Need a little help

[44henry]

Hello Jeff, what department were you in? It's good to hear from UND alum.

Regards,

Alex

[paul_z]

Alex,

I made these clamps after I ran into a metal clamp (with my most expensive bit of course). They screw into my MDF spoil board and provide so much holding power that they can dent many materials. I use a pad if the material is soft.

The screws leave little dimples at the surface of the mdf but these are easily flattened out with a couple of light strokes with a small hand plane. The plane blade glides on the flat part of the spoil board but it cuts off the screw dimples.

These clamps move the screws back from the material to provide an addition margin of safety. (It's been over a year since I ran into that clamp, so it's just a matter of time before I cut though one of these.) The clamps are also very low profile to let the dust skirt ride over them.

Did I mention CHEAP !!!

Paul Z


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