[Woodworkers] Clamps.....

[Graham McCulloch via Woodworkers]

Royce, there is a product on the market called Rus-tOleum Leakseal 
Flexible Rubber Coating (available in clear or black) at The Home Depot. 
It worked for me.
Graham


On 30/07/2015 3:54 PM, via Woodworkers wrote:
> Royce
>
> I feel your pain. Nothing is ever easy. So many manufactures create 
> units, and you have to order a unit whether you need it or not.
> Some projects seem to take on a life of their own. Maybe you can just 
> mold some new handles out of some type of liquid plastic or resin,
> then get some rubber handle bar grips and put those on the new handles.
>
> Better yet, maybe you can just put some handle bar grips on your old 
> handles and then they will work better for you.
>
> Gary Williams
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Royce Killion via Woodworkers <woodworkers at lists.sawdusters.org>
> To: woodworkers <woodworkers at sawdusters.org>
> Sent: Thu, Jul 30, 2015 2:35 pm
> Subject: [Woodworkers] Clamps.....
>
> So here a while back I was trying to get some cabinet doors finished 
> which I needed done yesterday...(I sure hope I'm not the only one that 
> that happens to). So to get them glued up a little faster I decided I 
> needed a few more clamps. I went to the local box store and what they 
> have available is the Jorgensen Cabinet Master...fine with me cause 
> that is what I have and I have never used the Bessy ones, so maybe I 
> don't know any better. As I go to pick up the new clamps I noticed 
> some things have changed...a new handle style. The older handle style 
> was just a big round wood handle. Nothing wrong with that but after 
> using the newer style I thought these new handles are a little better. 
> They are plastic with rubbery grips and seem to be a little easier to 
> get a good hold on and turn. I'm thinking to myself that I would like 
> this newer style handle on all my clamps....should be easy to 
> do....call Jorgenson, order some and then struggle with putting them 
> on. Old ones are held on with a rivet and the new ones are maybe 
> epoxied on or something...I should be able to figure it out. I call 
> Jorgenson and find out they do sell the new handles, but not just the 
> handles. You have to buy the handle, the acme screw and the cast jaw 
> all as one unit. I try to explain that I would just like to buy the 
> handle and maybe they could send me some before they glue them on, 
> nope. Is it that hard to sell just what you need....I have already 
> bought the clamps....you think they could help a guy out a little bit. 
> Oh well. Royce -- Using Opera's mail client: 
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