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A friend of mine who works in the tool and die industry gave me a broken 12 inch
Carver clamp. It was bent from hard usage and was cracked in two places when attempting to
straighten it in a press. I ground out several vees and welded in the damaged areas with
some 7018AC rod. It seems serviceable now after some test clamping so happy to have it.
It was orange in color so may get a can of orange spray paint and attempt to keep it in
the original color. Also a few months ago I made two clamps in the Kant Twist style so
had to show them off as well. I havn't been in the shop much lately but with the cooler weather
coming on, I'm sure I will spend more time there. I can see that my old C-Clamps
are going to be gathering dust...
As an added note, the Carver clamp can be used for prying by reversing the movable
piece, an added benefit!
Carver clamp. It was bent from hard usage and was cracked in two places when attempting to
straighten it in a press. I ground out several vees and welded in the damaged areas with
some 7018AC rod. It seems serviceable now after some test clamping so happy to have it.
It was orange in color so may get a can of orange spray paint and attempt to keep it in
the original color. Also a few months ago I made two clamps in the Kant Twist style so
had to show them off as well. I havn't been in the shop much lately but with the cooler weather
coming on, I'm sure I will spend more time there. I can see that my old C-Clamps
are going to be gathering dust...
As an added note, the Carver clamp can be used for prying by reversing the movable
piece, an added benefit!
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