Glenn,Originally Posted by glenn bradley
I agree 1000% with "the type of work you do" and perhaps moreso to workflow. If you get your material very close to finish prior to glue up things like squeezout, clamp marks, and so on, are more of an issue. That said, the old tried and true clamps dont exhibit ANY flaws that you mention? Flex, size, price, and so on. If we are going to glue up a 24" x 24" end table top we will use 3 pipe clamps (one to balance bow) or 3 parallels (same one to balance bow). One operation cost $54 worth of clamps (pipe) or $90 worth of clamps (parallel). Where does the parallel excel? The panel is over sized. It doesnt require any special clamping as it will be dimensioned once out of the clamps. Any whiffle waffle in the panels sections will be a result of poor jointing not clamping. If the jointing is off, and we use cauls to force the panel flat, likelihood is the panel is going to go where it wanted to initially (or close) once it eqillibrates?
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