I bought the same clamps but I used a hacksaw to cut the end off. I never considered trying to slide it off while engaging the clutch. Thanks for the tip.
my clamps have a metal bump in the grooved side of the clamp that prevents the clamp from separating at the bottom, so I just filed it down with a regular Nicholson hand file. Also, it should be noted that you need to continually hold down the spring when you remove the screw end of the clamp, otherwise all the pieces will fall out. It's easy to put them back together, but the spring clamp is a good idea when converting these to dog clamps
Hope you have some of the older ones. The newer clamps don’t do this. They ‘fixed’ them lol. I liked having that though. Came in handy it did. Thanks for watching 👊🏻👊🏻
@@CPBuilds Newer ones have a screw , remove the gray screw and you can do the same thing, you can also replace the head to the other end and make the clamp a spreader.
Hey thanks. Just to let you know....they fixed the issue with those clamps. This probably most likely will not work now but if it does...you saw it here first 👊🏻 thanks for the sub too. It’s much appreciated.
I actually think HF changed there process in making these. I have not found anymore like then since doing this video. I'm just glad I found the ones I did. Thanks for your comment.
Robert Hatcher glad you enjoyed this one. It’s my most disliked video lol ppl either like it or hate it. If you have the old HF clamps then you might be golden. They fixed it in the newer version I’m sorry to say.
Hey thanks. I didn’t think it was that bad of a video. No one knew about it until I posted about it. Got a lot of messages thanking me for showing the defect. Can’t please everyone. Thanks for watching.
Too many keyboard critics, so I take the time to leave a positive note. Please keep producing content, because there are those who appreciate it brother.
cri8tor I really didn’t see much hate, really no hate actually, other than one guy that said “or you could use toggle clamps”. I’m not sure I’d classify that as hate, just not a very useful comment. Maybe they got deleted.
Yeah I don't own a dremel but I can see how that might come in handy for grinding that nub off. I always look at HF for this version and have had zero luck after finding the 9 I did back in March BUT....good luck in your search.
just a thought ... if you popped the rivet out and then put a dollar store nut and bolt through the rivet hole once you'd attached the clamp to your bench, it would stop it falling out. think i'll do this myself!
Thanks for another useful video. I imagine you could use a drill or even a hand file to remove the rivet, or of course there is the option of picking up a used rotary tool (Dremel or similar) off Craigslist, which is how I got mine. :-)
Yessir. I honestly don't use these anymore lol....once you go BESSEY you never go back as the old saying goes but yes if you're on a budget and $2.99 a clamp works for you...then these are your best bet.
You know...I don’t have these anymore so I can’t check for you. I’ve migrated to using the Bessey GTR16S6H when using my MFT. I wanna say I thought they did but they were a little tight but I don’t recall if I checked in a (3/4)” hole or a 20mm hole. Sorry.
@@CPBuilds I went and converted 19 mm to imperial, is 3/4 so 20 mm will do fine, thank for your prompted response, may God grant you all your wishes, and happy woodworking...Fernando
Do ppl realize that this video is to show you a hack with one of their clamps? Yes I know toggle clamps are available there but I really think ppl miss the point of this video. Like when ppl tell me that I could remove rust with WD-40 and the video was to show you how to remove rust with citric acid. Thanks for the comment.
Blake William Ziegler combs This method would give a lot more range than toggle clamps would. Toggle clamps are great for certain purposes but they only have a small amount of adjustments so you’ll need to be clamping about the same thickness of stuff everytime give or take maybe an inch. Unless you hack them but then someone will comment on your video that you could just use a bar clamp available at harbor freight and grind the rivet off...
How is that ruining a tool? Ruining a tool would imply that I wouldn't be able to use it I'd think. That is far from the truth with these clamps. I use the ones that come apart all the time and they work great. I mean you saw the "awesome demo" I did with these right? Not sure why you think they are ruined.
No worries. If it's any consolation, I was gonna play the MacGyver theme during this bit. Taking apart a clamp with a another clamp isn't the same as diffusing a bomb with a a paperclip...but I'm pretty sure I felt the same way he did. Take care.
If you're going to be a "grammar nazi" then you should just subscribe so you can do this on every video. Literally!! Oh and I'll grammar nazi you. You are not supposed to start a sentence with a conjunction. For example "and" or "but" are not good examples. Literally!
