| Project by peterrum | posted 07-19-2011 02:26 AM | 4891 views | 10 times favorited | 9 comments |  |
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I found a Veritas Handscrew Kit at a garage sale a few months ago and had some time today to make them. The kit comes with the the threaded rods, the pivoting nuts and the handles, all I had to do was find a good piece of wood and get to it. I had a piece of spalted Maple which was about the right size and the spalting was not soft like it so often can be. So I cut it to size, drilled, mortised with a chisel, sanded and coated it with BLO. Added all the hardware and now have a couple more clamps for the shop. Not bad for a buck and a bit of time.
-- Carpe Diem
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kenn
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#1 posted 07-19-2011 02:42 AM
Nice addition to your clamping arsenal, I like the octogon handles.
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WayneC
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#2 posted 07-19-2011 02:43 AM
Great garage sale find and build. They look great.
-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov
bigike
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#3 posted 07-19-2011 02:44 AM
wow these look great!
-- Ike, Big Daddies Woodshop, http://www.icombadaniels@yahoo.com
JRL
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#4 posted 07-19-2011 02:59 AM
Great score! Couldn’t help but notice your championship shop, too.
-- Jay in Changsha
Bertha
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#5 posted 07-19-2011 03:03 AM
Who finds a LV handscrew kit at a garage sale? What’s going on? :)
-- My dad and I built a 65 chev pick up.I killed trannys in that thing for some reason-Hog
AttainableApex
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#6 posted 07-19-2011 07:07 AM
ya i agree with bertha,
i want to go to this “garage sale”
-- Ben L
dubsaloon
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#7 posted 07-20-2011 01:20 PM
I gotta go to those type garage sales. Great clamps.
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JimNEB
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#8 posted 07-21-2011 05:11 AM
Those remain my favorite kind of clamps! Good Work on those.
-- Jim, Nebraska
Amoc
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#9 posted 04-05-2013 07:27 PM
Very nice!
-- Ken from Ft Hood, TX
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