Reversing Pipe Clamps
I
T’S HANDY TO BEable to reverse a pipe clamp so it can be used to
push something apart. In fact, special clamp heads are sold for this
purpose. As a thrifty alternative, if you add a short section of pipe to
the head as shown below, you’ll be able to reverse any standard pipe
clamp at will.
Screw the head on backwards and stop about halfway. Then screw
the short 6-in. piece into the clamp head in the normal fashion.
Reverse the shoe, and you have an efficient spreading clamp.
—T.D. CULVER,Cleveland Heights, Ohio
CLAMPINGThreaded extension