Hold-Down Clamp By Modifying A 'Stronghand' F-Style Clamp

Hold-Down Clamp By Modifying A Stronghand F-Style Clamp FARM SHOP Handy Hints Robert McMahon Knoxville Tenn : “I needed a large hold-down clamp on my welding bench for fabrication work so I made one by modifying a ‘Stronghand’ F-style clamp “Start with a 1 by 2-in piece of channel iron or flat bar and drill a hole for your hold-down bolt Then weld the channel iron or flat bar to the bottom of the clamp It’ll result in a super strong hold-down clamp that you can still use as a C-clamp or spreader Other brands of clamps could be modified as well but I find that Stronghand F-style clamps work the best “I also made some cups that fit onto the clamp pads for holding accessories I started with 1 625-in ID tubing and 3/8-in steel plate and drilled and tapped it The tubing is slit so that it friction-fits the pad ”

To read the rest of this story, download this issue below or click here to register with your account number.