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Title: It's true , what Norm says.....
Post by jasonB on Dec 3^rd, 2004, 5:46pm

........You can never have too many clamps

Thought I'd post this one here as its been a bit quiet lately, bit of laminating for a table that I'm working on.

Jason

Title: Re: It's true , what Norm says.....
Post by woodsmith on Dec 3^rd, 2004, 6:48pm

True but yours all match 8) ;D

This is the bead for a round window I was making.

Title: Re: It's true , what Norm says.....
Post by jasonB on Dec 3^rd, 2004, 6:53pm

That's because some of us have to buy them, we don't all have manufacturers giving us them to "review"

Actually they are a good buy, copies of the American jorgenson clamps, �2.97 each for the 12". I like these ones as they have a ratchet system that allows for almost one handed operation, made by City Tools, Rutlands do a similar one by Dakota.

Jason

Title: Re: It's true , what Norm says.....
Post by woodsmith on Dec 3^rd, 2004, 6:57pm

These were all bought, I don't get to keep anything I test, Ive got Lie-Nielsen, Clifton and Veritas bench planes at the moment and they are all going back next week :'(

Title: Re: It's true , what Norm says.....
Post by Dewy on Dec 3^rd, 2004, 7:14pm

wrote on Dec 3^rd, 2004, 6:57pm:

These were all bought, I don't get to keep anything I test, Ive got �Lie-Nielsen, Clifton and Veritas bench planes at the moment and they are all going back next week :'(

What's the betting that it would get 'lost in the post' on its return if you were sent a Karl Holtey plane to review? ;D

Title: Re: It's true , what Norm says.....
Post by big_all on Dec 4^th, 2004, 1:07am

the trouble as you know is the weight of the iron work
i was gluing together three boards for the side of a heavy duty bookshelve 12" wide 7-6" tall �bickie grooved �::)6 bar clamps14 g\mastic clamps could hardly lift it ;D ;D ;D ;)

Title: Re: It's true , what Norm says.....
Post by Dewy on Dec 4^th, 2004, 4:06am

I bought some of those QuickGrip clamps when they 1st came out then went to a local steel stockholders and bought 20' of steel bar to fit them.
Now I can change the length in a few secods.
The early ones were only 1/2" x 3/16" bar but the new ones use 3/4" bar so will have to get some more steel.

Title: Re: It's true , what Norm says.....
Post by big_all on Dec 4^th, 2004, 5:57pm

as you know thats the best way dont buy the highly polished expensive bar [unless it sells zoider and ooozzzooo] ;D ;D ;D ;)

Title: Re: It's true , what Norm says.....
Post by Dewy on Dec 5^th, 2004, 12:33am

The quick grip clamps have a full radius on the bar so I spent hours trying to match it on the normal bar I bought.
I used a foam drum sander in a pillar drill with a zirconium belt on it.
It still took ages to get right but that zirconium grinds steel as if it were butter.

Title: Re: It's true , what Norm says.....
Post by big_all on Dec 5^th, 2004, 12:40am

your like me dewy you make your own adapt or buy the bits you have to buy and use use the less glossy standard bits ::) ::) ;)