New Tools Are Cool #3: Shop Fox Pipe Clamps

Joey;

You might also look at the Rockler 3/4” pipe clamps. They have wide feet on them which keeps them upright. I buy a few when Rockler puts them on sale.

http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=17397

-- Rick Gustafson - Lost Creek Ranch - Colorado County, Texas

I very strongly considered them, but the feet put them much higher than what I already had. I am thinking that the next time I buy clamps I will get some of them and use them for the bottom clamps and use the ones I have as top clamps when I am gluing up panels.

-- JoeyG ~~~ http://www.facebook.com/JHGWoodWorks

I never tought to thread both sides of the clamp.

Thanks for the idea.

I wish I could claim it as my idea. In my old shop we had them threaded on both sides and it worked but when I was having them cut I was thinking that I might need that extra inch in a glue up one day. The guy at the big blue box was cutting and I told him to just thread one side. As he was working he threaded both sides of the first one. As I was about to correct him on the next piece my eye catches the boxes in front of me. I pulled out a coupling and the bell in my head went off. What is an inch when I can connect as many as I want. So I threw a hand full of 3/4 couplings in the cart and keep my mouth closed.

-- JoeyG ~~~ http://www.facebook.com/JHGWoodWorks

I usually buy a 21 ft. joint of pipe and have it cut to 36 inch lengths. I thread on end on all pieces including the 2 that are already threaded. I figure I don’t need that many long clamps but then I could be wrong some day. The only mistake you made was in not telling LJ when these were on half price sale…...LOL