wall mounted clamp racks v. Rolling racks

[Max Fracas]

I have a 720 square foot shop. I started with a rolling rack and found it took up too much floor space, so I put the clamps on a wall rack. Doubt I’d change unless I moved to a shop at least twice the size. 

Was just telling a friend today that if I had it to do over, I wouldn’t buy so many Bessey parallel clamps. I’d buy the [member=57948]ChuckS[/member] recommended Dubuque clamps and maybe some Bessey Uniklamps.

 

[guybo]

build a roller and give it some style

 

[Crazyraceguy]

[member=58842]guybo[/member] That's pretty cool looking. Do you have any more pics of it? loaded maybe?

 

[guybo]

Hi, I like you really thought this was a cool build,and when this topic came up I remembered this.I to wanted to build something like this but never found time.The builder is in this thread.https://www.festoolownersgroup.com/workshops-and-mobile-vehicle-based-shops/new-workshop-build-49257/msg519951/#msg519951

 

[ChuckM]

Just added a set of four 48" Dubuque clamps, two gearclamps (24"), and 10 assorted F-clamps ($3 - $4 Cdn a piece) to the clamp racks:

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[ChuckM]

New clamps are not ready for use until clamp pads are glued and handles "hockey taped":

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[woodferret]

Regarding the Dubuques, how well do they rack side by side?  I know people always complain about those butterfly knobs.

 

[ChuckM]

Regarding the Dubuques, how well do they rack side by side?  I know people always complain about those butterfly knobs.

What do you mean by rack side by side? Twisting?

Also, do you know what they complain about? The butterfly knobs give me no troubles of any kind.

 

[woodferret]

Sorry, I meant putting it on a wall/mobile rack.  The complaints seem to be that they don't clamp well side-by-side because of the size of the butterfly.  Not entirely sure why they have clamps that close...  But I figured it might/might not be an issue when stacking them for storage.

 

[ChuckM]

The butterfly handles don't seem to give me issues in terms of storage:

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I have yet to fit the 4 new Dubuque clamps into the mobile clamp rack.

 

[Stan Tillinghast]

Thanks for the heads up on the Dubuque clamps. The weight of the Besseys is always a problem. I just ordered 2 pair of the 36 inch Dubuques.
My clamps are fastened to the wall with a Woodpeckers clamp rack as floor space is the biggest problem I have.

 

[ChuckM]

The 36" is the sweet spot although I have 24", 36" & 48". The 24", which I have the most, is the best in terms of footprint on my bench which is just 22" deep, but it's sometimes an inch or two short for an assembly. When that happens, I can't but turn to the 36" Dubuque and the heavy Bessey or the like. 

 

[Rob Z]

I also have sold off almost all my clamps in favor of the Dubuque brand (24"/36"/48"). I find they have plenty of clamping pressure and are sooo easy to handle. 

I have retained some Pony pipe clamps in longer lengths (60"/72"), but they are rarely used.

I've bought the Dubuques at Tools For Working Wood (Brooklyn NYC), Harry Epstein (Kansas City, MO) and Coastal Tool (CT).

 

[gvega9889@gmail.com]

I usually prefer to store my tools in cabinets, but the clamps posed storage issues.  Here's my solution.

 

[RussellS]

I usually prefer to store my tools in cabinets, but the clamps posed storage issues.  Here's my solution.

My gosh man!!!!!!!!!  How can you sleep at night??????  In your picture of your clamp storage, at the top, you have about 30 long Bessy clamps.  Then about 10 medium Bessy clamps.  AND THEN!!!!!!!!!!  you have ONE (1) short Bessy clamp.  And then a 3 inch gap in the wall.  And 10 more short Bessy clamps.  How can you live with that??????  That gap in the wall?  Separating that one short Bessy clamp from his brethren.  You must tear that whole clamp rack down and fix that monumental error.  Move the gap in the wall over to the left and get that one short Bessy clamp back with its kin.

 

[gunnyr]

I have both rolling and wall mounted clamp racks.  It seems that my wall mounted clamps are always out of reach above and behind tools and materials.  I keep my most frequently used clamps on my rolling cart so that I can move them to the work as needed.  My rolling rack is a Norm Abrams copy and has worked well for me.  It has been easy to adjust the rails as my clamp collection/preferences have changed.
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[gvega9889@gmail.com]

I usually prefer to store my tools in cabinets, but the clamps posed storage issues.  Here's my solution.

My gosh man!!!!!!!!!  How can you sleep at night??????  In your picture of your clamp storage, at the top, you have about 30 long Bessy clamps.  Then about 10 medium Bessy clamps.  AND THEN!!!!!!!!!!  you have ONE (1) short Bessy clamp.  And then a 3 inch gap in the wall.  And 10 more short Bessy clamps.  How can you live with that??????  That gap in the wall?  Separating that one short Bessy clamp from his brethren.  You must tear that whole clamp rack down and fix that monumental error.  Move the gap in the wall over to the left and get that one short Bessy clamp back with its kin.

LOL!  You're totally correct! Apparently I need to go to a sensitivity training program!  I'm a total failure an a human being.

 

[luvmytoolz]

I usually prefer to store my tools in cabinets, but the clamps posed storage issues.  Here's my solution.

My gosh man!!!!!!!!!  How can you sleep at night??????  In your picture of your clamp storage, at the top, you have about 30 long Bessy clamps.  Then about 10 medium Bessy clamps.  AND THEN!!!!!!!!!!  you have ONE (1) short Bessy clamp.  And then a 3 inch gap in the wall.  And 10 more short Bessy clamps.  How can you live with that??????  That gap in the wall?  Separating that one short Bessy clamp from his brethren.  You must tear that whole clamp rack down and fix that monumental error.  Move the gap in the wall over to the left and get that one short Bessy clamp back with its kin.

Yeah I know, it's like he's not even trying, displaying such a small quantity of clamps!

 

[Crazyraceguy]

He's got a bunch of the "transition" style clamps in there too. Most of them are the early version with the wooden handles. The ones with the narrow body and the plastic handles weren't around for very long. They switched to the wider body with the removable covers.

 

[gvega9889@gmail.com]

Can seem to find the sales on these clamps anymore, at least not like the old days.  That quantity of clamps may seem excessive but I have used over 80 clamps at one time when I was re-doing the kitchen in my old house.  Mostly on glueing up raise panel doors and lining up raised panels on the back side of the kitchen cabinets.