MCT - Miter Clamping Tool

[ben_r_]

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Well this is interesting. Haven't seen Woodpeckers release a new "permanent" tool in a while. I never had much luck with these types of miter clamps. They always feel to finicky to setup IMO. At least these are relatively inexpensive though. What do you guys think? Anyone going to pick up a pair or a set?

[Chestnut]

Reminds me of these that @wdwerker told me about a while back. I like the blokkz a little bit better seem to have more versatility and come with the neoprene pad to save the wood from denting.

http://www.blokkz.com/2-universal-clamping-blocks-ucb-with-2-neoprene-pads-buy-2-pairs-and-save-10/

[Chet]

Also on the Blokks, because if the rounded end it gives you an almost infinite range of angles that you can clamp at.

[Chestnut]

For picture frames I'll use a band clamp and blue tape to keep things in order till the band tightens. I don't really get why i'd use these and then need 12 clamps to close 4 joints. Seems expensive and complicated.

That being said i had a friend complain about how much framing costs at local hobby store and askes how much i'd charge him for a 28" x 34" frame. His wife wanted some complicated profile cut in the frame. I told him the hobby store is cheaper. Told him i'd have to buy the bits that i'd never use again, not cheap, and then you still have to do the mounting matting and glass. I don't know why people think big picture frames are easy and cheap.

[wdwerker]

Blokkz work fine on miters & odd angles. However the clamp to hold it in place has been in the way for many of my oddball projects. Sometimes gluing on a block for clamping then cutting it off works but this has its own drawbacks. There is rarely one solution.