Vector Clamping is a new term I recently learned. When I clamp odd shapes, such as a pedestal table leg, there isn’t any natural way to clamp the parts. I make cauls using softwood to create a clamping surface so I get force applied in the right direction. I explain this and show 2 examples in this video to share how this works.
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Phil Clark
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#1 posted 05-11-2019 02:30 PM
thanks for posting
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WoodshopTherapy
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#2 posted 05-11-2019 03:22 PM
You’re welcome!
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James E McIntyre
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#3 posted 05-11-2019 07:33 PM
Great way to clamp irregular surfaces.
Do you have to make a jig for every new shape or can you reuse the old ones
By altering them?
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#4 posted 05-11-2019 09:08 PM
Very interesting!
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higtron
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#5 posted 05-12-2019 01:51 PM
Hmm I’ve done this I never knew it was called vector clamping. I definitely picked up a couple of handy tricks from this video thanks for posting.
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#6 posted 05-13-2019 01:30 AM
I throw them in the wood burning bin. In my experience doing furniture repair or custom pieces, I haven’t found them to be something I can reuse.
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Mainiac Matt
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#7 posted 05-14-2019 02:27 PM
What’s your vector Victor?
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#8 posted 05-16-2019 07:37 PM
I like your youtube channel and hope you keep posting videos. This one was very interesting.
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#9 posted 05-17-2019 02:44 AM
Thank you. We will keep making videos if our subscriber base gets over 10k – that’s the goal. Any help to promote the channel would be helpful! Thanks. Scott
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