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Re: Tools: Looking for ideas for clamping station
By:KenC
Date: 12/29/2010, 12:50 am
In Response To: Tools: Looking for ideas for clamping station (Malcolm Schweizer)

I recycled the base from an old office chair into a mobile clamp station. With the seat removed, there is a small rectangular steel plate at the top of the pillar. I attached a wooden rig to that top-plate, with crossbars sized & spaced to accommodate the various C-clamps F-clamps and spring clamps in my collection. The bar clamps I leave on the wall, cuz I don't need them as often. The mechanism for raising/lowering the "seat" is part of the base so I can raise the whole rig when in use, or lower it for stowing under a bench, or to shove it under the strongback to work on the other side. With 5 legs/casters, its pretty stable.

Sorry, no pictures. I'm between cameras at the moment.

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Tools: Looking for ideas for clamping station
Malcolm Schweizer -- 12/22/2010, 9:52 am
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KenC -- 12/29/2010, 12:50 am
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Etienne Muller -- 12/24/2010, 7:44 am
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Robert N Pruden -- 12/22/2010, 2:48 pm
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Randy Echtinaw -- 12/22/2010, 4:29 pm
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Simeon -- 12/22/2010, 7:42 pm
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Dave Houser -- 12/22/2010, 11:37 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/22/2010, 1:52 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 12/22/2010, 10:18 am
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 12/22/2010, 12:51 pm
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John Roberts -- 12/22/2010, 8:08 pm
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 12/22/2010, 11:37 pm
clamping station from stepladder
Paul G. Jacobson -- 12/28/2010, 10:32 am
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ancient kayaker -- 12/22/2010, 6:09 pm
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 12/22/2010, 11:32 pm
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Jay Babina -- 12/22/2010, 10:11 am
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Les Cheeseman -- 12/22/2010, 9:59 am