Shop Tips
Clamp pads stay put during glue-ups
Jul 30, 2014
When clamping up an assembly, I use these shopmade protector pads made from 1/2-in.-thick pine and 1/4-in.- thick MDF glued together as shown. In use, the pine part serves as a ledge that sits on top of the component to be glued and prevents the pad from falling during the clamping process. The jaws of the clamp hit the MDF part, protecting the workpiece.
To make the pads, glue together a couple of feet of pine and MDF. Then crosscut the long strip into 1-in. segments.
Jim Richey
R. Honeycombe, Kitchener, None
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