I definitely like those mate. You can clamp a decent size in them for gluing up in terms of a surface etc. They would come in handy if you're building a chest of drawers to planks together or something like that. Great video mate 👍🏽 👌 👏
Could make interchangeable push blocks of various thicknesses for various stock thicknesses or glue proof spacer shims to place across stock. Great material selection and design to add accessories to.
Great job, I was looking to buy a set of these off of Amazon, but after watching you and how you made yours, i think i will just make some.......Thanks
Wow those alum bars have great lenght that I'm thinking that the other can be used at the same time, just like you are using to clamp and glue a few boards, well, in the other end with an extra set of metal bars and screws another board can be cooking at the same time, I like it a lot. Tnx for sharing it with the world. Cheers mate!!! 😀
that's a cool clamp do both purposes of locking and levels, i believe there are some enhancement can be made by doing snag/slid hole for easy adjustments instead of been restricted for the thickness of the pushing wood.
Love it mate, do you use them regularly ? Aluminium I reckon is best for this as the extrusion reinforces it & time would perhaps flex, dunno but impressed by your concept 👍👍👍👍👍👍
Mate I do use them a lot but the timber thread blocks broke. I'm going to replace them with metal ones., probably just made from threaded couplings. I also want to make a parallel clamp using just one length of aluminium. Still developing that idea. Cheers mate.
These are really good. Question, how high can be the boards when using these clamps? Is there a way to use them with thicker boards or they are limited to one size? Thanks a lot for these.
Another great video. Quick q though, there was a claw hammer laying by you in the video, was that made in Rockford Illinois? I have a set of those, old, and really like them. I know its a strange q but i dont see them around much.
Good question David. The hammer (as far as I know) is an Estwing and I have had it for many years. Its my favourite. I have no idea where it was made and I can't even remember where I got it from. ill have to take a close look to see if it has any markings.
Hi David, just had a close look at the hammer and its an Estwing made in Rockford Illinois. It had the numbers 24 and 07 and the letter H but I couldn't make out anymore.
Thanks for the video. Great, just what I was looking for. It took me awhile to realize you were saying "aluminum". What was the re-cycled extruded aluminum used for? It looks perfect for the job. I'd like to find one/some here in the USA. It looks like it might have been a sliding door frame?? Thanks for your help.
The aluminium was the frame of an outdoor screened in enclosure at the back of my house. It basically screened in the area under an awning to make like an outdoor room. The space was 9M x 4M so I have A LOT of this stuff.
So is there a brand for the frame? Also if you were gluing a panel 2M X 1M, I'm thinking you should have 4 of these clamps across the width. Do you agree?
Sorry no brand name mate. It was already there when we bought the house. For a panel that big I would have at least 4 clamps. I intend to make more when I get time.
So I love the concept. But can this be done for thinner panels? This set up is limited by the thickness of the lateral clamps. Your work piece can be no thinner than that.
Yes thats exactly right Jason. I made these clamps because they suit what i do. I don't envisage gluing up panels that thin but if i do i would use a different method. Thanks mate.
One could add filler strips to the top and bottom to increase the thickness. Strips of plywood with a layer of packing tape should allow thinner panel glueups.
Yes it is Rafal. Here in Australia we call it Merbau. Its most common use is for timber decking here is a link to some info www.woodsolutions.com.au/Wood-Species/merbau.
Ok. Thanks for that. I know this species but here, in Poland, it`s very expensive, exotic wood ;). It`s sometimes used as decking as well. Most popular decking wood here is larch. I just watched some more of Your films - I like those - not many "off the mill" ideas. If I may, please try to balance the audio in the vids. ATM the commentary is quiet while the tool noises are very loud. Makes evening watching a bit difficult ;). Keep up good work, thanks.
Thanks for the feedback Rafal. You're right about the sound. This was one of my earlier videos. I'm very conscious of noise levels now when editing my videos so hopefully you will notice its better in the newer ones. Have a great day.
I happened across this while looking for a way to make clamps for a large panel glue-up I am doing. You have a very clever idea. Thanks for posting it. Only 'gotcha' I can foresee is the wooden blocks cracking eventually. Be curious if you made any improvements. Subscribed. And no idea what @Dave Hutton is going on about. No such thing as a "patented copy rite" [sic]. It's "patented" or it's "copyrighted". Either way, at least here in the US, you can make your own *personal* copy of something. You will only run into problems if you try to duplicate and sell it. Not sure how it works in Australia. I imagine it's similar. :)
Firstly, welcome and thanks for the sub. Your comment about the clamps is spot on because thats exactly what happened. I am going to remake that part out of steel, one day. And your right about the copy accusation, there wasn't any deliberate copying. I'm pretty sure its the same here, only a problem if you try and sell them.
In reply to Dave Hutton's comments. I'm sure he will correct me if I'm wrong. But I would have thought copyright infringement only applied if a profit is made in any way. From what I gather DUWW is merely educating other people, and is not selling the video, OR the clamps. There are many other videos showing similar clamping ideas, so I don't see a problem. I know from experience that a copy right is not worth much because only a small detail needs to be changed and your copyright is shot to hell..
Hi, came across this segment quite by accident. I want to bring to your attention that this is in direct violation of patented copy rite. THis clamp that you claim to have designed by inference, was in fact invented by DnJ innovations and patented back in 2008.. The compressx clamp. The product that you are showing people how to build bears direct resemblance and working action as the compressx. I would suggest that you remove this video from u tube and replace it with a written apology to The compressx people before they start legal action against you for patent infringement. I suggest that you are aware of this as they demonstrated the product at many Australian wood working shows as your wording for the clamp is the same as their web site developed back in 2008.
Thanks for the comment Dave but I don't appreciate the accusations you are making against me. I have never heard of DnJ or the compressx clamp. Your insinuation that I stole a design is incorrect and I suggest that you withdraw your comments. If this DnJ or the compressx people really do have a problem with my video they can contact me themselves, and while they're at it they can contact the many other RU-vidrs that have made similar or same clamps. Cheers mate.
Patents and copyrights are two different things. You can't have a patented copyright. In most countries, copyrights (which protect works of art) are granted by default, meaning they are protected without any formal action by the creator. Mechanisms or processes can't be copyrighted. They can only be patented. The CompressX Clamp doesn't have a patent number listed on their site and I wasn't able to find one via a cursory search. Without a patent, an invention has no protection against being copied.
oh ffs, ur just pissed that you werent the only one with such an idea. the only issue here is the stupidity of the patent office for granting a patent to such a simple mechanism. werent you embarrassed to run to the patent office with such a basic fabrication ( i wont even call this an invention).
On the compressx website it states that Dave Hutton is the inventor and that he has a world wide patent copyright, although I am fairly certain there is no such thing as a patent copyright. I did a patent search and could not find the patent. I did find that he has compressx as a registered trademark. It would appear that Dave is trying to protect his invention but didn't know how and should have opted for legal advice. However, if you should decide to call your clamp "CompressX" you would be in trouble.4
You should probably get in touch with Woodpeckers, because they released the ClampZilla last year and it has the same design. Let us know how that works out for you... LOL
The only modification i would do is to make the brackets from larger steel plate and work them in an angled shape so to have the lateral clearance to use a wider pressure pad
I had the same thought ( to increase the area of pressure more towards the middle) but I don't understand how you would do it? do you have an example of what you describe, please?
