Kreg Bench Clamp/Plate

"Swingman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Have had this useful clamp for a good long while, but have always used it
> attached to a pair of wooden "i-beams", which put it at a convenient
> height
> and made it easy to jockey around to get a better position for drilling
> pockethole screws in large face frames, in a "bring the mountain to
> Mohammed" fashion.
>
> Between projects in the shop, I finally got around to routing out a recess
> for it in 3/4" plywood this afternoon, as it was intended to be used.
>
> Wish I'd done it sooner. I made another "pockethole t-square" (useful for
> holding face frame parts square with one hand while you get the clamp
> position set to your satisfaction) just to check out its operation in its
> new location.
>
> If you haven't seen one, or wondering 'what the hell?':
>
> http://www.e-woodshop.net/images/KregClamp.JPG
>
> Also useful as a "hold down" for a multitude of tasks on the benchtop ...
> looks like I'll have to buy another one to put back on the i-beams, where
> it
> definitely serves an equally convenient, but narrower, purpose.


Agreed, I got mine when they were being introduced at a WW show. I mounted
mine on a set up jig with it mounted flush with the top 2x's that are
mounted to a piece of 3/4" plywood. Hopefully it will be mounted to a work
bench one day.