Thread: Sash clamps

I think you would find that a lot of these cheap sash cramps are actually made in India. If it's a choice between Chinese or Indian, give me Chinese any day. There is not a parallel jaw clamp on the market that's not made in China and there are are plenty of people extolling their virtues. Please don't tell me Bessey K Bodies are made in Germany! If they were they would have that fact prominently displayed on the clamp AND they would be twice the price that they are!

Originally Posted by silentC

$1,000!!! Holy cow. I'll stick with the sash cramps from Super Cheap I think...

Yeah they are not cheap but they work very well they clamp in 4 directions. I think similar product is the Plano clamp from Felder but they are not as versatile.

Watch it on YouTube and you might oneday want to buy one

Originally Posted by Albert

Yeah they are not cheap but they work very well they clamp in 4 directions. I think similar product is the Plano clamp from Felder but they are not as versatile.

Watch it on YouTube and you might oneday want to buy one

I would have to refinance the home loan for a set of those!

I made my own out of cheap 19x42x1200 pine sections glued together into a "T" section. I drilled several 8 mm bolt holes through the vertical part of the T, and use wedges between the bolts and the timber to clamp the ends while the glue dries. Two T sections and two bolts make one 1200 mm clamp clamp, which hold both top and bottom of the laminate which in turn minimise sanding and planing of the joints. Three sets cost $20

I've described them in the forum before...

https://www.woodworkforums.com/f44/home-sash-clamps-cheap-pine-short-cuts-168618

Anybody have any experience of these from Hare Forbes?: http://www.machineryhouse.com.au/R9721

I used my old red ones last night in a monster clamp up and despite them being only "ok" they exerted a huge amount of pressure. Shame none of the holes lined up! China!

Promac now distribute the Plano panel clamps in Australia. http://www.promac.com.au/products/ve...al-gluepress-/
I highly recommend them, particularly for production style work. you can mount them vertically on the wall taking up little room in the workshop. About a grand will get you 4 clamps and a bar to mount them on.

I have 2 x 2 metre sections on my walls. At the moment I am glueing up legs for a folding stool I have developed. I am able to glue up 8 at a time, machine the material for the next 8 while the glue dries. By the time I am finished machining the last lot are just about ready to come out of clamp. I just couldn't do that many with glue ups on the floor, bench, table saw, etc.

No affiliation, just a great product for my application. If you are pushed for room they are worth their weight in gold.

Cheers
Bevan

Although the Plano panel clamps look great couldn't you do the same thing with some Jet or Bessey parallel jaw clamps mounted to bars using the thread in the fixed jaw and the bar stand? I acknowledge that the Plano style clamps also hold the panel flat but $1,000 compared to $280 to $430 for the parallel jaw clamps is a huge step.

Originally Posted by Enfield Guy

Promac now distribute the Plano panel clamps in Australia. http://www.promac.com.au/products/ve...al-gluepress-/
I highly recommend them, particularly for production style work. you can mount them vertically on the wall taking up little room in the workshop. About a grand will get you 4 clamps and a bar to mount them on.

I have 2 x 2 metre sections on my walls. At the moment I am glueing up legs for a folding stool I have developed. I am able to glue up 8 at a time, machine the material for the next 8 while the glue dries. By the time I am finished machining the last lot are just about ready to come out of clamp. I just couldn't do that many with glue ups on the floor, bench, table saw, etc.

No affiliation, just a great product for my application. If you are pushed for room they are worth their weight in gold.

Cheers
Bevan

Are the Plano functionally identical to the Frontline Clamps? I was thinking of grabbing some, but these I can get 4 for the price of 2 FL's.

Originally Posted by Evanism

Are the Plano functionally identical to the Frontline Clamps? I was thinking of grabbing some, but these I can get 4 for the price of 2 FL's.

Unsure about that. If I were you I would compare and contrast. I don't have the frontline units but they seem to be designed to be used horizontally on a flat surface.

Cheers
Bevan

Might be worth a thought: When I needed some bought these they came within 1 week from lee valley USA and if you are buying a few shipping isnt too bad either. Love them, light, strong and very well made. Will last you a lifetime.

http://www.leevalley.com/US/wood/pag...18&cat=1,43838

Originally Posted by Evanism

Are the Plano functionally identical to the Frontline Clamps? I was thinking of grabbing some, but these I can get 4 for the price of 2 FL's.

In principle it's very much the same but with FL you can combine 2 (or more, I havnt had the need ) clamps to give you the extra length - I have been glueing up 1.6m x 1.6m panel. You can't do this with Plano clamp.

If you glue up a 2m x 0.9m panel. You will need at least 4-6 FL clamps to give you the best result

I know there is this guy who bought about 10-15 FL clamps from the distributor in nz recently. He makes kitchen benches.

FL has racking for their clamps like Taylor clamp system. But it ain't cheap.

Originally Posted by Enfield Guy

Promac now distribute the Plano panel clamps in Australia. http://www.promac.com.au/products/ve...al-gluepress-/
I highly recommend them, particularly for production style work. you can mount them vertically on the wall taking up little room in the workshop. About a grand will get you 4 clamps and a bar to mount them on.

I have 2 x 2 metre sections on my walls. At the moment I am glueing up legs for a folding stool I have developed. I am able to glue up 8 at a time, machine the material for the next 8 while the glue dries. By the time I am finished machining the last lot are just about ready to come out of clamp. I just couldn't do that many with glue ups on the floor, bench, table saw, etc.

No affiliation, just a great product for my application. If you are pushed for room they are worth their weight in gold.

Cheers
Bevan

These look fantastic Bevan... and if you are doing a lot of these the $1000 or so for a set of four would be well worthwhile...

Jorge