MAKE YOUR OWN CAM CLAMPS

On Fri, 5 Nov 2004 13:01:03 -0500, [email protected] (J T)
wrote:

>http://www.woodshoptips.com/tips/050304/index.htm
>
> Never saw this particular page before, I don't think. But, they're
>all basically the same. Make one, and all the mystery is explained. I
>made a batch of them. Work good, and very inexpensive - like about free
>if you use scrap plywood. I figure some of my "expensive" ones ran me
>about 25 cents (U.S.) each.

They are handy- I've got four cam clamps on my dovetail jig (which I
still can't adjust, damn it!) and they work like a charm. The
alternate design is to shape the cam like a "p" and drill the hole
slightly off-center.

>
>
>JOAT
>Viet Nam, divorce, cancer. Been there, done that. Now, where the Hell
>are my T-shirts?

> http://www.woodshoptips.com/tips/050304/index.htm
> Never saw this particular page before, I don't think. But, they're
> all basically the same. Make one, and all the mystery is explained. I
> made a batch of them. Work good, and very inexpensive - like about free
> if you use scrap plywood. I figure some of my "expensive" ones ran me
> about 25 cents (U.S.) each.
>
>
That's a good one, thanks!

Alex

"J T" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> http://www.woodshoptips.com/tips/050304/index.htm
>
> Never saw this particular page before, I don't think. But, they're
> all basically the same. Make one, and all the mystery is explained. I
> made a batch of them. Work good, and very inexpensive - like about free
> if you use scrap plywood. I figure some of my "expensive" ones ran me
> about 25 cents (U.S.) each.

OK, I'll take a dozen at 50 cents each.

-J