Engineering:Miter clamp

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Short description: Clamp designed to hold mitre joints together
A mitre clamp alone (top) and holding wood (bottom).

Mitre clamps or miter clamps clamps are designed to hold mitre joints together.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

History

In a later design, right angled plates are higher than the screws and the holder. The screws go under the frame (work-piece) to be held, and the bit clamps down on the lower-edge of the frame.{{Citation needed|date=October 2023} Recent designs are more complicated; a rigid body holds one fixed and one moveable jaw activated by a cam. An example of newer clamps is Jim Chestnut's Clam Clamp.[8]

References

  1. Magazines, Hearst (August 1931) (in en). Popular Mechanics. Hearst Magazines. pp. 347. https://books.google.com/books?id=TeQDAAAAMBAJ&q=Mitre+clamp&pg=PA347. 
  2. "Tool Review: Miter Clamps" (in en-us). 2011-01-14. https://www.oldhouseonline.com/repairs-and-how-to/tool-review-miter-clamps/. 
  3. Hasluck, Paul N. (2011-02-08) (in en). The Handyman's Guide: Essential Woodworking Tools and Techniques. Skyhorse Publishing Inc.. pp. 208–209. ISBN 978-1-60239-173-4. https://books.google.com/books?id=AjZ-EvlC38MC&dq=what+is+a+Mitre+clamp&pg=PA209. 
  4. Hasluck, Paul N. (2020-08-06) (in en). The Handyman's Book of Tools, Materials, and Processes Employed in Woodworking. Read Books Ltd. pp. PT399. ISBN 978-1-5287-6652-4. https://books.google.com/books?id=VRD8DwAAQBAJ&dq=what+is+a+Mitre+clamp&pg=PT399. 
  5. Hasluck, Paul N. (2014-10-28) (in en). Working with Hand Tools: Essential Techniques for Woodworking. Simon and Schuster. pp. PT332. ISBN 978-1-63220-197-3. https://books.google.com/books?id=HyyCDwAAQBAJ&dq=what+is+a+Mitre+clamp&pg=PT332. 
  6. Hasluck, Paul N. (2020-07-14) (in en). Woodwork for Beginners: With Instructions and Illustrations on Basic Woodworking Skills, Including Information on Tools, Timber and Simple Joints - The Handyman's Book of Woodworking. Read Books Ltd. pp. PT447. ISBN 978-1-5287-6665-4. https://books.google.com/books?id=zLfyDwAAQBAJ&dq=what+is+a+Mitre+clamp&pg=PT447. 
  7. Media, New Track (1996) (in en). American Woodworker. New Track Media. pp. 16. https://books.google.com/books?id=oPYDAAAAMBAJ&q=Miter+clamp&pg=PA16. 
  8. "Jim Chestnut Cuts Quicker With the Clam Clamp | JLC Online". https://www.jlconline.com/tools/fastening-tools/power-tools/jim-chestnut-cuts-quicker-with-the-clam-clamp_o.