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Tools: Steel or Plastic spring clamps?
By:Wendell Nichols
Date: 2/12/2015, 10:40 am

I just ordered a set of plans and intend to build a strip kayak (Guillemot). Steel spring clamps are about twice the cost of plastic ones. I already have a few plastic spring clamps and they're, generally, easier on my arthritic hands than the steel ones, but I've never used them to make a kayak.
So, the question is; are the steel ones better than the plastic ones? I can easily see them being harder to break, but beyond that I'm interested in everyone's opinion.

Thanks in advance
Wendell Nichols

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Tools: Steel or Plastic spring clamps?
Wendell Nichols -- 2/12/2015, 10:40 am
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Etienne Muller -- 2/12/2015, 12:06 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 2/12/2015, 12:07 pm
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Wendell Nichols -- 2/12/2015, 12:17 pm
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Justin -- 2/12/2015, 12:43 pm
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Dan Thaler -- 2/12/2015, 2:12 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 2/12/2015, 3:27 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 2/12/2015, 5:29 pm
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Dan Thaler -- 2/12/2015, 6:37 pm
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scottbaxter -- 2/12/2015, 7:49 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 2/12/2015, 8:41 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 2/12/2015, 8:38 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 2/13/2015, 4:56 am
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Randy -- 2/13/2015, 8:21 am
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Etienne Muller -- 2/13/2015, 9:31 am
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Bill Hamm -- 2/13/2015, 11:55 am