Get the plans here: ibuildit.ca/plans/parallel-jaw-bar-clamp-plans/ More project details in the build article: ibuildit.ca/projects/how-to-make-a-parallel-jaw-bar-clamp/
Have made a couple of your older models (the ones with a lot of notches) and have used them for a lot of projects that were unable to make without them, love that you keep on improving the designs and simplifying the build.
You’ve made a lot of clamp videos, and I’ve gotten something useful from every one of them. These look great, and I hope I can get around to making them soon. I was so happy with the “cut, drill, sand, etc.” montage; I really didn’t need to see all that in detail again. Thanks for good projects and good videos.
Thank you for sharing. My comment is not about clamps but about the ripping only half way through the stock. I do that all of the time and I'm convinced that it is easier on the saw. However, I'm sure that I've heard at least one content creator say differently so I've questioned my experiences with doing so. It was good to hear someone else agree. Because I have a lot of rough stock that the saw doesn't have the capacity to through-cut, I have quite a bit of experience with it but, I also know that I can be quite proficient at being wrong. It is definitely safer. In fact, since often I have only an edge and face milled, I may send the stock through twice leaving only a small amount left to cut once the stock is flipped. I then lower the blade to barely remove what's left. That way, any variation is minimal and will mill out easily.
Those clamps look pretty good! I just bit the bullet and bought 13 Bessey I-beam clamps (no plastic) for around 740CAD, oouucch. However, they work really good and I am glad I finally have my glue-up station finished. Greetings from Nova Scotia
11:00 that strut looks to be a great idea! I hope that the bottom block glued in on the end grain won't pop out, but I'm sure you've thought of that! I'd like to see a test on how much the long bar bends under normal clamping forces.
The joy is in the making. I know he knows what he is doing but I cannot watch that uncovered table saw. I have just watched the whole thing. I have gone to Bunnings and bought a pack of four. 🇦🇺
Very happy to find another Canadian on UA-cam. The dollar difference and availability of things in Canada, sometimes makes it hard to watch the US produced videos. Nothing wrong with the videos or creators, but there is a problem when much of what is discussed, is simply not available, or cost-prohibitive...especially when you live most of the way to the Arctic Circle. Subbed fella!
I have seen other makers do similar clamps, but most of them involve welding. Thank you very much for showing some that do not require welding. I might actually be able to make these eventually. It’s hard to see how that wedge actually works, but other than that this was amazing.
Very impressed. And just when I thought that UA-cam really had nothing to offer! The icing on the cake was the roll-away planer setup. Thanks John. I will be back to watch some more of your videos.
Thank you very much I never thought of making my own clamps but I have been getting tired of purchasing them and they do cost a lot of money this is going to save me a ton of money
F Clamps (Sash Clamps in UK) don't need to deliver a huge clamping pressure, but you do need a lot of them to balance the pressure across your workpiece. Car body sealing polyurethane is amazing stuff. Cleans off with white spirit when wet but tough as boots when cured.
Great build! As far as your tripping problem, try listening to the saw and when it's slowing, move the piece back slightly and let the saw get back to full Rpm before proceeding, seems to work for me pretty consistently
I wondered when you were going to do this...then forgot about it...and then you do it. I think that’s called excellent timing. I’ll be buying this plan before too long. Thanks John! Excellent work, as always!
We had a job a few months ago where we needed long rigid clamps to clamp a 2.2m panel. 3/8in pipe clamps weren't going to cut it. One quick fix was to use the sections of a short "builders prop" (Names may vary in different places) and mount the 2 sections (pointing in towards the workpiece) on a 2.5m long 2 inch galvanised steel pipe (with a couple of pins - for any size workpiece just drill holes in the required place, or get a shorter / longer pipe section).. Worked perfectly, just position by hand and snug up with a few taps of a mallet.. Needs drive innovation, and what you have lying around provides the materials to use. Long clamps can be very useful and the cost of commercial ones makes a lot of projects nonviable.
You made amazing work here and i see all in your Lab maded by wood but you are a craftsman i think for many years so you know everything at the section of How to.Nice work sir!!
A stress test with these clamps (also the smaller ones) would be interesting to watch. How strong can they squeeze. How many times can the wedge slide back and forth until the wood is worn out. Hook it up to a motor that slides it back and forth.
It impresses me what great ideas you have and then how skillfully you implement them. Watching your videos, everything seems so simple and logical. And if you already work with wood, why do you have to buy metal clamps for a lot of money. Simply great what you do 👍👍👍
Loved your video building clamps. If I may recommend, a proper rip blade. One that has 20 deg. hook and about 10 teeth. this will reduce the power required. The more teeth in a blade the more work you are doing. Their are also some combination blades that will both trim and rip in a more efficient way. Look for a 10" x 50 tooth. Make sure the hook is about 15 deg.
Well darn. I went to Harbor Freight last month and spent around $150 for a lot of clamps. Those Pittsburgh 24/12 inch pipe clamps , some with 3/4 and 1/2 inch pipes. The most I paid for 1 clamp was $12 smaller ones were like $6. And I had a coupon for 25% off. The seem like a great deal, so far they work great.. the haven’t melted or anything..
Nice! I only wish you had come up with this design before I invested in several pipe clamps. But the good thing is "You can never have to many clamps" (as you and every other woodworker have said). So I see some more clamps in my future..
Clamps look great. I suspect lots of folks think much more clamping force is required, when for straight glue up you don’t. Extreme pressures are only needed if you need to bend wood from its resting state.
Good video. I never trip a breaker. My table saw and welder are each on dedicated 220 circuits, Just about every thing else is on their own dedicated circuits (router table, compressor, drill press, etc). There are many other 20 amp outlets around the shop for other power tools. 200 amp service.
I cant tell you how happy i am to see your circuit breaker trip while sawing those boards 😅. Ive been meaning to run my saw through a dedicated breaker for years...
I've watched a few of your videos in the past, and this one was quite impressive. I notice that not only the clamps are shop built, but the machine tools used to make them seem to be shop built as well ... one assumes by you ... so I will have to look for those videos. Liked and Subscribed!
Time is money, and two days is a lot of time. Would have to make a whole lot of clamps to financialy justify the project. Of course if you do it for fun nothing of what I just said matters.
But as he said, most of that time is glue time, since yer not actively working you can subtract that from the total time at the end. Sorry, im a pm, thats how i think :P
tomorrow will be my first day... Leave the house, buy some tools (I only own a hammer :D )... And ofc will get some wood, these will be my first ever proyect hehe
John, just want to say thank you for all the content. You are inspirational with your approaches and Inventiveness. I’ve been learning a lot and shall implement your teachings. Thank you.
Awesome John thanks for sharing thumbs up my friend and my family and I are so hopeful that you and your family and friends are all healthy we love ya'll thumbs up again my friend
John, loved the tool box you built and I also love the clamps you built. These are great projects that most people should be able to build in a weekend or so. I'll be watching out for your other videos. Keep up the good work and Merry Christmas to you!!!!
Get the plans here: ibuildit.ca/plans/parallel-jaw-bar-clamp-plans/
More project details in the build article:
ibuildit.ca/projects/how-to-make-a-parallel-jaw-bar-clamp/
Супер 👍👍👍.
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Using those homemade clamps to clamp the homemade clamp while the glue dries. Clampception.
Probably glue was homemade too :D
Chicken or the egg? 😂
He used the clamp to make the clamp.
What else would you do...clean the toilet?
@@stevenboyd593 Just stick a little brush on the end and that's totally doable.
Look, these are not only beautiful clamps, but this video itself is perfectly edited. THIS is quality content. THANK YOU!
This is BRILLIANT! This will save hundreds of dollars over Bessie clamps and do 95% of the jobs they can do. Awesome work again John!
I have to say your various clamp designs are some of the most interesting and useful projects you've done. Good stuff.
Have made a couple of your older models (the ones with a lot of notches) and have used them for a lot of projects that were unable to make without them, love that you keep on improving the designs and simplifying the build.
I feel completely ignorant to not of even thought about this till now.....thanks for opening my eyes....and I'm a union carpenter
i liked that quick edit around 6:23
You are the Chef John of DIY woodworking! Thanks
You’ve made a lot of clamp videos, and I’ve gotten something useful from every one of them. These look great, and I hope I can get around to making them soon. I was so happy with the “cut, drill, sand, etc.” montage; I really didn’t need to see all that in detail again. Thanks for good projects and good videos.
If I had one ounce of this guys ingenuity I’d be golden, John you’re a wizard!!
Thank you for sharing. My comment is not about clamps but about the ripping only half way through the stock. I do that all of the time and I'm convinced that it is easier on the saw. However, I'm sure that I've heard at least one content creator say differently so I've questioned my experiences with doing so. It was good to hear someone else agree. Because I have a lot of rough stock that the saw doesn't have the capacity to through-cut, I have quite a bit of experience with it but, I also know that I can be quite proficient at being wrong. It is definitely safer. In fact, since often I have only an edge and face milled, I may send the stock through twice leaving only a small amount left to cut once the stock is flipped. I then lower the blade to barely remove what's left. That way, any variation is minimal and will mill out easily.
That was seriously so impressive. I finally got myself a work shop space and I can’t wait to build stuff. This was awesome.
After watching that video I have never wanted to build my own clamps less.
guess this guy never heard of harbor freight
I respect the process and they look very good when finished, but yeah no way man lol
@@ironmonkey1512 sadly, even a cheap HF pipe clamp set will last far longer and have far more clamping pressure than these small wood clamps.
Yeah, I will take up a new hobby before I do this....
Right. Like, why would I build a table when I can just go buy one.
Those clamps are works of art.
I made two of them!! Thanks, John, plans were great and they work a treat.
Huge fan of yours John! This is really great great engineering. Thanks for all you do and contribute to this online woodworking community.
Those clamps look pretty good! I just bit the bullet and bought 13 Bessey I-beam clamps (no plastic) for around 740CAD, oouucch. However, they work really good and I am glad I finally have my glue-up station finished. Greetings from Nova Scotia
11:00 that strut looks to be a great idea!
I hope that the bottom block glued in on the end grain won't pop out, but I'm sure you've thought of that!
I'd like to see a test on how much the long bar bends under normal clamping forces.
The joy is in the making. I know he knows what he is doing but I cannot watch that uncovered table saw.
I have just watched the whole thing. I have gone to Bunnings and bought a pack of four. 🇦🇺
Very happy to find another Canadian on UA-cam.
The dollar difference and availability of things in Canada, sometimes makes it hard to watch the US produced videos. Nothing wrong with the videos or creators, but there is a problem when much of what is discussed, is simply not available, or cost-prohibitive...especially when you live most of the way to the Arctic Circle.
Subbed fella!
I have seen other makers do similar clamps, but most of them involve welding. Thank you very much for showing some that do not require welding. I might actually be able to make these eventually. It’s hard to see how that wedge actually works, but other than that this was amazing.
Thank you for taking time, this was very informative, will enjoy this channel. Lol. The one video shot looked like Jenga extravaganza..
I am very proud of you indeed . Your skills are to be taught . Well done .
Great videos! The bonus is your good voice!!
Very impressed. And just when I thought that UA-cam really had nothing to offer! The icing on the cake was the roll-away planer setup. Thanks John. I will be back to watch some more of your videos.
very nice idea for clamps that are always missing !!
Very impressive! This project consists 3 parts... one part material, one part tools, and the most importent part... one part smart brain. Love it! :-)
Thank you very much I never thought of making my own clamps but I have been getting tired of purchasing them and they do cost a lot of money this is going to save me a ton of money
Thanks for all the informative content.I really like the clarity of your presentations but most of all ,You have One he'll of a Shop!
F Clamps (Sash Clamps in UK) don't need to deliver a huge clamping pressure, but you do need a lot of them to balance the pressure across your workpiece. Car body sealing polyurethane is amazing stuff. Cleans off with white spirit when wet but tough as boots when cured.
Great build! As far as your tripping problem, try listening to the saw and when it's slowing, move the piece back slightly and let the saw get back to full Rpm before proceeding, seems to work for me pretty consistently
i guess reducing your overal feedrate might work too.. at least for me
Or he could just turn off the compressor, which he cited as the main issue.
Excellent craftsmanship.
I wondered when you were going to do this...then forgot about it...and then you do it. I think that’s called excellent timing. I’ll be buying this plan before too long.
Thanks John! Excellent work, as always!
We had a job a few months ago where we needed long rigid clamps to clamp a 2.2m panel. 3/8in pipe clamps weren't going to cut it.
One quick fix was to use the sections of a short "builders prop" (Names may vary in different places)
and mount the 2 sections (pointing in towards the workpiece) on a 2.5m long 2 inch galvanised steel pipe (with a couple of pins - for any size workpiece just drill holes in the required place, or get a shorter / longer pipe section).. Worked perfectly, just position by hand and snug up with a few taps of a mallet..
Needs drive innovation, and what you have lying around provides the materials to use. Long clamps can be very useful and the cost of commercial ones makes a lot of projects nonviable.
Хорошо когда есть такие станки и золотые руки.
I really like your style and inventiveness, really well done
You made amazing work here and i see all in your Lab maded by wood but you are a craftsman i think for many years so you know everything at the section of How to.Nice work sir!!
A stress test with these clamps (also the smaller ones) would be interesting to watch. How strong can they squeeze. How many times can the wedge slide back and forth until the wood is worn out. Hook it up to a motor that slides it back and forth.
They look good John. Nice to know 2x8's work well.
It impresses me what great ideas you have and then how skillfully you implement them. Watching your videos, everything seems so simple and logical. And if you already work with wood, why do you have to buy metal clamps for a lot of money. Simply great what you do 👍👍👍
Loved your video building clamps. If I may recommend, a proper rip blade. One that has 20 deg. hook and about 10 teeth. this will reduce the power required. The more teeth in a blade the more work you are doing. Their are also some combination blades that will both trim and rip in a more efficient way. Look for a 10" x 50 tooth. Make sure the hook is about 15 deg.
Yeah, I just started doing all of this last week, so I don't know anything about saw blades...
@@JohnHeisz LOL
That DIY sander got me more excited than it should have XD
Time to add more circuits in your shop. Thanks for the video. Going to make some for my shop.
Great video John 👍
Well darn. I went to Harbor Freight last month and spent around $150 for a lot of clamps. Those Pittsburgh 24/12 inch pipe clamps , some with 3/4 and 1/2 inch pipes. The most I paid for 1 clamp was $12 smaller ones were like $6. And I had a coupon for 25% off. The seem like a great deal, so far they work great.. the haven’t melted or anything..
A great project John no filler just good advice. An enjoyable video thank you.
i must say for some reason all of your clamp making videos are my favorite one. great work!
As you said on the intro....'this is a great way of saving a lot of dollars ..' well done and thanks.
Mind blown! Way out of my ballpark, but I really enjoyed the watch!
Nice! I only wish you had come up with this design before I invested in several pipe clamps. But the good thing is "You can never have to many clamps" (as you and every other woodworker have said). So I see some more clamps in my future..
Very brave of you John... taking on Big Clamp like this! 😁 Excellent work... liked and subscribed and added to my ever growing project queue!
Clamps look great. I suspect lots of folks think much more clamping force is required, when for straight glue up you don’t. Extreme pressures are only needed if you need to bend wood from its resting state.
Thanks. It looks like I have something else on my list to build. What a good idea.
Good video. I never trip a breaker. My table saw and welder are each on dedicated 220 circuits, Just about every thing else is on their own dedicated circuits (router table, compressor, drill press, etc). There are many other 20 amp outlets around the shop for other power tools. 200 amp service.
I'm sure this info really helped out John
Awesome I love how you have made nearly every working tool in the shop out of wood... so nice!
Me before the video: "Hey maybe I'll just make my own clamps."
After: "Nah".
Excellent design, sir.
Muchas felicidades amigo,como siempre muy buenos y de mucha utilidad sus trabajos....desde aquí de Chile le saludo y siguiendo sus vídeos....
Clamps do exactly what they say on the tin. Great plans John!
I cant tell you how happy i am to see your circuit breaker trip while sawing those boards 😅. Ive been meaning to run my saw through a dedicated breaker for years...
Awesome design thank you for sharing… I will make a ton of these in different lengths etc.
Thank you for sharing your wonderful and beautiful work.
Nicely done and very useful tools
John, as always, your videos are well orchestrated and full of valuable insight and information. Thank you
I've watched a few of your videos in the past, and this one was quite impressive. I notice that not only the clamps are shop built, but the machine tools used to make them seem to be shop built as well ... one assumes by you ... so I will have to look for those videos.
Liked and Subscribed!
Great work on the clamps John! Thanks for sharing the video with us💖👌👍😎JP
Nice job, I really like watching how your clamps have evolved. They sure do work nice.
Beautifully crafted!!
Excellent job.....you're good....Thomas, Denmark
there are so many wooden clamps in this vid!
Awesome build! I just got the plans, will build them next weekend! Thanks!
I love the idea of having wood clamps to glue up wood. Less chance of marring and denting your workpiece with metal bar clamps!
Excellent design + realistic build = 1 new subscriber. Thanks John!
FANTASTIC MAN! thank you!
Time is money, and two days is a lot of time. Would have to make a whole lot of clamps to financialy justify the project.
Of course if you do it for fun nothing of what I just said matters.
But as he said, most of that time is glue time, since yer not actively working you can subtract that from the total time at the end.
Sorry, im a pm, thats how i think :P
tomorrow will be my first day... Leave the house, buy some tools (I only own a hammer :D )... And ofc will get some wood, these will be my first ever proyect hehe
great video , you are a great craftman , thanks for sharing your ideas
Middle jaw (three jaws) is genius idea in the middle of your small clamp!
Great video. I love Your work. Buying the plans right now. Thank You.
That combination belt/disc sander is the coolest thing
Great video. Great narration. Great work. It’s easy to see why you have nearly 1,000,000 subscribers.
These will come in handy for gluing up my cedar sign blanks. Thank you for the design and inexpensive plans
the previous design still works for me but I'm always in the mood for improvement -thanks for doing the research and testing
John, just want to say thank you for all the content.
You are inspirational with your approaches and Inventiveness. I’ve been learning a lot and shall implement your teachings. Thank you.
incredible! so much use of wood for everything. real enginerring!
love your build style of using the blocks of pine against 2 sides of 1/4 inch, im totally going to use that, thx
Awesome John thanks for sharing thumbs up my friend and my family and I are so hopeful that you and your family and friends are all healthy we love ya'll thumbs up again my friend
Just the way of the world, need clamps to make clamps!
Good morning from AZ.
Very cool jigs you’ve made to build your clamps. Good job
Nice design.
What an artist you are! Amazing
New to your channel and I enjoyed this video. Will be subscribing. Thanks.
Good job nics video
Great editing and presentation. Many thanks John.
Bravo ! Fantastic build, thanks!
These are great! I really need to have more clamps and I think these would be a good way to practice certain wood working skills also.
John, loved the tool box you built and I also love the clamps you built. These are great projects that most people should be able to build in a weekend or so. I'll be watching out for your other videos. Keep up the good work and Merry Christmas to you!!!!
The way I had heard it is "the number of clamps you need is four more than you already have".
Awesome clamps.