I appreciate the fact you made them but man that was a lot of effort! I will watch your other videos because you are clearly not afraid of work and I respect that.
I agree... that was an awesome project... the final product looks pretty cool but, he also has those lots of comparatively, expensive machines, why don't buy the clamps too ? I know, I know, it's not fun right ?
a lot of effort for something you could buy easily at the store cheap... and you made it with all store bought materials and tools so its not about self reliance... work smarter not harder, make something significant
This attitude you guys show displays the exact reason why good, life lasting tools are next to impossible to get anymore. What Finn did was make tools that are build to last long enough to justify the labor and cost of materials versus buying either cheep use-once, that would probably either have to be bought multiple times doing a project or very annoying to work with or expensive use-forever, that cost way more then the self-made ones. Just because a builder has expensive tools doesn't justify spending money carelessly. Resources are always finite and appropriate thought should always be put into what you do.
I get the fact that you put a lot of effort into these for what they are, but I appreciate the fact that you put that effort into them. So often now we don't see pride in workmanship, and you clearly have a lot of pride in what you make. Great job. I enjoyed the video.
I don't think I have seen a better made set of home made clamps. What a great design. You are an awesome craftsman. Thank you for taking your time to create this video for us. Robert
Very creative....looks like a lot of work but I figure the satisfaction you receive every time you use them outweighs the amount of work it took to make them. Well done sir.
Best design I've seen simple and strong and made mostly from scrap materials, Where I live good bar clamps are hard to find and are expensive. Great Job
I'll have to watch this thing over and over, just to try and do that. Talk about dedication, you are like some zen master or something. Your work is brilliant.
Great Video and Effort.. So much experience learned when doing these kind of projects.. The days of the Craftsman are leaving us, and the attention to detail you exhibited was kewl.. Keep up the good work..
This is awesome. Those clamps are fantastic. It's really helpful to watch how you make repeatable measurements. I'd be thrilled to one day be even half as competent a craftsman as you are. You must have dedicated a serious amount of time and work to get to where you are. Thanks for sharing!
Glad if the video is of use to someone. This was my first video ever, so there is a lot that i personally would change about it. I have been around tools since a child, but i don't actually have that much experience with building stuff my self. Only the last 5-6 years or so, with increasing enthusiasm. Thanks for commenting!
I saw tens of thousands of videos is performed in which demonstrations of your product clamps I built a very high quality product very similar to yours aluminum and is certainly doing its job Thank you for sharing and fail your way.
This is so great. It may have been made at home, but it is not what you would consider homemade. This is so professional. I would prefer the quality in these units over any I would purchase at the local hardware store. Great work. Also, I like how you used the sound effects in the video. Informative, interesting, and very entertaining.
as was I!!!! at first I was thinking OMFG WHYYY!?!?!?!?!?!?! haha but yea they turned out to be very nice indeed, I absolutely ENVY the focus for such a task, good job
I don't remember if I ever made a comment here before, but I should have. I absolutely love the way you put these together! I'm gonna make some like these for sure! Nice work is an understatement!
Love the fact that you used non-traditional materials (i.e. the cheap cutting board). That's thinking outside the box. I definitely subscribed, and I'm looking forward to the next project :)
By far the best design on RUclips, well done, I shall be havong a go at making these just collecting together the parts to construct them mostly recycled !
very nice work, congatulations for this work and thanks to share with us. About minute 12, I amost loose my hand doing that a couple of months ago, dont has any sensibility now, be more careful because that injury is terrible and painful!!!
I get accused of over-engineering my projects all of the time. But, after watching you build these excellent bar clamps, I think you top me in the engineering department. I love them! Great job! If you are going to make something useful, then make it well......right?!?!
I got those over-engineered comments as well and in this case i have to agree. The epoxy alone would have been enough. I actually found an entire bucket full of free screws and fasteners in a dumpster. The small screws are rarely used otherwise so i decided to use as much of them as possible in this clamp build.
Well, you earned a subscriber. I follow lots of the Maker guys and have never once left a negative comment and I don't consider what I'm going to say negative...just an observation. I going to watch all your vids as I do everyone else and form my opinions as a whole, not just one vid. I read all the comments below and I can see why some people think certain things. You have to watch lots of the various Maker vids to get a feel for the community and how things are done. I totally agree that there are times when I see a person make something that they could buy for less than say $30 (USD) but to make it they have to use their handy dandy zillion dollar CNC machine and Lazer light engraver...lol. Hey, it's fun to watch but come on. The whole point of DIY used to be because we had to. Now DIY is more like boutique fancy top end stuff that is truly amazing and very well made but well beyond most people's ability simply because of the sheer volume of tools needed. That's not what I notice the most, though. I honestly have no problem with the advanced stuff as long as a person isn't trying to pawn it off as “make your own to save money!” That's when it becomes fake to me. Let's take these clamps. After watching the whole thing I'd have to say that considering the heavy duty build, these things will probably last forever. That makes up for the high expense in those coupling nuts, all thread (very expensive), rectangular tubing, sheet metal (appears to be stock and not so called left over), fasteners (lots of them), cheap cutting board.....and on and on. My suggestion would be to not over emphasize the “scrap” build part like a lot of these other guys do. If you have to drive 60 miles to scrounge parts then you just spent 60 miles of gas and time. A couple of the regular guys I subscribe to make it almost a monumental point to claim they “found” this electric motor or slab of granite or 8 perfect solid oak boards. It really gets old. Let the work speak for itself. You don't have to apologize for finding parts or buying parts. Either way is fine. The design of these clamps is very good. The metal plates creating the strength is excellent. Heck, I liked this one vid enough to subscribe! You have good talent or I wouldn't have sat here writing this long post. Heading to watch all your other vids now. Keep them coming! Also....hehe..sorry, got one more.....countersinking holes has a function. One is clearance and the other is appearance. I see more RUclipsrs using countersinks than ever before because they thing because some of the big guys use them that every single hole must be countersunk now. Don't buy into that. Yes, it looks good and no there is nothing wrong with it but you had to do almost 700 holes!!! And it's just clamps! If you watch enough Maker vids you will start saying out loud what is coming next just as a joke because so many people now just follow along with the norm. I should have invested in the countersink bit industry because the Maker crowd would have made me rich lately. All that is just my opinion and all of it can be completely ignored!
Thank you so much for creating this clamps video Maybe sometime you can make another set without any welding Require or needed for those who don't have welding equipment I would truly love to see that So I can make a set for my nephew and myself thank you so much. 👍👍👍👍🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
I watched this video about 5 times. It really is a very cool project. Thank you for sharing. When the quarantine ends here in my country (BR), I will try to make a set of these clamps.
Great video! I really appreciate that you do not have music in the background! I prefer the sounds of tools like you have and mr diresta! Good looking clamps!!!
+Jacob Laurin Thanks for your honest comment and support! This was my first video so i did not realize just how annoying the radio in the background can get!
+FinnCrafted I think u missunderstod me, ur intro with the music was not annoying. I hardly remember that, so I had to watch again. LOL Ur video is a 5 of 5! U did a great job making this!
+Jacob Laurin Sorry for being unclear, what i actually meant to say was that i myself found the radio in the background somewhat distracting. Anyways, adding music is always problematic as some viewers like it and others don't. Tack för kommentaren!
Some people don't like videos that have no talking. It's not always clear what he's doing. I was able to follow along 99% of the video but there was one time where it wasn't clear what he was doing and with what bit he had used. But in the end it doesn't really matter. I really liked the out come of this project. I wonder what the cost of this project would be if I had gone and picked up all the materials.
Really cool. I can’t make them (yet) my welding skills are to put it nicely, non existent lol. But I seen so many made out of wood and I wondered if metal sides would be better and I think that I will incorporate both designs Thanks for sharing
Interesting project with several good ideas. However, the most highly stressed part of a beam is the top and bottom surfaces. Drilling vertical holes through them, is likely to lead to early failure. It would be much better to put holes horizontally, through the neutral axis [center line] which is virtually unstressed. I particularly liked the spring loaded pins, and the plastic jaw surfaces. I did mine the easy way and bought them, but the 'pins on strings' are a nuisance, and some plastic jaw surfaces would be an improvement.
+niklar55 Good observation, the force vectors put stress on the top and bottom surfaces in this case. Would probably take a whole lot of tightening/untightening cycles to break though, so i find it acceptable for home use. Some of my earlier clamps had bolts through the neutral axis but i found these too slow to operate and i always dropped the bolts, therefore the top mounted spring loaded pins. The LDPE cutting board material resists glue adhesion, but it had a rough surface that will mar delicate surfaces. I will probably sand the surface and round off the edges
FinnCrafted It would be interesting to design a sideways spring loaded pin. My first thought is a pivoted pin on the side, with a 90 deg bend, a bit like an old fashioned window latch, with a 'hairspring' like a mousetrap action, to hold it in. Difficult to put into words, but easy to draw. Second thoughts; A flat strip of spring steel with a pin in one end protruding at 90 deg, fitted horizontally to the jaw, Then just pull the pin back on the spring to release, the jaw, and let it go as you reach the hole. I may use your idea of material for jaw protectors, but fix it to aluminium that can be bent around the jaws, so that they are removeable, much the same as soft jaws on a vice. Cheers!
FinnCrafted Did this idea make sense? Second thought; A flat strip of spring steel with a pin in one end protruding at 90 deg, fitted horizontally to the jaw, Then just pull the pin back on the spring to release, the jaw, and let it go as you reach the hole.
Nice clamps, but OMYGOD what a lot of time/effort! You could pick up something at Harbor Freight that would do the same thing for under $20 apiece. I would never undertake something like this unless I needed something otherwise unattainable, say, something w/a 12" or 16" deep throat, or 18' long, for some reason. I prefer to expend my time making something absolutely unique and one of a kind. I once had to laminate up a railing for a flying spiral staircase, all one piece over 10' long. I made about 30 clamps using pieces of all-thread, nuts, washers and drilled and chopped up 6" flat barstock. I think the only way it's worth it is if you come up with a truly revolutionary design for a useful tool or other item, then it could be worth spending all that time to make a prototype to send to Alibaba in the PRC and have them make a container full of them for a couple bucks apiece.
bravo ...complimenti...lavoro certosino ......di precisione........ma ne vale la pena...perfetto per assemblare ed unire assi di legno e creare assemblati ..
Sorry I never commented before, I dig your style man! Definitely gonna make some clamps similar if not exact. Definitely worth the trouble..no question! No need to explain or convince me!
Mr Finn, despite all the comments I really appreciate your efforts and hard work put into the project, well done. Some advice though, maybe you should have just made a video on how to make one instead of all the fast forwarding.....Again, great job and many thanks !
Looking back that is probably right, a how to would have made more sense. Never thought my first video would get this much views though. I just wanted to introduce the general idea, and those interested would probably figure things out on their own anyway. Thanks for your comment!
Next time, stack the metal parts and drill through including one extra or thin wood form. Then Drill enlargement holes with the extra or thin wood form removed. Then drill countersinks. Use the extra or thin wood form as a guide for pilot holes in the plywood. This eliminates having to disassemble and then clean up the wood and metal.
Damn - what a process lol - so many steps! - but definitely an amazing end result those should last forever and you could NOT buy anything more solid and well made. Going to have to give this a try. Thanks for sharing!
I wonder why you use sheet metal gussets? Wouldn't plywood be just as strong and much easier to work with? Metal looks stronger, but you have that plywood core anyway, which remains the weak link. You can glue plywood, forget the screws, and hit it lightly with the belt sander to finish. I love those bolt detents though.
Yes plywood would be easier to work with. The idea was to combine wood and metal in this way as i had not seen it done anywhere yet. Plywood is extremely strong when the force is taken by its edges.
But you can quickly sink several hundred dollars on only a few Besseys (and everyone knows that you need literally hundreds of clamps because you always have to few in the correct length). Your version is heavy enough for all jobs I can think of - at a fraction of the price (working time not included). And they really look gorgeous! Don´t know if there is a job at all where you REALLY need massive force for clamping. Even glue needs to have a small gap so it is not completely pressed out. Maybe the messed up jobs where the wood dowels do not align and one needs to "persuade" the fibers to bend a little to the side :) Your version comes onto my TO-DO-List, think they will make them into my shop in a few month when I have the time. Thanks for sharing this great video/item!
That is true, can't have enough clamps. Thanks for your feedback! Since many viewers seem to like this idea I am currently working on an upgraded version of the clamps. Don't yet know when i will have the time to make them.
Man, some guys in here seem to be giving you a hard time...... I say, your life, your material, your time... You do what the hell you want with it all! Good job man, you surely are a capable individual with many talents. To the haters........ Spend more time being positive and less time being negative, Jesus people........ Life isn't hard enough already?? Just sayin!
Wow! That was very creative and I am certain goes a long way to self improving your skills, I am sincerely impressed. As a hobbyist that is a good and thoughtful project.... BUT..... so time consuming and not without great effort, just go buy four clamps and get back to work would be my thought but if your in it for fun Rock on dude. Awesome project but possible a little over engineered.
I' m worried about the M6 screw shear strength. I think it can only sustain half of the clamping force the M12 is producing. So if you tighten the clamp M12 at 75% of clamping capacity the M6 pin end will probably break. M8 pin would be an equal match to M12 thread.
Checking out another one. You have been doing the cutting with a grinder for awhile. LOL! Look ma No guides! LOL! Really professional job. Looks like you're primarily a metal worker?
I try not to lable myself as either one as i like both wood and metal, but the dependable, exact nature of metal is inspiring. At its worst, wood can be like a cat; does whatever it wants and not much you can do about it.
Must be in Finland, all metric tools. I had students here in Canada and they don't know metric or imperial! Asked them what's bigger, 1/2 " or 9/16" they couldn't tell me. Show me 1011mm on the tape measure, totally lost! Nice video, good job.
I appreciate the fact you made them but man that was a lot of effort! I will watch your other videos because you are clearly not afraid of work and I respect that.
Agreed!
I agree... that was an awesome project... the final product looks pretty cool but, he also has those lots of comparatively, expensive machines, why don't buy the clamps too ? I know, I know, it's not fun right ?
I agree, the best clamps I've ever seen but Man what a torrent of work !!!!! Respect in all you do as I'm sure it will be up to this standard.
a lot of effort for something you could buy easily at the store cheap... and you made it with all store bought materials and tools so its not about self reliance...
work smarter not harder, make something significant
This attitude you guys show displays the exact reason why good, life lasting tools are next to impossible to get anymore. What Finn did was make tools that are build to last long enough to justify the labor and cost of materials versus buying either cheep use-once, that would probably either have to be bought multiple times doing a project or very annoying to work with or expensive use-forever, that cost way more then the self-made ones. Just because a builder has expensive tools doesn't justify spending money carelessly. Resources are always finite and appropriate thought should always be put into what you do.
I get the fact that you put a lot of effort into these for what they are, but I appreciate the fact that you put that effort into them. So often now we don't see pride in workmanship, and you clearly have a lot of pride in what you make. Great job. I enjoyed the video.
I don't think I have seen a better made set of home made clamps. What a great design. You are an awesome craftsman. Thank you for taking your time to create this video for us. Robert
+Robert Ray You are welcome!
Very well said Robert .R.
Very creative....looks like a lot of work but I figure the satisfaction you receive every time you use them outweighs the amount of work it took to make them. Well done sir.
Bullet proof, cool, clamps that will serve the great grandkids! You are an inspiration.
I have no idea why, but that was immensely enjoyable to watch. Mesmerizing. Thanks for the build.
Best design I've seen simple and strong and made mostly from scrap materials,
Where I live good bar clamps are hard to find and are expensive.
Great Job
simple? not sure i would call it simple. nice design though.
drill press $$, table saw $$, big sander $$, .... having a full workshop ..priceless.
A little overcomplicated. There are ways to build those that don't involve quite so many tedious steps. But they work and they'll last forever. Kudos.
I'll have to watch this thing over and over, just to try and do that. Talk about dedication, you are like some zen master or something. Your work is brilliant.
MAN! You SURE work fast! Very nice work, idea and execution! Thanks for sharing this!
I saw you use these clamps in your coffee table video, and I knew there must be a story behind them. Very cool story. Thanks for sharing
Best clamp design I have ever seen so far 👍
Like the quick pull and locking slide stops. the whole set is really nice and self contained with all moving parts inside.
+Phil Lowman Thanks for your comment! I am planning on further improving the design of the sliding jaws in a future video.
Great Video and Effort.. So much experience learned when doing these kind of projects.. The days of the Craftsman are leaving us, and the attention to detail you exhibited was kewl.. Keep up the good work..
This is awesome. Those clamps are fantastic.
It's really helpful to watch how you make repeatable measurements. I'd be thrilled to one day be even half as competent a craftsman as you are. You must have dedicated a serious amount of time and work to get to where you are.
Thanks for sharing!
Glad if the video is of use to someone. This was my first video ever, so there is a lot that i personally would change about it. I have been around tools since a child, but i don't actually have that much experience with building stuff my self. Only the last 5-6 years or so, with increasing enthusiasm.
Thanks for commenting!
The quality is top notch.. Appreciate the time invested and some nice views on layout etc that many would overlook. Thanks again
I saw tens of thousands of videos is performed in which demonstrations of your product clamps I built a very high quality product very similar to yours aluminum and is certainly doing its job Thank you for sharing and fail your way.
This is so great. It may have been made at home, but it is not what you would consider homemade. This is so professional. I would prefer the quality in these units over any I would purchase at the local hardware store. Great work. Also, I like how you used the sound effects in the video. Informative, interesting, and very entertaining.
You, sir, have incredible talent. I was completely mesmerized by your video.
as was I!!!! at first I was thinking OMFG WHYYY!?!?!?!?!?!?! haha but yea they turned out to be very nice indeed, I absolutely ENVY the focus for such a task, good job
Great looking and well built clamps! Good job.
I don't remember if I ever made a comment here before, but I should have. I absolutely love the way you put these together! I'm gonna make some like these for sure! Nice work is an understatement!
Good to see someone is doing things the old way
Love your video, your a very fast worker, these new video formats with speaking are the best. And those handles are outstanding craftsmanship
Love the fact that you used non-traditional materials (i.e. the cheap cutting board). That's thinking outside the box. I definitely subscribed, and I'm looking forward to the next project :)
Welcome to the channel. I am busy with other projects during the summer, but am nowhere short of plans for future videos.
Now that’s a clamp I would build so far the best I’ve seen.
By far the best design on RUclips, well done, I shall be havong a go at making these just collecting together the parts to construct them mostly recycled !
Excellent. It's like a Jan svankmajer workshop film. 👍
Great tutorial. With a little part you can extend the length. Great video. Thanks
very nice work, congatulations for this work and thanks to share with us. About minute 12, I amost loose my hand doing that a couple of months ago, dont has any sensibility now, be more careful because that injury is terrible and painful!!!
It is an excellent work, good design and above all patience. I congratulate you, great video!
Very nice, by far the best I've seen yet
I get accused of over-engineering my projects all of the time. But, after watching you build these excellent bar clamps, I think you top me in the engineering department. I love them! Great job! If you are going to make something useful, then make it well......right?!?!
I got those over-engineered comments as well and in this case i have to agree. The epoxy alone would have been enough. I actually found an entire bucket full of free screws and fasteners in a dumpster. The small screws are rarely used otherwise so i decided to use as much of them as possible in this clamp build.
I always place an extra screw or bolt or extra thickness where possible. I like sturdy strong and long lasting 👍. Don't worry about the cry babies
Most impressive set of shop skills and resourcefulness! Love those clamps!
+woodstoney Thank you for the feedback!
Well, you earned a subscriber. I follow lots of the Maker guys and have never once left a negative comment and I don't consider what I'm going to say negative...just an observation. I going to watch all your vids as I do everyone else and form my opinions as a whole, not just one vid. I read all the comments below and I can see why some people think certain things. You have to watch lots of the various Maker vids to get a feel for the community and how things are done. I totally agree that there are times when I see a person make something that they could buy for less than say $30 (USD) but to make it they have to use their handy dandy zillion dollar CNC machine and Lazer light engraver...lol. Hey, it's fun to watch but come on. The whole point of DIY used to be because we had to. Now DIY is more like boutique fancy top end stuff that is truly amazing and very well made but well beyond most people's ability simply because of the sheer volume of tools needed. That's not what I notice the most, though. I honestly have no problem with the advanced stuff as long as a person isn't trying to pawn it off as “make your own to save money!” That's when it becomes fake to me.
Let's take these clamps. After watching the whole thing I'd have to say that considering the heavy duty build, these things will probably last forever. That makes up for the high expense in those coupling nuts, all thread (very expensive), rectangular tubing, sheet metal (appears to be stock and not so called left over), fasteners (lots of them), cheap cutting board.....and on and on. My suggestion would be to not over emphasize the “scrap” build part like a lot of these other guys do. If you have to drive 60 miles to scrounge parts then you just spent 60 miles of gas and time. A couple of the regular guys I subscribe to make it almost a monumental point to claim they “found” this electric motor or slab of granite or 8 perfect solid oak boards. It really gets old. Let the work speak for itself. You don't have to apologize for finding parts or buying parts. Either way is fine. The design of these clamps is very good. The metal plates creating the strength is excellent. Heck, I liked this one vid enough to subscribe! You have good talent or I wouldn't have sat here writing this long post. Heading to watch all your other vids now. Keep them coming!
Also....hehe..sorry, got one more.....countersinking holes has a function. One is clearance and the other is appearance. I see more RUclipsrs using countersinks than ever before because they thing because some of the big guys use them that every single hole must be countersunk now. Don't buy into that. Yes, it looks good and no there is nothing wrong with it but you had to do almost 700 holes!!! And it's just clamps! If you watch enough Maker vids you will start saying out loud what is coming next just as a joke because so many people now just follow along with the norm. I should have invested in the countersink bit industry because the Maker crowd would have made me rich lately.
All that is just my opinion and all of it can be completely ignored!
Thanks for your opinions and long post!
clamps have avery simple plan.but you do very hard work for it.
I like that these are simply made, so all of us can give it a try. The belt sander is the only tool used here that I don't have.
One of the bests clamps I ever seen. Liked and subscribed!
+Ricardo Pessica Welcome! More is on its way.
Thank you so much for creating this clamps video Maybe sometime you can make another set without any welding Require or needed for those who don't have welding equipment I would truly love to see that So I can make a set for my nephew and myself thank you so much. 👍👍👍👍🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
I watched this video about 5 times. It really is a very cool project. Thank you for sharing. When the quarantine ends here in my country (BR), I will try to make a set of these clamps.
Excelentní práce. Díky za video. Česká republika.
Wow! You are a true Maker! I bet those clamps are going to last several lifetime's.
I just subscribed. Now keep those awesome videos coming!
Thanks for your support and welcome to the channel! Clamps seem to hold up pretty well. I have more videos on the way in a few weeks or so.
¡¡Magnífico...!! Las mordazas muy bien pensadas y construídas. -- Un saludo cordial desde Europa para usted señor FinnCrafted.
Thanks, greetings from Finland!
Great video! I really appreciate that you do not have music in the background! I prefer the sounds of tools like you have and mr diresta! Good looking clamps!!!
+Jacob Laurin Thanks for your honest comment and support! This was my first video so i did not realize just how annoying the radio in the background can get!
+FinnCrafted I think u missunderstod me, ur intro with the music was not annoying. I hardly remember that, so I had to watch again. LOL
Ur video is a 5 of 5! U did a great job making this!
+Jacob Laurin Sorry for being unclear, what i actually meant to say was that i myself found the radio in the background somewhat distracting. Anyways, adding music is always problematic as some viewers like it and others don't. Tack för kommentaren!
+FinnCrafted Det var så lite så, kul med en skicklig nordbo på youtube! Keep up the awesome work!
Cool project, great mix of finish carpentry and metal working... you got a big bag o' skills, amigo.
This is a PROFESSIONAL clamps man, thanks for the great video and techniques.
Glad to hear you feel that way. I thank you for your comment, you are welcome!
Those clamps are amazing, they will last a long long time. I really enjoyed the video, thanks.
finally someone using gloves when working with epoxy!
Really? ... 12:42 Hands in contact... :)
got excited before waiting another 15s
lol
You have convinced me to buy my clamps! That’s way too much work and time. Well done but time is worth more.
he could have made something worth 3 times the price of the clamps and actual had clamps and money
Well done!!! Can't understand those disliking.
+Dušan Stoičević Probably people that would rather go out and buy a set of bar clamps ;)
Some people don't like videos that have no talking. It's not always clear what he's doing.
I was able to follow along 99% of the video but there was one time where it wasn't clear what he was doing and with what bit he had used. But in the end it doesn't really matter. I really liked the out come of this project.
I wonder what the cost of this project would be if I had gone and picked up all the materials.
Very nice. These are going to last 200 years.
A lot of work for a bar clamp, but I don't think you could purchase one of that quality at any price. Thanks for a view of how real tools are made.
Thank you for watching. Making these was a great learning experience, but they do have their flaws and I want to develop them further at some point.
Keep your fans informed. I am looking for the "new and improved" version.
wow! Love the clamps...you are very talented. Enjoyed the video also. Thanks for sharing!
+Tammye S Thank you for the feedback!
Very good quality work. Home-made tool are so satisfying ☺️
Really cool. I can’t make them (yet) my welding skills are to put it nicely, non existent lol. But I seen so many made out of wood and I wondered if metal sides would be better and I think that I will incorporate both designs Thanks for sharing
it was real pleasure to watch the movie, kind regards my friend
good video. good info. impressed with your video editing, the way you know when to fast forward and when not to. i like it
Thanks for the support! This was my first video so i hope to develop my editing skills further.
@@FinnCrafted ok
Great video. I appreciate you patience the quality standards you had for this project. thank you.
Finally someone who understands it's not always about saving time, money or effort. My thanks goes out to you my friend!
Best homemade video. Congratulations
Thanks for this type of how to video. Not just talking 30 minutes about i. DiResta same way. Learn by watching. Not by someone jabbering about it.
+Jay Gibbo Thanks! I try to make this channel all about the projects, not about me.
i really love this guy... sooo dedicated...
Well... as others already said: this was not efficient if you check the materials AND your time, but I really liked it. Nice work!
Wow, now I know why I bought mine. Good on ya, though, for the diligence, which produced some nice clamps.
You are an amazing craftsman! Great video! DD
Hi man, i like the design and use of the retaining clip/pin. Cool!
Great work ethic. Good clamp design. Awesome execution. Thanks for making the vid and putting it up for us to see.
Thanks, you are welcome! I truly appreciate the comments!
Interesting project with several good ideas.
However, the most highly stressed part of a beam is the top and bottom surfaces.
Drilling vertical holes through them, is likely to lead to early failure.
It would be much better to put holes horizontally, through the neutral axis [center line] which is virtually unstressed.
I particularly liked the spring loaded pins, and the plastic jaw surfaces.
I did mine the easy way and bought them, but the 'pins on strings' are a nuisance, and some plastic jaw surfaces would be an improvement.
+niklar55 Good observation, the force vectors put stress on the top and bottom surfaces in this case. Would probably take a whole lot of tightening/untightening cycles to break though, so i find it acceptable for home use. Some of my earlier clamps had bolts through the neutral axis but i found these too slow to operate and i always dropped the bolts, therefore the top mounted spring loaded pins.
The LDPE cutting board material resists glue adhesion, but it had a rough surface that will mar delicate surfaces. I will probably sand the surface and round off the edges
FinnCrafted
It would be interesting to design a sideways spring loaded pin.
My first thought is a pivoted pin on the side, with a 90 deg bend, a bit like an old fashioned window latch, with a 'hairspring' like a mousetrap action, to hold it in.
Difficult to put into words, but easy to draw.
Second thoughts;
A flat strip of spring steel with a pin in one end protruding at 90 deg, fitted horizontally to the jaw, Then just pull the pin back on the spring to release, the jaw, and let it go as you reach the hole.
I may use your idea of material for jaw protectors, but fix it to aluminium that can be bent around the jaws, so that they are removeable, much the same as soft jaws on a vice.
Cheers!
+niklar55 Sounds like a good idea with the aluminium. Cheers!
FinnCrafted
Did this idea make sense?
Second thought;
A flat strip of spring steel with a pin in one end protruding at 90 deg, fitted horizontally to the jaw, Then just pull the pin back on the spring to release, the jaw, and let it go as you reach the hole.
+niklar55 I think i got some kind of mental picture of it yes, gave me some ideas.
My cousin, who works as a welder, and I watched this and while we watched this video he said, "You are either a welder or a grinder." LOL
nice job finn, its cool that you take pride in what you do with a nice quality finsh. i'm impressed and just subscribed to your channel
Welcome to the channel!
Nice clamps, but OMYGOD what a lot of time/effort! You could pick up something at Harbor Freight that would do the same thing for under $20 apiece. I would never undertake something like this unless I needed something otherwise unattainable, say, something w/a 12" or 16" deep throat, or 18' long, for some reason. I prefer to expend my time making something absolutely unique and one of a kind. I once had to laminate up a railing for a flying spiral staircase, all one piece over 10' long. I made about 30 clamps using pieces of all-thread, nuts, washers and drilled and chopped up 6" flat barstock.
I think the only way it's worth it is if you come up with a truly revolutionary design for a useful tool or other item, then it could be worth spending all that time to make a prototype to send to Alibaba in the PRC and have them make a container full of them for a couple bucks apiece.
here in my cuntry Argentina are HUGE expencive these in the other hand are something to look to
If these aren't the best clamps on the net, I don't know what are !!!
bravo ...complimenti...lavoro certosino ......di precisione........ma ne vale la pena...perfetto per assemblare ed unire assi di legno e creare assemblati ..
Sorry I never commented before, I dig your style man!
Definitely gonna make some clamps similar if not exact.
Definitely worth the trouble..no question! No need to explain or convince me!
Excellent Build wish I had the know how to make some of them myself. Well Done, Barry (from England)
+Barry Roberts Thank you for your comment! These do take a lot of time to make.
great job and great clamps ,but, how long it takes , paticular tools and that's a lot of scrap material.
Mr Finn, despite all the comments I really appreciate your efforts and hard work put into the project, well done. Some advice though, maybe you should have just made a video on how to make one instead of all the fast forwarding.....Again, great job and many thanks !
Looking back that is probably right, a how to would have made more sense. Never thought my first video would get this much views though. I just wanted to introduce the general idea, and those interested would probably figure things out on their own anyway. Thanks for your comment!
Un vero perfezionista , bravissimo
Next time, stack the metal parts and drill through including one extra or thin wood form. Then Drill enlargement holes with the extra or thin wood form removed. Then drill countersinks. Use the extra or thin wood form as a guide for pilot holes in the plywood. This eliminates having to disassemble and then clean up the wood and metal.
Fantastic job - super well done!
Thank you for your support!
Damn - what a process lol - so many steps! - but definitely an amazing end result those should last forever and you could NOT buy anything more solid and well made. Going to have to give this a try. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for the support man! Good luck on the build!
I live in Brasil and your video is wonderfull! Congratulations!
Thank you for watching!
Fun project. They turned out well, nice job!
I wonder why you use sheet metal gussets? Wouldn't plywood be just as strong and much easier to work with? Metal looks stronger, but you have that plywood core anyway, which remains the weak link. You can glue plywood, forget the screws, and hit it lightly with the belt sander to finish. I love those bolt detents though.
Yes plywood would be easier to work with. The idea was to combine wood and metal in this way as i had not seen it done anywhere yet. Plywood is extremely strong when the force is taken by its edges.
Great work, love to have the Bessey clamps but can´t afford it. But yours look fine enough and will surely last a while. Cheers!
Same here.. These are far from Besseys but they do the job ok. Cheers!
But you can quickly sink several hundred dollars on only a few Besseys (and everyone knows that you need literally hundreds of clamps because you always have to few in the correct length). Your version is heavy enough for all jobs I can think of - at a fraction of the price (working time not included). And they really look gorgeous!
Don´t know if there is a job at all where you REALLY need massive force for clamping. Even glue needs to have a small gap so it is not completely pressed out. Maybe the messed up jobs where the wood dowels do not align and one needs to "persuade" the fibers to bend a little to the side :)
Your version comes onto my TO-DO-List, think they will make them into my shop in a few month when I have the time. Thanks for sharing this great video/item!
That is true, can't have enough clamps. Thanks for your feedback! Since many viewers seem to like this idea I am currently working on an upgraded version of the clamps. Don't yet know when i will have the time to make them.
Excellent! And w/o spoken track even better @ 2X speed,
Parabéns pelo belo trabalho. Deus abençoe sempre sua vida para continuar aplicando os bons conhecimentos e compartilhando-os. Agradeço
Wow ! Hats off ! :))) That is some perseverance !
very awesome design. perfectly functional. amazing
Thats a very cool project with some great ideas.
Man, some guys in here seem to be giving you a hard time...... I say, your life, your material, your time... You do what the hell you want with it all! Good job man, you surely are a capable individual with many talents. To the haters........ Spend more time being positive and less time being negative, Jesus people........ Life isn't hard enough already?? Just sayin!
Well they keep trying. I guess haters just need somewhere to channel all that frustration. Thanks for your support man!
All good brother. keep it up. Love the workshop by the way, all yours?
No, only the smithy is mine. I am dreaming of having my own shop someday.
Espetacular. Parabéns pelo belíssimo trabalho!
Very nice bar clamps. How much time and money have you spent for those. Would you please compare it with those in the market.
Wow! That was very creative and I am certain goes a long way to self improving your skills, I am sincerely impressed.
As a hobbyist that is a good and thoughtful project.... BUT..... so time consuming and not without great effort, just go buy four clamps and get back to work would be my thought but if your in it for fun Rock on dude. Awesome project but possible a little over engineered.
Thanks, i'm a hobbyist and in it for fun so time and effort is not a problem. Clamps work good enough and thats all i care about.
I' m worried about the M6 screw shear strength. I think it can only sustain half of the clamping force the M12 is producing. So if you tighten the clamp M12 at 75% of clamping capacity the M6 pin end will probably break. M8 pin would be an equal match to M12 thread.
Tightening the clamps by hand i doubt anyone would be able to shear either one. But i see your point.
Checking out another one. You have been doing the cutting with a grinder for awhile. LOL! Look ma No guides! LOL! Really professional job. Looks like you're primarily a metal worker?
I try not to lable myself as either one as i like both wood and metal, but the dependable, exact nature of metal is inspiring. At its worst, wood can be like a cat; does whatever it wants and not much you can do about it.
Must be in Finland, all metric tools. I had students here in Canada and they don't know metric or imperial! Asked them what's bigger, 1/2 " or 9/16" they couldn't tell me. Show me 1011mm on the tape measure, totally lost! Nice video, good job.
Thanks. Yes, metric is the standard over here. Dimensional lumber is one exception and we commonly talk about 2x4, 2x6 etc.
i think,it would be cheaper and faster to buy some factory made ones ..but its nice to see someone likes to do the work himself like me
I'd have to omit the welding, anyone seeing my welding would see why I'm a carpenter not a fabricator. Very nice project
Eres un genio amigo exelente trabajo por favor podría compartir los planos gracias 🙏 saludos desde huánuco Perú
Very impressive build. And a great video!