Wooden Bar Clamp Diy
This one makes use of steel for some key parts where the strength and durability of.
Wooden bar clamp diy. Making a bar clamp from wood and steel i ve made several different types of clamps but most have used just wood for all of the major parts. Whenever possible i like to use what i have on hand rather than buy something. Work the screw as necessary to wear in the.
Hold the screw tight against the jaw to align its groove with the pin holes. Length depending on size. I used a standard size 50x75mm which is actually 44x69mm due to planing.
Woodworking with diy tools 743 430 views. The bar is 1 2 thick 1 3 4 wide and has a slot along the front edge. Wooden bar clamp step 1.
The simplest bar clamps you can make duration. Usually when drilling the hole in the clamp pad it will be slightly off centre and this can be taken advantage of here by rotating the pad to have the make the gap. This slot is for the threaded rod and is 1 4 wide 1 8 deep.
Let s see what materials i have and make a simple prototype. Then drive in the two 3 16 square pins photo 17. For this any hardwood would work fine.
I first looked at. The wooden bar for this clamp is made from white oak left over from some flooring. Thread the assembled wooden screw through the threaded block that s mounted on the clamp bar.