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bessey clamp question
I've finally started buying bessey clamps and one problem I ran into the
first time I used them was glue getting on the teeth. It's a pain to get off and I started putting pieces of wax paper on the clamp bar where the panel seams would be. Just wondering what others do. -- Mike S. http://members.tripod.com/n0yii/woodworking.htm |
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Mike S. wrote:
I've finally started buying bessey clamps and one problem I ran into the first time I used them was glue getting on the teeth. It's a pain to get off and I started putting pieces of wax paper on the clamp bar where the panel seams would be. Just wondering what others do. Use less glue. ;-) -- Jack Novak Buffalo, NY - USA (Remove -SPAM- to send email) |
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"Mike S." wrote: I've finally started buying bessey clamps and one problem I ran into the first time I used them was glue getting on the teeth. It's a pain to get off and I started putting pieces of wax paper on the clamp bar where the panel seams would be. Just wondering what others do. Perhaps I'm doing it wrong but I don't set the clamp "bite" so far down that squeeze-out is going to get on the teeth. Allen |
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Try "Waxing" the bar first. I use a block of wax or finish wax and coat all
the bars. They slide easier and glue won't stick... Schroeder "Mike S." wrote in message ... I've finally started buying bessey clamps and one problem I ran into the first time I used them was glue getting on the teeth. It's a pain to get off and I started putting pieces of wax paper on the clamp bar where the panel seams would be. Just wondering what others do. -- Mike S. http://members.tripod.com/n0yii/woodworking.htm |
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On Sun, 19 Jun 2005 10:06:07 -0400, the opaque "no(SPAM)vasys"
spake: Mike S. wrote: I've finally started buying bessey clamps and one problem I ran into the first time I used them was glue getting on the teeth. It's a pain to get off and I started putting pieces of wax paper on the clamp bar where the panel seams would be. Just wondering what others do. Use less glue. ;-) And J-wax the clamps before use again. Glue pops right off wax. -------------------------------------------- -- I'm in touch with my Inner Curmudgeon. -- http://diversify.com Comprehensive Website Development ================================================== ========== |
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"Mike S." wrote in message ... I've finally started buying bessey clamps and one problem I ran into the first time I used them was glue getting on the teeth. It's a pain to get off and I started putting pieces of wax paper on the clamp bar where the panel seams would be. Just wondering what others do. I have read that the glue sticks to the jaws also. I do not know this for sure but it seems that I have read about that complaint also. Alternatively, Cabinet Masters have not demonstrated this problem since I started using them about 4 years ago. |
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On Sun, 19 Jun 2005 13:57:44 GMT, "Mike S."
wrote: I've finally started buying bessey clamps and one problem I ran into the first time I used them was glue getting on the teeth. It's a pain to get off and I started putting pieces of wax paper on the clamp bar where the panel seams would be. Just wondering what others do. What kind of glue? I've never seen a PVA (white or yellow) glue whose dried spots wouldn't just pop off any metal they fell on when nudged with an awl or putty knife. Poly glue may be a different proposition, so I can't speak to it. -- LRod Master Woodbutcher and seasoned termite Shamelessly whoring my website since 1999 http://www.woodbutcher.net Proud participant of rec.woodworking since February, 1997 |
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I put blue tape on mine (when I remember).
Mike S. wrote: I've finally started buying bessey clamps and one problem I ran into the first time I used them was glue getting on the teeth. It's a pain to get off and I started putting pieces of wax paper on the clamp bar where the panel seams would be. Just wondering what others do. |
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My yellow glue must be tougher than your yellow glue, then! Titebond II
that gets on my Bessy's is very tenacious. I scrape with an old chisel. Little pieces come off; not the whole glob. Each time I clean glue off, I tell myself to not be so lazy next time and cover the squeeze-out areas of the clamp bars with 3M tape. Dave LRod wrote: On Sun, 19 Jun 2005 13:57:44 GMT, "Mike S." wrote: I've finally started buying bessey clamps and one problem I ran into the first time I used them was glue getting on the teeth. It's a pain to get off and I started putting pieces of wax paper on the clamp bar where the panel seams would be. Just wondering what others do. What kind of glue? I've never seen a PVA (white or yellow) glue whose dried spots wouldn't just pop off any metal they fell on when nudged with an awl or putty knife. Poly glue may be a different proposition, so I can't speak to it. |
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I've used a brass wire wheel in a hand drill... worked great.
Tom "Mike S." wrote in message ... I've finally started buying bessey clamps and one problem I ran into the first time I used them was glue getting on the teeth. It's a pain to get off and I started putting pieces of wax paper on the clamp bar where the panel seams would be. Just wondering what others do. |
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On Sun, 19 Jun 2005 13:57:44 GMT, "Mike S."
wrote: I've finally started buying bessey clamps and one problem I ran into the first time I used them was glue getting on the teeth. It's a pain to get off and I started putting pieces of wax paper on the clamp bar where the panel seams would be. Just wondering what others do. I have not had a problem with my Bessey clamps. After the glue dries it just removes easily with a fingernail, awl or screw driver. |
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Thanks for the help guys. J-wax worked like a charm.
-- Mike S. http://members.tripod.com/n0yii/woodworking.htm "Larry Jaques" wrote in message ... On Sun, 19 Jun 2005 10:06:07 -0400, the opaque "no(SPAM)vasys" spake: Mike S. wrote: I've finally started buying bessey clamps and one problem I ran into the first time I used them was glue getting on the teeth. It's a pain to get off and I started putting pieces of wax paper on the clamp bar where the panel seams would be. Just wondering what others do. Use less glue. ;-) And J-wax the clamps before use again. Glue pops right off wax. -------------------------------------------- -- I'm in touch with my Inner Curmudgeon. -- http://diversify.com Comprehensive Website Development ================================================== ========== |
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The wax solution seems to be the best way to get the squeezed out glue off
the Bessey bar clamps. But for those of us who already have plenty deposited and well adhered to those bars, I have found my bench grinder fitted with a good wire brush wheel to be effective in cleaning off the hardened glue. You just need to take a bit of care in manipulating the bar around the wire brush wheel and wear plenty of face and eye protection. Wade |
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"WC" wrote in message news:I6QJe.281
The wax solution seems to be the best way to get the squeezed out glue off the Bessey bar clamps. But for those of us who already have plenty deposited and well adhered to those bars, I have found my bench grinder fitted with a good wire brush wheel to be effective in cleaning off the hardened glue. Have you considered trying a heat gun to soften the glue so you can scrape it off? |
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"Upscale" wrote in message ... "WC" wrote in message news:I6QJe.281 The wax solution seems to be the best way to get the squeezed out glue off the Bessey bar clamps. But for those of us who already have plenty deposited and well adhered to those bars, I have found my bench grinder fitted with a good wire brush wheel to be effective in cleaning off the hardened glue. Have you considered trying a heat gun to soften the glue so you can scrape it off? Upscale, Have you tried this method with any success? What do you use when the glue is soft to remove it completely? |
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"Mike Pio" wrote in message Have you considered trying a heat gun to soften the glue so you can scrape it off? Have you tried this method with any success? What do you use when the glue is soft to remove it completely? I don't yet own any Bessey clamps Mike, but it has worked on my pipe and bar clamps that have had carpenter's glue on them. |
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