No Idea Posted July 29, 2023 Share #1 Posted July 29, 2023 Hi Everyone Can anyone help me - I want to get some of these small C/G? Clamps and I cannot find them anywhere. If someone could please point me in the right direction I would greatly appreciate it. Cheers Mark thibaultron, Canute and Archi 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mic_Nao Posted July 29, 2023 Share #2 Posted July 29, 2023 Hello, It costs less to make them. A bent aluminum dish, a threaded rod, a small handle and it's done. 😉 mtaylor, thibaultron, bruce d and 2 others 5 Quote The best aperitif is not necessarily the most expensive, it's the one we share! https://modelshipworld.com/topic/34058-frigate-l-egyptienne-1799-scale-148-by-mic_nao/#comment-969607 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert952 Posted July 29, 2023 Share #3 Posted July 29, 2023 Hmm, maybe even easier than that @Mic_Nao Looks like a countersunk head machine screw used. Solder a matching nut on the end of the screw in lieu of a handle. Brass bar stock instead of aluminum plate? mtaylor, No Idea, Canute and 1 other 4 Quote ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Robert Chenoweth Current Build: Maine Peapod; Midwest Models; 1/14 scale. In the research department: Nothing at this time. Completed models (Links to galleries): Monitor and Merrimack; Metal Earth; 1:370 and 1:390 respectively. (Link to Build Log.) Shrimp Boat; Lindbergh; 1/60 scale (as commission for my brother - a tribute to a friend of his) North Carolina Shad Boat; half hull lift; scratch built. Scale: (I forgot). Done at a class at the NC Maritime Museum. Dinghy; Midwest Models; 1/12 scale (Does LEGO Ship in a Bottle count?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtvd19 Posted July 29, 2023 Share #4 Posted July 29, 2023 Those appear to be home made. Check some of the vendors in the right column of this site's main page - I would start with Ages of Sail as most likely to have something similar. I have a bunch of similar (but much higher quality) made by Xacto many years ago. Search clamps bock on our main page - there have been similar home made clamps here some I believe had sketches. No Idea, robert952, thibaultron and 2 others 5 Quote Kurt Van Dahm Director NAUTICAL RESEARCH GUILD www.thenrg.org SAY NO TO PIRACY. SUPPORT ORIGINAL IDEAS AND MANUFACTURERS CLUBS Nautical Research & Model Ship Society of Chicago Midwest Model Shipwrights North Shore Deadeyes The Society of Model Shipwrights Butch O'Hare - IPMS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allanyed Posted July 29, 2023 Share #5 Posted July 29, 2023 4 hours ago, No Idea said: Can anyone help me - Even more useful may be the home made mini wooden carpenter clamps that Ed Tosti describes here at MSW as well as in his books on the Naiad. https://modelshipworld.com/topic/232-hms-naiad-by-edt-160-frigate-38-1797-finished/#comment-2879 Post #19. I believe there is information somewhere by others as well on how to make them, including https://modelshipworld.com/topic/32386-hms-winchelsea-by-tedrobinson2000-148/#comment-929601 post #14. They are easy to make in any size. Allan Canute, mtaylor, Mic_Nao and 4 others 6 1 Quote PLEASE take 30 SECONDS and sign up for the epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series. Click on http://trafalgar.tv There is no cost other than the 30 seconds of your time. THANK YOU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Idea Posted July 30, 2023 Author Share #6 Posted July 30, 2023 Thanks for you reply’s - I think that I will end up making them which you are right it’s not difficult to do Canute and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dziadeczek Posted July 30, 2023 Share #7 Posted July 30, 2023 No Idea, bruce d, mtaylor and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Cleek Posted July 30, 2023 Share #8 Posted July 30, 2023 Have you tried binder clips? Handy and cheap. Lots of different sizes available. No Idea, Canute, thibaultron and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Idea Posted July 30, 2023 Author Share #9 Posted July 30, 2023 Hi Bob - yes I do use these but it's the deep reach that I need. I do have lots of types of clamps including G clamps but I think the type I'm looking for will be very useful. Canute, mtaylor and thibaultron 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Mike Posted August 22, 2023 Share #10 Posted August 22, 2023 Just go to 'mini clamps' on Amazon and you will see anything you need. mtaylor and thibaultron 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Rogers Posted August 22, 2023 Share #11 Posted August 22, 2023 Get these from MicroMark. They are great. mtaylor, Canute, thibaultron and 2 others 5 Quote Regards, Jim Rogers Damn the Torpedoes , Full speed ahead. Adm David Farragut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuya Posted September 16, 2023 Share #12 Posted September 16, 2023 I have used these clamps several times and I like them , LEADRISE Universal C-Clamp Archi, Canute, robert952 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snug Harbor Johnny Posted September 16, 2023 Share #13 Posted September 16, 2023 I did some planking using "1 minute" epoxy and used 'finger clamps' ... that is, I held the plank in place with both hands for the 1 - 2 minutes while it solidified enough that the mostly pre-bent plank held fast. I either listened to music or sometimes had a movie on. The mixing technique for just a dab of part A and part B (one gets the knack of squeezing out equal parts on a piece of scrap lumber as a mixing board), then 'patting' and swirling this amount with a forefinger tip until the temperature is felt to be rising (meaning the epoxy is 'kicking'), then dabbed to the places on the bulkheads (frames) where the plank is meant to go, wiping the excess off the finger applicator on a shop towel, then "clamping" the plank in place - usually not more than a minute. robert952, Canute and mtaylor 3 Quote Completed builds: Khufu Solar Barge - 1:72 Woody Joe Current project(s): Gorch Fock restoration 1:100, Billing Wasa (bust) - 1:100 Billings, Great Harry (bust) 1:88 ex. Sergal 1:65 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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