Scribbly Gum
24th December 2011, 01:22 PM
Problem:
Long Mirror and short clamps.
How to .....?
I have been tossing around various ideas to solve the short clamps dilemma. I just don't have enough clamps long enough to span the length of the mirror - essential for the glue-up.
Here is what I came up with:
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-x5B8H2bayh4/TvUR1hlt-lI/AAAAAAAAALs/3GN06PbHSN8/s1600/DSC00309.JPG (http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-x5B8H2bayh4/TvUR1hlt-lI/AAAAAAAAALs/3GN06PbHSN8/s1600/DSC00309.JPG)
This is a long mirror, so the table saw and router table were pressed into service as benchtops, and the gap between them became the pivot point for the solution.
I clamped a pair of cauls across the middle, and used my longest clamps from this point in both directions.
The clamps pull against each other - with the top caul in between them to keep them straight. One happy side effect is that I have adjustable clamping pressure at every corner.
I only had time for a dummy run this morning. The real thing will have to wait until after Xmouse.
Cool!
You can see the rest on my blog.
Cheers
SG
Long Mirror and short clamps.
How to .....?
I have been tossing around various ideas to solve the short clamps dilemma. I just don't have enough clamps long enough to span the length of the mirror - essential for the glue-up.
Here is what I came up with:
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-x5B8H2bayh4/TvUR1hlt-lI/AAAAAAAAALs/3GN06PbHSN8/s1600/DSC00309.JPG (http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-x5B8H2bayh4/TvUR1hlt-lI/AAAAAAAAALs/3GN06PbHSN8/s1600/DSC00309.JPG)
This is a long mirror, so the table saw and router table were pressed into service as benchtops, and the gap between them became the pivot point for the solution.
I clamped a pair of cauls across the middle, and used my longest clamps from this point in both directions.
The clamps pull against each other - with the top caul in between them to keep them straight. One happy side effect is that I have adjustable clamping pressure at every corner.
I only had time for a dummy run this morning. The real thing will have to wait until after Xmouse.
Cool!
You can see the rest on my blog.
Cheers
SG