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| Author: | Colin North [ Fri May 01, 2015 2:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | No suitable clamps, cheap and cheerful solution. |
So, the idea is in no way original, but it may be of some use to someone else. I needed some clamps in a bit of a hurry to hold newly bent classical sides to forms while waiting for assembly. Tried small F clamps. Too bulky (nearly 3 feet long with the form) and top heavy. Searched internet for suitable G clamps (like Courtnall shows in "Master Guitars") and was reluctant to spend (for the 12 which I wanted) a minimum £50/$80, and, even worse, I would have had to wait as I couldn't buy them locally I remembered seeing someone on the net some years ago, using cut slices of plastic pipe (6 or 8") to hold a top or back on during assembly, can't remember where or who. I had some 110mm plastic (soil?) plumbing pipe lying around, so dragged out the mitre saw and played with the width to cut. Ended up with 2 x 30mm widths, one inside the other as giving a reasonably "grippy" hold (couple or so kilos, maybe a bit more?) So, sorry whoever you were, no attribution. But thank you. |
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| Author: | Chris Pile [ Fri May 01, 2015 4:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: No suitable clamps, cheap and cheerful solution. |
Clever. I like it. |
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| Author: | fumblefinger [ Sat May 02, 2015 11:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: No suitable clamps, cheap and cheerful solution. |
Wonderful idea! You can control the level of tension with the spacers. Genius. And you can put a bunch of them on. Even better. |
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| Author: | Bob Shanklin [ Sun May 03, 2015 12:47 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: No suitable clamps, cheap and cheerful solution. |
And if you put one in your sound hole with a wedge it holds your sound hole binding nice and tight til the glue dries. Bob |
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| Author: | Pmaj7 [ Sun May 03, 2015 8:39 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: No suitable clamps, cheap and cheerful solution. |
Bob Shanklin wrote: And if you put one in your sound hole with a wedge it holds your sound hole binding nice and tight til the glue dries. Bob Brilliant! |
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