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Shop-Made Bench Top Clamp

By: Erich Lage
You can never have enough clamps, right? Of course not. Here's a simple shop-made version that works in tandem with the bench dog system you already have.

Lacking a quick and easy way to clamp a workpiece to the top of my workbench, I devised the clamp you see here based on a commercially available clamp design. Its low profile makes it easy to sand or plane the workpiece. The base is made with two dowel pins that slip into a pair of holes in the benchtop. I keep a ratchet wrench handy for adjusting the clamp. It’s a simple solution that’s quick to set up and use yet stores easily under my bench.

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The holes are opposite a bench dog. A hole is drilled through the edge of the base and a threaded insert installed. The clamp is loosely fastened to the long bolt with lock nuts and washers. It should rotate freely on the bolt.

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Published: Oct. 4, 2018
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