Never enough Clamps

[momo]

Well I'm lost if this belongs in hand tools or here it seems to be a hand tool but then not a clamp is a hand tool after all.

For a while I had the problem that I could never get enough clamps, and was always juggling things, that was untill I saw that screwfix did packets of 1000mm threaded M8/10 rods, hmm I thought that could be handy so now I have 3 packs of them with large washers and nuts plus a few of them joiner nuts. Now I just get two bits of timber drill a hole at each end of both and thread a rod through each end of both bits and clamp up my bits, easy, and you can make them as long or wide as you like.

who needs expensive sash cramps........

 

[OPJ]

That sounds like a good idea! Thanks for sharing.

 

[Niki]

Hi Momo

First, I think that everybody will agree with me that you have to buy a camera...at list to show us your "dirty old *****ing neighbor".... :evil: :lol:

I made such a clamps some 10 years ago, while still in Japan but I used the 1/2" threaded rod...

I took the idea from Robert Wearing's book "Making woodwork aids & devices" (on the last page)...I recommend this book.

Regards
niki

 

[momo]

Hmm, have digi cam, have movies, have both of old sod next door. Same old git got paraletic today and fell over in garden and slept till woken by passer by. I did hope a local dog would oblige with cocked leg but no chance.

clamps - I don't believe it, theres two geniuses on this forum now!!.

I have now got that book thanks, revised ed of course from Maher in newbury this afternoon, very nice it is too. I also got one called over 150 jigs,aids & devices by V.J.Taylor, not so good as other. V.J if your here ...sorry.

I have been a bit busy today, was given a few bits one is a stanley bailey no5 that looked like it has been in the garden pond for at least 7 years and rusty as hell. So I took it to bits and cleaned it as best I can, looks half decent now but needs a new tote ( snapped in half), cap and breaker thingummy under it, so now I have to save for them, I also got two spokeshaves in same condition, now nice and clean and shiny with sharp blades, two oldish panel saws covered in rust as well as the tenon saw I was desperately seeking, all wooden handled and about 70's ish, but seriously damaged and rusty, don't think I can save them, a friend I know was here watching me trying to get two tyzak panel saws on ebay last night and a tenon saw, he knows my finances etc and turned up with them, I didn't have the heart to tell him they were beyond it. I hate hard point saws, and have been trying to get a half decent cheap wooden handled one for a while as well as a tooth setting set of pliers ( I looked for them today round here, no one sells them and wont get them in!! ).

Oh well, life isnt too bad I suppose, I got the plane half done so its all good.

 

[iajon69]

Momo - just sent you a PM