Bar Clamp Pads

[patlaw]

The pads on one of my Irwin Bar Clams are missing. Irwin has replacement pads on their website but not for this model clamp. I contacted their customer service for the part number. They don't sell them. To their credit, they're sending me a free clamp. While I appreciate it, I really want the pad. There's no way I'm throwing away a perfectly good clamp. Bessey and others have pads. Does anyone know if they fit well on the Irwin Bar Clamps? If not, I guess I'm going to be testing some of the glues recommended in a previous thread to see how well I can attach a piece of rubber to the clamp surface.

List of available Irwin replacement pads at Grainger

Bessey offers replacement pads. It seems they should fit. Has anyone tried them?

 

[Bill Clemmons]

I've used pieces of leather glued to the pads w/ spray adhesive.

 

[Mike Davis]

Barge glue works great for rubber and leather to each other or either to metal. It is a contact cement type of glue used in the shoe industry quite a lot. Paint it on each surface, let it dry, stick the pieces together, done. Just be sure you put the pieces where you want it, it won't move once you let it touch.

https://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&k...vtargid=kwd-3561220005&ref=pd_sl_6gbomdi24a_e

 

[walnutjerry]

+1 on the leather substitute

 

[patlaw]

Barge glue works great for rubber and leather to each other or either to metal. It is a contact cement type of glue used in the shoe industry quite a lot. Paint it on each surface, let it dry, stick the pieces together, done. Just be sure you put the pieces where you want it, it won't move once you let it touch.

https://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&k...vtargid=kwd-3561220005&ref=pd_sl_6gbomdi24a_e

Is this glue available from any local suppliers? I've checked several with no success.

 

[CDPeters]

+1 on the cork or leather pads.

Harbor Freight sells a 3 pack of replacement pads (3 fixed end + 3 screw end pads) for 1.99. They might just fit.

 

[Mike Davis]

Is this glue available from any local suppliers? I've checked several with no success.

Hate to say it but I think Walmart carries it. Any shoe supply will. Tandy leather.

 

[Mike Davis]

https://www.acehardware.com/departm...ape-glues-and-adhesives/glues-and-epoxy/17338

 

[woodworker2000]

It will only cost you $5.50 to see if these Craftsman pads will work: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Craftsman-...m=401247854068&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851

 

[Charlie Buchanan]

+1 on the leather. Have thrown away all those pads that come with clamps. Use leather or soft wood cauls.

 

[gator]

It's the cheapo way to go (but I'm cheap anyway) but I use plastic bottle caps.

George

 

[Hmerkle]

Mike,
Here are a couple ideas for clamp pad retrofit (mush better than the plastic pieces)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyKiGmRq3wY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_kCk3M8vyc

 

[junquecol]

It's the cheapo way to go (but I'm cheap anyway) but I use plastic bottle caps.

George

Financially conservative rather than cheap. Sound so much more elegant. My grand sons used to say "Never ask Papa or Nana for any money. They are cheap!"