Bill - sorry I don't have clamps to trade with you (I have clamps, but neither of those brands).I haven’t mastered glue-ups but I think matching clamps would help. .
Home Depot typically has a Black Friday clamp set - reasonably priced.The boards on the edges is a good idea. I don’t have many smaller f clamps and they seem like an ideal clamp for that purpose. Appreciate the input.
So make some clamp stands with an adjustable slot depth. Color mark the stand for the right clamp: Red for Bessy, Orange for the other. Base is 4"x6" as is the upright. All sorts of clamp bars can be set to the same exact height. I've been using many of these things since 1988 but only recently did I decide to make the slot height adjustable with a single drywall screw. I let the top rail of the clamp stick above the clamp base about 1/16". That normally makes the top of the clamp bar (pipe, whatever) about 4-13/16" off the bench assuming 3/4-ish plywood.I have 2 Bessey clamps (36”) and 2 Bora clamps (40”). I’d like to have 4 of the same. The Bora clamps are about 1/16” shorter in height than the Bessey. I haven’t mastered glue-ups but I think matching clamps would help. Thanks.
That is a great idea. I don't throw away / burn wood so I'm sure I have enough scraps laying around. The drywall screw in the slot is simple yet brilliant! Thanks.So make some clamp stands with an adjustable slot depth. Color mark the stand for the right clamp: Red for Bessy, Orange for the other. Base is 4"x6" as is the upright. All sorts of clamp bars can be set to the same exact height. I've been using many of these things since 1988 but only recently did I decide to make the slot height adjustable with a single drywall screw. I let the top rail of the clamp stick above the clamp base about 1/16". That normally makes the top of the clamp bar (pipe, whatever) about 4-13/16" off the bench assuming 3/4-ish plywood.
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Hmm...you don't strike me as someone unwilling to part with $495 for a single clamp. I'm sure Steve gave you a sweet deal. I was fortunate to get some nice Sapele from Steve not too long ago.I was fortunate and bought some Plano clamps from Steve (@blazeman45) who made me a GREAT deal...
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But, I pulled them apart (on purpose... LOL) and used the extrusions simply as cauls with F-clamps (as Martin - @Martin Roper suggested) to keep the glue-up flat!
BTW I have a BUNCH of Horror freight F-Style clamps and they are more than functional... and while hung beside my bessey F-Style clamps, I usually grab the HF ones first...
@Bill_LHmm...you don't strike me as someone unwilling to part with $495 for a single clamp. I'm sure Steve gave you a sweet deal. I was fortunate to get some nice Sapele from Steve not too long ago.
I did see some Jorgenson F clamps at Lowe's for $30 for a set of 5 (https://www.lowes.com/pd/Jorgensen-5pk-Steel-Bar-Clamp/5001993731) which seems like a steal!
... The Bora clamps are about 1/16” shorter in height than the Bessey. I haven’t mastered glue-ups but I think matching clamps would help. Thanks.
So make some clamp stands with an adjustable slot depth. ...
Harbor Freight Tools 6" clamps Wait for a sale!The boards on the edges is a good idea. I don’t have many smaller f clamps and they seem like an ideal clamp for that purpose. Appreciate the input.
$28.48 Jorgensen 5pk Steel Bar Clamp Item #3831122Model #93701 Includes a set of 2 6-in bar clamps and 2 12-in bar clamps and 1 4-in clamp Maximum reach is 2-1/2 inches from edge of bar to center line of screw Maximum load limit is 600 pounds.Jorgenson F-Clamps I thought it was 6 of them, but maybe it was 4