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Holdfast not holding wood down
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<blockquote data-quote="worker" data-source="post: 1574381" data-attributes="member: 37455"><p>I bought <a href="https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/153790652807?hash=item23cea32187:g:w9sAAOSwDNdVmWNa" target="_blank">these holdfasts </a>from eBay some time back and have only recently started using them. Once I hit holdfast with a mallet, I can't release it or get it to budge at all. Workbench is 40mm thick.</p><p></p><p>But the problem is the wood it's supposed to hold down can move around with a small amount of force, just pushing straight across is enough to make it move.</p><p></p><p>I tried the same on an offcut of the bench top and it also had the same problem. So it seems the holdfast is the problem and not the bench/workpiece.</p><p></p><p>Any idea how to make it grip more securely? I tried adding some scrap leather under the wood, under the holdfast head, etc, and it didn't help.</p><p></p><p>It took me a few months to finish the workbench and now it's done, I have this very annoying problem!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="worker, post: 1574381, member: 37455"] I bought [URL='https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/153790652807?hash=item23cea32187:g:w9sAAOSwDNdVmWNa']these holdfasts [/URL]from eBay some time back and have only recently started using them. Once I hit holdfast with a mallet, I can't release it or get it to budge at all. Workbench is 40mm thick. But the problem is the wood it's supposed to hold down can move around with a small amount of force, just pushing straight across is enough to make it move. I tried the same on an offcut of the bench top and it also had the same problem. So it seems the holdfast is the problem and not the bench/workpiece. Any idea how to make it grip more securely? I tried adding some scrap leather under the wood, under the holdfast head, etc, and it didn't help. It took me a few months to finish the workbench and now it's done, I have this very annoying problem! [/QUOTE]
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