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goofy:
Question on getting some woodclamps:
I'm still accumulating items for my woodworking projects (hopefully, my cabinet will be the first one). I know it's great to have a ton of clamps, but that gets expensive to do all at once. So, I'd like to get a few that are necessary to start and add more as I go along.
So, what would you guys suggest to be the first purchases? The standard sizes seem to be 6", 12", 18" and 24" and I see them in basically two styles. The kind with wood end that you screw tight and then there are the quick release ratchet style (see pics below for what I'm talking about).
What should I get first?
Thanks for the help.
goofy:
And, here's the quick release ratchet style.
javeryh:
I'd like an answer to this too - Norm on the New Yankeee Workshop uses both but he seems to prefer the kind you tighten by screwing...
neuromancer:
I've got one Jorgenson clamp with 12" jaws, two pipe clamps with 48" pipes, and 4 quick clamps in various sizes, and two ratcheting strap clamps with metal corners.
I've made tables and cabinets with those.
You can never have too many, but I've been able to get by -- they're expensive.
Bob
Tailgunner:
Norm (met him at a woodworking trade show once, nice guy) typically builds furniture, and for that you need clamps that will hold things nice and square. The screw clamps are better for that.
I prefer the quick clamps, but then the majority of my wood working projects are crates made to ship my metal working projects in. ;)
For cab building, either will suffice. If you plan to move on to furniture once you cab is done, the screw clamps would be a better investment.
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