Ever build a tool that you can walk into any home improvement or hardware store and purchase for reasonable money? Every start to build it and realize, when you are about 75% done, that it is going to cost you more than buying one so you hope it will be better than store bought? Yeah, us too. The good news is that most of the time ours is better. Sometimes a LOT better. Such is the case with these bad ass C Clamps that ChuckE2009 made because he was so pissed at not being able to get a good C clamp, and especially one made in the USA, without spending a fortune. As much as these materials cost, he ends up with a set of C Clamps that are FAR better than what you can buy. And he had fun making them too!
Check out the video. take some notes, and make your own. Then send us photos of them when you are done! Have other home made tools you want to share? Email me [email protected] and we might spotlight them here on BangShift.com OR make our own like yours and show them both off to the world.
good c-clamps are expensive, but are worth it. safety first. the one in the picture may be ok for horizontal work, but I don’t think it will hold that piece of metal in the vertical position. I’ve seen enough dumb stuff in my time.
Wasted time and material imho.