Re: A head's up

"nailshooter41@xxxxxxx" <nailshooter41@xxxxxxx> writes:
On Jun 26, 2:27 pm, "Leon" <removespamlcb11...@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Well, I had to go an pick up some myself. Thanks Robert.

Glad you were able to score some.

Now the bad part, these clamps come with rubber pads to protect the surface
being clamped. Picth'em, they ooze oil on your wood. I just had this same
issue with Bessey clones that had rubber pads. The Stanly pads come off and
the surface under the pads is smooth so the pads offer little protection.

One of us will come up with a work around. I will fiddle around a bit
when paying 65% off. I am thinking about hot melt gluing a piece of
something over the pads or on the jaws themselves. Back in the old,
ancient days of bar and pipe clamps we didn't have pads for the
clamps, so we glued pieces on (or kept some around) to use as pads for
the jaws when clamping. I had some jaws pads made from commercial
grade vinyl floor base that lasted really well, and they were glued on
the clamps with liquid nails. They lasted for years.


I have been using the "heavy duty" stick-on pads that Home Depot (and
others) sell for putting on the bottom of furniture legs to protect
floors from scratching. They are made of very thick felt-like material
and come with a strong adhesive. They come in multiple round & square
sizes or you can cut your own from a bigger sheet. They give a lot of
protection and don't ooze anything...

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