Talk:Clamp (tool)

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[edit] Clamp names

Is there any difference between an "F-clamp", a bar clamp and a speed clamp? I would use the three terms interchangeably, but to other people they might refer to different clamps. Luigizanasi 06:21, 6 October 2005 (UTC)

I was pondering this myself. The definition of a bar clamp is that it has a bar along which one or both jaws slide. So an 'F' clamp is technically a bar clamp. A speed clamp is just a variation of an 'F' clamp. A sash clamp is also a bar clamp but instead of the screw jaw moving along the bar, it's the fixed one that moves (does that make sense?).

Looking in an Australian woodworking catalogue I have on my desk, they call the 'F' clamp with the free sliding jaw a 'Quick Action Clamp'. There's a variation of the 'F' Clamp that has a locking clutch and they call that a 'Clutch-type Clamp'. Their 'Speed clamp' is an 'F' clamp with a pivoting bar on the handle instead of the normal inline handle which "enables you to get a better grip and leverage when tightening for extra tension".

For my part, I would rarely use the term 'bar clamp'. It's either an 'F' clamp or a sash clamp. SilentC 00:23, 11 October 2005 (UTC)

I did not know what a sash clamp was until I looked it up on google. To me, it's just a long bar clamp. "Sash clamp" seems to be a British/Australian usage. We don't seem to have a special name for it in North America. They seem to be pretty uncommon nowadays and replaced by pipe clamps. They are still available in the Canadian catalogs, but not, apparently in the US ones. The beefier version are called I-beam clamps, while there are ones with aluminium bars. On your description, yes it makes sense, I would only add that they have a shallow throat (as opposed to opening) like a pipe clamp.

On the F-clamp, Lee Valley and Garret-Wade call them fast acting bar clamps, Woodcraft and Rockler call them bar clamps, except for the Record model which is a speed clamp (Woodcraft). Luigizanasi 03:07, 12 October 2005 (UTC)

OK, well I'd propose that we have a generic term 'bar clamp' and then define some of the specific types and include the regional names as AKAs. eg. Long bar clamp (also known as Sash Clamp/Sash Cramp) has a flat, I beam, or 'T' shaped bar along which the fixed jaw slides etc.. SilentC 03:45, 12 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Cardellini clamp

I'm the original poster and strongly urge Cardellini clamp be merged herein (but I dunno how to do it). unsigned comment by Robertkeller 17:15, 27 June 2006

Easy. You first copy the stuff over and then create a redirect to this article. In more detail:

1. Go to Cardellini clamp, click on the edit tab & copy what you want.

2. Come back to Clamp (tool), click on edit tab and paste it in the appropriate place. Save your changes.

3. Go back to Cardellini clamp, open the edit window and replace the text with #REDIRECT[[Clamp (tool)]]

Redirects are cheap and there is no need to delete the original article. Now anyone looking for a Cardellini Clamp will be sent here. You might have got confused by the "Move" button at the top. That is not really used to move text, but to rename articles instead. HTH Luigizanasi 04:30, 28 June 2006 (UTC)