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Forum topic by Betsy | posted 06-15-2017 01:12 AM | 1417 views | 0 times favorited | 4 replies | ![]() |
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06-15-2017 01:12 AM |
As you probably know from another recent post – I’m recovering from cervical surgery. At 8 weeks out things are looking up as far as healing. My surgeon has recommended to keep my lifting limit way down – like 20 pounds in an emergency but 10-15 pounds is probably best. With the various joint issues I’ve had, I will not be straying from his weight limit. The other issue is the exertion needed to do some of the processes we use in woodworking. These two things puts me to a little disadvantage in the shop. So I’m investigating some low exertion, lighter weight options that will keep me in my shop making sawdust for the next 30 or 40 years – just kidding – I’d be pushing 100 so 30-40 not realistic. I’d be happy with 20 years more shop time. So to get on with the matter. I’m looking at clamping options. I have a relatively small shop. Yes I pretty much use my whole house as a shop but realistically where I do the clamping is not so large. As you know when you glue up a large cutting board you can really push the weight up with the larger clamps. i admit to probably being an over clamper so some of the weight is just my paranoia that I’m not using enough clamps. I’ve been trolling the internet and I’ve found Izzy Swan! Dang that guy’s got a lot of good ideas. I’ve watched this particular YouTube post – https://youtu.be/ot6jE9PTWV0. I’d like to get others opinions about how this board works. Has anyone else tried this type of clamping board? What are your thoughts pro or con? What I’m trying to get is a way to clamp my boards in a way that I can stack one glue up on top of another. That way I can glue up multiple boards but not need to lift them off the gluing table. I’d very much like to hear your thoughts on this type of clamping board. Thanks in advance -- "Our past judges our present." JFK - 1962; American Heritage Magazine |