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THE SMALL SHOP The wood pegs on this hanger make it easy to slip your C-clamps on or off. To save space, this spring clamp hanger is designed to "nest" your clamps. Spring Clamp Hanger The construction of the spring clamp hanger is similar to that of the C-clamp hanger, see photo at left. But there are only three pegs instead of four. And the base is slightly longer to accommodate three sizes of spring clamps, see Fig. 4. Also, because spring clamps don't weigh as much as C-clamps, I used a smaller diameter peg (V^'-dia.) instead of the stouter 3/4n-dia. pegs that were used for the C-clamp hanger. Since the rubber tips of the spring clamps prevent the clamps from slipping off the hanger, I drilled the holes for the pegs straight into the base. And to allow the space on the hanger to be used the most efficiently, position the pegs in such a way that the smaller spring clamps "nest" over the larger spring clamps. Then complete the hanger by adding the L-hooks to the back of the head. 26 ShopNotes No. 19 l-hook— i on center rl 1- BACK VIEW C-Clamp Hanger Storing C-clamps has always been a challenge. This hanger lets you slip them on or off without having to open or close the clamps. It consists of a base, a head, and four pegs to hold the clamps, see Fig. 3. The base is a piece of 3/4M-thick stock with four 3/4n holes to accept the pegs. To prevent the clamps from sliding off the hanger, I drilled the holes at a 10° angle, see Fig. 3a. The base attaches to the peg-board by way of the head. It's 2V4" wide to provide plenty of room for the L-hooks to screw into. And it's rabbeted in the back to fit over the base. To assemble the hanger, just glue and screw the head to the base. Then glue in four 3/4"-dia. dowels for the pegs and attach the L-hooks, see Figs. 3a and 3b. NOTE: CHAMFER END OF EACH PEG |
