Penny Tech DIY HD Elements Clamp

[paulp]

Howdy,
Had this old caulking gun laying around and thought "Why not...". 
So, I put it in the mill to flatten one side and made a 20mm pin.  Has about a 8 to 9 inch range and is extremely powerful.
It is made from a Workforce Heavy Duty caulking gun from Home Depot (model HD138C)
First one I made was from an extremely well used one from about 2005 and the second was a brand new one.  Not a great deal of difference between the old and the the new one. 
One needs to be sensative to keeping everything lined up and square when fitting locating pin and drilling the wood block for the claming bar.
As an added bonus, if you save all the pieces from the caulking gun, it will still function as a caulking gun!
Thought folks here might get a kick out of it.

 

[Zacharytanner]

That's awesome

 

[WastedP]

That is clever.

I think I'm going down to the Habitat ReStore and buying every old caulking gun they have.

 

[semenza]

Howdy,
Had this old caulking gun laying around and thought "Why not...". 
So, I put it in the mill to flatten one side and made a 20mm pin.  Has about a 8 to 9 inch range and is extremely powerful.
It is made from a Workforce Heavy Duty caulking gun from Home Depot (model HD138C)
First one I made was from an extremely well used one from about 2005 and the second was a brand new one.  Not a great deal of difference between the old and the the new one. 
One needs to be sensative to keeping everything lined up and square when fitting locating pin and drilling the wood block for the claming bar.
As an added bonus, if you save all the pieces from the caulking gun, it will still function as a caulking gun!
Thought folks here might get a kick out of it.

Welcome, great first post!

  Pretty slick idea.

Seth

 

[overanalyze]

Very clever!

 

[WastedP]

I DID go to the Habitat thrift store today to buy a bunch of old caulking guns, however, they had none.

I did not leave empty-handed.  I found two grocery bags full of brand new LS 130 profile, flat, and interface pads, as well as a brand new Domino trim stop.  I don't have an LS 130 or a Domino, so after I catalog and photograph the stuff, I'll post it for sale.

It never would've happened if it hadn't been for the clamps in this thread.  Thanks.