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Corner clamps advice

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Hi, i am currently making some frames that are too large to support in the space i have to use the under pinner, or which are hard woods which it struggles with. I have been gluing the corners and then using dowels to join them as i saw in an earlier post as i like the way this looks but struggling to get a good result with a strap clamp and was wondering about getting come corner clamps. Does anyone have any experience with these or recommendations for ones they like?

Thanks in advance for any suggestions!
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I use Bessey band clamps (BAN700) with hardwood frames and get really good tight joins. The good thing about a band clamp is joining the frame in one go. I dry fit the frame in the clamp first and then slacken it off a bit to apply plenty of glue and then tighten it up and adjust the mitres and wipe away squeezed out glue and when all looks good tighten up nice and tight. Always works a treat :D see my photo of clamp in use in this thread.
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If you are installing the dowels before clamping, take extra care that the holes are perfectly positioned (.05mm). If they are not, a bad fitting corner is assured. You can also oversize the holes to allow for some adjustment when clamping with lots of glue.
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Look at Veritas 4-Way Speed Clamp I find them very user friendly


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These are very good, and very quick to use too:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wolfcraft-3441 ... rame+clamp

These are much less good - though they look snazzier the strap is inclined to slip:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Stanley-083100 ... rame+clamp

These are very effective at getting a really tight join, but are a right faff to use:

https://lionpic.co.uk/p/7777/Inglet-Ste ... lamp-A--5m
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Post by kartoffelngeist »

I've only ever used the last ones. They are a bit of a faff, but once you get used to them they're not so bad.

They do get a really tight join. I inherited them in the workshop here, didn't realise they were as pricey!
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A band clamp (of the many varieties) is the best way to go but if you wanted to work on one corner at a time I would get one of these:

Axcaliber Mitre Vice. If you think that is expensive have a look at this price!! A lovely bit of kit but you would need a strong bench!
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Post by StevenG »

I have a few sets of the Stanley ones, I've probably only used them about 10 times over the past few years but they seem to work fine, the corner clamps can easily damage some mouldings though when tightened but a bit of foam board between the clamp & moulding will soon fix that :)

Cheap item but effective for my needs anyway
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