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I woke up this morning thinking about Ed Tosti's miniature clamps and one thing led to another.

 

I rummaged through the scrap spring box and made two sizes of clamp. one with a 1/16th steel rod  and one with a 2 inch finishing nail.

 

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The small wooden block has a clearance hole for the steel rod, depending on the springs one has. the 1/16 rod used some old bic lighter flint springs

 

the bent finishing nail used a tension spring stretched out and then used as a compression spring/ These clamps close to about 1/64 but this design has a lot of possibilities for different openings like miniature bar clamps even

 

The short piece of dowel for the handle is a tight fit

 

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I can see that i will be making a few of these using coat hanger wire as well. I made the bend short but I am posotive that a longer bent arm will also work.

 

These will be useful where it is difficult to use a clothes peg type.

 

Michael

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A little more work this evening rendered a few more clamps the metal bar is 3/32 brazing rod bent and threaded 3 x 48 the brass nut was parted off with a form tool from some 5/16 hex stock.

 

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By changing springs and being able to change the position of the brass nut makes these more versatile.

 

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Eight more clamps for the collection I hope to use these for the planking of skipjack, when I get to that stage.

 

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Michael

Current builds  Bristol Pilot Cutter 1:8;      Skipjack 19 foot Launch 1:8;       Herreshoff Buzzards Bay 14 1:8

Other projects  Pilot Cutter 1:500 ;   Maria, 1:2  Now just a memory    

Future model Gill Smith Catboat Pauline 1:8

Finished projects  A Bassett Lowke steamship Albertic 1:100  

 

Anything you can imagine is possible, when you put your mind to it.

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Hi Michael.

Well done and thanks for sharing.

I will make a few of these myself :)

 

Regards Antony.

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Hi.

Nice ideas, i think i will try to make some like this

Thank's for share

Cristi

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I thought I saw that design somewhere. They look alot like Cliquots clamps used in the aircraft industry. I have some like yours but their strength is too much to use for wood as they would crush your structure. You have a nice practical dsign there. BILL

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Bill do you mean these clamps.

 

Michael

Current builds  Bristol Pilot Cutter 1:8;      Skipjack 19 foot Launch 1:8;       Herreshoff Buzzards Bay 14 1:8

Other projects  Pilot Cutter 1:500 ;   Maria, 1:2  Now just a memory    

Future model Gill Smith Catboat Pauline 1:8

Finished projects  A Bassett Lowke steamship Albertic 1:100  

 

Anything you can imagine is possible, when you put your mind to it.

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Thanks Druxey, I think that the tinkering is something that I caught a long time ago, but it has been strengthened by all the other great tinkerers that inhabit this most amazing forum.

 

I think it (this forum) is what keeps me sane these days.

 

Michael

Current builds  Bristol Pilot Cutter 1:8;      Skipjack 19 foot Launch 1:8;       Herreshoff Buzzards Bay 14 1:8

Other projects  Pilot Cutter 1:500 ;   Maria, 1:2  Now just a memory    

Future model Gill Smith Catboat Pauline 1:8

Finished projects  A Bassett Lowke steamship Albertic 1:100  

 

Anything you can imagine is possible, when you put your mind to it.

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Thanks, for the picture Bill, I didn't see anything like those when I searched on the net, probably just didn't look far enough.

 

Michael

Current builds  Bristol Pilot Cutter 1:8;      Skipjack 19 foot Launch 1:8;       Herreshoff Buzzards Bay 14 1:8

Other projects  Pilot Cutter 1:500 ;   Maria, 1:2  Now just a memory    

Future model Gill Smith Catboat Pauline 1:8

Finished projects  A Bassett Lowke steamship Albertic 1:100  

 

Anything you can imagine is possible, when you put your mind to it.

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