5 Quick Clamp Hacks #2 - Woodworking Tips and Trick

[@christianbookter1016]

Colin this was a great idea for my C clamps.

[@aaronbarton97]

I’m recently a retired veteran with so much free time. I decided to get back into my old high school hobby of wood working. I’ve made every jig and clamp from watching and everything how helped so much. Thank You for your advice

[@pamelaallen6543]

I would love to there in the shop with you learning all all of this, but KZbin is next best. I love working with wood, and use a lot of these tips to make my little shop easier to work in. When I retired I took up woodworking and fell in love with making rustic furniture. I'm now 71, and don't intend to stop until I can't hold a tool in my hand.

[@steeletaylor8079]

Really great video with tons of value

[@bobcoens]

Cool innovation to create the push apart clamps.

[@tonyjackson5261]

Hey Colin, You should make a playlist of these Clamp Hacks videos. I'm telling you these are some great ideas and they make great scene, to keep down the frustration in the shop.

[@RealRuler2112]

Another tip when edge-gluing wood together deals with the fact that the boards tend to slide against each other. A few grains (literally) of regular table salt in the glue joint has no impact on the glue, but is sharp enough to dig in & prevent sliding.

[@jimtrebes7926]

Really enjoy your tip and tricks. Thanks

[@michaelrichardson8436]

I've been working wood professionally for over 50 years and still learning from your great videos. .....thanks

[@billyc16]

ok i know this video is a couple years old.... but what if you added a bolt/screw head to the wooden end of the yolk bolt on your C-clamp. Then you could use a drill to adjust the length SUPER fast, and then use your hand to finish any tightening! Just a thought. If you try it out i'd love to see if it works!

[@stefanlindner2348]

thanks Colin , incredible good tips

[@BronkBuilt]

Could not remember if I had watched this or not. Glad I did. I really like the adaptation to the quick clamps.

[@knecht105]

Thanks for watching!

[@maxwellsimpson2898]

Great ideas!! Thank you

[@charlieyoder685]

You are the best. I will use the tips today.

[@novicesurvivalists4359]

I really appreciate your sharing info like you do. I'm in the process of turning my garage into a workshop and started watching your videos last week. Then I subscribed. This particular video is priceless to me because just yesterday I became a little frustrated with my "C" clamps, having to take the time to unwind them in a confined area that I had them in, and I also want to make a picture frame for my wife for Mother's Day. I don't have the funds right now, with the Corona Virus causing financial issues, to buy a jig for the frame but with what you showed, I can make my own. Thank you very much. Stay well.

[@brucestrayer8876]

Colin nice as usual. Thanks for sharing. Bruce

[@flix4u]

Tips always welcome and appreciated

[@mattludwick1233]

Another great video. Now I just need more clamps.

[@davidahtow]

Brilliant, Simple and inspirational! Thank You Colin!

[@GeekMustHave]

I've done electronics my whole life, just getting started with making some cabinets for parts drawers and enclosures for a laser cutter, 3d printer, and CNC machine. Just started with woodworking. I find your videos very helpful with tips that don't break me or the bank. Keep broadcasting!!

[@knecht105]

Thanks for watching!

[@jdalabama9792]

Thanks. Great tips. Really like the stabilizer wooden bars for the pipe clamps.

[@fazooleq1523]

a channel with hacks that are actually useful - love all these videos!

[@THEONEANDONLY0214]

Thank you again for another brilliant video. I have used the c clamps with the dowel and it works Great!

[@Robocoppat]

" Oh Magoo you've done it again".. sorry couldn't resist. Another great video Collin. 2 THUMBS UP

[@NMranchhand]

Clever as always.

[@michaellmello3933]

Liked the tip with the Irwin clamps!!

[@knecht105]

Thank You!

[@johnroth8275]

Really appreciate you taking the time to share your experience

[@manwithbeers]

The push clamps! Awesome, I can use that. Thanks again Colin.

[@czellner5894]

Good stuff Colin! Sounds like you've been in my garage shop. If I could find all of the clamps I've bought through the years, I wouldn't need to keep buying them. Thanks for the motivation and ideas. I NO excuse now. LOL

[@tamikoeaston2557]

YOU ARE AWESOME!

[@donniegaskill1836]

Great idea on putting a round handle on the c clamps. I have several of them.

[@harrydavis6903]

Thanks Colin. Happy Holidays

[@PaganWizard]

I have a question for you about the pipes used in assembling pipe clamps. I have seen people use either black pipe or galvanized pipe, but it looks like you are using both. What are the pros and cons of the 2 different pipes, if any??

[@rmhutchins7]

Thanks for making my Woodworking Life easier!

[@rhihodag9873]

Keep them coming Colin! They're very informative.

[@SuperDavidBrothers]

Wow I think the spring clamp idea is super clever Collin!! I wish I had your smarts!!

[@LarryB-inFL]

Most "Quick clamps" now have reversible ends, to turn them into a spreader. Even cheap ones at Harbor Freight have that feature; the fixed end comes off and re-installs on the other end, facing outward.

[@SleepyGary-z4x]

I have Irwin quick release clamps like in the video, unfortunately, they are not reversible.

[@69virgin1966]

Jared McAteer I know what you mean. I have a couple of them as well but there are many that do reverse. I’m not trying to start an argument over this I was just pointing out that there are many types that do reverse. Great comment btw.

[@gladimirsolorio3493]

Great tip. I've got reversible ones too, and even though some aren't, I am surprised it wasn't mentioned in the video at the end.

[@Metalbass10000]

The quick clamps that don't reverse, depending on how they are made, some can be, without too much trouble, modified to be made into reversible clamps.

[@msantos1116]

I was thinking the same thing. My Harbor Freight quick clamps, which I find to be better than my brand name clamps, have reversible ends to act as a spreader. I assumed that they were all reversible.

[@Yahoomediaclub]

Great tips as always Colin 👍👍👍

[@chaunchambers5788]

Great ideas. Very inventive and helpful!

[@knecht105]

Thank You!

[@rmhutchins7]

I enjoyed your video. It was very helpful. Thank you!

[@68HC060]

Great video as always. I have another suggestion for the clamps: If you have some broken bits (torx, pozidriv, philips, etc), insert one in the end of the dowel-handle; then you can just use your battery-powered drill to unwind or tighten the clamp quickly (if you have the drill handy). It might be good to countersink the bit, so it's not in the way.

[@ScreamingEagleFTW]

those irwin clamps the end is reversible if you want to pull instead of push. I just found that out a few weeks ago. I was amazed.

[@PHILLYERIC]

Very smart and simple solutions thank you for passing your experience to the public. 👍🏼

[@williamodom2580]

Harbor freight shells, those clamps with feet on the bottom so they don’t tip over. I had several of those and they were great. They never tip over.

[@SMee67]

Some great tips there mate. That V block is a brilliant idea. Thanks for sharing, Colin.

[@robertmcgurk7587]

Excellent tips, thank you

[@bahargungor]

Good tips, thanks.

[@natarajansugumar5671]

Nice Demo. Very useful. Thank you sir.

[@thomaswhitson8397]

Very nice and useful video and I finally saw your clamp rack.

[@garyhubley]

Hey Colin, a little late for this video (and you may have put it in a newer version) but I noticed that the spreading method you used can be made simpler. You can actually change what end the stationary part of the clamp goes on. This flips it around allowing you to use a single clamp for spreading. Hopefully that's clear enough? Hard to explain without pictures.

[@swgarealtor]

Great ideas on the clamp usage and storage. Thanks I enjoyed the video

[@fredtew4162]

Really like the clamp holder idea simple but works great thanks! I enjoy your channel and personality.

[@FranksDIY]

Great stuff Colin

[@Sebastopolmark]

Good stuff Colin. I like the staggered spacing idea on the pipe clamps. That makes them much more versatile.

[@danmantyla3315]

This! This is what I'm about to run into my workshop to make to help me glue up my butcherblock countertops

[@knecht105]

Glad I could help!

[@johnvodopija]

The round handles on the C clamps are genius! Time to get my epoxy out. Great channel and love these tips and tricks/hacks videos. Thank you 😊

[@knecht105]

Hope it helps! Thanks for watching!

[@modrisklingenbergs]

Great tricks! 👍 thnx!

[@CelestialPopCollectiveOfficial]

You can just remove and flip the clamps so they are pointing outward too. They push and pull depending on the way they are facing. 😊

[@valterleao6795]

Sempre um verdadeiro show de informações e dicas, aprendo muito com o seu trabalho e explicações!!! Abraço aqui do Brasil 🇧🇷

[@DannyWalker1949]

Some Great Idea's here👍🏼

[@knecht105]

Thank You!

[@jimcooney9019]

Great tips good ideas Thank you

[@tomtruesdale6901]

Great tips, going to try to remember them.

[@stellari81]

A quite fast way to size your C clamps is just to hold the handle and spin the rest of the clamp in the air with a little of a wrist swirl clockwise or counterclockwise... You have to find "the right balance" but, when you do, it's WAAYYY faster then spinning the little handle! Bonus: it works on f clamps too, just fully extend them first

[@joemiller1740]

New wood worker. What size pipe - 1/2" or 3/4" ? Thank you!

[@sunburstmike8745]

Great tips as usual. But, my quick clamps have reversible feature to push objects...maybe they are newer?

[@wonziequezz9447]

Cool tips! There are other branded "quick-style" clamps that are reversible for push or pull. (Yost makes my favorite quick clamp, they're absolutely amazing).

[@bigvitojr]

Well done .thank you

[@cobberpete1]

Great tip on the push clamps

[@thewoodenrobot1602]

great ideas thanks

[@knecht105]

You're welcome!

[@pedroarellano4266]

Forgive my ignorance, How did you cut the 30-degree cuts into the wood? Did you set a stop on a sliding miter saw?

[@Andyloveswood]

Great idea on the C clamps. Go ahead and put the round grips on all of them--the little levers aren't the way to adjust them quickly. To make big changes, hold the handle and whirl the clamp around the shaft until it's close to the right opening.

[@priyamd4759]

Thanks a lot. One of my C-clamps keeps losing its pin - the end cap on the pin is loose. I can definitely try the handle on that one. I had also been frustrated due to the pins hitting the nearest surface so the combo of the pin for macro adjustment and handle for the final micro adjustments is superb. Hope I can make it happen. The part 1 was also super useful. Thanks, Regards,

[@middjun]

Why not just have two shorter v shaped jigs for each clamp instead of two long blocks? It'll just go wherever the clamps sit and no need to adjust anything. Thinking that might work just as well.

[@TheSnooex]

Hi Colin, thanks for your sharing. Its good information for newbie like myself. May I ask how would you choose the pipe size for pipe clamp (beside cost factor)? ie 1/2", 3/4", or 1". I have a plan to glue scrap wood to make a PC table top. I would like to know if 1/2" would be sufficient.

[@metals2546]

That last one with the push and pull was genius, I have been trying to figure something like that for years, now I can rest my weary brain. Thank you

[@hansdegroot8549]

Great tips, Colin. Thanks for sharing.

[@kevinrose8568]

Great tips once again, thx!

[@jeffoldham3466]

colin have you got any ideas on how to get the threaded end of a pipe out of the clamp if it breaks off

[@jeffoldham3466]

Collin I made a spring clamp holder cutting a scrap piece of wood about 4 in square and cut a hole in the center ran a piece of rope or string thru it about 18 long ,,tied a knot in the bottom of the base ,,tied a loop at the other end and you can hang them anywhere in your shop,,

[@johnthompson3462]

Good ideas.Tip.....If i have a Cclamp that is not open enough,or open too much, I hold the handle and get the body spinning in the diection II need - in a stirring motion. lot quicker

[@peterbloch5590]

Colin, the dowel type adapter on the C-clamp (around 6 min. mark) is ingenious. I'd like to do this but wonder about the thickness of the screw needing room inside the dowel. Do you need to make a groove in each half of the split dowel to accommodate the screw? How is it done?

[@hgohlke]

Like this video a lot! Thank you

[@knecht105]

You're Welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@andypitz1]

great video (again!)

[@diegocasaboguelfi3768]

Bety good tips !!!!!!

[@XJWill1]

I prefer to make blocks of wood with pipe-size holes drilled in them to hold up the pipe clamps. These wood blocks can also do double-duty by serving as jaw-pads if you put them in front of the clamp jaws.

[@k13ehr]

Re pushing clamps, when I bought mine I made sure the heads could be reversed, Bessey make the best ones.

[@nebuchadnezarsv3157]

Any of these can be reversed if you want to. You just need to remove the metal Peg at the End which is fairly easy to be honest. I don't know qhy he bothered to make it this complicated.

[@bbspaulb]

Tip, if you drilled an extra hole in each of them the offset should not affect the functionality and be stronger than the wood and you would not have to try and find those two pieces of wood when needed?

[@colrodrick8784]

Hey Colin. I've watched these before, but it looks like we might be going back into lockdown here in Oz, so back to my jigs. Question: About how wide was the rack before you cut it? Inches OK. I'm old. We learnt imperial when I was a kid. Of course with Mr Google it's easy to convert anyway. And thanks for the hints mate. Very helpful.

[@kubilaykara3167]

Have you tried rail clamps? They seem a little heavy but very staible.

[@bastelchrischi8272]

Very good ideas. Thank's for the tips. Greetings from Germany. :)

[@knecht105]

You're welcome!

[@Godshole]

Gold. Thank you :)

[@ScreamingEagleFTW]

also, where do you store your c clamps?

[@talleysuehohlfeld3959]

I wish you'd shown us more of the "innards" of the dowel handle for the C-clamps--the two pieces, or the slot, etc.

[@fahnleindieselschweif5022]

Regarding the last tip: I'am using clamps from Wolfcraft. They produce connectors for one hand clamps. You can either push or pull things: www.wolfcraft.com/en/products/p/special_clamping_tools/1_connector_proeasy_one_hand_clamp_adapter-1/s/p/index.html

[@terryevans6625]

Loved the "C" clamp idea. All mine are in various parts of my tool box. That's going to change. I've had more then one application for a clamp that will spread, say the legs of a stool apart. Sadly, I'm too cheap to go out and buy a clamp made for this purpose. But after seeing this video, I learned there's a simpler way to do it. Thanks for the ideas!

[@bfflorida2311]

Brilliant!!

[@knecht105]

Thank you!

[@red03golf]

The Irwin quick clamps are already designed to be able to push, without anything extra. Take out the spring pin in the end of the bar, pull off the clamps, put the clamps back on the bar in reverse order, so they're facing away from each other. Just keep the spring pin handy until you need to put it back in the bar as a stop.

[@jakemustian99]

On Those pistol grip clamps you can take out a bolt and move the stationary end to the other side and make spreader. Dewalt has a quick release version

[@alanplummer]

Thanks for the video, Colin! Do you ever use any wax or barrier on your pipes of the clamps to keep dripping glue from getting built up on the pipe? I usually just use a paint scraper to get it off after the glue dries but just curious if you have tried any other method. Your "Hack" videos are very informative.

[@lastbeliever6609]

Try painter tape (Frogtape or whatever it's called). Not my trick, got it from Steven Ramsey's channel.

[@shirleymalar2773]

Genius Hacks!