12-02-2016, 01:19 AM
Okay. Here's the breakdown on the low profile clamps. The main body is a T-nut with threaded holes at both ends. It is locked to the table slot by tightening the upper block. Then the clamping bar is forced down and outward by tightening the second screw.
The clamping bar has a 15* slope at one end, to slide down the matching slope on the upper block. At the other end, the bar is undercut toward the bottom, with an angle ground on the top edge to form a sharp edge to bite into the end of the work piece. This one is mild steel, but I may make new ones out of tool steel and heat treat them later on.
The clamping bar has a 15* slope at one end, to slide down the matching slope on the upper block. At the other end, the bar is undercut toward the bottom, with an angle ground on the top edge to form a sharp edge to bite into the end of the work piece. This one is mild steel, but I may make new ones out of tool steel and heat treat them later on.
Mike
If you can't get one, make one.
Hawkeye, proud to be a member of MetalworkingFun Forum since Jan 2013.
If you can't get one, make one.
Hawkeye, proud to be a member of MetalworkingFun Forum since Jan 2013.