Sash Cramps

[Anonymous]

Wizer

Look at Machinemart for iron cramps - I have loads and they work great

 

[wizer]

Many thanks to everyone who took them time to reply, really appreciate it. Paul thanks for the pics, very kind.

I have decided on going for the cramp heads mainly because the can be any length and will be useful on all projects. I will go for the new ones because speed is an issue and I can't find the old ones online anywhere. I like the idea of the pipe clamps but again speed is an issue and I can see it taking a while for me to find the pipes and the tap'n'die.

Bessey's one day...

 

[DomValente]

Wizer you don't need tap and die, gas pipe comes threaded at both ends so you can get two six foot lengths from one pipe(you only need thread on one end of the clamp.

Dom

 

[promhandicam]

Wizer - in case you still haven't bought anything, these are a good deal - maybe you aren't too far and could pick them up and save on postage - I got 4 for 22 quid. Buy yourself some Japanese chisels while your at it :lol: FWIW Peter has a good reputation here on UKW and elsewhere.

Cheers, Steve

 

[jobsagooden]

http://www.rutlands.co.uk/cgi-bin/psPro ... %20-%20Bar
These look good, for money. NOT tried them though

 

[woodbutcher]

if you haven't already bought then look at sealey the have a sale on at the moment.


http://www.sealey.co.uk



woodbutcher.


ps. a lot of products up to 50% off :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[colinc]

I have a number of Paramo cramp heads but I use them with 25 x 50 x 1.6 mm box section steel not timber. I can be bought quite cheaply at your local steel stockholder. Drill it at about 75 mm crs and you have a relatively light and very stiff solution.

My tip is to cover the upper surfaces with duck tape to prevent staining which happens with oak/glue/steel situations.

regards

Colin

 

[promhandicam]

I can be bought quite cheaply at your local steel stockholder. . . regards Colin

 

[DomValente]

I can be bought quite cheaply at your local steel stockholder. . . regards Colin

I usually hang around Starbucks


Dom

 

[DomValente]

http://www.rutlands.co.uk/cgi-bin/psProdSrch.cgi/@cClamps%20-%20Bar
These look good, for money. NOT tried them though

Bought a few of them years ago.Utter c**p .

They were labelled Draper then, they don't stay parallel and the aluminium is so thin that it buckles under pressure, leastways mine did.

Dom

 

[Scrit]

Obviously a man to beware of! You must eat three Shredded Wheats for breakfast! (Well, you need to keep your strength up for all that hanging around outside Starbucks)

Scrit

 

[colinc]

I can be bought quite cheaply at your local steel stockholder. . . regards Colin

Whoops!! Cancel the quite cheaply.

colin

 

[OPJ]

Has anyone got an opinion on these "Expert Sash Cramps" from Toolstation?

http://www.toolstation.com/search.html?searchstr=expert+sash+cramp

To me, they appear quite similar to the Record ones people are talking about here, but I don't think I've seen these particulars, at these prices, anywhere else before. They've got to be better than the aluminium models anyway.

 

[DomValente]

Obviously a man to beware of! You must eat three Shredded Wheats for breakfast! (Well, you need to keep your strength up for all that hanging around outside Starbucks)

Scrit

Must be getting old, can't think of an answer, where am I, what was the question?


Dom