In keeping with the spirit of "you can never have enough clamps", I purchased two 50" Bessy
Revo's when HD lowered the price a few weeks ago. Those 2 clamps became the longest
clamps that I have.
Guess what size clamps I needed this weekend? 55"!
A friend asked me to repair a full size headboard for her and I just couldn't get those 50 inchers
to stretch quite that far. Luckily I had some aluminum angle iron lying around, so I drilled a couple
holes in 2 pieces and made adapters to hook each 50" Bessy to a 24" Bessy and then did
the "flip the jaw around" trick to create a longer clamp.
It wasn't perfect, but it was good enough for the job I had to do.
I'd go buy a couple of 60" Revos, but the first job would probably require 61". ;-)
On Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at 4:50:14 PM UTC-4, Leon wrote:
> On 6/18/2018 10:49 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
> > On Monday, June 18, 2018 at 10:50:28 PM UTC-4, [email protected] wrote:
> >> On Mon, 18 Jun 2018 13:16:08 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
> >> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>
> >>> In keeping with the spirit of "you can never have enough clamps", I purchased two 50" Bessy
> >>> Revo's when HD lowered the price a few weeks ago. Those 2 clamps became the longest
> >>> clamps that I have.
> >>>
> >>> Guess what size clamps I needed this weekend? 55"!
> >>>
> >>> A friend asked me to repair a full size headboard for her and I just couldn't get those 50 inchers
> >>> to stretch quite that far. Luckily I had some aluminum angle iron lying around, so I drilled a couple
> >>> holes in 2 pieces and made adapters to hook each 50" Bessy to a 24" Bessy and then did
> >>> the "flip the jaw around" trick to create a longer clamp.
> >>>
> >>> It wasn't perfect, but it was good enough for the job I had to do.
> >>>
> >>> I'd go buy a couple of 60" Revos, but the first job would probably require 61". ;-)
> >>
> >> The longest clamps I have are the 50" Revos but I also have
> >> "extenders", used to connect Revos together when needed (e.g. to frame
> >> a solid core door to make a bench top).
> >>
> >> <https://www.highlandwoodworking.com/besseykbodyextender.aspx>
> >
> > Those are what gave me the idea to use the aluminum angle stock. Those are
> > obviously better, but the angle stock worked for what I needed it for.
> >
> > It's cheaper to do what this guy did but I tested it and didn't like it. See
> > if you can figure out why.
> >
> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1pcyJiGt9Q
> >
>
> Cheap, yes. but defeats the rigidity of the steel bar. The rigidity of
> the bar lessens bowing. The Bessey connector prevents this.
Perzactly. When I watched the video I noticed that he never tightened the
clamps, just extended them. When I tried his method I found that you lost
all semblance of the parallel clamping that the Revo's are supposed to
provide. (I totally expected that to happen) The looseness of the extending
loop allowed the bars to move "upward" resulting in an inverted V and
non-parallel jaws.
The angle iron I used prevented the bowing (for the most part). It served my
purpose, but I can certainly see how the Bessy extender is the best option.
On Sat, 23 Jun 2018 18:22:53 -0000 (UTC), Doug Miller
<[email protected]> wrote:
>On Tue, 19 Jun 2018 14:29:09 -0700, Bob La Londe wrote:
>
>[..]
>> That is a good argument for pipe clamps. Used to be able to get steel
>> pipe 20' long. Probably still can, although maybe not at Box Depot.
>
>Any plumbing supply house -- i.e. one that caters to the plumbing trade,
>not to the general public -- will have 20' lengths.
With a few plumbing parts you can go over that. At the house I grew up
in the garage was a tear down and reassemble job, it got racked out of
plumb during building, my dad and his brother used come alongs and
extended pipe clamps to true it up 24' to 30' long walls.
On 6/18/2018 7:50 PM, Puckdropper wrote:
> Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote in
> news:[email protected]:
>
>>
>>
>> Yes you can, have too many clamps. ;~)
>>
>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb11211/20519288345/in/dateposted-public
>> /
>
> I don't see any evidence of that. The project's clamped successfully,
> there's room to walk around it, and you're posting here instead of adding
> or removing clamps. You don't have too many. :-)
>
> If you've got so many clamps to install that you exceed the open time of
> the glue you need smaller assemblies not fewer clamps!
>
> Puckdropper
>
In case you missed the suttleness. LOL. The weight of the clamps
collapsed the saw horse and work bench.
On Monday, June 18, 2018 at 9:50:28 PM UTC-5, [email protected] wrote:
>=20
> The longest clamps I have are the 50" Revos but I also have
> "extenders", used to connect Revos together when needed (e.g. to frame
> a solid core door to make a bench top).
>=20
> <https://www.highlandwoodworking.com/besseykbodyextender.aspx>
I only have the old Bessy clamps where both heads are permanently attached =
to the bar. Neither head can be removed. The end of the steel bar is flar=
ed out to prevent the head from sliding off. With this extender and newer =
Bessy clamps, can you take the screw handle head off, reverse it onto anoth=
er clamp steel body, use this connector to join the two steel bars together=
, and get about a 90" clamp from two 50" clamps.
On Monday, June 18, 2018 at 9:59:20 PM UTC-4, Bill wrote:
> DerbyDad03 wrote:
> > In keeping with the spirit of "you can never have enough clamps", I purchased two 50" Bessy
> > Revo's when HD lowered the price a few weeks ago. Those 2 clamps became the longest
> > clamps that I have.
> >
> > Guess what size clamps I needed this weekend? 55"!
> >
> > A friend asked me to repair a full size headboard for her and I just couldn't get those 50 inchers
> > to stretch quite that far. Luckily I had some aluminum angle iron lying around, so I drilled a couple
> > holes in 2 pieces and made adapters to hook each 50" Bessy to a 24" Bessy and then did
> > the "flip the jaw around" trick to create a longer clamp.
> >
> > It wasn't perfect, but it was good enough for the job I had to do.
> >
> > I'd go buy a couple of 60" Revos, but the first job would probably require 61". ;-)
> >
>
>
> I've got a bunch of 48" pipes, with connectors to go with my pipe
> clamps. The extra length came in real handy once when I did a
> deck repair, and even to clamp a 48" length. Maybe not as fine a
> clamp as what you you are using, but they have length. A piece of
> 3/4", 48", threaded black pipe cost about $7-8.
I had considered getting some connectors for my pipe clamps, but I didn't
want to go out to the store. It was a fairly quick repair and I just wanted
to get it done and out of the shop. Besides, I need a chance to play with
my new clamps, I just hadn't planned on playing with all four of them. ;-)
On Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at 7:30:46 PM UTC-4, John Grossbohlin wrote:
> "DerbyDad03" wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
> >I'd go buy a couple of 60" Revos, but the first job would probably require
> >61". ;-)
>
> The standard length for black pipe is 21'... a couple of those set up with
> Pony or Bessy Pipe Clamps would handle even the longest glue ups and "pull
> it into place" jobs I've encountered. ;~)
Uh, yeah, I'd have to do that glue up out in the street. ;-)
On Saturday, June 23, 2018 at 3:52:28 PM UTC-4, Markem wrote:
> On Sat, 23 Jun 2018 18:22:53 -0000 (UTC), Doug Miller
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >On Tue, 19 Jun 2018 14:29:09 -0700, Bob La Londe wrote:
> >
> >[..]
> >> That is a good argument for pipe clamps. Used to be able to get steel
> >> pipe 20' long. Probably still can, although maybe not at Box Depot.
> >
> >Any plumbing supply house -- i.e. one that caters to the plumbing trade,
> >not to the general public -- will have 20' lengths.
>
> With a few plumbing parts you can go over that. At the house I grew up
> in the garage was a tear down and reassemble job, it got racked out of
> plumb during building, my dad and his brother used come alongs and
> extended pipe clamps to true it up 24' to 30' long walls.
My favorite "truing stuff with a come along" story...
When I was in the USCG, I slid a 65 Dodge Coronet sideways into a fire
hydrant - hard. The hydrant bent the driver's side door pillar in toward
the seat about 3". The driver's door wouldn't latch and the back door had
popped open and wouldn't close.
I drove the car back onto the USCG base on Governors Island, NY, went
over to the shipyard and parked next to a 50,000 pound buoy sinker. I
hooked a come along to the big loop on the top of the buoy sinker and
wrapped the cable around the pillar.
As I cranked on the come along, the car started to dip so I shoved a huge
piece of wood under the frame to keep it level. With just the right amount
of clicks of the come along, I pulled the pillar straight enough that both
doors worked again. It wasn't pretty, since the hydrant had punched a hole
in the back door, but both doors were usable.
I drove the car for another 6 months until I was transferred to Alaska.
Before I left I donated it to charity.
On Mon, 18 Jun 2018 20:49:48 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
<[email protected]> wrote:
>On Monday, June 18, 2018 at 10:50:28 PM UTC-4, [email protected] wrote:
>> On Mon, 18 Jun 2018 13:16:08 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> >In keeping with the spirit of "you can never have enough clamps", I purchased two 50" Bessy
>> >Revo's when HD lowered the price a few weeks ago. Those 2 clamps became the longest
>> >clamps that I have.
>> >
>> >Guess what size clamps I needed this weekend? 55"!
>> >
>> >A friend asked me to repair a full size headboard for her and I just couldn't get those 50 inchers
>> >to stretch quite that far. Luckily I had some aluminum angle iron lying around, so I drilled a couple
>> >holes in 2 pieces and made adapters to hook each 50" Bessy to a 24" Bessy and then did
>> >the "flip the jaw around" trick to create a longer clamp.
>> >
>> >It wasn't perfect, but it was good enough for the job I had to do.
>> >
>> >I'd go buy a couple of 60" Revos, but the first job would probably require 61". ;-)
>>
>> The longest clamps I have are the 50" Revos but I also have
>> "extenders", used to connect Revos together when needed (e.g. to frame
>> a solid core door to make a bench top).
>>
>> <https://www.highlandwoodworking.com/besseykbodyextender.aspx>
>
>Those are what gave me the idea to use the aluminum angle stock. Those are
>obviously better, but the angle stock worked for what I needed it for.
>
>It's cheaper to do what this guy did but I tested it and didn't like it. See
>if you can figure out why.
>
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1pcyJiGt9Q
Um, they're called "parallel clamps" for a reason. No, I'm not going
there either.
On Monday, June 18, 2018 at 10:50:28 PM UTC-4, [email protected] wrote:
> On Mon, 18 Jun 2018 13:16:08 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >In keeping with the spirit of "you can never have enough clamps", I purchased two 50" Bessy
> >Revo's when HD lowered the price a few weeks ago. Those 2 clamps became the longest
> >clamps that I have.
> >
> >Guess what size clamps I needed this weekend? 55"!
> >
> >A friend asked me to repair a full size headboard for her and I just couldn't get those 50 inchers
> >to stretch quite that far. Luckily I had some aluminum angle iron lying around, so I drilled a couple
> >holes in 2 pieces and made adapters to hook each 50" Bessy to a 24" Bessy and then did
> >the "flip the jaw around" trick to create a longer clamp.
> >
> >It wasn't perfect, but it was good enough for the job I had to do.
> >
> >I'd go buy a couple of 60" Revos, but the first job would probably require 61". ;-)
>
> The longest clamps I have are the 50" Revos but I also have
> "extenders", used to connect Revos together when needed (e.g. to frame
> a solid core door to make a bench top).
>
> <https://www.highlandwoodworking.com/besseykbodyextender.aspx>
Those are what gave me the idea to use the aluminum angle stock. Those are
obviously better, but the angle stock worked for what I needed it for.
It's cheaper to do what this guy did but I tested it and didn't like it. See
if you can figure out why.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1pcyJiGt9Q
DerbyDad03 <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
>
> Uh, yeah, I'd have to do that glue up out in the street. ;-)
>
Harbor Freight has collapsable safety cones. ;-)
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Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
>
>
> Yes you can, have too many clamps. ;~)
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb11211/20519288345/in/dateposted-public
> /
I don't see any evidence of that. The project's clamped successfully,
there's room to walk around it, and you're posting here instead of adding
or removing clamps. You don't have too many. :-)
If you've got so many clamps to install that you exceed the open time of
the glue you need smaller assemblies not fewer clamps!
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DerbyDad03 wrote:
> In keeping with the spirit of "you can never have enough clamps", I purchased two 50" Bessy
> Revo's when HD lowered the price a few weeks ago. Those 2 clamps became the longest
> clamps that I have.
>
> Guess what size clamps I needed this weekend? 55"!
>
> A friend asked me to repair a full size headboard for her and I just couldn't get those 50 inchers
> to stretch quite that far. Luckily I had some aluminum angle iron lying around, so I drilled a couple
> holes in 2 pieces and made adapters to hook each 50" Bessy to a 24" Bessy and then did
> the "flip the jaw around" trick to create a longer clamp.
>
> It wasn't perfect, but it was good enough for the job I had to do.
>
> I'd go buy a couple of 60" Revos, but the first job would probably require 61". ;-)
>
I've got a bunch of 48" pipes, with connectors to go with my pipe
clamps. The extra length came in real handy once when I did a
deck repair, and even to clamp a 48" length. Maybe not as fine a
clamp as what you you are using, but they have length. A piece of
3/4", 48", threaded black pipe cost about $7-8.
"DerbyDad03" wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>I'd go buy a couple of 60" Revos, but the first job would probably require
>61". ;-)
The standard length for black pipe is 21'... a couple of those set up with
Pony or Bessy Pipe Clamps would handle even the longest glue ups and "pull
it into place" jobs I've encountered. ;~)
Leon <lcb11211@swbelldotnet> on Mon, 18 Jun 2018 18:56:51 -0500 typed
in rec.woodworking the following:
>On 6/18/2018 3:16 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
>> In keeping with the spirit of "you can never have enough clamps", I purchased two 50" Bessy
>> Revo's when HD lowered the price a few weeks ago. Those 2 clamps became the longest
>> clamps that I have.
>>
>> Guess what size clamps I needed this weekend? 55"!
>>
>> A friend asked me to repair a full size headboard for her and I just couldn't get those 50 inchers
>> to stretch quite that far. Luckily I had some aluminum angle iron lying around, so I drilled a couple
>> holes in 2 pieces and made adapters to hook each 50" Bessy to a 24" Bessy and then did
>> the "flip the jaw around" trick to create a longer clamp.
>>
>> It wasn't perfect, but it was good enough for the job I had to do.
>>
>> I'd go buy a couple of 60" Revos, but the first job would probably require 61". ;-)
>>
>
>
>Yes you can, have too many clamps. ;~)
>
>https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb11211/20519288345/in/dateposted-public/
That's not "too many clamps" - that's "not enough support."
The only time you have "too many" clamps (books, ammo, chisels,
etc, etc) is when you have to move.
Or you can't find the one particular one you need / are looking
for.
--
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On Sunday, June 24, 2018 at 12:30:17 PM UTC-4, Electric Comet wrote:
> On Mon, 18 Jun 2018 13:16:08 [email protected] wrote:
>
> > A friend asked me to repair a full size headboard for her and I just
> > couldn't get those 50 inchers to stretch quite that far. Luckily I
>
> the headboard could not be repaired using fasteners
How do you know?
>
> was this a period piece
It was more than one piece, period.
>
> did you use hide glue
You can't see any of the glue, so yes, I hided it.
> otherwise fasteners would be long lasting since beds experience many
> live loads
I don't care how long the fasteners last, it was more about making the
headboard last.
On Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at 10:51:46 PM UTC-4, [email protected] wrote:
> On Mon, 18 Jun 2018 20:49:48 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >On Monday, June 18, 2018 at 10:50:28 PM UTC-4, [email protected] wrote:
> >> On Mon, 18 Jun 2018 13:16:08 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
> >> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>
> >> >In keeping with the spirit of "you can never have enough clamps", I purchased two 50" Bessy
> >> >Revo's when HD lowered the price a few weeks ago. Those 2 clamps became the longest
> >> >clamps that I have.
> >> >
> >> >Guess what size clamps I needed this weekend? 55"!
> >> >
> >> >A friend asked me to repair a full size headboard for her and I just couldn't get those 50 inchers
> >> >to stretch quite that far. Luckily I had some aluminum angle iron lying around, so I drilled a couple
> >> >holes in 2 pieces and made adapters to hook each 50" Bessy to a 24" Bessy and then did
> >> >the "flip the jaw around" trick to create a longer clamp.
> >> >
> >> >It wasn't perfect, but it was good enough for the job I had to do.
> >> >
> >> >I'd go buy a couple of 60" Revos, but the first job would probably require 61". ;-)
> >>
> >> The longest clamps I have are the 50" Revos but I also have
> >> "extenders", used to connect Revos together when needed (e.g. to frame
> >> a solid core door to make a bench top).
> >>
> >> <https://www.highlandwoodworking.com/besseykbodyextender.aspx>
> >
> >Those are what gave me the idea to use the aluminum angle stock. Those are
> >obviously better, but the angle stock worked for what I needed it for.
> >
> >It's cheaper to do what this guy did but I tested it and didn't like it. See
> >if you can figure out why.
> >
> >https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1pcyJiGt9Q
>
> Um, they're called "parallel clamps" for a reason. No, I'm not going
> there either.
You may have noticed that he never tightened the clamps after he installed
the connector. Gee, I wonder why he didn't include that in his video?
Of course, his biggest mistake was posting the video in the first place.
On Sat, 23 Jun 2018 15:01:55 -0500, dpb <[email protected]> wrote:
>On 6/19/2018 4:29 PM, Bob La Londe wrote:
>...
>
>> That is a good argument for pipe clamps. Used to be able to get steel
>> pipe 20' long. Probably still can, although maybe not at Box Depot.
>
>Interesting enough to have checked...it does appear at least the Orange
>Box doesn't have anything over 10-ft in inventory.
>
>For a reason I've never understood, the standard pipe joint is 21 ft,
>though, not 20.
Perhaps because the standard column spacing in commercial/industrial
buildings is 20' (when I worked for IBM, all mainframes had notches or
corners every 20' to allow for columns).? 21' pipe sections allow
them to be cut to size, with threads and all, and fit standard
building construction?
On 6/18/2018 4:16 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
> In keeping with the spirit of "you can never have enough clamps", I purchased two 50" Bessy
> Revo's when HD lowered the price a few weeks ago. Those 2 clamps became the longest
> clamps that I have.
>
> Guess what size clamps I needed this weekend? 55"!
>
Don't feel bad. All my life I'd been told it would be better a couple
of inches longer. You did your best and made do, so have I.
On Sat, 23 Jun 2018 18:22:53 -0000 (UTC), Doug Miller
<[email protected]> wrote:
>On Tue, 19 Jun 2018 14:29:09 -0700, Bob La Londe wrote:
>
>[..]
>> That is a good argument for pipe clamps. Used to be able to get steel
>> pipe 20' long. Probably still can, although maybe not at Box Depot.
>
>Any plumbing supply house -- i.e. one that caters to the plumbing trade,
>not to the general public -- will have 20' lengths.
I didn't think black pipe was rigid enough to make 36" clamps. I
can't imagine 20' clamps would be all that useful.
On 6/18/18 10:49 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
> On Monday, June 18, 2018 at 10:50:28 PM UTC-4, [email protected] wrote:
>> On Mon, 18 Jun 2018 13:16:08 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> In keeping with the spirit of "you can never have enough clamps", I purchased two 50" Bessy
>>> Revo's when HD lowered the price a few weeks ago. Those 2 clamps became the longest
>>> clamps that I have.
>>>
>>> Guess what size clamps I needed this weekend? 55"!
>>>
>>> A friend asked me to repair a full size headboard for her and I just couldn't get those 50 inchers
>>> to stretch quite that far. Luckily I had some aluminum angle iron lying around, so I drilled a couple
>>> holes in 2 pieces and made adapters to hook each 50" Bessy to a 24" Bessy and then did
>>> the "flip the jaw around" trick to create a longer clamp.
>>>
>>> It wasn't perfect, but it was good enough for the job I had to do.
>>>
>>> I'd go buy a couple of 60" Revos, but the first job would probably require 61". ;-)
>>
>> The longest clamps I have are the 50" Revos but I also have
>> "extenders", used to connect Revos together when needed (e.g. to frame
>> a solid core door to make a bench top).
>>
>> <https://www.highlandwoodworking.com/besseykbodyextender.aspx>
>
> Those are what gave me the idea to use the aluminum angle stock. Those are
> obviously better, but the angle stock worked for what I needed it for.
>
> It's cheaper to do what this guy did but I tested it and didn't like it. See
> if you can figure out why.
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1pcyJiGt9Q
>
Or you could just use a bolt and nut.
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On 6/18/2018 1:16 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
> In keeping with the spirit of "you can never have enough clamps", I
purchased two 50" Bessy
> Revo's when HD lowered the price a few weeks ago. Those 2 clamps
became the longest
> clamps that I have.
>
> Guess what size clamps I needed this weekend? 55"!
>
> A friend asked me to repair a full size headboard for her and I just
couldn't get those 50 inchers
> to stretch quite that far. Luckily I had some aluminum angle iron
lying around, so I drilled a couple
> holes in 2 pieces and made adapters to hook each 50" Bessy to a 24"
Bessy and then did
> the "flip the jaw around" trick to create a longer clamp.
>
> It wasn't perfect, but it was good enough for the job I had to do.
>
> I'd go buy a couple of 60" Revos, but the first job would probably
require 61". ;-)
>
That is a good argument for pipe clamps. Used to be able to get steel
pipe 20' long. Probably still can, although maybe not at Box Depot.
On Tue, 19 Jun 2018 14:29:09 -0700, Bob La Londe wrote:
[..]
> That is a good argument for pipe clamps. Used to be able to get steel
> pipe 20' long. Probably still can, although maybe not at Box Depot.
Any plumbing supply house -- i.e. one that caters to the plumbing trade,
not to the general public -- will have 20' lengths.
On 6/19/2018 4:29 PM, Bob La Londe wrote:
...
> That is a good argument for pipe clamps. Used to be able to get steel
> pipe 20' long. Probably still can, although maybe not at Box Depot.
Interesting enough to have checked...it does appear at least the Orange
Box doesn't have anything over 10-ft in inventory.
For a reason I've never understood, the standard pipe joint is 21 ft,
though, not 20.
--
On Mon, 18 Jun 2018 13:16:08 [email protected] wrote:
> A friend asked me to repair a full size headboard for her and I just
> couldn't get those 50 inchers to stretch quite that far. Luckily I
the headboard could not be repaired using fasteners
was this a period piece
did you use hide glue
otherwise fasteners would be long lasting since beds experience many
live loads
On 6/18/2018 3:16 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
> In keeping with the spirit of "you can never have enough clamps", I purchased two 50" Bessy
> Revo's when HD lowered the price a few weeks ago. Those 2 clamps became the longest
> clamps that I have.
>
> Guess what size clamps I needed this weekend? 55"!
>
> A friend asked me to repair a full size headboard for her and I just couldn't get those 50 inchers
> to stretch quite that far. Luckily I had some aluminum angle iron lying around, so I drilled a couple
> holes in 2 pieces and made adapters to hook each 50" Bessy to a 24" Bessy and then did
> the "flip the jaw around" trick to create a longer clamp.
>
> It wasn't perfect, but it was good enough for the job I had to do.
>
> I'd go buy a couple of 60" Revos, but the first job would probably require 61". ;-)
>
Yes you can, have too many clamps. ;~)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb11211/20519288345/in/dateposted-public/
On Mon, 18 Jun 2018 13:16:08 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
<[email protected]> wrote:
>In keeping with the spirit of "you can never have enough clamps", I purchased two 50" Bessy
>Revo's when HD lowered the price a few weeks ago. Those 2 clamps became the longest
>clamps that I have.
>
>Guess what size clamps I needed this weekend? 55"!
>
>A friend asked me to repair a full size headboard for her and I just couldn't get those 50 inchers
>to stretch quite that far. Luckily I had some aluminum angle iron lying around, so I drilled a couple
>holes in 2 pieces and made adapters to hook each 50" Bessy to a 24" Bessy and then did
>the "flip the jaw around" trick to create a longer clamp.
>
>It wasn't perfect, but it was good enough for the job I had to do.
>
>I'd go buy a couple of 60" Revos, but the first job would probably require 61". ;-)
The longest clamps I have are the 50" Revos but I also have
"extenders", used to connect Revos together when needed (e.g. to frame
a solid core door to make a bench top).
<https://www.highlandwoodworking.com/besseykbodyextender.aspx>
On 6/18/2018 10:49 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
> On Monday, June 18, 2018 at 10:50:28 PM UTC-4, [email protected] wrote:
>> On Mon, 18 Jun 2018 13:16:08 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> In keeping with the spirit of "you can never have enough clamps", I purchased two 50" Bessy
>>> Revo's when HD lowered the price a few weeks ago. Those 2 clamps became the longest
>>> clamps that I have.
>>>
>>> Guess what size clamps I needed this weekend? 55"!
>>>
>>> A friend asked me to repair a full size headboard for her and I just couldn't get those 50 inchers
>>> to stretch quite that far. Luckily I had some aluminum angle iron lying around, so I drilled a couple
>>> holes in 2 pieces and made adapters to hook each 50" Bessy to a 24" Bessy and then did
>>> the "flip the jaw around" trick to create a longer clamp.
>>>
>>> It wasn't perfect, but it was good enough for the job I had to do.
>>>
>>> I'd go buy a couple of 60" Revos, but the first job would probably require 61". ;-)
>>
>> The longest clamps I have are the 50" Revos but I also have
>> "extenders", used to connect Revos together when needed (e.g. to frame
>> a solid core door to make a bench top).
>>
>> <https://www.highlandwoodworking.com/besseykbodyextender.aspx>
>
> Those are what gave me the idea to use the aluminum angle stock. Those are
> obviously better, but the angle stock worked for what I needed it for.
>
> It's cheaper to do what this guy did but I tested it and didn't like it. See
> if you can figure out why.
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1pcyJiGt9Q
>
Cheap, yes. but defeats the rigidity of the steel bar. The rigidity of
the bar lessens bowing. The Bessey connector prevents this.