Shopmade Cam Clamps
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A quickie sketch. I was cleaning in my shop and came across a plan for these cam clamps. I decided to make a quick SketchUp model and then recycle the paper plan. I made extensive use of the Trim and Keep plugin which made drawing this very fast.
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Beauty Dave
I made some of these years ago for instrument building, inspired by an article in Fine Woodworking if I remember correctly. Gave them away to a friend who is still using them. -
Trim and keep where?
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Very elegant Dave - I'm always on the lookout for clamps, these will go in my (ever growing) things to make list.
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@dave r said:
I was cleaning in my shop and came across a plan for these cam clamps.
I'm sure the clamps alone would have been enough to stop you from cleaning up...
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@gene davis said:
Trim and keep where?
Seek and you shall find. Trim and Keep.
@unearthed said:
Very elegant Dave - I'm always on the lookout for clamps, these will go in my (ever growing) things to make list.
Thank you. They are on mine, too.
@cotty said:
@dave r said:
I was cleaning in my shop and came across a plan for these cam clamps.
I'm sure the clamps alone would have been enough to stop you from cleaning up...
Usually you're be right but I did go back to cleaning after I made the drawing. I found an old favorite screw driver that was my father's. I got it after he passed away. It was in a box I hadn't unpacked yet. -
OK, thanks, I now see trim and keep. Pro only, and I don't have pro.
It makes things go faster than intersect with model and also generates the interesecting surfaces better. I suppose if I was being paid for SU work I would buy Pro and get this, but for my use, I'll stick with what I have. I've enough cost in my other software.
But I like those cam clamps. I had a pair but now only own one, and it comes in handy. Good for light work.
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Understood.
Still, Trim and Keep is amazingly powerful.
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I use bootools a 10 dollar plugin from smustard
Works in 8 to 14
Keith
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