How to Make a Clamp

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Watch the how-to version here: • How to Make a Clamp
Home-made Clamps. this is a simple and old design for making wooden panel clamps. these bar clamps can be made in the shop with a few simple tools and a thread cutting box. the wooden screw can provide more than enough force for most all clamping situations.
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@scotthewes2431 Жыл бұрын

Where in the world did you acquire a foot powered lathe?? I mean it’s really really cool & I’m truly impressed with your commitment to hand powered, no electricity wood working. But seriously, did you knock over a museum?? I’m also very impressed with the power of the clamps. And as always your craftsmanship is amazing. Thanks for sharing your passion.

@WoodByWrightHowTo Жыл бұрын

Lol. If you know whare to look. There are a lot of them out there.

@Gotmovezlikejagga 3 жыл бұрын

To buy clamps is far too expensive for most hobby wood workers. This project is very doable, doesn't require super advanced skill. You can build as many as you need at whatever length you need. Since the pivoting piece can slide off the beam all you really need is to make a few of the beams at various lengths to suite the project! one length for drawers or boxes and longer for panel glue ups etc. This will save a lot of us a lot of many that can be used to buy WOOD! Excellent job James, thank you.

@1deerndingo 2 жыл бұрын

Are you going to provide detailed measurements of the incidentals of this great little tool. The angle on that sliding clamp head comes to mind. thanks.

@nefariousyawn 3 жыл бұрын

The amount of clamping pressure transmitted through those wood threads is impressive.

@andreluismansurdearaujo9870 3 ай бұрын

You could make a quick release vice with this contraption

@laroseauxboisrosewoodwoodw8585 3 жыл бұрын

Wow this is amazing 😱 I was looking to build some buy my self and there you are presenting me THE PERFICT CLAMP🤣 Man we try to re-invent the weel and forget that in the past there’s some great ideas that were already invented 🤷Thx for the share .🇨🇦

@TaylerMade 3 жыл бұрын

i have looked at a number of home made clamps and to be honest, of all of them this is the one i would recommend. a tried and true method that is simple and effective. especially as glue really only needs about 10 to 20 lbs pressure. so many people clamp the hell out of their work and squeeze all the glue out.

@christopherleblanc9599 3 жыл бұрын

cool, and simple,,, could see a a 1/2' threaded rod and coupler nut epoxied in the fixed end, for those with out the wood thread cutting tools ,

@vb1gbg 2 жыл бұрын

Make extensions. You can be creative with how it attaches. Could be as simple as a U-shaped coupling that bolts on. You can also make a fancy joint that uses a wedge to lock it in place. Or, maybe a creative someone out in KZfaq land knows of a joint that locks itself and gets tighter as the clamp gets tighter. That would be cool.

@kennethbezanson4266 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful! Some of your fine carvings would really set them off. I'm really impressed with the pressure test, I wouldn't have thought it to be so strong.

@ryanallthewiser 2 жыл бұрын

Love tool build videos. Great video!!

@sleazy1drache 3 жыл бұрын

Very cool clamp. Thanks for sharing the build

@gan314159 3 жыл бұрын

i'm thinking that both 'working' ends could be designed to sit on a standard sized piece of studwork timber, so that the length of the clamp can be fairly easily changed, and all that's needed on the studwork is the single tenon cut. yeah, need to choose appropriately straight piece and perhaps slacken down the angle to allow for studwork being pine, but hey - 8ft clamp, no problem :)

@mrwashburn1964 3 жыл бұрын

Nice! I'll have to give that design a try. Thanks James!

@jerrystark3587 3 жыл бұрын

Nice clamp. Great video. Thanks!

@weisnowhere 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing this design! Looks like a fun build and an excellent reason to buy a tool!

@EricMeyerMaker 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic work

@jamalhassan3810 3 жыл бұрын

Simple, effective mechanism amazing work...

@johnjackson9601 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the information! It looks like an easy make.

@kingmallow 3 жыл бұрын

WOW! This is the ones I want! Awesome, thanks~~

@nickmastro9287 Жыл бұрын

Great video, thanks for the ideas.

@nickmagma7745 Жыл бұрын

Awesome video James! I’ll be making these in the near future. Thanks for the good work

@andrewbrimmer1797 Жыл бұрын

James this is one fantastic video very helpful thank you

@schuylerashton813 5 ай бұрын

Here's my snide remark: Your background music is the kind of stuff my hippy parents put on when they were meditating so it immediately puts my brain into nap mode. Still like your work.

@KT-df1fe 2 жыл бұрын

Nice to mount on the wall when glueing up table tops.

@MG-vo7is 5 ай бұрын

Very cool!

@MCsCreations 3 жыл бұрын

Pretty interesting design indeed, James! 😃 Fantastic work!!! Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

@mikael5743 2 жыл бұрын

Great content

@alejandrocantu4652 2 жыл бұрын

My hats off to you James for using a pedal powered lathe to turn wood. I myself could never try this as I am a believer in Nikola Tesla"s AC (alternating current) from of power.

@andrewdavis3176 7 ай бұрын

Seems like you could add feet easily for panel glue ups

@LaraCroftCP 6 ай бұрын

Wow! Thats the coolest Clamps i ever seen! Definitly a future Project. Can you tell me something about the Angel of the Metal Straps? LG Lara

@WoodByWrightHowTo 6 ай бұрын

I just make the angle "about there" so it was just eyeballed.

@kalebnab575 3 жыл бұрын

These clamps are amazing! Seems like something anyone could make and they would work as well as a store bought version. Can't wait to make a set!

@ikust007 2 жыл бұрын

BRILLIANT,

@user-nu7ou7yt4p Жыл бұрын

Wow...good

@dpmeyer4867 3 жыл бұрын

thanks

@J.A.Smith2397 3 жыл бұрын

Nice

@KipIngram 3 жыл бұрын

Ok, so this is getting bookmarked. :-)

@jameswells9054 3 жыл бұрын

Good morning everyone!

@WoodByWrightHowTo 3 жыл бұрын

Good morning James and congrats on first.

@jameswells9054 3 жыл бұрын

@@WoodByWrightHowTo AWESOME! You wrote to me lol😅...... sorry most of the content creator's i write to never write back or even acknowledge me......

@512banana1 8 ай бұрын

Putting marriage “on the line”, i love that trick lmao

@TankGunner84 3 жыл бұрын

Well what’s the magic angle the bar needs set on the jaws?

@WoodByWrightHowTo 3 жыл бұрын

Around 75 degrees. Give or take about 5. If your wood is softer or harder you might get a slightly different angle.

@TankGunner84 3 жыл бұрын

@@WoodByWrightHowTo thanks these really seem like some clamps I’ll actually make, simple yet effective!

@jacoblewis2595 6 ай бұрын

@@WoodByWrightHowTo Might want to make this a pinned comment.

@jayecurry1369 3 жыл бұрын

One thing you might try is a triangular foot on both ends mounted perpendicular to the beam so that it can stand upright. Or, perhaps the feet don't have to actually be attached. The clamp could just sit in slots.

@WoodByWrightHowTo 3 жыл бұрын

Right on. That's what I was showing in one of the clamps at the end. The guy who brought this to me did that on one of his.

@jayecurry1369 3 жыл бұрын

@@WoodByWrightHowTo True. The shorter, narrow ones would probably serve just fine. I meant ones that stand taller, and with a wider base. Maybe that would be overkill, except in a few special applications. 👍

@johnhiemstra1464 3 жыл бұрын

Yo dude. Clamp on! Or is it Beam me up! An idea: what about removable feet so that the clamp sits stable on the bench when needed. How about using dogs in some way to make the clamp a usable tool when sawing or planing?

@pasierbm 3 жыл бұрын

Try an eccentric cam lever instead of a screw on the movable end.

@arick_mnc 2 жыл бұрын

I would be very interested in what a "wedge" version might look like. Think a cam might be placing force in wrong direction.

@anthonybeers 2 жыл бұрын

They Harden those calipers for a reason. I they teach us in Engineering school to use dikem and calipers to layout most everything. Whoever is harping on you for marking with calipers probably does not know what they are talking about.

@NothingInspired 3 жыл бұрын

I have tried to watch this video several times. Each time, as soon as the music starts a strange fog rolls in, bearing upon it a stately barge. The barge is piloted by three strange women, clad in flowing gowns of shimmering samite. They call my name, softly, but as though they have known me all my life. They seem very nice, but after they leave I find I have forgotten another year of my childhood. So, mixed reviews I guess. Clamp looks great though!

@WoodByWrightHowTo 3 жыл бұрын

Lol I love that. Thanks man!

@NothingInspired 3 жыл бұрын

Any day you can make an affable stranger on the internet chuckle is a good day.

@ToraKwai 3 жыл бұрын

Looks great, do you think a leather pad would do the same as the sand paper? Or maybe a piece of leather on each side, if the rough side was the contact point

@WoodByWrightHowTo 3 жыл бұрын

I don't know. It would be worth a try.

@gilsnax-3958 3 жыл бұрын

How do you run around the block, while wearing Crocs?

@sc1386 3 жыл бұрын

great, gonna make some, but what is the angle? around 10 degree from square? thanks for your great vids

@WoodByWrightHowTo 3 жыл бұрын

About 15 degrees.

@arick_mnc 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for asking... such a big deal made in video about the angle's importance, but not said NOR was it in the description. @James W. Please add this to the description. I think a lot of people look to video description section for details, especially if it is an addendum of corrected or forgotten information. Love your video work.

@ricos1497 3 жыл бұрын

I love these clamps. Is glue squeeze out an issue on the top face? I don't have a vice on my bench, so I think I could utilise one of these in some fashion instead. Maybe a few holes in it to attach it on its side or even face up to the bench. Would it work on its side (holding a panel vertically for sawing for example)? Or does it require gravity?

@marshallmurrell4583 3 жыл бұрын

To eliminate the problems associated with glue squeeze-out on the clamp bar, coat the beam with paste wax or put packing tape on the beam. I have also used wax paper under the workpiece to keep glue off the clamp.

@ricos1497 3 жыл бұрын

@@marshallmurrell4583 yes, those are my go-to solutions, with paste wax being the preference. I don't like using throw away tape if I can avoid, but know that isn't always convenient. I was thinking of adding a layer of melamine veneered MDF, but not sure if that would affect the grip of the clamping action.

@Guervo59 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome design but I am trying to decide to make these but with both ends adjustable and wedges instead of screws or a wedge and wood dowel variation of Shannon Rogers home made version of the veritas system with a Wonder dog. That system also applies downward pressure for allignment. Do you usually find a need for clamping cauls?

@WoodByWrightHowTo 2 жыл бұрын

I have only used clamping calls once in the last 7 years. usually I just alternate the beam clamps and that does perfectly.

@Guervo59 2 жыл бұрын

@@WoodByWrightHowTo Awesome thank you! I will build these first so I don't have to drill a bunch of holes!

@reynaldobravotejada4063 2 жыл бұрын

Can i use some brass that is lying in the shop?

@carlconway Жыл бұрын

Is there any plans/diagrams for this project?

@WoodByWrightHowTo Жыл бұрын

What's up for this one. It's pretty straightforward and you can make it just about any shape or size you want.

@makenchips 4 ай бұрын

There are two things you left out while you're editing the film comentary. One, what is the critical angle of a setup on the blocks so the tighten up? Two, what grit of sandpaper did you use on the lower block of the tail clamp assembly? It would be helpful to post this information in the video

@WoodByWrightHowTo 4 ай бұрын

I do not know what the angle was I just eyeballed it. For the grit it was something on the rougher side. 100 grit ish Weather are that critical to the design. So there is a lot of flexibility there.

@KellyVisionPictures 2 жыл бұрын

Regarding the wood screws ... do you find woods other than oak to be better suited? I'm asking because I tried it with Red Oak once ... that was a big time failure. :)

@WoodByWrightHowTo 2 жыл бұрын

Most any wood would work fine. They all have their pros and cons.

@skoomasteve6144 3 жыл бұрын

Gripping!

@brettjohnson9453 3 жыл бұрын

Would it be ok to use a rasp or file instead of a float to clean the tenon walls?

@WoodByWrightHowTo 3 жыл бұрын

Sure. I would use a file. It's a bit slower but it'll do the trick. A rasp might be a little bit too aggressive but with an easy hand it would work.

@brettjohnson9453 3 жыл бұрын

@@WoodByWrightHowTo cheers mate, floats aren't overly common in Australia so good to know

@davidmontgomery1016 3 жыл бұрын

"No thanks. I have enough clamps. And I love sanding." - No One. I'm going to have to make some.

@tonyminehan7144 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice, but I looked at the price of the tap and die, including postage to England + import tax, it comes out at around £100 or $140 personally, I can't justify that expense for the amount of times I would use it, so I think I would prefer to attempt to make my own screw and nut by hand as was shown in one of your previous video's. Many thanks for the video's James.

@TheSharkeyandgeorge 3 жыл бұрын

its fairly easy to make your own, get a nut of the size you want and cut into the treads at an angle, bit trick on smaller nuts but easy on anything big enough to get a hacksaw blade through, cut at an angle and then do another parallel and clear the channel, I generally just drill through the nut and connect the bottoms of the cuts, bit fiddly but a drill press helps. Then youre pretty much done run the bolt through a few times to clear any burrs and you will need a cone on your wood to get it started but it works fine. Probably wont last as long as a pro made tool of course but ive gotten a few dozen screws out of one. For the tap its even easier just angle grind some cutting channels down the side of the bolt, I generally do 4, and Ive had some success with using a bolt thats one size larger than the nut, ie M20 bolt M19 nut because your reversing tolerances your nut will be a little smaller than you think and your screw a little wider. Go to an ironmonger and you can buy them individually rather than a pack of 10 or 20 you will never use.

@TaylerMade 3 жыл бұрын

try buying some some threaded rod. make a tap by cutting into the end in three place. use that to cut the thread. cut rod to length you need and epoxy into a wooden handle.

@ianbracken7973 3 жыл бұрын

Pask makes has a video on how to make the tap & die. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/o7qeiaedm7-apWg.html

@MikeB-mq8bv 3 жыл бұрын

Axminster & Rutlands sell them for £50-60, Amazon sometimes has them as well, still a bit spendy but cheaper than importing.

@marshallmurrell4583 3 жыл бұрын

Buy some threaded rod and epoxy it into a handle you make yourself. John Heisz utilizes this method.

@ryanstieglitz8077 Жыл бұрын

Comment down below!

@whittysworkshop982 2 жыл бұрын

Not really clamp related...... but ive noticed in some of your videos that your tenon saw tends to ride upwards in the kerf on the back stroke...... is this somethin to do with the geometry of the teeth? Or is it somethin to do with the way you're drivin the saw? I'm curious 😁

@WoodByWrightHowTo 2 жыл бұрын

It has to do with the body mechanics. Some people prefer the saw to run perfectly online with the teeth. And for most cuts that works very well. But if you put a little bit of arc into it so that the saw is only touching at one point along the cut you get a smoother ride and it tends to track a little straighter because the sawdust isn't bunching up around the blade on longer cuts.

@whittysworkshop982 2 жыл бұрын

@@WoodByWrightHowTo Thanks James 😁 sometimes I see your saw ride up so much that it nearly pops out of the kerf again...... wondered if it was the geometry or the mechanics 😁

@justinwoods240 3 жыл бұрын

Does the sand paper wear out

@WoodByWrightHowTo 3 жыл бұрын

I don't think it would under normal use. But I haven't used one long enough to know for sure. And it doesn't look like the one I had that's antique has been replaced.

@JackFright 2 ай бұрын

James, what is the float you are using in here? Where do I find one? Thanks!

@WoodByWrightHowTo 2 ай бұрын

sorry I don't see which one you are talking about. what time stamp is it?

@JackFright 2 ай бұрын

@@WoodByWrightHowTo 8:23. Thanks!

@WoodByWrightHowTo 2 ай бұрын

That is a curved tooth file.

@standswithfish 3 жыл бұрын

But, was thst a foot operated shop vac?

@WoodByWrightHowTo 3 жыл бұрын

Oh you know it. Lol

@ApteryxRex 3 жыл бұрын

what is the angle of the metal bars?

@WoodByWrightHowTo 3 жыл бұрын

about 75 degrees ish

@woodlife2023 6 ай бұрын

What is the angle exactly? It will be helpful if you share the angle.

@WoodByWrightHowTo 6 ай бұрын

No idea. I just eyeballed it.

@woodlife2023 6 ай бұрын

@@WoodByWrightHowTo Thanks for the response. I wanted to make some for myself and I don't have any such clamps where I can measure. If you still have those clamps, would you take the pain to measure it?

@WoodByWrightHowTo 6 ай бұрын

sorry. I gave those ones away to a friend.

@woodlife2023 6 ай бұрын

Thanks.