Popular Post krtwood Posted February 13, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 13, 2018 This was such an obvious thing that I am sure someone else has come up with it before me but I don't think I've seen it before. One caul has a T slot that the head of the clamp slides in. The other caul has a fork at each end the bar slides in. You can use a rubber band to hold the forked caul to the movable jaw. I also added some holes to insert bolts which prevent the clamps from falling out. I'm kicking myself for how much I've struggled with this kind of glue up in the past with clamps going flying from the opposite end you're messing with and this makes it just ridiculously easy. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keggers Posted February 13, 2018 Report Share Posted February 13, 2018 I don't know if anyone has previously come up with that idea, but I think it's brilliant! Thank you for sharing! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted February 14, 2018 Report Share Posted February 14, 2018 Slick as a Christmas ribbon. Well done . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodenskye Posted February 14, 2018 Report Share Posted February 14, 2018 Bowclamp cauls have a place to stick part of an F Style clamp in, but you solution provides a lot more flexibility in terms of clamp choice and adjustability in project size. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradpotts Posted February 14, 2018 Report Share Posted February 14, 2018 Thanks for posting this. I was just fighting this same problem the other day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Coop Posted February 14, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 14, 2018 I could just kick you for not showing this earlier! You could have really made some money on these had you gone to someone like Rockler. Thank you for sharing this. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted February 14, 2018 Report Share Posted February 14, 2018 17 minutes ago, K Cooper said: I could just kick you for not showing this earlier! You could have really made some money on these had you gone to someone like Rockler. Thank you for sharing this. That was my first thought. Go to patent office then wto : ) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted February 14, 2018 Report Share Posted February 14, 2018 And from the video, it requires a whole less glue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krtwood Posted February 14, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2018 35 minutes ago, K Cooper said: I could just kick you for not showing this earlier! You could have really made some money on these had you gone to someone like Rockler. Thank you for sharing this. It's just so easy to make who would buy it? But I guess I say that about 90% of the Rockler exclusive stuff. Then I'd have all my Youtube former friends making knock off videos... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted February 14, 2018 Report Share Posted February 14, 2018 How much is made each year from bottled water. Regardless, I think it’s cooler than Cooter Brown! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted February 14, 2018 Report Share Posted February 14, 2018 Cooter Brown was a drunk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee-dub Posted February 14, 2018 Report Share Posted February 14, 2018 Very cool idea. I have not seen the full length t-slot caul before. Definitely a "why didn't I think-a that!?!" sort of an item. The video shows even more ways that they can benefit you beyond the initial use. Thanks for sharing that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted February 14, 2018 Report Share Posted February 14, 2018 Definitly a very useful idea ! So what is your " other channel" ? I want to see what that thing in the clamps turned out to be ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronn W Posted February 14, 2018 Report Share Posted February 14, 2018 Well done........very well done. I lIke it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krtwood Posted February 14, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2018 8 hours ago, wdwerker said: Definitly a very useful idea ! So what is your " other channel" ? I want to see what that thing in the clamps turned out to be ! It's not done yet. I posted that video the day I was doing it and I spent most of today trying to fit the template which turned out to be a real PITA. Next up is kerfing the actual bottom. Then I think I'm going to go for broke and not dry fit it. The grain is going the wrong way so it's brittle and the more you mess with it the more likely it's going to break. I know the template fits and I know the bottom is exactly the same size as the template. So the only thing I'm going to learn in a dry fit is whether it breaks or not. I have a strong feeling it's going to go in fine and then break when I try to take it off to get the glue in because of the way it has to be flexed to get it started. So I think I'm just going straight to epoxy tonight and hoping for the best. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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