I recently ordered several of these to get my clamp collection off the
floor and here's what I found:
http://www.woodpeck.com/clampracks.html
The pipe clamp racks are a perfect fit for 3/4 inch Jorgensen pipe
clamps and also work fine with 1/2inch versions. The bar clamp racks
are a perfect fit for Bessey K-Bodies. They also work fine with
Jorgensen bar clamps, both regular and heavy duty style, although the
width of the slot means these are free to twist a bit. The bar clamp
racks are marginal at best for holding Bessey "Tradesman" bar clamps,
however. The opening in the upturned lip at front is not wide enough
to allow to these clamps to seat properly: they're prone to falling
off if knocked lightly.
On Tue, 16 Dec 2003 22:27:31 GMT, Jim Wilson <[email protected]>
wrote:
>
>http://www.plamann.com/sys-tmpl/scrapbook/
>
>Sroll down and click on "Clamps" and "clamps 2"
>
>Cheers!
>
>Jim
He does suck, doesn't he....
Bridger
Not to sound coy or anything - but 15 bux for a clamp rack that holds 11
clamps (thats if you by 4 of them)
Thats crazy.
Dont know about the rest of you - but id rather spend $$ on the clamps vs a
commercial clamp holder.
Here is a $3.95 solution that will hold 24 of them.
Go to the borg and buy a 2x4. (ok insert straight 2x4 joke here lol)
Next put a 5/8 dado blade in your table saw.
Make a 5/8 x 1 1/2"deep dado every 4 inches.
Mount it on the wall.
That will hold just about any bar type clamp. (adjust dado as needed)
For pipe clamps chuck a fostner bit in your drill press the appropriate size
and make some holes then hog out the fronts w/ a dado.
To get really fancy - put a peice of hardboard on the front of the 2x4 and
over hang it 1/4".
The lip will more than enought to make sure they dont slide out.
-R
"Woodstock" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I recently ordered several of these to get my clamp collection off the
> floor and here's what I found:
>
> http://www.woodpeck.com/clampracks.html
>
> The pipe clamp racks are a perfect fit for 3/4 inch Jorgensen pipe
> clamps and also work fine with 1/2inch versions. The bar clamp racks
> are a perfect fit for Bessey K-Bodies. They also work fine with
> Jorgensen bar clamps, both regular and heavy duty style, although the
> width of the slot means these are free to twist a bit. The bar clamp
> racks are marginal at best for holding Bessey "Tradesman" bar clamps,
> however. The opening in the upturned lip at front is not wide enough
> to allow to these clamps to seat properly: they're prone to falling
> off if knocked lightly.
Woodstock wrote...
> I recently ordered several of these to get my clamp collection off the
> floor and here's what I found:
>
> http://www.woodpeck.com/clampracks.html
>
> The pipe clamp racks are a perfect fit for 3/4 inch Jorgensen pipe
> clamps and also work fine with 1/2inch versions. The bar clamp racks
> are a perfect fit for Bessey K-Bodies. They also work fine with
> Jorgensen bar clamps, both regular and heavy duty style, although the
> width of the slot means these are free to twist a bit. The bar clamp
> racks are marginal at best for holding Bessey "Tradesman" bar clamps,
> however. The opening in the upturned lip at front is not wide enough
> to allow to these clamps to seat properly: they're prone to falling
> off if knocked lightly.
See also:
http://www.plamann.com/sys-tmpl/scrapbook/
Sroll down and click on "Clamps" and "clamps 2" for pictures. You might
also want to check out Tom's lumber storage solution; it looks really
effective. The link is right above the clamp pic links: "Lumber storage
out back."
Cheers!
Jim
On 17 Dec 2003 10:00:41 -0800, [email protected]
(Woodstock) scribbled
>"Rob V" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
<snip>
>Don't need more clamps at the moment and not a believer in needing a
>gazillion clamps as a hobbyist anyway.
HERESY!!!
<SNIP>
>True enough, except...I have all of 350 sq ft to work in and therefore
>need to conserve wall space, as well as floor space, as much as I
>possibly can. Your design uses up at least twice the space to store
>the same number of clamps. Since the grain will be running in the
>wrong direction on the 2 x 4 to allow for narrow fingers, there's no
>way to space the clamps nearly as tight.
If you want to minimize wall space, just hang bar clamps from a plain
old un-notched 2X4 offset from the wall using some kind of shelf
bracket. The clamps can actually touch, so this minimizes the amount
of space required. The 2X4 doesn't even need to be straight. C-clamps
can be hung directly on brackets or big spikes (e.g. 12") hammered
into the studs. Ditto for spring clamps. That's what I do, although I
am contemplating building a moving stand as I am running out of wall
space.
Luigi
Replace "no" with "yk" for real email address
"Rob V" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> Not to sound coy or anything - but 15 bux for a clamp rack that holds 11
> clamps (thats if you by 4 of them)
> Thats crazy.
Depends on how you look at it...
> Dont know about the rest of you - but id rather spend $$ on the clamps vs a
> commercial clamp holder.
>
Don't need more clamps at the moment and not a believer in needing a
gazillion clamps as a hobbyist anyway. Do have a few dozen that needed
to get off the floor.
> Here is a $3.95 solution that will hold 24 of them.
>
There are two factors missing in your equation: time and space...
Let's say one has a finite and modest number of hours each week to
devote to one's hobby. Sometimes it makes sense to spend dollars to
have more free time on Saturday and Sunday for using the shop instead
of working on it.
> Go to the borg and buy a 2x4. (ok insert straight 2x4 joke here lol)
It's not a joke, you are going to need to joint and plane said 2 x 4
to get a decent result. Hardly a huge deal, but more work. Likewise,
UPS delivers the manufactured clamp racks to your door; going to the
lumber yard can easily kill an hour or two.
> Next put a 5/8 dado blade in your table saw.
Don't have a dado compatible saw, though, admittedly, most people
don't face this limitation.
> Make a 5/8 x 1 1/2"deep dado every 4 inches.
> Mount it on the wall.
> That will hold just about any bar type clamp. (adjust dado as needed)
>
True enough, except...I have all of 350 sq ft to work in and therefore
need to conserve wall space, as well as floor space, as much as I
possibly can. Your design uses up at least twice the space to store
the same number of clamps. Since the grain will be running in the
wrong direction on the 2 x 4 to allow for narrow fingers, there's no
way to space the clamps nearly as tight.
> For pipe clamps chuck a fostner bit in your drill press the appropriate size
> and make some holes then hog out the fronts w/ a dado.
> To get really fancy - put a peice of hardboard on the front of the 2x4 and
> over hang it 1/4".
> The lip will more than enought to make sure they dont slide out.
>
Okay, but a lip or some other positive means of keeping the clamps in
place is pretty critical in some situations, not just a fancy conceit.
Space constraints mean the racks have to go directly behind the
jointer and bandsaw for me. So definitely do not want them falling off
unexpectedly! Again, more work.
...not trying to be argumentative here, BTW, or take offense. And not
disparaging the idea one could build something just as good or better
for less cash outlay. But to get a shop-built result of equal function
and durability, you'd need to use decent milled stock, not an off the
rack 2 x 4, and a design capable of tightly spaced fingers, maybe of
Baltic Birch or MDO, plus invest several hours of building time.
...a $1.80 or so a clamp doesn't seem so unreasonable when you factor
in all the costs of making your own.
>
> -R
>
>
>
>
> "Woodstock" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > I recently ordered several of these to get my clamp collection off the
> > floor and here's what I found:
> >
> > http://www.woodpeck.com/clampracks.html
> >
> > The pipe clamp racks are a perfect fit for 3/4 inch Jorgensen pipe
> > clamps and also work fine with 1/2inch versions. The bar clamp racks
> > are a perfect fit for Bessey K-Bodies. They also work fine with
> > Jorgensen bar clamps, both regular and heavy duty style, although the
> > width of the slot means these are free to twist a bit. The bar clamp
> > racks are marginal at best for holding Bessey "Tradesman" bar clamps,
> > however. The opening in the upturned lip at front is not wide enough
> > to allow to these clamps to seat properly: they're prone to falling
> > off if knocked lightly.
On Tue, 16 Dec 2003 21:32:19 GMT, "Rob V" <[email protected]> wrote:
>Here is a $3.95 solution that will hold 24 of them.
>
>Go to the borg and buy a 2x4. (ok insert straight 2x4 joke here lol)
>Next put a 5/8 dado blade in your table saw.
>Make a 5/8 x 1 1/2"deep dado every 4 inches.
>Mount it on the wall.
>That will hold just about any bar type clamp. (adjust dado as needed)
>
>For pipe clamps chuck a fostner bit in your drill press the appropriate size
>and make some holes then hog out the fronts w/ a dado.
>To get really fancy - put a peice of hardboard on the front of the 2x4 and
>over hang it 1/4".
>The lip will more than enought to make sure they dont slide out.
>
>
>-R
at the moment I have my light bar clamps standing in a 5 gallon bucket
full of short cuts of 1" pvc pipe. it works pretty well, though I do
want to make a clamp cart with room for the c clamps and bottles of
glue and whatever clamping/ assembly stuff I can think of to keep
there as well...
Bridger