Horizontal Bench top press

[Christophe Mineau]

Hi,
I have been searching for a long time for a good solution for holding tight my work-pieces against the stop when planning.
Unfortunately, I don't have a side press on my bench, and have no room to install one.

I wanted something that could keep low profile for being able to plane some thin parts, but something that could hold parts tight enough, and something that could cope with both short and long pieces.

Here is my solution, I decided to take leverage from the dog holes I have every 20cm on the bench.
But in order to keep aligned with the main axis of the bench, I use two consecutive holes to index my fixture.

The following gif explains the principle :



And I have also made a video about it :

All is explained in detail in this article on my Web site , you can find there the plans if you wish to build something similar.

Thanks for reading !
Christophe

[mklotz]

An excellent design. I especially like the simplicity of using the adjustable clamp to provide the clamping force.

[DIYer]

Thanks Christophe Mineau! We've added your Low Profile Horizontal Clamp to our Clamps category,
as well as to your builder page: Christophe Mineau's Homemade Tools. Your receipt:

Low Profile Horizontal Clamp by Christophe Mineau

tags: clamp