Probably, each of us had to assemble furniture in life , and therefore many know that when drilling several boards, the slightest shift in details can lead to a mismatch of both devices. As a result, the furniture becomes crooked and ugly. Therefore, experienced assemblers use special angular clamps in their work. We’ll talk about them today.
Characteristic
This tool is a combination of parts in which both boards are joined at right angles and are secured in place using special clamps. And no matter what vibration from drilling holes occurs, the processed material will firmly stay in place.
Benefits
According to its properties, an angular carpenter clamp has a number of advantages:
- The connection of two boards is carried out at a certain angle, which gives a guarantee on the impeccably accurate performance of carpentry.
- With the help of clamps, it is possible to completely control the condition of the workpieces and not allow them to change their position when gluing, connecting with screws or special fasteners.
- An angular clamp can hold the boards in a predetermined position just as much as is necessary for this.
- Thanks to the presence of this tool, you can even dock products of different thicknesses. In this case, their angle of inclination will be the same.
- The use of this element does not entail the use of any other technical tools.
Mechanism device
By its design, the angular clamp is a fixed metal frame with grooves located perpendicular to each other. At the same time, an additionally movable part is attached to the grooves, which is a clamping bar fixing a chipboard sheet inserted in the mechanism or wooden boards. The connection of this part is carried out using screws. Also, the angular clamp has a fixed element in its design. By the way, a similar clamp, consisting of a movable and fixed part, also has a bench clamp.
Continuing on the design ... The fixed part, as a rule, has several holes or clamps for fastening in a vice or workbench. The sliding lips of this part on the surface are most often rubber or plastic linings, which serve to prevent scratches on one or another fixed material. Often, such mechanisms have 1 clamp, consisting of one bolt, which provides a symmetrical pressing of the material to the fixed stops of the device. There are also devices with two clamps, but they are less popular than the first.
Application
An angular clamp is most often used for assembling facade frames, since the construction of the clamp involves the presence of special adjustable jaws that fix the device at a right angle. Mostly wooden materials are processed, most often during the assembly and repair of cabinet furniture or door frames.