Mighty Miter Clamps
Posted on | January 5, 2009 |
Collins Miter Clamps are the third hand I’m glad I have. When dealing with a fussy assembly, whether it’s on the job or for a woodworking project in my shop, these little spring clamps are a real help. Before discovering these clamps, I’d span the miter with my hand, apply pressure to the glued joint, and fire a few brads into it for good measure. Not only do the clamps help by keeping constant pressure on a miter, and won’t wiggle-waggle, using them greatly reduces the risk of accidentally shooting myself in the finger with a brad.
These spring clamps are strong. They stay put with pronged tips that will indent soft woods. But, these indents are barely noticeable, especially on hardwoods. I recommend that you use the company’s proprietary pliers to apply them. The pliers make it easy to open the clamps to their full 2-inch width and place them with a surgeon’s accuracy. A pack of twelve clamps and the pliers will set you back about 50 bucks, which sounds pretty steep until you start using them. Then, you’ll wonder how you got along without them.
The Collins Tool Company web site is worth browsing. Or, you can click onto these similar tools available at Amazon.com.
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I’m a sawdust making, tool buying, work boot wearing kind of guy. When I’m not building something useful, usually for someone else, I’m writing about it for Fine Homebuilding or This Old House. I’ve spent most of my adult life honing my craft and now I want to share what I’ve learned. From tool reviews to how-to this blog will explore a bunch of interesting stuff. So strap on a tool belt or crack a cold one and let’s have some fun.
September 30th, 2009 @ 10:18 pm
I just bought a set of these and I love them, they’re one of my new favorite tools.
I also really enjoy your blog, I just discovered it last night and have read every post and I’m looking forward to the next one.
Thanks,
Steve