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% x 3" carriage bolt with threads to head
(file bolthead flush with notches)
@
1" counterbore
\/2'' deep with a
%" hole centered inside ADJUSTABLE END
%" T-nut
-- . ...........
%"nuts
%" locknuts
EXPLODED VIEW
Buying Guide
---' Hardware. All !he hardware (not including
the finish) listed in the Supplies listing ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
---l above. Kit no. WDPC, $24.99 ppd./clamp
or two for $44.99 ppd. Miller Hardware,
1300 M.L. King Pkwy., Des Moines, IA
50314 or call 515/283-1724 to order. CLAMP
MECHANISM
@ 1" dowel 3" long r+-;
1/a" counterbore
:+'is" pilot hole o/is" deep
%" deep, centered
%" hole, centered
~
1,v,a"-long notches
%2" deep on top and bottom
1
our shop-rnade clamps
To mark your clamps ths way, 4 Lay waxed paper or plastic Clamping the glue-up
label the fifth hole from the end wrap along the top edge of each 1 Dry-clamp the glue-up first. To
13", as shown beloui. Then, mark clamp bar for glue protection. do this, lay the components of the
the subsequent holes in 3" incre- (For clarty, we omitted ths step glue-up on the clamp bars.'
ments (16", 19", 22", etc.) to 43". in the photographs.) Reposition the bars to space thern
evenly, f necessary.
2 Lay the matchng clamp bars on
top of the laid-out panel. Place
them wth the notched edges fac-
ing up, and align them with the
bars beneath the glue-up.
3 Hook the cross dowels for the
clamp mechanisms and movable
clamp ends into the notches on
the top bar that correspond to the
notches they're hooked into on
the bottom bars, as shown by the
middle clamp in the photo
at bottom.
lnch markers
on the notches ease
clamp setup. We prlnted
labels on a computer printer;
rub-on letters from an art-supply
store would do the job neatly, too.
4 Tighten
the clamps by
Wlth the cross dowels engaged in the clamp bars' notches, tightening the
turning the threaded
clamp exerts pressure from the sides and pulls the clamp bars together at rod on the clamp mecha-
the same time. nism. A wrench-or, even bet-
ter, a socket and ratchet drive-
will assist you in tghtenng the
clamps securely. Check the
clamped glue-up to ensure that
the edges are all pulled together.
5 Loosen the clamps and make
any necessary changes in their
positions. Unhook the cross dow-
els, and lift off the top bars. Take
care not to move the clamps.
6 Apply glue to the panel pieces.
Replace the top clamp bars, lay-
ing waxed paper or plastic wrap
between them and the glue-up.
7 Finally, reengage the cross dow-
els, and tghten the clamps.