Popular Post gee-dub Posted August 21, 2019 Popular Post Report Share Posted August 21, 2019 I believe I did a thread on the style of clamp rack I settled on a while back. The "v2" design was primarily Bessey K-Body focused so that gives you a time frame of when I started using this form. My deep-reach and other "odd" clamps often ended up in the raters or who-knows-where. I wanted to improve that and ended up with a variation on the form that I already use which is this: The variation is a narrow overall, three-arm affair. This allows me to hold deep, large head, and other odd clamps while spacing the fixtures on the cleat as best suits the situation. In my defense, the shop is non-operational right now . . . . . . so I made these with a circ-saw, bandsaw and a drill motor. The Big Gator drill guide came in handy. Parts and sub-assemblies. Got these things up off the floor finally. I always make a few spares of these sorts of things as making a few more now is only a fraction of the effort of making more later. Now I think I have enough room to start moving machines into their general positions so I can set them up. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted August 21, 2019 Report Share Posted August 21, 2019 I have to do something like this for my F style clamps. What I have now does not make me happy. I can't help myself, I have to ask, whats up with the shop. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee-dub Posted August 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2019 1 hour ago, Chet said: I have to do something like this for my F style clamps. What I have now does not make me happy. I can't help myself, I have to ask, whats up with the shop. LOL. Recent move. New digs. Don’t even have decent power yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted August 22, 2019 Report Share Posted August 22, 2019 I never thought about using a french cleat that's awesome! Make them future proof what a concept. I'm on my 3 version of clamp storage if I go to four this will be top of the list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Swanson Jr. Posted August 22, 2019 Report Share Posted August 22, 2019 I'll toe the company line here, and I usually don't do this in this forum. About a year ago I started trying the steel clamp racks from Rockler and I LOVE them. I have them for Bessey k body and also for F clamps and they're pretty great. And full disclosure, I used to work there, so there's that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mark J Posted August 23, 2019 Popular Post Report Share Posted August 23, 2019 But gee-dub, you've got your clamps upside down again. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee-dub Posted August 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2019 @Mark J I find the standing on their head storage method very appealing. I just needed to jam more into a smaller lineal footprint (If I used that word right). I have seen narrow shelves, wall-mounted, with K-Body clamps standing on their head; very slick idea. PS what’s going on with those cordless drill motors on the right hand side of your clamp rig? That looks like a clever idea we’re sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted August 23, 2019 Report Share Posted August 23, 2019 6 hours ago, gee-dub said: @Mark J I find the standing on their head storage method very appealing. I just needed to jam more into a smaller lineal footprint (If I used that word right). I have seen narrow shelves, wall-mounted, with K-Body clamps standing on their head; very slick idea. PS what’s going on with those cordless drill motors on the right hand side of your clamp rig? That looks like a clever idea we’re sharing. I built that rack a few years ago (there's a post about it on here somewhere), but like everything in your shop it evolves over time. I didn't have the Woodpeckers stuff when I built the rack, but they found a safe home behind the clamps. I picked up the drill set one day for some can't pass it up price. They then proceeded to get moved from one work surface to another because I had no shelf or drawer for them. One day I realized the drills have these goofball belt clips** and I just happen to have a ton of picture hanging wire and voila storage was born. The thing with the clamps is that the first thing I'm going to do when I take one off the wall is flip the head down, because the next thing I do is put the clamp on the floor standing on the clamp head. So I'm a step ahead, and the Jorgy's don't slide down and smack my hand. **belt clips, really? Like my pants were staying up too much and I really need to hang 5 pounds of drill on my belt to keep them down. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee-dub Posted August 25, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2019 On 8/23/2019 at 4:51 PM, Mark J said: One day I realized the drills have these goofball belt clips** and I just happen to have a ton of picture hanging wire and voila storage was born Awesome. I find woodworkers to be a resourceful and clever bunch. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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