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Modifying Handscrews

to Clamp Mitered Frames

T

O CLAMP MITERED FRAMES, you can squeeze the joint via pocket
holes drilled in the back of the adjacent parts.Two manufac-
turers offer clamps for this: Universal Edge-to-Edge clamp (W. MacNiven
Conard, P.O. Box 250,Vershire,VT 05079; 802-685-4441) and Jorgensen
adapter tips (Adjustable Clamp Co., 417 N. Ashland Ave., Chicago, IL
60622; 312-666-0640).
To make your own clamps, add metal pins to a handscrew, as shown
below. Make the pins by screwing bolts into tapped holes and then cut-
ting or grinding off the heads.To use, drill holes in the back of the
frame, and use the pins to apply pressure. Angle the tips toward the center
of the work.
—GLENCARLSON,San Diego, Calif.

CLAMPING

Thread bolts into tips

of hand screw, and

cut off heads.

Drill pocket holes

in back of

mitered frame.