Building a Squirt

upspirate · **Posted:** Thu Feb 09, 2012 3:42 pm

My opinion on H-F clamps (which you didn't ask for but are entitled to!!!LOL )
Is that I found these next to useless as to use & clamping pressure compared to "good" ones:

http://www.harborfreight.com/6-inch-rat ... 46806.html

But I like and use these a lot in various sizes:

http://www.harborfreight.com/6-inch-bar ... 96210.html

johnndeanna · **Posted:** Thu Feb 09, 2012 5:57 pm

I like the second but not the first one. I have several Irwin clamps like the first with the triggers that hold pretty well. I do like the ones where you can twist to tighten.

John

Lowka53 · **Posted:** Thu Feb 09, 2012 6:09 pm

I use the second clamps and c claps

jprice · **Posted:** Thu Feb 09, 2012 6:18 pm

agreed. Those ratcheting clamps from HF are pure garbage.
They had a sale on the 12" ones for $1.99. I figured what do i have to lose?
Well, I bought 8, so I lost $16.

The bar clamps are decent though. Mainly because they're not plastic.

SeaPea · **Posted:** Thu Feb 09, 2012 11:14 pm

I don't even bother using the few black and orange cheapies that I have that haven't broken....I'm quite happy with the Irwin ones...

SeaPea

johnndeanna · **Posted:** Mon Feb 13, 2012 12:34 pm

Well, over the course of this past weekend I was able to get the building form almost done for the Squirt. I had some lumber left over from my daughter's tree house (actually over estimated lumber). So in the interest of not returning perfectly good lumber I decided to use it for the form. In the plans the notes call for it to be 18"-24" apart. Is this center to center spacing or other? I did not see it anywhere in the notes unless I completely missed it.

John

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