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Turnbuckle Clamp

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MAKE AN INEXPENSIVE BOXclamp from turnbuckles, long stove
bolts, washers, and scrapwood. Remove the ring bolts from the
turnbuckles and drill out the threads on one end.
—DANWILSON,Chesterfield, Mo.

Magnetic Pipe-Clamp Pads

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HE BEST PIPE-CLAMP PADSI’ve seen were made by facing hard-
board with sticky-back magnetic tape. The hardboard is hard
enough to resist deforming, yet soft enough to not mark softer woods
like walnut and mahogany. The magnetic tape holds the pads in place
better than a third hand, and the pads are easily removed. Magnetic
tape (I used 3M Plastiform brand) can be obtained locally at sign
shops and some hardware stores, or it can be mail-ordered from
Woodcraft, 560 Airport Industrial Park, Parkersburg, WV 26102-1686.
—MIKEGRAETZ,Lakeland, Minn.

CHAPTER NINE

Wooden

clamp

jaws

Drill out left-hand

thread end of turnbuckle.

Stove

bolt