Coop Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 Do you guys keep your clamps in a drawer and the various pieces of pipes separate or keep them together, either mounted or stashed to one side? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 I have several pairs assembled and hung on the wall, with extra lengths of pipe and couplings to add length as needed. Irwin had (has?) a line of pipe clamps with slip clutches on both heads, so threaded pipe was not necessary. Those are my favorite, but hard to find since my local Lowes store switched to Jorgensen. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom King Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 Mine are stacked in various corners. I do have three 20 foot sections that I have had all three coupled together working on houses. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 On 2/10/2023 at 8:31 PM, Coop said: Do you guys keep your clamps in a drawer and the various pieces of pipes separate or keep them together, either mounted or stashed to one side? I have mostly parallel and F style clamps but I do have some pipe clamps incase of long clamping needs. Clamps are in a drawer and the pipe is out in my shed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyJack Posted February 11, 2023 Report Share Posted February 11, 2023 Everywhere... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post gee-dub Posted February 12, 2023 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 12, 2023 I don't like to do a lot of fooling around when I want something. This is obviously not always possible. Racks like these let me keep pipe clamps and other long clamps that get seldom used more or less handy. It takes a step stool to reach them but I find that better than having to assemble them when I need them. To each his own and no one way is the best way. What counts is what works for you. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted February 12, 2023 Report Share Posted February 12, 2023 I have mine hanging on a wall. I have a good amount of clamps up to 48" so mine are setup with 8' pipes and really only come out when I'm too lazy to connect 2 parallel clamps together. Or i run out of 48" parallel clamps. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted February 12, 2023 Report Share Posted February 12, 2023 I don’t typically need hard pipe very often, and pipe clamps tend to be cheap. That means mine stay together, and lay on a ladder rack where I keep my extension ladder. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyJack Posted February 12, 2023 Report Share Posted February 12, 2023 I’m fixing to bulk my pipe clamps together. I find myself using them less and less each year. I need to compress them and make room for other things.. Pipe clamps, etc are more for cabinetry type work.. When you work starts varying, your clamps need do as well.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dave H Posted February 12, 2023 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 12, 2023 I use my pipe clamps a lot and I used to have them stuffed in a corner for years, I hated it. 4/5 yrs ago I decided to finally organize all my clamps and get them out of the corner I took some 2x4's and made a L out of them screwed the L's to the wall. I works great for my work flow and now, no more clamp avalanches LOL 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post gee-dub Posted February 13, 2023 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 13, 2023 On 2/12/2023 at 9:01 AM, Dave H said: I works great for my work flow and now, no more clamp avalanches LOL Just as a disclaimer; I can go a little overboard on shop fixtures. That being said, the things I do to make my shop time more enjoyable, like your clamp rack, pay dividends way beyond the time and effort required to implement them. I spend a lot of time in my shop. I shouldn't have to worry about a pipe clamp avalanche . I have what I refer to as the "that's it!!!" threshold. Every now and then I have to deal with something "one more time" and it hits the "that's it" threshold. I then pretty much put everything I am doing on hold long enough to do something so that I NEVER have to deal with that thing again. My woodworking and shop time from that point forward are forever more pleasant 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyJack Posted February 13, 2023 Report Share Posted February 13, 2023 On 2/12/2023 at 11:01 AM, Dave H said: I use my pipe clamps a lot and I used to have them stuffed in a corner for years, I hated it. 4/5 yrs ago I decided to finally organize all my clamps and get them out of the corner I took some 2x4's and made a L out of them screwed the L's to the wall. I works great for my work flow and now, no more clamp avalanches LOL I stopped buying pipe clamps. Buddy sold me some Jorgensen I-beam clamps, but they’re so heavy I never use them. In cabinetry 2’ are good for doors, uppers,etc and 3’ are good for bases, etc. You could get away with just a ton of 30” clamps. When I got layed off at the furniture company, they eventually shut down and was selling off everything. Just before I was let go, they bought about 80 Bessey I-beam clamp 50” I believe. When they had their auction, I looked for them to make a bid, but they didn’t come up. Obviously they were sold under the table.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyJack Posted February 13, 2023 Report Share Posted February 13, 2023 On 2/12/2023 at 7:23 PM, gee-dub said: Just as a disclaimer; I can go a little overboard on shop fixtures. That being said, the things I do to make my shop time more enjoyable, like your clamp rack, pay dividends way beyond the time and effort required to implement them. I spend a lot of time in my shop. I shouldn't have to worry about a pipe clamp avalanche . I have what I refer to as the "that's it!!!" threshold. Every now and then I have to deal with something "one more time" and it hits the "that's it" threshold. I then pretty much put everything I am doing on hold long enough to do something so that I NEVER have to deal with that thing again. My woodworking and shop time from that point forward are forever more pleasant It’s alright to go overboard with shop fixtures. I was the opposite, I went overboard with projects…Now that I’m more committed to furniture rather than cabinetry, I’m having to rework the shop without completely gutting it. Making one time jigs and now trying to make jigs that have more than one purpose..Still trying to decide if it’s a waste of time or not.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee-dub Posted February 13, 2023 Report Share Posted February 13, 2023 On 2/13/2023 at 9:10 AM, BillyJack said: It’s alright to go overboard with shop fixtures. I was the opposite, I went overboard with projects…Now that I’m more committed to furniture rather than cabinetry, I’m having to rework the shop without completely gutting it. Making one time jigs and now trying to make jigs that have more than one purpose..Still trying to decide if it’s a waste of time or not.. I have discarded a lot of one time jigs. I also have jigs that were "version 2" builds that have been around for years and had enough use to make it worth my while. I am just an enthusiastic hobbyist so my take on things is different from a pro. In my field we had a waste factor that I am sure folks outside the field would think was excessive. The cost versus benefit thing really kicks in when you are doing something for a living ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyJack Posted February 13, 2023 Report Share Posted February 13, 2023 Cabinetry is repetitive, high end furniture isn’t. Sometimes you’ll ge5 a job where they want several and you can pattern them out, made a dozen court benches one time with several patterns. Once done, patterns in the trash.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted February 16, 2023 Report Share Posted February 16, 2023 Test bump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave H Posted February 20, 2023 Report Share Posted February 20, 2023 On 2/16/2023 at 3:27 AM, wtnhighlander said: Test bump. Hey just wondering what " Test Bump" means I've waited days for someone else to ask my stupid question.... I guess I'm it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted February 20, 2023 Report Share Posted February 20, 2023 @Dave H, the last post of this thread kept appearing in my "unread" feed for days, even though I read it. I added the "bump" post to bump it out of the feed, and it worked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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