How to improve cheap bar clamps
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ส.ค. 2024
- Improving my cheap bar clamps with some pieces of plywood. Now I have very handy clamps for woodworking and, when I use these cheap clamps, I do not need to look for wooden blocks to avoid marks in the workpieces in my woodworking projects.
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Excellent English, 100% clear and understood.
I bought a whole bunch of these cheap clamps a few months ago and I have only lightly used a couple of them. I'm so happy that I found this video before they broke! I will be making this fix to all my clamps to prevent damage to them. Thanks for sharing your knowledge to make your views lives better.
Now I use these woodworking clamps a lot. Before this trick I almost never used them
Thank you Sergio, not only do you have a great idea, your narration is spot on, just the right amount of detail. I really appreciate when you narrate without the shop noise, and tell us exactly what you are doing. For instance, " now I turning the small piece over to drill without tear outs" I've found that rubbing some wax on the bar and the threads is very helpful also so that I can use the clamp one handed. I have arthritis and not much strength anymore. I'm off to modify some clamps!
Great idea. I'm going to put clear, thin, but quite tough, shipping tape on the wood blocks to prevent accidental gluing and to maintain the squareness of the blocks.
Thank you sir, not only is this a worthwhile idea.. but your statement about buying a couple clamps each time you go to the home improvement store is a good one also. I always need more clamps..
What a great idea Sergio, so simple yet so effective! I will certainly make some of these. When I remove the moving jaw on my own cheap clamps, I drill a small hole in the bar near the end and put through a small circle snap-ring from an old keyring. This can be removed easily again if needed plus it can be used to hang the clamp on a nail. Cheers from Australia.
What a GREAT yet simple solution with the snap ring. And ESPECIALLY the bonus if it being used to hang it for storage Awesome
great explanation. thank you for this. also very good job on your english! keep working at it, being multilingual in today's world is very helpful.
Ty for showing the Safety factor when you used hand saw to cut small piece rather than table saw. Yes it seams simple and common sense but young or new to woodworking individuals need to be shown the safety aspect of woodworking and that’s exactly what your doing SO PLEASE KEEP UP THE GREAT VIDEOS . And cheers from CANADA
Sergio - this is a very simple and inexpensive solution for this problem. Thanks for sharing this information with us. I just bought 8 of these bar clamps and was not aware of the issues you pointed out about how they can fail. Thanks for educating me regarding this problem. Keep up the great videos.
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I just finished the clamp blocks as per the demonstration. REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR HELP. I had some issues grappling with the blocks, clamps and item all at once! Looking forward to these making life easier now! Great idea!
Love the wall in the background. We did this back in Canada!
This is such a brilliant idea - thank you for sharing. I love woodworking but hate the glueing. Holding clamps, holding the project, holding strips of wood to protect the clamps from the project, the glue makes the project slip..... And I'm always rummaging for blocks in my scrap box. Thanks Sergio!!!
Clever idea, thank you!
These are great! i used to put two blocks (one up and one down) so the wood is not dented by the clamps... You had a simple and brilliant solution! - (Why did i not think of that???!!!) - I really enjoy your videos. I think the clear explanations of what you are doing and your 'thought process' are valuable. (instead of some silly music and no explanation of the process, materials etc. Thanks again, and keep up the good work.
Thanks. I wish I found this video a while ago. I bought a load of these clamps from ebay, and they caused so many problems. In the end I threw them away.
But your video addresses the problems that I had, having to reach for scrap pieces of wood so my work wouldn't have marks in it.
Great video, and maybe now I will buy some f clamps again and try this.
Very good idea - since your drill-sander serves perfectly as a 'squaring-up' device. I definitively need such a sliding block for one of my power drills. Well done, Sergio.
My partner could listen to your voice and watch you do wood work all day.
great idea and useful for everyone because we have all these cheap clamps
Excellant idea. Excuse me now, I have work to do on some clamps. Thanks a lot for a great idea.
Nice idea. A good fix for my 'el cheapo' clamps. Thanks for sharing your idea.
Good idea. I modified your idea a little to make wood blocks/jaws that have a lip so I can also clamp work that is round and oval. There almost no limit to the wood or plastic jaw shapes that will work this they're affixed to the bar.
Very nice, Easy fix for a problem that most of us have encountered. Thanks for the idea and will be using it for sure.
Thanks for sharing this - I saw your clamp modification on another one of your videos and knew immediately that it was brilliant...glad to see this detail so I can make some now.
EXCELLENT!!!
THANKS FOR SHARING!
Excellent idea. I've veen using 1" scraps to pad the jaws where you need 3 or 4 hands to set everything up. Will start making these for all my f-clamps today. Thanks. Haven't viewed any other videos yet, my tip...a piece of crepe rubber will greatly prolong the use of any sanding discs or belts. Cheers from Nova Scotia.
GREAT video Sergio. We all have the cheap clamps and this method is a nice solution to a common problem.
Really good idea. To stop the plywood sticking to the item that you're glueing, you can put packing tape to the inside face of the plywood, this will stop it from sticking... Even if the tape sticks to the item it is easy removed by light sanding and you can easy put more tape onto the clamps when needed. It works well for me 😊
Thanks again! I will use this too. Cool
ive been doing the same for bessey,jorgenson for about 25 years. only thing i do is contact a piece of leather to the pads. leather wont damage a finish.
I love the simplistic style of method and the clear explanation
I am just setting up in a restricted space and I will follow
All your projects.
Really like that you use whatever you have available. Very resourceful with basic tools.
Excelente idea. I used a 1/4" (6mm) drill saw which is just a drill bit that also cuts sideways for the slots. Gracias Sergio.
Great idea.
Very good idea! With longer pieces of wood following your idea it must be possible to make some long range clamps too.
You hit it right on the money when you explained about leaving marks on the wood that afterwards you will have to sand down to a 32nd of an inch or so
Thanks for sharing, I'll resuscitate all my cheap clamps this way!
Thanks, just done this on my Harbor Freight clamps, no more marks or looking for the plastic bits that fall off, great mod using scrap bits.
Perhaps instead of grinding off the rivets on the clamp bar. You could saw out a slot (circular saw or router) for the bar in the block all the way to the end and carefully cut a slip of wood to glue in the unwanted extra gap and capture the block to the bar. It may be faster than drilling and with careful cutting; neater.
Yes, some people may prefer to do this the way you mention. Maybe next time I will do that, because a have a bunch of cheap bar clamps that I have to improve 😁
A real money saver. Thank you very much.
Real neat. After awhile we all run into a similar problem with these types of clamps.
Great Idea. I used this with some Harbor Freight metal clamps to get some clamps that will work with my Festool MF3 table. The wood at the top keeps the clamp from racking in the dog hole, solving a problem I was observing.
Hola Sergio!
Thank you for sharing your great idea in this neat little video!
I improved my cheap clamps according to your tip and added a little M4 screw to the bar to avoid slipping of the lower (handle) part of the clamp.
It's easy to do and a really improvement to those clamps!
Keep up the good work!
As usual, very well explained. Thanks. Good idea. BTW..I like your disc sander idea.
Such a simple but genius idea. Thank you, Sergio.
i really enjoy your videos. they inspire me to get back to using my head more instead of saving up for an expensive specialty tool i can't afford. 👍🏾
j suis abonné a votre chaine depuis un bon moment , je me demande encore comment j'ai pu loupé cette vidéo ... merci beaucoup pour l'idée , j'adore vos vidéos et surtout votre façon de les commenter .
What a simple fix! Great !
Thanks for sharing. Got to head out to the shop and copy your idea on my clamps. Super helpful.
Great tip Sergio... found your channel the other day and you have some great videos. Keep up the good work.
Thanks, I have also a lot of such cheap clamps. Now I know what to do with them.
What an excellent idea. Thank you for taking the time to show us.
Thanks Sergio another great Idea.
Great idea - I have a few with similar problems. I used Danish oil on my other home made clamps, and don't have problems with any glue sticking to them. Might be worth a try. Or wax would probably work like you suggest
Brilliant solution, Thankyou
Well done! I like the simplicity.
Good idea. I will try it on a few clamps.
Thank you for your tips you make everything look easy
Great idea! You could also use the NoMar Clamp Pad and use it on any size bar clamp
a very big solution for my toy fairs....
THANKS!!!
Great idea! Never even thought about this. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching. I almost never used these clamps before this improvement. Now I use them a lot :D
@@WoodworkingwithDIYtools I'm sure!! I will be doing this to mine this weekend.
Once again Sergio you are a star, show me how you made the circular bench saw guide please, thanks mate!
Thank you :D You can fin all my jigs and guides in my channel :D
Hey Sergio - great idea - thanks for sharing! I like your videos because you do such a good job explaining each step.
a video about how to make the disk sander out of wood would be good
Very clever! You could use a water-based verathane to keep glue from sticking to the pieces...
Great improvement .. Maybe using Melamine blocks would prevent the glue issue and gives more stable surface.
Good idea Sergio!
Thank you so much for this helpful advice. Keep up the good work.
Awesome Sergio!
very smart! Thank you for the idea!
Super idée pour un coût insignifiant Thanks
Great idea, I am going to use this trick
Very clever I will use your great idea thanks keep up the good work
I like your Idea this is very useful
thanks for sharing your ideas
excellent idea mate.
I did this with my two cheap nasty clamps and it has worked wonderfully, many thanks for the idea and how to.
excellent tip,
Will definitely do this cheers
A great Idea, thanks for sharing.
12/25/2018: Thank you. Excellent. You are truly interested in the viewer learning the process and product. Very Clear. Suggestion: use paste wax on the board where you slide your pieces back and forth and its backboard. This is like waxing the table saw surface. This will reduce the muscle power you have to apply and make the process smoother for you.
Thank you very much, and thanks for your tips :D
Most excellent! Thanks
Bravo.
Thanks for the video.
Great idea. Chapeau!
Great idea thank you
Nice work!
Thankyou, great idea.
crafty good man
Thank you. Soon I will make a remake of this video 😀
Muy buena idea. Muchas gracias.
chevere Sergio , saludos desde Noruega.
Very well done! Nice channel, lots of great ideas!
+Sergio Acuña Padin You do well in translation.Sergio
I like the idea but I hate having to get rid of the rivets to stop the clamps from fully sliding off.
Great idea...
Good Idea ! i love it !
Thanks Sergio, I like your videos, perhaps if you cut a groove in each piece you could secure them with rubber bands. kind regards Ken
thanks for this big idea - i have allways the same problems...
gracias Sergio y un saludo super tus videos
nice idea, I'll replicate it.
Thanks
Tres impressionnant
As the rivet is removed, I place a rubber O ring around the end of the metal bar to prevent the jaw from sliding off !
This is surely the most difficult DIY project I have ever seen on YT by far.
good job