Angle clamps: construction and production with their own hands from plywood, wood and metal
Clamps are assist tools, which tightly compress the parts together or fix the workpieces during their processing to any base. Different types of such tools can be found in each workshop. To fix the angle between the parts of the structure, home craftsmen use an angle clamp. With, to save the family budget, the tool is made by own hands.
What is an angle clamp?
The tool is made of duralumin, so it is very strong. It is convenient, having special mounting holes, by means of which it can be fixed on a workbench. Angle clamps are most often used to fix the frame parts, corners or other similar structures. The tool is often used when assembling furniture. Carpenters can take the corner clamp as assistants, turners, locksmiths and welders. It will be useful for work at home.
Tool design:
- Clamp with two stops.
- Clamp block, which has good mobility.
- Lever mechanism.
- Screw to ensure a tighter fixation.
- Strips and sliders for adjusting the weaker type of clamp.
An integral feature of each clamp is the moving part of the stop.
Making a clamp with your own hands
Factory tools are not cheap, and to do a handyman one size of such a tool is unlikely to succeed. Therefore, many make angle clamps with their own hands. At the same time, saving the home budget is not the only advantage of a homemade tool.
You can create with your own hands:
- the required strength of the device;
- equipment for fixing metal parts;
- clamps of all sizes and varieties.
If the work is to be simple, then the tool can be made from simple and cheap materials.
Corner clamp from plywood
If you need to fix the details will not be too hard, then the device can be made with your own hands from plywood. This method is the simplest, easy and inexpensive.
To make a tool you need:
- Prepare pieces of plywood thick in 1,5 cm and 10x10 cm.
- Divide the squares into two parts diagonally.
- At a distance 2 cm from the edge outline to drill holes and diameter 40 mm.
- Cut the side along the holes, so that excess glue under the clamps can be conveniently removed.
The plywood tool is ready. It is not necessary to count on its long operation, but it is made from the simplest materials at hand.
Making and assembling your own corner clamps made of wood
Tim, who has even the simplest skills in working with wood, it will be easy to make a wooden tool. For this, in the first place, you should choose the right material, which will be made clamp. The choice is better to stay on the beach, dube, ash, g abrabe abo buke. The wood must be free of irregularities, damage and knots. Its humidity should not exceed 12%.
You will need to prepare from the selected material:
- two plates wide 15 cm, length 20 cm and thickness 2 cm;
- two wide bars 2 cm and a length 25 cm;
- metal bolts;
- self-tapping screw diameter 5 mm (2 on 20 see length and 2 on 12 cm).
Once everything is ready, you can start assembling the device with your own hands:
- Place two long rails on the table. Thus one should keep within an edge downwards, and the other up.
- Drill holes in the rails for connection, using a drill. In both parts they must match.
- Attach one plate to the bottom bar and secure the other parallel to it. Used for this passes through the self-tapping screws, which will adjust between them the degree of clamping of the part.
- Drill holes at the ends of the rails and attach solders or plates to them. The angle between the elements should be 90 degrees.
The production and installation of the corner wooden clamp is completed, you can now test it at work.
Angle metal clamp with your own hands
The metal type of the tool has good rigidity of fixing and has long service life. The device consists of a strong reliable case, movable mechanism and screw, which provides rigidity of fixation.
With the help of a metal clamp you can:
- to fix construction elements at different angles;
- perform pre-assembly of products;
- align the details of the structure relative to each other.
exept this, Angle clamp metal widely used in the welding. Such tools are divided into two types:
- Two-coordinate.
- Three-coordinate.
By means of the device it is possible to fix two elements of a metalwork, then fix them by welding. Even the simplest type of such equipment will make welding more comfortable, will provide high quality seams, will facilitate various manipulations with details of a design and will considerably save time.
It is quite easy to make a corner clamp from metal with your own hands. This requires preparation:
- steel sheet thick in 10 mm;
- nuts - 3 PC;
- steel sheet with external thread the size of nuts;
- large diameter washers.
Manufacturing technology:
- From the sheet cut two blanks up to 50 cm, width of 4 div.
- Weld the auxiliary part to the main part of the part in the form of the letter "G".
- Weld the support element flat on the short edge.
- Boil three nuts together, placing them on the edge of the moving part. The screw rod must run parallel to the base of the device.
- Weld all parts on the outer edge, inserting between strip tool.
- Attaching the structure of the movable bar, carry out welding on the inner edge.
- Weld large washers to the edge of the metal rod.
Work on the manufacture of angular metal clamps completed. When conducting carpentry, metalwork or welding with its help you can securely fix the structure. This tool can replace one assistant and speed up the work. And its moving elements will allow to combine details at the necessary inclination and an angle.
Having studied the types and options for creating angle clamps, to make and assemble the tool with your own hands will not be difficult. The type of construction should be chosen depending on the required strength of fixation. This device will be useful in the household, and professional activities.
