance, but is the merle what I would want to clamp up the mitered frame on the tabletop below? It sounds like it is.

[Barry Nelson]

Any body got any clues on clamping wide stock say 2'' up like used in jewellery boxes?