duckkisser Posted May 4, 2015 Report Share Posted May 4, 2015 my shop classroom has just recently moved and it is placed right in the middle of the building. so people walk through from time to time and I want to make sure our clamps wont be stolen. because of the weight of the clamps we cant hang on the drywall and more importantly my boss said no so I was planning on making a self standing clamp stand similar to this but we need to secure the clamps when were no in the room. http://www.woodworkersworkshop.com/store/media/ecom/prodxl/28-149700.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted May 4, 2015 Report Share Posted May 4, 2015 The real issue is that there are several different kinds of clamps. If you only had parallel clamps, a locking bar or 2 would do the trick. You could drill a hole in each one and string a cable thru them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post woodbutcher74 Posted May 4, 2015 Popular Post Report Share Posted May 4, 2015 Wrap an electric fence wire around each clamp and turn the fencer on. You might have to mop up some pee once in awhile but they will leave your clamps alone. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted May 5, 2015 Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 Duck, what if you use a rack like you posted with a door of some sort that covers the outside, so the clamps can't be lifted off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted May 5, 2015 Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 The little rug rats are just trying to re-stock dad's shop? Break their knuckles! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckkisser Posted May 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 The real issue is that there are several different kinds of clamps. If you only had parallel clamps, a locking bar or 2 would do the trick. You could drill a hole in each one and string a cable thru them? That would be difficult for a obvious reasons frankly I would not lock up since it's too hard to unlock doing that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckkisser Posted May 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 Duck, what if you use a rack like you posted with a door of some sort that covers the outside, so the clamps can't be lifted off? Won't that just make a huge super heavy cabinet/rack that ends up being too unwieldy ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted May 5, 2015 Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 Won't that just make a huge super heavy cabinet/rack that ends up being too unwieldy ? What if the door/cover were removable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckkisser Posted May 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 The little rug rats are just trying to re-stock dad's shop? Break their knuckles! I teach at a special Ed school for kids with bad behavior issues so if they take a pipe clamp it's to hit someone over the head and steal their car....think junior prison but honestly I'm more worried about the staff (there job is too watch the kids and redirect their behaviors) some of them are questionable humans and work at our job because no one else will take them. Not all but for example one staff helped her nephew escape from prison to beat a murder charge and while escaping he beat a guard almost to death. Most are regular folks who just want to get a day's pay and some realy love their job but it just take one bad staff to take all our stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted May 5, 2015 Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 That's what I was thinking also. Drops on the front into a holding cleat. Locks at the top Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckkisser Posted May 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 Thinking something like this but then add a wood board acrss the slots on a hing that padlocks shut making a slightly different style for each king of clamphttp://woodworkerswebsite.com/img/clampfinished2.jpghttp://woodworkerswebsite.com/img/clampfinished2.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckkisser Posted May 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 That's what I was thinking also. Drops on the front into a holding cleat. Locks at the top Maybe but then I have a big sheet of ply to do something with need to keep it as simple as can be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted May 5, 2015 Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 Well, you could put them in a tool room and keep them all locked when nobody's around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted May 5, 2015 Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 Maybe but then I have a big sheet of ply to do something with need to keep it as simple as can be. I don't know what's more simple than one sheet of ply. If a wire, bar, cover, seperate room are oUT of the question, we're running out of options Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckkisser Posted May 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 I'm realy thinking a locking bar on a hing is the way to go simple, light weight and the bar is always attached. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beechwood Chip Posted May 5, 2015 Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 I thought of something that would take a minute to lock and unlock, but it might fit your needs... Start with this kind of rack, and drill holes for rods across the front of each row of fingers, and also holes in the sides. After putting the clamps in, push rods through the holes to keep the clamps from being pulled out the front, and through the holes in the sides to keep the clamps from being lifted up. The rods have loops on one end, and you use a cable, screw eyes, and a padlock to keep people from pulling the rods out. This isn't clear - if you can't figure out what I mean, I'll see if I can whip up a sketchup drawing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckkisser Posted May 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 I thought of something that would take a minute to lock and unlock, but it might fit your needs... Start with this kind of rack, and drill holes for rods across the front of each row of fingers, and also holes in the sides. After putting the clamps in, push rods through the holes to keep the clamps from being pulled out the front, and through the holes in the sides to keep the clamps from being lifted up. The rods have loops on one end, and you use a cable, screw eyes, and a padlock to keep people from pulling the rods out. This isn't clear - if you can't figure out what I mean, I'll see if I can whip up a sketchup drawing. I can imagine it only thing is if you have a loop at one end and the rod is going into the fingers what will secure it on the end in the wood what would stop anyone from pulling all the rods out. Was thinking of puting a hinged strip of wood in front of the clamps an d then have we rod going through eye hooks to lock the wood rack closed and locked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Moore Posted May 5, 2015 Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 Why could you not make the sides of the rack Beechwood shows come out flush and put a door on it or even make it a double rack with a piano hinge so it closed on itself with a hasp and padlock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxdabroxx Posted May 5, 2015 Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 What about something like a pillory? It could lock around the bar portion of the clamp, couldn't slide up or down. Would need to be rotated 90 deg along the long axis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted May 6, 2015 Report Share Posted May 6, 2015 What about something like a pillory? It could lock around the bar portion of the clamp, couldn't slide up or down. Would need to be rotated 90 deg along the long axis. Or just use that for the sticky-fingered students? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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