Thread: quick and easy clamp racks

Hand screw clamps

Sash Clamps

And finally clamp rack blank- can be left as is for spring clamps etc.

I think you've got a winner there. Normally you get a choice of well-made, fast or cheap - pick any two.

These can be all three.

cheers

Top work Brucee,

Anything that saves space in the workshops a great thing.........It'd be great to see a Pic on how you ended up racking all your clamps..........I'm still building up my Clamp collection.........so at this stage it isn't a real issue for me BUt........... would be great to see what solutions you've come up with!!!!!

Keep them posts comin

REgards LOu

Nice one Bruce: I guess there'll be a bit of copying happening at the Home of the Biting Midge shortly!! (Watch my "Playroom" thread in a few weeks once this one has been forgotten for when I claim they were my idea!!!)

Out of interest, here's how I rack my sash clamps. A bit of pine, a rebate and two bits taken out for each clamp, sort of like a custom made hook.

I just haven't been able to invent anything as simple for the G clamps yet!

cheers,

P

Very good. Any ideas for some Bessey clmaps? Don't tell anyone but I found this really good deal and are expecting delivery of some in a few weeks.

Originally Posted by outback

Very good. Any ideas for some Bessey clmaps? Don't tell anyone but I found this really good deal and are expecting delivery of some in a few weeks.

No idea yet but am going to have to do something as i also have some comming from a secret source shortly!!
Groggy has a neat solution for his quick grip clamps which may work on the bessy's or they could fit like the standard F- clamps but will probably need wider spacing.
Or you could just put them in a nice Glass cabinet and look at them!

As KiwiBrucee has dobbed in my little rack, here it is. It's scrap pine, a few screws and about 20 mins work, including the beeswax/turps/BLO finish. The clamps are Quick Grip type with a small pin in the shaft at rear.

Currently looking for ideas for Bessey storage (assuming I have a secret supply coming too) is a crystal display case over the top?

No questions please, I've shown you my 'rack' and you can see how they're hangin'....

Aarrrrrrrrrr!!!! theres some great IDEAS here keep em coming fellas I got some Besseys on the way and would love some Ideas on the best way to rack em up (Cause if theres a way of setting em up so they they will fall I'll discover it!!)

REgards LoU

Originally Posted by bitingmidge

I just haven't been able to invent anything as simple for the G clamps yet!

Hello and you clamp horters. While looking in the local hardware store I came acroww an ideal to store my "G" or "C" clamps as we call them. The store had them on a peg board with some hevy duty hooks. I wanded to keep all my clamps in one place or at least close to each other. I have a 3 foot wide and 8 foot tall aera inbetween my two roll up door The aera has no drywal and the insulation is all messed up I plan to put in new inslutaion and cove it with 1/4" or 1/2" ply wood. Here I place my new C-Clamp storage.

In the Pic you can see a board I made to hold the clamps and them mount to the new wall when finished. The top plate is at a 5 deg up ward angle to keep clamps from sliding off and has a 1/2" round over ont the edges. The bottom angel matches the top and is ther for support. These are 8" C-Clamps and are heavy. It is glues and screw together. When storing the clamp you need to have them open just enought to clear the support

I be posting more pic of my clamp wall whem finished in my "shed" post.

Originally Posted by Kiwibrucee

Sash Clamps

Thanks for all the pics, I must organise my shop one day like that. However I would want a cover plate on the sash clamp rack, the thought of one of those clamps coming off the rack and landing on something makes me tremble.

[quote=jow104] the thought of one of those clamps coming off the rack and landing on something quote]

Especially if that "something was some part of me:eek:

Here's a little thing I made for all the K-bodies I hope to have in a little while.
I have piers in my brick wall in the garage, otherwise I'd have packed it out about 60mm from the wall....

There's a plausible explanation as to why I have a french-polished myrtle clamp rack, but I'm not telling.