Coop Posted December 15, 2023 Report Share Posted December 15, 2023 Has anyone used these and if so, do you use them inside the framework or outside. I have tried both and they seem to pull the boards away from each other instead of together. And they ain’t cheep! I’m open to an alternative. https://www.rockler.com/universal-fence-clamps-with-clamp-it-square Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted December 15, 2023 Report Share Posted December 15, 2023 I have a set but was not impressed. Think I used them once or twice. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnG Posted December 15, 2023 Report Share Posted December 15, 2023 I don’t have any but have only ever seen them used on the inside corner. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted December 15, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2023 I see that Charles Neil was impressed with these. https://www.woodcraft.com/products/picture-frame-miter-clamp?gclid=Cj0KCQiA7OqrBhD9ARIsAK3UXh2Ob01JAloYSBTEmrjOE5tqKhd1_Cw7cHt3mvwb2ZoI_JwJrehTgQMaArvYEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave's Not Here Posted December 15, 2023 Report Share Posted December 15, 2023 I bought a set of these and they now sit in my pile of "why did I buy this stuff". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roughsawn Posted December 15, 2023 Report Share Posted December 15, 2023 They are junk. I bought 4 pair, returned 3 pair, and sanded the 4th pair as square as I could. They are not square enough for cabinet work. Aluminum corner clamps on Amazon are good. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted December 15, 2023 Report Share Posted December 15, 2023 On 12/14/2023 at 7:58 PM, Coop said: I see that Charles Neil was impressed with these. https://www.woodcraft.com/products/picture-frame-miter-clamp?gclid=Cj0KCQiA7OqrBhD9ARIsAK3UXh2Ob01JAloYSBTEmrjOE5tqKhd1_Cw7cHt3mvwb2ZoI_JwJrehTgQMaArvYEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds Coop these work great for picture frames, small boxes, etc bit would not work for case work. Some have aluminum/metal corners some have plastic, stay away from the plastic ones. I have found they will snap with slight over tension so you have to be careful. Never had an issue with the metal ones. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted December 15, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2023 On 12/15/2023 at 8:57 AM, Dave's Not Here said: I bought a set of these and they now sit in my pile of "why did I buy this stuff". On 12/15/2023 at 8:58 AM, roughsawn said: They are junk. I bought 4 pair, returned 3 pair, and sanded the 4th pair as square as I could. They are not square enough for cabinet work. Aluminum corner clamps on Amazon are good. Which ones, the Rockler or the Woodctaft? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Swanson Jr. Posted December 15, 2023 Report Share Posted December 15, 2023 Agree with @roughsawn and @Dave's Not Here Their whole line of "Clamp It" corner clamping devices are a waste of money, in my opinion. If you have good clamping technique, then there's very, very little benefit. If you are an absolute day 1 beginner who is butting pieces of plywood together to try and screw a box together, then they are probably amazing. I DO use those fence clamps to secure a sacrifical fence onto my table saw fence to cut rabbets with a dado stack though. They're great for that! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wtnhighlander Posted December 15, 2023 Popular Post Report Share Posted December 15, 2023 Keep the clamps, but toss the "L" part and cut your own from plywood. Nip off the corner, too. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted December 16, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2023 Just chunked them. I made 12 or 13 picture frames back in February and used the blue tape method and not sure why I bought these things, thinking they would be an improvement. KISS! Also, I like to check the diagonal measurement on the frames as well as using a square and the black L’s are too thick to allow for this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post gee-dub Posted December 16, 2023 Popular Post Report Share Posted December 16, 2023 I use them but not in the way the Woodcraft or Lee Valley frame clamps are used. I use them to assure right angles when doing large chassis glue ups. The plywood triangles work well too. If you are looking for frame-type clamps I use the LV and Woodcraft / Peachtree / Whoever has them cheapest type with good success. Also shop made Blokkz for frames specifically. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roughsawn Posted December 16, 2023 Report Share Posted December 16, 2023 On 12/15/2023 at 11:43 AM, Coop said: Which ones, the Rockler or the Woodctaft? The Rockler black plastic ones. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave's Not Here Posted December 16, 2023 Report Share Posted December 16, 2023 On 12/15/2023 at 11:43 AM, Coop said: Which ones, the Rockler or the Woodctaft? Rockler ones. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted December 24, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2023 @gee-dub, all of the sites I see show the Blokkz to be unavailable and it appears that this is a pretty neat item. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee-dub Posted December 24, 2023 Report Share Posted December 24, 2023 On 12/23/2023 at 5:43 PM, Coop said: @gee-dub, all of the sites I see show the Blokkz to be unavailable and it appears that this is a pretty neat item. If it helps I posted a thread on my shop made version here. These are for 45 degree clamping but the triangle could be a rounded shape for a wider variety of angles. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted December 28, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2023 @gee-dub, who needs those darn Rockler picture frame clamps anyway! Thanks for the idea. They work great on the test piece. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post gee-dub Posted December 28, 2023 Popular Post Report Share Posted December 28, 2023 @Coop - Well that's embarrassing. I have some packed in a flat rate box to send you as a surprise and just hadn't gotten to the post office yet . . . uh . . . Surprise! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted December 28, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2023 Helluva guy! I just got crazy and batched out a plum bunch of them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Coop Posted January 4 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted January 4 On 12/27/2023 at 8:08 PM, gee-dub said: @Coop - Well that's embarrassing. I have some packed in a flat rate box to send you as a surprise and just hadn't gotten to the post office yet . . . uh . . . Surprise! I received them today. Now I can share the ones I made with my photographer friend so he can make his own frames and yours have found a home in my shop! Thank you very much!! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted January 4 Report Share Posted January 4 On 1/3/2024 at 7:29 PM, Coop said: I received them today. Now I can share the ones I made with my photographer friend so he can make his own frames and yours have found a home in my shop! Thank you very much!! And in walnut no less...Nice @gee-dub curious when you made those did you do one board and then cut them to width or do them individually? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee-dub Posted January 4 Report Share Posted January 4 I cut a piece of quarter inch plywood twice the size I need, glue the triangle shaped strip on opposite ends, then rip pairs of them to width, then cut the pairs into individual pieces. I hope that made sense. I have a thread on it somewhere on this forum. Probably under jigs and fixtures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted January 5 Author Report Share Posted January 5 On 12/23/2023 at 7:54 PM, gee-dub said: If it helps I posted a thread on my shop made version here. These are for 45 degree clamping but the triangle could be a rounded shape for a wider variety of angles. You referenced it above and the process worked perfectly as do the clamps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Coop Posted February 4 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted February 4 Just one more shoutout to @gee-dub. My first time to use these things since the little trial run. My bud needed 8 more picture frames and after a short 5 minute adjust period, we batched them out in no time. Haven’t had a tighter joint since high school. 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gee-dub Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 That’s great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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