When you plane or
sand a board, it's a good idea to clamp it down. My problem is that the clamps
get in the way. My solution is to use a pipe clamp and a few pieces of
hardware.
The idea is to
mount the clamp to the side of the bench top. To do this, I used eye bolts and
threaded inserts, see drawing. (The threaded inserts allow me to quickly remove
the clamp.) Then, to allow clearance for the jaws, I added two
spacers.
Since I wanted to be able to work the entire surface of a
1/2"-thick workpiece without hitting the jaws, I positioned the clamp so the
jaws are no more than 3/8" above the bench top, see Fig. a.
Bob
Easler Des Moines, Iowa
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