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The number of clamps required to glue up a simple box (lemmy.ca)

submitted 4 days ago by mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca to c/woodworking@lemmy.ca

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Could have sworn I had more 6" & 24" trigger clamps for stuff like this

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[–] qwertilliopasd@lemmy.world 18 points 3 days ago (1 children)

A couple years ago I got a handful of F clamps for christmas.

My wife: "I thought you already have clamps"

Me: "Yes, I do. But not enough."

Wife: "How many is enough?"

Me: "One more than I have."

Also a little 18ga brad nailer makes those glueups way easier.

[–] Trollception@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Not true for plywood in my experience. You will never get as tight of a glue up using only brads/pins as you would with clamps and a mechanical fastener. Screws yes but I don't think brads have the holding power to prevent any gaps from forming during the glue up process.