Clamping Idea
- Thread starter Robbo60
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Doug B
Shy Tot
Plano make a commercially version of those clamps Plano - Panel Clamp Package 1250mm - Rail and 3 Clamps £292.99 - Intertools Online | from Interhire of Ilkeston
I've never used them but imagine they’d work fine though if using wooden ones you’d need to put something between the clamps & the glue line or you’d struggle to get them off.
I've never used them but imagine they’d work fine though if using wooden ones you’d need to put something between the clamps & the glue line or you’d struggle to get them off.
Mead Camans
George
I'm a big fan of the Plano clamps. They mount on the wall so they're out of the way whilst the glue cures and like the example above, they hold the boards flat to each other. They're a bit fiddly until you get used to them, but well worth the effort.
Those look like a pretty good alternative, although I'd say you might not get quite as much clamping pressure with those wedges as you would with the Plano's screwing clamp heads, but it might very well be enough for well-jointed edges.
Those look like a pretty good alternative, although I'd say you might not get quite as much clamping pressure with those wedges as you would with the Plano's screwing clamp heads, but it might very well be enough for well-jointed edges.
Jacob
Pint of bass, porkpie, and packet of crisps please
Just been clamping a panel myself. 4 Record sash clamps underneath and 3 on top, with masking tape on the clamps or the boards to keep the glue off. No prob.
Have in the past knocked up clamps like Robbo60's above - just battens with holes in the right places and a few wedges. Also needs sheeting bolts through or they can spread behind your back just when you aren't paying attention.
Have in the past knocked up clamps like Robbo60's above - just battens with holes in the right places and a few wedges. Also needs sheeting bolts through or they can spread behind your back just when you aren't paying attention.
