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   spotcheck | Nov 19, 2009 10:03pm | #1

   Good grief - I dunno - we are neck-and-neck - here is what I can readily see:

   12 parallel - 2 bessey 10 gross stabil, 41" - 80"

   36 pony pipe 3/4" in sections from 10' pipe - 1/4 pipe, 1/2 pipe, fullpipe

   12 jorgy f-style 12" - 36"

   24 jorgy C-clamps for cauls - half 6" half 8"

   12 Gross Stabil heavy-duty F-style I jsut got from Rockler - on sale - whatta clamp, whatta deal - half 12" half 24".  Got them soley because the price could not be beat, and I had none.

   10 quick clamps 12" - 36"

   assorted Bessey miter clamps, jorgy edge clamps, jorgy band clamps, spring clamps, misc mickey-mouse small and deep-throat c-clamps.  You know the drill.

   I think you won by a couple.

   Uncle.  But - I'm gaining

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   9619 | Nov 19, 2009 10:29pm | #2

   Chris,
   I believe you have far more clamps than you have listed. I have a lot of elastic bands, ranging from the small ones you buy in an office store, to a set of ten that said they were made for furniture. I often clamp with rope, twisted and pinned (like a bowsaw), and with rubber bands.

   Four right angles (made of wood) and a rope are a good way to square things while clamping them.

   I also clamp by wedging ( two acute angles facing each other and give them a tap).

   Sometimes I uses screws to clamp things.

   If I counted all of the things in my shop that I use as clamps, it might well number in the thousands (OK so I overstated by a few :-)

   Have fun,
   Mel

   Measure your output in smiles per board foot. 

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   spotcheck | Nov 19, 2009 10:44pm | #4

   You overlooked the famous "bue tape".

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   9619 | Nov 19, 2009 10:57pm | #5

   Spotcheck,
   You are right. I overlooked blue tape, duct tape, etc, as well as my hands, which I often use in clamping things when using fast drying epoxies.
   Wow. You are good. Are you in Quality Control? :-)
   MelMeasure your output in smiles per board foot. 

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   spotcheck | Nov 19, 2009 11:57pm | #6

   Ummm......Nope.

   However, I have been know to forget to have everything laid out up front, and then yell " holy critters" as the glue is lookjng back at me, and then grab something handy, though.  Which is why the wall above my back bench holds f-style & c-clamps, and one of the top drawers holds about 18 different kinds, colors, and widths of tape.  And the drawer next to it has dozens of small clamping blocks of different sizes and thicknesses, all covered with glue-proof carton packing tape.  Too many screwups to not learn and get the mission-critical stuff handy.

   How could I have forgotten about duct tape?  Yikes.  When I get down to 1-1/2 rolls, I restock.  never-never-never run out of duct tape.  Or blue tape.

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   flairwoodworks | Nov 20, 2009 10:21am | #8

   How many clamps equal a roll of blue?Chris @ http://www.flairwoodworks.com and http://www.flairwoodwork.spaces.live.com)

    - Success is not the key to happiness.  Happiness is the key to success.  If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. - Albert Schweitzer

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   RalphBarker | Nov 19, 2009 10:36pm | #3

   117 clamps? You may be suffering from too-clampsia. ;-)

   It's tough to have too many clamps, though.

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   flairwoodworks | Nov 20, 2009 10:21am | #7

   Ow - I pinched a nerve.I brought my Jet clamps back as a carry-on (by airplane). I wasn't sure if they'd make it through security. But then I though: the purpose of clamps is to secure things. So why would security disallow clamps through?Chris @ http://www.flairwoodworks.com and http://www.flairwoodwork.spaces.live.com)

    - Success is not the key to happiness.  Happiness is the key to success.  If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. - Albert Schweitzer

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   ASK | Nov 20, 2009 05:14pm | #9

   I just saw this Chris. I'm going to count them this weekend. I am probably close to 100

   Look, if you need me to lend a few give me a yell.

   ASK