Spool clamps

Find great deals on eBay for spool clamps and guitar spool clamps. Spool clamps are used to hold the plates of an instrument to the ribs during gluing. They are also used for a wide variety of small clamping operations. The classic spool clamp with a new twist: this is a big improvement!

The simple spool clamp —two short wooden spools on a long threaded bolt with wingnut tightening.

Making spool clamps isnt limited to having to cut them from solid wood. Using the same tools we can repurpose thin stock or sheet goods to the exact same end. Thanks to Rhoadsaka Perry Ormsby, for directing me to his own guitar construction page in which he details how he made his spool clamps.

The one possible downside to the bar clamps (the ones I have some experience with are a bit bigger than those) is the incredible force that one can inadvertently. Can you recall the inconvenience that a tangled mass of thread could subject you to? Trying to fix the mess can keep you busy for the next minutes or so.

I finally made some spool clamps.

Free Delivery on Eligible Orders! I wanted them to clamp over the ribs, not the edges. Spool Clamps are one of those tools that will become one of those tools that you can say How did I get along without that, type of tools for a luthier to have in. Sanitary stainless steel spools are prefabricated lengths of tubing with Tri Clamp fitting ends added for convenience. When combined with other Tri.

As we tighten them, they try to rotate. Two Bass Bars How I install bass bars: The bass bar in a violin-family instrument serves to support the bass-foot of the bridge, and the bass-side of the front plate. Okay, a spool clamp is a spool clamp and pretty hard to get wrong.

In fact they are so easy to make that I almost di but at this price why bother? Hello, fellow bass luthiers, I am ready to glue the top of my bass to the body. This follows the replacement of the neck block. Fast shipping on Miller Welding Machine Repair Parts and welding supplies from Weldfabulous.

Stainless steel polished spool assemblies create a quick clamp union for various lengths and tube diameters. Clamp connections can be secured without the use of tools. If you cant get long enough carriage bolts then consider using Mthreaded rod (available from hardware shops).

One end can be epoxied into one of the dowel discs.

Please take seconds to register your free account to remove most ads, post topics, make friends, earn reward points at our store, and more! Padded wood spools used for gluing the top and back of the instrument. Buy the excellent FISHINGSIR Aluminum Fishing Line Spooler Winder Reel Spool System with Clamp and Suction cup and Fishing Line Scissors by OneStone online today. Not everything in a luthiers toolbox is cheap to buy, making your own spool clamps is something very economical.

It took of the spool clamps I built to glue the front and back on. I spent more time waiting on glue to dry on this project than any other on I have made. Used by a number of top anglers, the Talon reel clamp fits most rods and can be used with multipliers or fixed spool reels. Browse corner clamps , ideal for working with corners of furniture and quick release clamps for a one handle quick release of the material. For the tightest grip, choose a ratchet clamp such as the Roughneck nylon ratchet clamp with soft pivoting jaws to avoid damage.

We also stock quick, spee plasterboard and 3-way edging clamps.