Clamps for MFT

[JINRO]

Hi, my clamps look different from one another. One slides out completely bit other has dent which holds it from being apart.  I keep dropping part of clamp when I try to take out from MFT table. Is this a defect?

 

[Crazyraceguy]

Something is fishy there? They are supposed to have that pressed "bump" to keep them from coming apart. I've never seen one without it.

 

[ChuckS]

Yeah. One of them missed the last step. You can hammer a flat on the edge, but I actually removed it on my clamps so I can use them on my workbench which has smaller dog holes.

Edit: Yours might also be made in Vietnam.

 

[JINRO]

Something is fishy there? They are supposed to have that pressed "bump" to keep them from coming apart. I've never seen one without it.

Ah so it is clearly a defect.  It's my first pair of clamps so didn't know which one was correct version.
Thanks!

 

[JINRO]

Yeah. One of them missed the last step. You can hammer a flat on the edge, but I actually removed it on my clamps so I can use them on my workbench which has smaller dog holes.

hmmm... so maybe I should keep it as it is? I was dropping the piece when I tried to take it out from the hole... But now I come to think of it, it is bit easier to take out from the hole if I am being more careful. Not sure what to do lol

 

[ChuckS]

You can add a small binder clip (with or without the handles) as I do to keep the body from falling out.

 

[Cheese]

Ya that's funny...as Chuck noted, they missed the staking step during manufacturing.

I took 4 of those clamps and removed the staking spot just so that I could separate the clamps to use on a 1 1/2" thick maple MFT top. I use a toilet cone washer to temporarily keep them together.

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[ChuckS]

Cone washer? Never thought of using it that way. [eek]

 

[JINRO]

Ya that's funny...as Chuck noted, they missed the...

Wow I didn't know this was a good thing for some occasions. I guess I'll keep you this one for smaller hole use