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Blacksmith and Metal Working Forum => Blacksmith and Metalworking Forum => Topic started by: benjy on June 06, 2011, 12:23:53 PM

Title: carver clamp
Post by: benjy on June 06, 2011, 12:23:53 PM

not a vintage tool sorry,,but i just had to show this clamp that i picked up,weighs in at around 12 kilo,s and measures almost 2 foot long.

Title: Re: carver clamp
Post by: lzenglish on June 06, 2011, 06:48:09 PM

Thats an unusual looking slip notch clamping mechanism, (for lack of a better term). Never seen one like it before.

Wayne

Title: Re: carver clamp
Post by: 64longstep/Brian on June 06, 2011, 08:59:05 PM

Looks stout enough to dangle a freight train...

Title: Re: carver clamp
Post by: rusty on June 06, 2011, 09:31:12 PM

>Looks stout enough to dangle a freight train...

At least, the big ones are rated 10,000 pounds!

Doesn't seem at all like my bent-up chinese c-clamps - P

http://www.destaco.com/products.asp?loc=&lang=&products=Clamps&Category_1=Carver+Clamps&Category_2=C%2DStyle

First time I have ever seen one of those, glad you posted it : )