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Jim B. titled one of his threads "You can never have enough". He was talking about work holding clamps and was working with wood for his project car at the time. I agree with him that this is true for any kind of wood worker or hobby machinist working with metal.
I have my favorites but find I need more than those to complete the task at hand sometimes so there is always room for more. This week my newest favorite clamp is an old bar clamp that I found digging through the stuff a vendor had at the Nashville flea market this past weekend. I had gone through the vendors stuff last month and did not find anything I wanted/needed. A fellow member here, Gary Max, also at the market suggested I take another look. This time I found a neat bar clamp of a design I have never seen before. It is an old American all iron design with a cam clamp for locking it in place. The patent date cast on one side is Feb 8 81. I assume that the year date is 1881. There is no mfg. name on it, only a #3 cast on the other side.
I prefer bar clamps for welding or wood working. The bar clamps (with plastic) and the cast unknownium c-clamps sold by HF not so good for meadium to heavy use but sometimes necessary if you don't have the right clamp for a project. For machining you have to use whatever camp that works best.
I have attached a photo of my newest favorite clamp in hopes that someone may know the manufacturers name.
What are your favorite clamps?
I have my favorites but find I need more than those to complete the task at hand sometimes so there is always room for more. This week my newest favorite clamp is an old bar clamp that I found digging through the stuff a vendor had at the Nashville flea market this past weekend. I had gone through the vendors stuff last month and did not find anything I wanted/needed. A fellow member here, Gary Max, also at the market suggested I take another look. This time I found a neat bar clamp of a design I have never seen before. It is an old American all iron design with a cam clamp for locking it in place. The patent date cast on one side is Feb 8 81. I assume that the year date is 1881. There is no mfg. name on it, only a #3 cast on the other side.
I prefer bar clamps for welding or wood working. The bar clamps (with plastic) and the cast unknownium c-clamps sold by HF not so good for meadium to heavy use but sometimes necessary if you don't have the right clamp for a project. For machining you have to use whatever camp that works best.
I have attached a photo of my newest favorite clamp in hopes that someone may know the manufacturers name.
What are your favorite clamps?
