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Got a link to the ones you bought to give any ideas/suggestions/explain why they aren't suitable?
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He's made a bad corner clamp there ukR. Don't use the inside of a piece of angle to set your corner. There is a radius in there and unless the section your setting has a radius equal to the radius on the inside of the angle it will not sit true on both faces.not sure why mine don't work but this will get me sorted.
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It's actually identical to this but only cost 9.99 from screwfix.
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£10 for a corner clamp is seriously cheap. I'd imagine it's probably cast from some sort of Micky mouse aluminium and a mile out of square.
Unless you wanna fork out ££££ for bessy clamps or equivalent your gonna be much better off knocking one up to the size you want.
Unless you wanna fork out ££££ for bessy clamps or equivalent your gonna be much better off knocking one up to the size you want.
I just wanted quick. the first one I got out of the box fell apart.....and I convinced myself the second one did not do what I needed....so I thought. but I saw a bessy do what I wanted on youtube. lol
F1 finished now so outside I go.
Ive got some of those. I use them to hold the bits together and then take them off to set the joint square..........I actually tried grinding one to get it square...I did it but it moved and went off even further.
Ive got one very old Marples one thats perfect but it only holds thin stuff........1" I think........PS.Im talking wood not metal
Ive got one very old Marples one thats perfect but it only holds thin stuff........1" I think........PS.Im talking wood not metal
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Halfrauds were selling cast iron ones ( probably SIP ) off cheap,last year or the year before, I picked up six at £15-00 each, four for me and two of my brother in law, I believe they are selling them at the normal full price again now, Checked out and all surprisingly accurate,
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I bought 4 as well, probably 4 or 5 years ago, I think they are SIP but there is nothing to fault on them, even have copper coated screws to resist spatter, reduced from £60 to £15 each from Halfords
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That's the ones Paul, was it really that long ago. Wonder why they flogged them off so cheap?
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Cheaper (and likely smaller but that's not an issue provided it's matched to the size of the work) version of one I have and it produces good results.
So unless you're looking for mega accuracy I'd say you've got bad ones. A case of buy cheap buy twice I think.
I'd have liked some good ones at £15 each...
So unless you're looking for mega accuracy I'd say you've got bad ones. A case of buy cheap buy twice I think.
I'd have liked some good ones at £15 each...
I've got one of those and it's hopelessly inaccurate.
I bought an old cast iron mitre cutting jig for wood at an auction. I removed the guide bars for the hand saw and ended up with a very accurate welding jig. It now looks something like the sip halfords ones only mine has 2 separate clamping screws which makes life easier when setting it up.
