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Clamping Station Wall-Mounted Gluing up a panel is a breeze with this space-saving clamping station that mounts to the wall of your shop. Clamping up a panel is a series of challenges. The first is clearing your bench to create a large enough area to work. The next challenge is setting up the pipe clamps to do the job. And finally, to reclaim your bench, you need to wrestle the panel (and clamps) off the bench and find a place to set it while it dries. Clamping Station - To meet these challenges head-on, I built this wall-mounted clamping station. It combines the glue-up area, clamps, and drying area into a single location. So there's no need to worry about cleaning off a workbench when it comes time to glue up a panel. You won't have to run around looking for pipe clamps either — the "clamps" are built in. As you can see in the Exploded View on the opposite page, the lower clamp bar is positioned to accommodate the overall width of the panel. Once you've placed the glued up boards in the station, simply tighten ▲ Multiple Panels. This wall-mounted clamping station isn't just for large panels. Gluing up smaller panels (like the pair shown above) is just as easy. Just readjust the lower bar and then tighten the clamp heads individually for each panel. the handwheels across the top of the clamping station. Finally, you won't have to lug the clamped up assembly away from your bench and find a place to "store" it until it drys. You simply walk away and wait for the assembly to dry right on the station. Cost - Although the clamping station is large in size, building it won't cost you an arm and a leg. The medium-density fiberboard (MDF), plywood, maple, and few pieces of hardware cost much less than an equivalent set of pipe clamps. As a matter of fact, many of the parts could be made using scraps you probably already have in your shop—reducing the cost even more. One last thing, don't get the idea „ that this clamping station is just for large panels. It works just as well for gluing up smaller panels, as shown in the photo at left. 24 ShopNotes No. 62 |
