I have two pieces of oak - 17" x 3" that are beveled 45 degrees along their
length. I need to glue them to form a 90 degree leg. I have some corner
miter clamps that I can put on the top & bottom but what do you recommend to
apply pressure to the center area? Web clamps will actually pull the joint
apart.

Any suggestions?

Thanx,

Vic

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I have two pieces of oak - 17" x 3" that are beveled 45 degrees along
their
length. I need to glue them to form a 90 degree leg. I have some corner
miter clamps that I can put on the top & bottom but what do you recommend to
apply pressure to the center area? Web clamps will actually pull the joint
apart.

Any suggestions?

How about some of these:
http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=6525

Lee


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Lee Gordon
http://www.leegordonproductions.com

Vic Baron wrote:
I have two pieces of oak - 17" x 3" that are beveled 45 degrees along their
length. I need to glue them to form a 90 degree leg. I have some corner
miter clamps that I can put on the top & bottom but what do you recommend to
apply pressure to the center area? Web clamps will actually pull the joint
apart.

Any suggestions?

Thanx,

Vic


Lay the pieces bevel down on the workbench and butt the points together.
Run masking/painter's tape along the seam of the joint. "Fold" the
pieces to close the miter. Put some rubber bands around the pieces to
hold the joint closed.

--
Jack Novak
Buffalo, NY - USA

On May 8, 12:54 pm, "Vic Baron" wrote:
I have two pieces of oak - 17" x 3" that are beveled 45 degrees along their
length. I need to glue them to form a 90 degree leg. I have some corner
miter clamps that I can put on the top & bottom but what do you recommend to
apply pressure to the center area? Web clamps will actually pull the joint
apart.

Any suggestions?

Thanx,

Vic

--
There are 10 kinds of people - those who understand binary and those who
don't

I guess you don't want something like this:
http://www.msu.edu/~larson25/pics/kegerator/joint.jpg

If the pieces are nice and straight you should be able to tape across
the outside of the miter and close up the miter.

or see if you can clamp one piece to a 4x4 or similar with the miter
overhanging the edge then clamp the other board in place. You may
need to rip the corner off of the 4x4 to get the miter to sit tight.

perfect reason to buy
http://www.coastaltool.com/cgi-bin/S...py6181ff4f034f

"RayV" wrote in message
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On May 8, 12:54 pm, "Vic Baron" wrote:
I have two pieces of oak - 17" x 3" that are beveled 45 degrees along
their
length. I need to glue them to form a 90 degree leg. I have some corner
miter clamps that I can put on the top & bottom but what do you recommend
to
apply pressure to the center area? Web clamps will actually pull the
joint
apart.

Any suggestions?

Thanx,

Vic

--
There are 10 kinds of people - those who understand binary and those who
don't

I guess you don't want something like this:
http://www.msu.edu/~larson25/pics/kegerator/joint.jpg

If the pieces are nice and straight you should be able to tape across
the outside of the miter and close up the miter.

or see if you can clamp one piece to a 4x4 or similar with the miter
overhanging the edge then clamp the other board in place. You may
need to rip the corner off of the 4x4 to get the miter to sit tight.

perfect reason to buy
http://www.coastaltool.com/cgi-bin/S...py6181ff4f034f


Have one - helps with the alignment but the clamping is still difficult.
However the tape method seems like the way to go!

Thanks!

Vic Baron wrote:
I have two pieces of oak - 17" x 3" that are beveled 45 degrees along their
length. I need to glue them to form a 90 degree leg. I have some corner
miter clamps that I can put on the top & bottom but what do you recommend to
apply pressure to the center area?

How about a variation on this theme?

http://www.sentex.net/~mwandel/works...r_clamping.jpg

Chris

"Chris Friesen" wrote in message
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Vic Baron wrote:
I have two pieces of oak - 17" x 3" that are beveled 45 degrees along
their length. I need to glue them to form a 90 degree leg. I have some
corner miter clamps that I can put on the top & bottom but what do you
recommend to apply pressure to the center area?

How about a variation on this theme?

http://www.sentex.net/~mwandel/works...r_clamping.jpg

Chris

I looked at that - should be easy to make if the tape method isn't
satisfactory.

Thanx!

On May 8, 12:54 pm, "Vic Baron" wrote:
I have two pieces of oak - 17" x 3" that are beveled 45 degrees along their
length. I need to glue them to form a 90 degree leg. I have some corner
miter clamps that I can put on the top & bottom but what do you recommend to
apply pressure to the center area? Web clamps will actually pull the joint
apart.

Any suggestions?

Thanx,

Vic

--
There are 10 kinds of people - those who understand binary and those who
don't

Garden variety bar clamps can do the job. You can reinforce the
alignment with biscuits. You don,t need anything too exotic for this
application. Look for horses not zebras.
Joe G

Vic Baron wrote:

I have two pieces of oak - 17" x 3" that are beveled 45 degrees
along their
length. I need to glue them to form a 90 degree leg.
snip

A piece of aluminum angle extrusion and some C-Clamps.

Cover the angle with packing tape then use the angle as a form and
clamp the parts to it until the glue dries.

Lew

"Lew Hodgett" wrote in message
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Vic Baron wrote:

I have two pieces of oak - 17" x 3" that are beveled 45 degrees
along their
length. I need to glue them to form a 90 degree leg.
snip

A piece of aluminum angle extrusion and some C-Clamps.

Cover the angle with packing tape then use the angle as a form and clamp
the parts to it until the glue dries.

Lew

I'll have to take a look at that. I have some angle iron around somewhere.
By using the corner miter clamp on the top and bottom, I can keep the
alignment. I mainly want to apply some clamping pressure along the length of
the piece.

"Lew Hodgett" wrote in message
length. I need to glue them to form a 90 degree leg.
snip

A piece of aluminum angle extrusion and some C-Clamps.

And, if he's got some money to spend.
http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.a...64&cat=1,41659
http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.a...65&cat=1,43838
http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.a...01&cat=1,43838
http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.a...73&cat=1,43838

Vic Baron wrote:
I have two pieces of oak - 17" x 3" that are beveled 45 degrees along their
length. I need to glue them to form a 90 degree leg. I have some corner
miter clamps that I can put on the top & bottom but what do you recommend to
apply pressure to the center area? Web clamps will actually pull the joint
apart.

Any suggestions?

Thanx,

Vic

Cut 4 pieces, form them into a box. Only glue the edge you need. Use
rubber bands to clamp

On May 9, 7:43 am, shawn wrote:
Vic Baron wrote:
I have two pieces of oak - 17" x 3" that are beveled 45 degrees along their
length. I need to glue them to form a 90 degree leg. I have some corner
miter clamps that I can put on the top & bottom but what do you recommend to
apply pressure to the center area? Web clamps will actually pull the joint
apart.

Any suggestions?

Thanx,

Vic

Cut 4 pieces, form them into a box. Only glue the edge you need. Use
rubber bands to clamp

Nice & simple, I like it.

"RayV" wrote in message
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On May 9, 7:43 am, shawn wrote:
Vic Baron wrote:
I have two pieces of oak - 17" x 3" that are beveled 45 degrees along
their
length. I need to glue them to form a 90 degree leg. I have some corner
miter clamps that I can put on the top & bottom but what do you
recommend to
apply pressure to the center area? Web clamps will actually pull the
joint
apart.

Any suggestions?

Thanx,

Vic

Cut 4 pieces, form them into a box. Only glue the edge you need. Use
rubber bands to clamp

Nice & simple, I like it.



Me too!