any type of clamp is designed to pull in by half an inch or a little more
you would be asking it to do more than its designed for if you intend to force a bent piece of wood stright up against another straight piece
with wood its trim and get a closer fit
Interesting , but then why would big g clamps have an 8 inch screw on them.
If 2 long lengths of timber for a roof for example where bowed and put together they could easily be over 2 inches out. They can't be trimmed. If a farm gate got bent it could easily have to be pulled 6 inches or more.any type of clamp is designed to pull in by half an inch or a little more
you would be asking it to do more than its designed for if you intend to force a bent piece of wood stright up against another straight piece
with wood its trim and get a closer fit
If 2 long lengths of timber for a roof for example where bowed and put together they could easily be over 2 inches out. They can't be trimmed. If a farm gate got bent it could easily have to be pulled 6 inches or more.
If the clamp can't pull it into place then it cannot clamp it. Carver may have a deadly clamping force but for general repairs around the farm I think they would be useless. I'm glad I found this out before I wasted my money on it.
I have a few old sash clamps, I think they pull about 4 inches and I think a couple of cheaper g clamps would be far more useful for me.
then if that was the case , you would still only need a shorter screw say two inches, if claps actually only can clamp the half an inch or more statement that led to the original question.to fit the larger items in there that you need to clamp
then if that was the case , you would still only need a shorter screw say two inches, if claps actually only can clamp the half an inch or more statement that led to the original question.
that wasnt the point i was questioning ,,, but yes , thats just how carvers are . Ive about a dozen of them in different shapes and sizes , I like them and use them a lot . But like any clamp they do have their limitations , as pointed out by the original question and my following post with the answer.My carver clamp body is adjustable from say 1 to 6 inch but no matter what setting you have it only has about an inch or so of adjustment on the thread, so if you open it up fully to 6 inch put a 4 inch item it in there would still be an inch gap after you have fully wound in the thread
A standard duty Carver has probably something like 30mm of movement on the jaw.
Theres no one clamp that's ideal for everything.
Ratchet straps, sash clamps, wedges, hydraulics, f clamps, carvers clamps, all great at some things, but rubbish at others.