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Upgrade your clamps, the simple way

comments (2) March 20th, 2012 in Jigs

aronde, member

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Often, when you need to clamp two pieces of wood, you need to put the clamps next to a surface, where you cannot easily turn the handle and put the pressure on the clamp.

I made a small modification to my clamps, by drilling two holes at a 90 degree angle at the end of the wooden shaft, and using Allen keys to turn the shaft.

Works perfectly, and is done in no time.

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Offerman's slab flattening jig

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JYA writes: The picture is not indicative of its use. If the clamp handle was up against a flat surface that did not allow for your hand to wrap around it; the allen key would be a means of torqueing it tight. I'd merely use a different type of clamp like a wood screw.
Posted: 11:08 am on February 9th