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Re: cheaper yet
By:NPenney
Date: 8/18/1998, 11:45 am
In Response To: I made clamps from scrap (PJacobson)

For even cheaper (and therefore more) nuts and bolts and such, check out an agricultural supply store. They generally sell hardware by the pound. TSC near me sells it for $1.19 a pound. Which is a whole lot less than 25 cents a bolt.

> The bolts were about 25 cents each, the nuts were 4 cents, and
> I put a washer under the side with the nut so I wouldn't tear up the
> wood as I turned the nut. The washers were another 2 cents each. I
> used carriage bolts, and they bit into the wood enough so that they
> did not spin. If I had machine bolts on hand I would have used them,
> with another washer under the head of the bolt. The hardware store
> cost was under 35 cents per clamp, and after using them I could always
> recycle the parts into other projects. In fact, I think the nuts and
> washers I used were already recycled from a different project--which
> was why I had them on hand.

Messages In This Thread

sheer clamp installation help
chris j -- 8/17/1998, 11:27 am
Re: time vs money
Timothy - Toronto, Ontario -- 8/19/1998, 1:24 pm
Re: time vs money
Mark Kanzler -- 8/19/1998, 4:38 pm
Cheap shear clamp clamps
Jay Babina -- 8/18/1998, 5:07 pm
Re: sheer clamp installation help
Rich Kuchar -- 8/18/1998, 2:31 pm
I set mine flush with the top
Brian C. -- 8/18/1998, 3:55 pm
Re: I set mine flush with the top
Mike Scarborough -- 8/18/1998, 6:14 pm
Inside edge?
Brian C. -- 8/19/1998, 10:50 am
Re: Inside edge?
Mark Bodnar -- 8/22/1998, 8:04 pm
Re: sheer clamp installation help
Scotty -- 8/18/1998, 2:00 am
I made clamps from scrap
PJacobson -- 8/17/1998, 9:45 pm
Re: I made clamps from scrap
Mark Kanzler -- 8/18/1998, 5:37 pm
Re: cheaper yet
NPenney -- 8/18/1998, 11:45 am
Re: cheaper yet
Mark Kanzler -- 8/19/1998, 12:54 am
Re: I made clamps from scrap
Mark Kanzler -- 8/18/1998, 11:10 am
Re: sheer clamp installation help
Don Beale -- 8/17/1998, 8:04 pm
Re: sheer clamp installation help
Timothy - Toronto, Ontario -- 8/17/1998, 1:50 pm
Re: sheer clamp installation help
Shawn Baker -- 8/17/1998, 4:16 pm
Re: sheer clamp installation help
Bobby Curtis -- 8/21/1998, 9:38 pm
Re: sheer clamp installation help
Mark Kanzler -- 8/17/1998, 4:35 pm
Be Carful, don't get bit
Brian C. -- 8/18/1998, 1:04 pm
Re: Be Carful, don't get bit
Paul A. Lambert -- 8/21/1998, 8:44 am
Re: Be Carful, don't get bit
jim champoux -- 8/18/1998, 1:29 pm
Re: war wounds
Ross Leidy -- 8/18/1998, 3:23 pm
Re: war wounds
jim champoux -- 8/19/1998, 1:51 pm
Re: war wounds
Ross Leidy -- 8/19/1998, 2:12 pm
Re: war wounds
Mark Kanzler -- 8/19/1998, 4:50 pm
Re: war wounds
Ross Leidy -- 8/19/1998, 5:01 pm
Re: war wounds
Mark Kanzler -- 8/19/1998, 5:13 pm
Re: war wounds
jim champoux -- 8/18/1998, 3:34 pm
WHEW!
Bruce H. -- 8/18/1998, 9:09 pm
Re: WHEW!
Mark Kanzler -- 8/19/1998, 11:20 am
Re: war wounds
npenney@erols.com -- 8/18/1998, 6:56 pm
Re: Tasteless.
Mark Kanzler -- 8/18/1998, 5:30 pm
They did great Mark.
Mike -- 8/19/1998, 12:38 pm
Re: They did great Mark.
Mark Kanzler -- 8/19/1998, 11:05 am
Pardon me - but what the F*CK
Brian C. -- 8/18/1998, 3:49 pm
Re: Profane vulgar over-reactions.
npenney@erols.com -- 8/18/1998, 6:55 pm
apologize for profanity, but I still stand on the isssue
Brian C. -- 8/19/1998, 11:11 am
Re: Profane vulgar over-reactions.
Mark Kanzler -- 8/18/1998, 7:24 pm
Shock Value
Paul Lund -- 8/19/1998, 7:04 am
Re: Pardon me - but what the F*CK
jim champoux -- 8/18/1998, 4:04 pm
seek help
Brian C. -- 8/18/1998, 4:11 pm
Re: Pardon me...
Don Beale -- 8/18/1998, 3:54 pm
Trying to _avoid_ accidents here not celebrate
Brian C. -- 8/18/1998, 4:01 pm
Amazing engineering Brian, lighten up.
Mike -- 8/19/1998, 12:27 pm
Re: Amazing engineering Brian, lighten up.
Mark Kanzler -- 8/20/1998, 12:07 am
Amazing engineering Brian - Thanks :)
Brian C -- 8/19/1998, 11:15 am
Re: Amazing Brian - We'll get yer raise...
Mark Kanzler -- 8/20/1998, 12:12 am
that's OK just send me the money
Brian C. -- 8/20/1998, 12:52 am
Re: that's OK just send me the money
Mark Kanzler -- 8/19/1998, 5:03 pm
Re: Amazing engineering Brian, lighten up.
Paul Lund -- 8/19/1998, 6:36 am
Re: Thumb Mis-take
Don Beale -- 8/19/1998, 1:01 pm
Re: Thumb Mis-take
Ross Leidy -- 8/19/1998, 1:22 pm
YEEOWW!
Mike Spence -- 8/19/1998, 1:12 pm
Re: YEEOWW!
Mark Kanzler -- 8/19/1998, 4:58 pm
Re: war wounds
Ross Leidy -- 8/18/1998, 3:44 pm
Re: sheer clamp installation help
NPenney -- 8/18/1998, 11:42 am
Re: sheer clamp installation help
Mark Kanzler -- 8/19/1998, 12:50 am
Re: sheer clamp installation help
Shawn Baker -- 8/18/1998, 10:07 am
Re: sheer clamp installation help
Timothy - Toronto, Ontario -- 8/18/1998, 9:06 am
Re: sheer clamp installation help
Mark Bodnar -- 8/17/1998, 8:33 pm