When working on my various woodworking projects I found times that I had to glue odd joints and really didn’t have the clamps I needed.
The solution to the problem was the development of a clamping block that simplified clamping these uncommon joints.
The Universal Clamping Block tool will let you clamp the usual miters and and frames but will also facilitate the clamping of a great variety of other joints that occur in woodworking projects that present special clamping problems.
With the Universal Clamping Block (UCB) you have a universal clamping aid that will allow the clamping of many difficult joints with clamps already available in most woodworkers shops.
Along with the clamping applications the blocks can be converted to hold-down devices for use on drill presses and work tables with t-tracks.
For addtional information see website: http://www.blokkz.com/
Picture of the UCBs:
Examples of use:
Hold-down:
For a video on their applications the following videos are available on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOa1FFeZycU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwSL52pEhW8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LnMZ9Qdt8o
-- Dave, Southern California, http://www.blokkz.com/
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rance
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#1 posted 579 days ago
That’s a very nice idea but unfortunately(for you) it is too easilly be made from wood for less than a buck a dozen.
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ksSlim
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#2 posted 579 days ago
Be sure to patent your idea. Very marketable concept. Sure beats my home brew ones made of wood that are easily confused with residents of the scrap box.
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#3 posted 579 days ago
$25 a pair??? Holy buckets! Cool idea, cool design, but WAY to pricey for me. I’ll stick to free wooden ones!
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#4 posted 579 days ago
Pretty cool idea, I’ll have to make some. Thanks for posting.
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#5 posted 579 days ago
I feel so dirty…this is like the worst place to post this. It’s really a clever idea and I bet at least a dozen people are looking at it in sketchup right now. I bet one person’s already got it near a CNC. It really is a clever idea and I hope you sell a lot of them.
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rance
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#6 posted 579 days ago
No Al, i’ts not on my CNC, nor in my SketchUp. :D But i WILL be making some with hardwood next time I’m in the shop. It really isn’t much different than the one in WoodsmithTips . Yeah, this is about the worst place to post this.
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#7 posted 579 days ago
Great idea…but I agree with what is said above.
Yet….they are still selling bench cookies (so simple to make your own) so give it a shot. I recommend you devise a pad though so that the wood is not damaged by the metal – I don’t think the painter’s tape is enough…..you would also want some sort of non stick surface so that glue would not hold them on the wood (it would be a pain to have to chisel them off if they stick.
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#8 posted 578 days ago
good idea. good luck.
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