Press clamp

Press clamp · 02-21-2009, 09:45 AM

I was thinking of buying a press clamp and was hoping someone had already figured out the best way to build an adjustable clamping device. Any ideas???

DaveO · 02-21-2009, 10:15 AM

Hmmm

....I am not sure I've heard the term "press clamp" before. Can you describe it in more detail? Are you talking about a vacuum clamp? A clamp for segmented bowl segments? A jam or donut chuck? Or a type of Longworth chuck?

Dave

CaptnA · 02-21-2009, 10:34 AM

same here not sure exactly what you are talking about.
my first thought was a combination pen press/centering device for holding while drilling blanks
probably get some good ideas if you can describe what you're wanting and what its used for maybe a bit better.

William Roscoe · 02-21-2009, 11:16 AM

Page 356 in the grizzly wish book. They call it a super press clamp. Upside down u shaped piece of metal with screw in the middle to press downward like when you try to clamp several round pieces together.

McRabbet · 02-21-2009, 11:23 AM

Why not buy a few of the Veneer Press Clamps on the same page of the Wish Book at $14.50 each? Make your own frame for whatever size you need...

William Roscoe · 02-21-2009, 01:27 PM

I thouhgt about that. This one is a little more heavy duty and I wanted to make it with a capacity of about 4 ft. high in case I wanted to try something taller in the future.

CaptnA · 02-21-2009, 05:30 PM

Thanks for the link Rob! I found what he's wanting.
sounds like an interesting tool