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Wooden bar clamp diy. 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. Thread the assembled wooden screw through the threaded block that s mounted on the clamp bar. Hold the screw tight against the jaw to align its groove with the pin holes. The simplest bar clamps you can make duration.
Wooden bar clamp step 1. Seat the screw s tenon in the hole in the back face of the sliding jaw. When assembling the fixed jaw there needs to be a slight gap between the clamp pad and the bar so that it will move freely and not drag. Let s see what materials i have and make a simple prototype.
I used a standard size 50x75mm which is actually 44x69mm due to planing. The wooden bar for this clamp is made from white oak left over from some flooring. Then drive in the two 3 16 square pins photo 17. For this any hardwood would work fine.
This slot is for the threaded rod and is 1 4 wide 1 8 deep. I first looked at. The bar is 1 2 thick 1 3 4 wide and has a slot along the front edge. Work the screw as necessary to wear in the.
Whenever possible i like to use what i have on hand rather than buy something. Length depending on size.