Welding Table Clamp

[Lis2323]

I have a bunch of cheap drill press clamps that I never use. Today I decided to cut the threaded portion off one.



Drilled a 5/8” hole in a piece of flat bar.



Cut a short length of 5/8” round stock.



Welded round stock into the flat bar hole.




Welded assembly onto base of DP clamp.


New clamp in use on welding table with 5/8” holes.



I use this same concept with sliding bar clamps.




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[LtBadd]

Looks good! I did something similar for my acorn table, using F style clamps

[Munkul]

nice one.
I did similar for mine - actually bought 8 cheap visegrip type clamps and chopped the bottom leg off. As well as a few F clamps.

[psacustomcreations]

Great idea Terry. I have several of the same clamps and one of these days I am going to thread a piece of 5/8" bar stock and turn the clamp into a holdfast for the anvil.

[BD1]

Good idea. Pat beat me to it about using one for anvil. I did see one for anvil using the screw half of a Pony pipe clamp. It was a '' U '' shape that fit the hardie hole and a wedge was placed inside the ''U'' for securing.

[psacustomcreations]

Good idea. Pat beat me to it about using one for anvil. I did see one for anvil using the screw half of a Pony pipe clamp. It was a '' U '' shape that fit the hardie hole and a wedge was placed inside the ''U'' for securing.

Thanks Bob.

I am debating whether to thread a plate and then weld it to a piece of square stock for the hardy hole or just a piece of round bar for the pritchel hole. Other than finding the time to do it, it is easy enough to do both.

I was also debating the idea of making different shaped pads that can slip on to the end of the clamp to hold different material. I was thinking of a larger flat pad, a piece of angle with the "V" pointing down for round stock, etc. That is an idea that Terry may find useful

[Lis2323]

Speaking of anvil hold downs, here’s one I made using an old tire wrench.





This pic shows the “v” notches I cut in the wrench head



If you look close you can see the bushing I use when dealing with a thin 3/8” table top.



It drove me nuts thinking I needed to achieve the just right angle when bending the tire wrench. I couldn’t get the damn thing to hold. Took me a while to realize I was hitting it TOO HARD!

All it requires is a LIGHT tap with a hammer to set and a slightly heavier tap to loosen. What a dumazz!


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[Lis2323]

Here’s a better pic of the extended reducing bushings I made for using on thinner welding table tops.




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[Lis2323]

Thanks, tackit. The cast iron pipe I managed to get from one of my friends doing a big civil water line project. Not often you find a crop with the “bell” end.

I have a feeling they may have cut a chunk off the end of a new pipe for me. I didn’t want to ask...

[pat h]

Thanks, tackit. The cast iron pipe I managed to get from one of my friends doing a big civil water line project. Not often you find a crop with the “bell” end.

I have a feeling they may have cut a chunk off the end of a new pipe for me. I didn’t want to ask...

That's ductile iron I never tried welding to it myself, what did you use, I've used NI99 and bronze rod on regular sanitary cast iron, nice looking project

[Lis2323]

Yes. It’s ductile iron and I didn’t do any welding. I filled it with rebar and concrete and left 4 studs for the top. The side brackets were drilled and bolted.

[pat h]

Nice, sorry I'm looking on a old phone and don't have Internet, now I waited for the pictures to show up clearer, real nice

[Lis2323]

Thanks , pat h