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I have had a couple of guitars dropped off to me for repair, a trade I thought I had quit years ago. The repairs are going to require a few more clamps than I currently have, essentially a few more flip clamps and some bigger swing clamps. I know this is a wood turning group, but we all seem to need clamps from time to time and I wonder if how to make them is worth a web page? Any comments are appreciated. O by the way, I have small and large flip clamps that came from scrap wood, swing clamps (those parallel wood jaw things) that cost some all thread and a couple of nuts, small bar clamps that cost $0.50 each or less, and engineer's clamps (a smaller version of the swing clamp) for about a buck. Of course they do cost time.

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Darrell Feltmate
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Darrell, I'm not sure how much depth and strength you need for the clamps.One easy and effective way to make clamps is from plastic pipe. Cut 3/4" wide sections from a length of pipe. Saw thru one surface, pull apart slightly and you will see that the pipe will spring back. You will probably have to take another end off.This depends on the size of the pipe and the thickness of the work being clamped.I have a couple dozen made from 2" PVC pipe and a few more from various larger sizes.I round off the sharp edge to prevent marring the work. I also use these to clamp mitered moldings, I bore a pilot hole on each cut end, insert a panhead drywall screw. The screws leaves small holes, the screw points keep the clamp from slipping on the surface.Unless the moldings are at eye level it usually not neccessary to fill them. I hope this may help, mike

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mike

I think it would be a worthwhile addition to your already excellent web site. And, since it is your site, you can put anything you like there! :-)

I think most of us truly appreciate the work you have put into the site and the help we have received from it.

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Harry B. Pye

Don't know precisely what you're doing, but when the kids at school were doing dulcimers we did a lot with fixtures and wedges. I suppose a woodturner might take some green wood, rough a cylinder, center bore, then let it oval out to make some cam action clamps of various lengths to help hold thin sections while drying.

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George

Hi Darrell,

Yes, please add that to your website. I'd love to see what you have come up with. I might have one or two of my own to contribute if you don't happen to cover it.

peace,

-mike paulson, fort collins, co

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Mike Paulson

Hi Darrell

Love to see someone else's idea's any time, even if I never make a clamp like that, there is something to be learned, and I'm all for that, almost everything one does to cobble something together is improvising or using different ideas, something you've seen plus this or that might make a new idea or better way to do something. And yes I can use some clamps, seems the ones I have never reach far enough or hold tight. As for time, I rather use some time to make something useful than shovel some more snow.

Have fun and take care Leo Van Der Loo

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Leo Van Der Loo

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