iqon Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 I`m after some clamps, are these the clamps you builders use, would you recommend these Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben goodfellow 1 Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 what about these**LINK** maybe not as good quality but alot cheaper..fly low Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john stones 1 - Moderator Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Harry rounds mate, lot cheaper and you can see before you buy, saw them last week John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Walters Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 I've got these - they are fine and cheap! Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin b Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Try these **LINK** Or these **LINK** You ould probably be better getting the 6ins ones. Be warned though, that as good as they are, all these clamps suffer from a weakness on the pivot point. You have nice metal clamps with a plastic pivot point !!! A bit like the multipak craft knives which have spare blades and then the locking mechanism breaks (plastic again). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles' Elder Brother - Moderator Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Yeap - they are the general type I use - but not that expensive! Also not usually that long, I have 2-3 that length but the ones I use mostly are about 7" or so. B&Q do them a lot cheaper. BEB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iqon Posted June 26, 2014 Author Share Posted June 26, 2014 Posted by john stones 1 on 26/06/2014 21:12:13: Harry rounds mate, lot cheaper and you can see before you buy, saw them last week John thanks John, forgot about them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iqon Posted June 26, 2014 Author Share Posted June 26, 2014 Screwfix, just my luck only 1 in stock, looks like local Diy shop or B&Q ..thanks for you replies...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Harris - Moderator Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Loads of clamps in Pound shops - not very wonderful quality but quantity is often the key for light duty modelling tasks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iqon Posted June 27, 2014 Author Share Posted June 27, 2014 Posted by Martin Harris on 27/06/2014 00:15:45: Loads of clamps in Pound shops - not very wonderful quality but quantity is often the key for light duty modelling tasks... I may only need them the once Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernie Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Hi iquon, Yes, they are great. I wouldnt touch cheap tools, they just don't last. Maybe a drop of cyano to hold the wee pads on would be a good idea. I keep loosing mine ernie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martyn K Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Wilco do them as well - and they seem very good quality - also do a smaller 4" bar size. 6" bar clamp 100mm bar clamp 3 for 2 offer on as well Martyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plummet Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 I find these **LINK** and these **LINK** very useful. (Picked a load up at a club auction, so very good value.) Plummet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 It depends what you want to use them for. Most of those clamps shown so far will be OK for clamping wood but not balsa. The pressure they can produce will crush balsa very easily. The small surfaces need to be increased by pieces of scrap wood or ply for any use where the appearance is important, otherwise marking easily occurs. For balsa fuselage etc then the SLEC rubber band clamps are ideal. They produce a parallel action and the pressure can be increased or decreased by the rubber bands. However SLEC only list the small versions now, I dont know why they dont list the very popular 4 inch capacity ones. They can grip 1/8 inch to 4 inches to light or firm pressure just by twisting the bands around another few turns. ( Plummet showed the tiny versions in his photo) I will ask SLEC at their stand at Wings and Wheels this weekend to find if the 4inch are still available. Meanwhile consider using 2 rubber bands and 2 pieces of wood ( perhaps 1/2 inch square) to clamp balsa fuselages etc. Use weights such as chunks of metal, old gel cell batteries etc to glue flat sheet balsa parts. Clothes pegs or Bulldog clips can be used or the plastic sort of DIY clips in various sizes are handy, but they really need a bit of ply to even out the pressure over a larger area to prevent making marks in the balsa. Edited By kc on 27/06/2014 10:51:43 Edited By kc on 27/06/2014 10:52:55 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iqon Posted June 27, 2014 Author Share Posted June 27, 2014 sorted thanks.Bought locally 6" clamp £2.89 + vat, 12" clamp £3.49 + vat. good quality with 2 year guarantee.....i think they will last a lifetime using them to build ply fuz.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 Well I asked SLEC about the 4inch Handy clamps (the rubber band type ideal for balsa) and the answer is they are just selling off the last few. They had just a few packets left at the end of Wings and Wheels. It seems some problem with lost tooling prevents them making more! One of aeromodellings handiest tools will no longer be available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plummet Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 Posted by kc on 29/06/2014 19:45:08: Well I asked SLEC about the 4inch Handy clamps (the rubber band type ideal for balsa) and the answer is they are just selling off the last few. They had just a few packets left at the end of Wings and Wheels. It seems some problem with lost tooling prevents them making more! One of aeromodellings handiest tools will no longer be available. Poo! Well, I have to say that, in reality, the clamp I use most often is ... Masking tape. We have a friendly local sort-of-cash-and-carry-asian-restaurant-supply place that sells x rolls of masking tape at about x/3 quid. I normally hate using anything disposable, but lengths of masking tape, I just about overcome my qualms. The same shop also sells the most superb loaf tins for home baked bread, ... I may be going off topic a little, so I will shut up. Plummet PostThought:- What do asian restaurants use masking tape for? Perhaps it is to stop them getting extra paint onto flock wallpaper. Does my masking tape pull the fluff off flock wallpaper? We need a scientific study upon this perhaps. Or perhaps not! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Plains Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Yeap, I bought 4 cheapo ones from The Range. And they work well enough. But I have recently acquired a pair, so far, of Roughneck Nylon Ratcheting 75mm clamps from Machine Mart's new shop in Exeter. Cheap as chips too considering their apparent great quality. They are a bit heavy in the handle area which is only a problem if you can't support them away from the clamping point, but you can moderate the pressure so nicely that two pieces of foam can be clamped securely and not about crushing if you don't add anything to spread the load. Lifetime warranty too! I shall pick up some more when I am down near there next time. (that is, if I don't decide to buy a lathe or something) The pads are soft plastic and grip without marking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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