Wooden clamp

[barkwindjammer]

Anyone know where to buy the hardware (barrel nuts) to make wooden clamps of the Jorgensen variety ?

 

[adidat]

are these any use to you?

adidat

 

[barkwindjammer]

Yep thats the kind of things

 

[GazPal]

Anyone know where to buy the hardware (barrel nuts) to make wooden clamps of the Jorgensen variety ?

Cross dowels will do the job;

http://www.screwfix.com/c/screws-nails- ... /cat840134

Edited to confirm this is wrong as both right and left hand threaded cross dowels are necessary for an identical clamping action.

 

[János]

Hello,

http://www.adjustableclamp.com/handscrewkits-1.aspx

The hardware needed for these clamps is quite specialised, with left/right threads on the spindles and lh and rh nuts.

Have a nice day,

János

 

[dunbarhamlin]

Would need left and right threaded nuts though?
Readily available the other side of the pond, but unless you're hell bent on making some as a project, prolly cheaper to buy ready made hand screws over here.

 

[Bigdanny]

As far as I can work out the only reason you need left and right threads is if you want to adjust the width of the jaws by winding the handles windlass style quickly. But as long as your coordination is OK then I'm sure you can adjust home-made clamps like these http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08FmHz6QlsE relatively easily. And make them inexpensively.
20 dollars plus shipping & taxes seems a ridiculous amount to pay for those jorgenson bits.

Just my view of course
Danny

 

[GazPal]

Anyone know where to buy the hardware (barrel nuts) to make wooden clamps of the Jorgensen variety ?

Cross dowels will do the job;

http://www.screwfix.com/c/screws-nails- ... /cat840134

Edited to confirm this is bad information, as both right and left hand threaded cross dowels are needed.

 

[Racers]

are these any use to you?

adidat

Nice clamps, if barkwindjammer doesn't want them I would be interested depending on price/postage.

Pete

 

[xy mosian]

You know how sometimes a seemingly bright idea staggers to the front of the mind? :idea:
Are the bits in car scissor jacks of use? There should be plenty of those about.
xy

 

[János]

Hello,

I have looked on the net, and you can buy a left hand tap and die set for M10 or Imperial 3/8" for approx. 40 US dollar. With these and a matching right hand pair you could fabricate the required hardware from cold rolled steel rod.

I have found a British supplier:

http://www.rdgtools.co.uk/acatalog/LEFT ... _DIES.html

Have a nice day,

János

 

[TobyC]

http://cdn0.grizzly.com/manuals/d3012_m.pdf

http://www.right-tool.com/steelwoodcla.html

http://www.justclamps.com/wooden_hand.htm

https://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/forums/wooden-clamp-kits-t59654.html

Toby

 

[adidat]

pete you have a pm!

adidat

 

[barkwindjammer]

Thanks for all the ideas, info and links guys, it would seem that these screw clamps are not widely used on this side of the pond, widely available in the States but sadly almost extinct here, who would have thunk that a tool common in every workshop up and down the land 20 or 30 years ago is now almost eradicated, not a surprise really when you consider all the alternatives that are available as regards clamps, although I cant think of a single alternative that can clamp awkward angles, making a couple has been on my 'to-do' list for a while, still do-able as I have access to taps and dies etc.

 

[AndyT]

BWJ, I agree that they are useful, and here's proof that I have (once!) used their ability to clamp a slanting object:

I do think they score over metal clamps for the ease with which you can clamp a workpiece then hold the clamp down onto the bench, but that is also true of the commoner all-wood design, as seen at the front of the picture. If you want to set up to make some, I'd suggest that you buy a 3/4" screwbox and tap and make all wooden handscrews from offcuts of hardwood. If you ever need to clamp something slanting, add a wedge to make it square.

 

[sjalloq]

Sorry to bring up an old thread but I've been searching for these for a while and have had some success.

The UK importer of Jorgensen clamps/kits is EGL Tools: http://www.egltools.com/0-size-handscre ... =jorgensen and I've managed to get them from one of their resellers: https://www.cromwell.co.uk/

You can also get Pinnacle branded ones from Peter Sefton's shop now. But I've also sourced some second hand Jorgensens direct from the States and they work out at about half of the UK new price with shipping and VAT/duty added so not bad given the shipping cost. You can find some good value ones on eBay and also on Etsy.

Cheers.

 

[Trafalgar]

The zeros are wonderful little clamps.

 

[bugbear]

A couple of these clamps in different sizes are incredibly versatile for work holding.

I have never used them for glueup!

BugBear

 

[Jacob]

You should be able to fake up something equivalent with lengths of studding plus nuts - available from most steel stockists and Ebay http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_sacat ... +m5&_frs=1

 

[sjalloq]

Jacob, you can find some double threaded rod and make me 10 clamps please. Thanks for the offer.