has anyone had any experience with this type of clamp? What was your experience like?
has anyone had any experience with this type of clamp? What was your experience like?
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They are nice lightweight clamps that are inexpensive and easy to use. However, don't plan on using them where high clamping forces are needed. Also watch out for glue squeeze out which may stick to the wood or corkOriginally Posted by aurelio alarcon
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Aurelio,
That type of clamp is often used in lutherie (the making of stringed instruments). They are useful in that field because they are lightweight, usually have a relatively long reach and can apply moderate pressure.
--Mark
Very good for small parts...like gluing a "dutchman"
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Yeah. lots. They're a very handy light duty clamp.Originally Posted by aurelio alarcon
But don't buy them. Make your own. Just use the picture you included with your post as a guideline. Use 4, 5 or 6/4 maple or other hardwood for the jaws; some #10 machine screws for the pins (roll pins would work even better) and some 3/4" or 1" wide strap iron from the Borg. If you've got enough small wood cut-offs in your scrap bin, you can probably build them for under a dollar each...
How does the bottem jaw lever work? Does it just slide between the bottem jaw body (cut just wide enough to have ough enresistence so that it doesn't loosen up or slip)?Originally Posted by Jim DeLaney
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Aurelio,Originally Posted by aurelio alarcon
The end of the lever on the bottom jaw is essentially a circle that is drilled off-center for the dowel. When the lever is rotated about the dowel it produces a cam action that will create greater force on the flexible part of the bottom jaw as the rotation increases. The compression on the lever while in operations is enough to keep it from moving. Obviously, the clamping pressure available on a clamp such as this is limited to what you can exert by rotating that lever.
Hope this helps.
--Mark
Thanks Mark. That does help.Originally Posted by Mark Mazzo
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It's a teardrop shaped 'cam' that pushes up the top, flexible, portion of the lower jaw.Originally Posted by aurelio alarcon
Thanks Jim. I might just try to make a few of these.Originally Posted by Jim DeLaney
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I have a few of these in different lengths and find them quite useful for light-pressure jobs where the bearing surfaces are parallel or close to it. They are being superseded these days by the Irwin-style pistol-grip type, but their very light weight makes them preferable in many situations.
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