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    Default Wot is it then?

    I dunno where I got this, but it looked useful. Obviously for holding work for something specific.
    Any ideas? Some sort of parallel clamp? The upper bolt thread is not threaded into the lower 'jaw' -just located into it, but it threads into the top jaw.
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    Toolmakers clamp. Do I win a prize ?

    When I was teaching we had the prevocs make some.

    Somehow I could not see what a toolmaker would use one for, other than to clamp work into position.
    Please, toolmakers, put me out of my misery, I would like to know.

    Grahame

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    They are used just like any other clamp really. I use one as a vice stop a lot..the advantages are they are less likely to marr work as they have no element that wants to spin on your work.

    Handy for gluing stuff up too. Just a good delicate clamp.

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    Default Toolmakers Clamps

    Quote Originally Posted by Grahame Collins View Post
    Toolmakers clamp. Do I win a prize ?

    When I was teaching we had the prevocs make some.

    Somehow I could not see what a toolmaker would use one for, other than to clamp work into position.
    Please, toolmakers, put me out of my misery, I would like to know.

    Grahame
    Yes Grahame, this is a Toolmakers Clamp. I have a whole bunch of them different sizes all made as "foreign orders" during apprentice days.
    They are extremely useful clamps for reaching in to tight places, especially in tooling work, example... clamping punch plate on upper section of a die set when accurately aligning punch & mating die. They are also excellent for clamping components onto angle plates & the like for mounting onto a surface grinding machine, or for drill press work.
    Final clamping force is obtained by nipping up the screw furthest from the workpiece.
    Many uses !!!
    Bruce

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    Grahame you shock me! You taught students to make these yet could not see a use for them?
    I made mine at school in the 60s teacher made sure he showed us what and where and how to use them. From holding sheet metal to mark out, holding tooling, holding down on the shaper. Since then I've seen them used to clamp to lathe face plates, scary but did the job.

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    Default Rust removal.

    It looks like a quick project, to strip the rust (it's only surface rust) off it, lubricate it and use it.
    I have a chemical that came with a 'Janes' plating kit, I'll try that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by wheelinround View Post
    You taught students to make these yet could not see a use for them?
    That had me scratching my head too!
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    I have quite a few. they are great for clamping small (or larger) components together for drilling purposes, spotting holes, marking out etc.

    Alternatively you can use them to hold components and then you clamp the side of the toolmakers clamp in a larger drill pres vice again for drilling.

    also being low profile you can get them into recesses where you couldn't get a normal clamp etc

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    Quote Originally Posted by wheelinround View Post
    Grahame you shock me! You taught students to make these yet could not see a use for them?
    I made mine at school in the 60s teacher made sure he showed us what and where and how to use them. From holding sheet metal to mark out, holding tooling, holding down on the shaper. Since then I've seen them used to clamp to lathe face plates, scary but did the job.
    Hi Wheelinaround.
    Please read my reply in the Off Topic forum as I feel an answer here would be akin to hijacking this thread.It is a bit long and only slightly related to this thread. Not appropriate here.

    Thanks
    Grahame

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