Airtight clamps for my slider set up

[Bryan Hunt]

I got my Airtight clamps set up on my Hammer K4 Perform tonight. They are pricy and they are awesome.

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[Mark e Kessler]

They are sweet, hard to see the value until you own them. I built my own version and use them all the time

regards, mark
https://www.instagram.com/kessler_woodworks/?hl=en

[Tom Bain]

Very nice ... do you have air plumbed in the shop or are the clamps hooked up to a dedicated compressor?

[Bryan Hunt]

I have the air plumbed in the shop. I have a temporary hose over to the regulator for the clamps. I'll probably make it more permanent next weekend.

[Jared Sankovich]

They are sweet, hard to see the value until you own them. I built my own version and use them all the time

regards, mark
https://www.instagram.com/kessler_woodworks/?hl=en

Curious where you sourced the 1/4 turn valve. Everything else it easy to find off the shelf but those.

[Dave Cav]

What does a set cost? No info on their web site.

[Brad Shipton]

Jared, the cylinder Mac uses comes with the valve mounted. He has some customization, but it is a name brand he is dealing with. I bought my first one from Mac, and had a machinist build the parts needed for a second one that does not get used as often.

Awesome clamps and likely the most used accessory in my shop.

[Mike King]

Email mac and ask for a quote. They are pretty expensive but I can’t imagine being without them. Mac is running a sale at the moment.

[Mark e Kessler]

its a bimba cylinder and you order it with the valve, the master cylinder has some customization done to it

Curious where you sourced the 1/4 turn valve. Everything else it easy to find off the shelf but those.

[Mark e Kessler]

Depending but around $2800

What does a set cost? No info on their web site.

[Jeff Bartley]

Depending but around $2800

About how much do they cost to build your own?

[David Zaret]

after buying my slider, i waited a few years before investing in mac's clamps. it seemed like a luxury at the time. now i have his clamps on the slider, and on the shaper, and they are absolutely critical hardware to the operation of both machines. i shouldn't have waited.

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[Mark e Kessler]

oops, read that wrong about 1k plus some custom machining for the base and a bushing. After making them I can tell you that they are worth the $2800, mine do not have the ability to tilt in and do not have a thrust bearing on the kipp to base slider connection which in my opinion is not needed.

About how much do they cost to build your own?

[Jared Sankovich]

its a bimba cylinder and you order it with the valve, the master cylinder has some customization done to it

I dug through the bimba catalog last night and noticed them. Ive been using parker cylinders for all my pneumatics and had not seen that as a option from them. Good to know.

[Erik Loza]

Bryan: AWESOME! Thanks for sharing.

Erik