Thank you for your comment. Have a great day.

Cheers Bork.

Cheers Andrew, I’m glad I could help.

Hi Ken, You are welcome. I'm glad it helped.

Cheers John. Yes they are not the cheapest of clamps. At the end of the day, if you have something that works for you, there is no reason to change.

Cheers Richard. Have a great day.

Hi Vitali. Thank you, and thanks for subscribing.Have a great day.

Thanks Ivan. All the best mate.

Hi Diego, I think it is easier with 2, especially with wider boards that want to tip away from each other as you try to hold them in place. But for narrower pieces, one may be enough. To be honest I'd like two more. These are the clamps I show at the end; www.leevalley.com/en-ca/shop/tools/hand-tools/clamps/111041-bessey-corner-and-t-clamp?item=17F0190

Hi Radek, they do help align the boards flush at the corner.

Hi Gert. Yes true.

Hi Fernando, Yes it will.

Hi Daniel, I have clamped 12mm ply with it. That is close to ¾.

Same, I can’t seem to get the handles to close on 2 pieces of 3/4” plywood. I’ve loosened the tension all the way and i still can’t get the handles closed

Thank you Helen. The little silver bits are to stop the user from inserting one of the pieces of timber too far, forming a T joint instead of a corner joint. If you have a look at the video at 4:06, you can see it stopping one of the pieces of timber. It can be turned around to suit the project and the orientation of the clamp during use. If you want to d a T joint these must be removed.

@@DarrensWorkshop Okay, I just made a drawer and I see what you mean about the little silver piece. Thx for the tip re T-joint. I’m new and great to find an aussie doing videos as i’m in Qld. Now a subscriber to your channel.

Hi Dave, I would say it’s been a life long obsession. I’ve been woodworking since the age of four.

I don’t make a living from woodwork, (I’m an electronics technician by trade) but have sold a few pieces over the years. Merry Christmas.

@@DarrensWorkshop I planned to be an electronics tech out of high school. Went to college (University) for it, but I only got to work in the field for one year. Been in automotive parts business more than 25 of the last 30 years.

Yes 👍

Hi Doug, I use an Instamic Bluetooth microphone. I have had mixed results with it and have had to reshoot many a part because the audio was too crackley.

I saw the lapel mic and it was a system I had not seen before. I am a professional photographer and videographer and am always interested in the equipment everyone uses. Great video by the way, I am a subscriber to your channel now and look forward to seeing more of your content.@@DarrensWorkshop

Hi Philip, that sounds frustrating. It’s hard to say without seeing the clamps. I would try the clamp after adjusting the tension to both extremes as well as a central position, and see how it reacts. I’d also do a visual check and make sure everything is still seating as it did when new. If problems persists see your tool provider.

I just ran into the same problem! Did you ever figure out what the problem was?

@@VictorCsakany if you have the tension all the way up (to the +) the slide seems to want to bind. Be sure you pull the handles all the way apart - there's a false stop, go beyond that. Then decrease the tension. My tension screw would only turn about an eighth of a turn so I had to help it past about a half turn with a pair of needle nose pliers until I could turn it freely with just my fingers again. You can depress the slide with your opposite hand to take some of the tension off it that helps. I was ready to thrown mine in the garbage earlier. Seeing this video I realized my tension screw wasn't turning enough, and one thing led to the other. Anyway, hope that'll help get yours freed up.

Man, I tried and I tried but I just can’t get these things closed

Same

Hi Yolanda. It sounds like the tension adjustment is too high. Mine came from the factory set that way, and I had to loosen them off a bit to get them working. It's the knurled knob at the base of one of the handles. Loosen it off heaps, and then turn it up gradually until it gives you a firm grip on the timber. Let me know how you get on. Cheers Darren.

Hi Debbi, aren't Keegan Clamp a soccer team 😉. Without looking at the clamp I can't tell why yours is giving you issues. If you haven't had it long, I'd take it back to the store and get them to have a look. Maybe it's defective.

Yes, For keeping the boards aligned.

Hi Peter, Yes I now what you mean. It would have been good if they had incorporated that feature.

Hi JJ. Removing the metal stops means that the clamps can be used at either side of the joint. So there is no need to choose the “left and right” clamps each time. This sped things up enough that I still haven’t put the metal stops back in. They only take a few seconds to remove. However if you prefer the stops in, that’s great, after all they are designed to have them.

But yes, As I said at the end of the video, I will continue to use my old red ones, because the Kreig's are only slightly faster.

Hi Jay. If you mean hold two pieces of wood to form a T junction, then yes, as long as you remove the metal alignment guides. Which I end up doing later in the video.

@@DarrensWorkshop what about varying thickness of wood?

@@X3nz91 Hi Jack, yes. The answer is at 3:09.

@@DarrensWorkshop sweet! thank you for taking the time to clarify things! ;)

My pleasure. Glad it helped.

Hi Mike, Exactly the same way. Line up the joint and then squeeze the clamps to hold the two boards in place.