Just bought a Craftsman model # 921229, and the hold down clamp on this
thing seems useless. I gather it is supposed to work by pressing against the
shaft the round rod goes into, (the way hold-down dogs on a wood working
bench do) but when I tighten it it just rides on up. I am trying to use it
to hold down items that are 1" square, so maybe it doesn't work so well for
items that small ? Or am I doing something wrong ?

I've posted a photo of it here for your reference:
http://www.waycoolgear.com/ebay/sawclamp.jpg

Just wondering what those of you with more experience with this have to say
about this. I'm thinking I might need to swap this saw with a different one
with a different type of clamp.

Thanks for any help !
JCD

"pogo" wrote in news:AGTIf.14747
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http://www.waycoolgear.com/ebay/sawclamp.jpg

Looks worthless..
You need a front-mounted clamp on the saw, that's threaded.

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Looks worthless..
You need a front-mounted clamp on the saw, that's threaded.

Man that makes me feel a lot better - that's exactly what I thought!

I can't figure out why they even bothered to put this item (clamp) in the
box. It comes loose so easy it just seems like a lawsuit waiting to happen!
The only info about it is a photo on the box showing it -- it's not even
mentioned in the user manual.

Anyway, thanks ! I really appreciate all of the help you & others have
given!

I made a clamp just like that (made a whole lot better) and it holds great,
I get excellent 45s on trim. The key is having the shaft the correct size to
self lock. I turned mine on my lathe to a tight fit.
"pogo" wrote in message
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Just bought a Craftsman model # 921229, and the hold down clamp on this
thing seems useless. I gather it is supposed to work by pressing against
the
shaft the round rod goes into, (the way hold-down dogs on a wood working
bench do) but when I tighten it it just rides on up. I am trying to use it
to hold down items that are 1" square, so maybe it doesn't work so well
for
items that small ? Or am I doing something wrong ?

I've posted a photo of it here for your reference:
http://www.waycoolgear.com/ebay/sawclamp.jpg

Just wondering what those of you with more experience with this have to
say
about this. I'm thinking I might need to swap this saw with a different
one
with a different type of clamp.

Thanks for any help !
JCD

I made a clamp just like that (made a whole lot better) and it holds
great,
I get excellent 45s on trim. The key is having the shaft the correct size
to
self lock. I turned mine on my lathe to a tight fit.

Hmm. This one fits *Very* loosely in the shaft. I'm looking for a different
model today.

Maybe I will become a lathe user when I grow up!

"pogo" wrote in message
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I made a clamp just like that (made a whole lot better) and it holds
great,
I get excellent 45s on trim. The key is having the shaft the correct size
to
self lock. I turned mine on my lathe to a tight fit.

Hmm. This one fits *Very* loosely in the shaft. I'm looking for a
different
model today.

Before you give up on that clamp, try this: Hold DOWN on the part that
slides on the shaft while you're tightening the pad. Don't push down on the
'neck' between the clamp and the shaft, push down right at the shaft/slide
assembly.

Causing the shank of the clamp to cant slightly while tightening might cause
it to lock. It might actually be intended to work that way so it's very
easy to release. I have some woodworking screw dogs that simply will NOT
self-clamp. But if you hold them down while tightening, they stick like
they were glued in the holes.

LLoyd

"Lloyd E. Sponenburgh" wrote in message
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Before you give up on that clamp, try this: Hold DOWN on the part that
slides on the shaft while you're tightening the pad. Don't push down on
the 'neck' between the clamp and the shaft, push down right at the
shaft/slide assembly.

I reviewed the picture, and it seems like the shaft slides up and down in a
hole in table behind the fence... JUST like a bench dog. In that case, just
thumb down on the shaft while tightening the screw.

Oh... and make sure you have the screw loose enough to start with so that
you can push the shaft down some; otherwise, the 'canting' action won't
happen.

LLoyd

I reviewed the picture, and it seems like the shaft slides up and down in
a
hole in table behind the fence... JUST like a bench dog. In that case,
just
thumb down on the shaft while tightening the screw.

Yep - that makes a lot of sense now that I think about it. However, I have
already switched out the saw with a Ryobi one with a clamp on the side that
works great with the size of small extrusions I am working with.

Thanks though! I'll know better next time!