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Clamp Caddy

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Clamp Caddy

Maneuvering pipe clamps around my shop was a pain until I dreamed up this mobile carryall. It even has room for all of my C-clamps, hand screws and small adjustable clamps. I got everything I needed to make it from a home center for about $60.

Build It
1.    Glue two pieces of 3/4-in. plywood to make the base.
2.    Attach the corner blocks and mount the clamp shelves.
3.    Lag-screw a 5-gal. bucket to the base.
4.    Install heavy-duty swivel casters.
5.    Bandsaw two 11-1/4-in.-dia. plywood disks. You may have to adjust the disks' diameters to fit your bucket.
       The disks should seat about 1 in. below the top rim.
6.    Fasten the disks together; then lay out and drill 2-in.-dia. holes for the clamp tubes.
7.    Bandsaw one disk to a 10-3/8-in. diameter so it will seat about 2 in. above the bottom of the bucket.
8.    Make the clamp tubes by cutting PVC pipe to length.
9.    Install the disks with polyurethane construction adhesive. Make sure the clamp-tube holes are aligned.
10.    Install the clamp tubes.


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Comments

Dirk Simons wrote re: Clamp Caddy
on 03-11-2009 8:35 AM

Instead of using the 5 gallon plastic bucket, just glue the pvc pipe together and utilize the entire square area of the base.  You can put many more places for clamps.

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Fayette Thornal wrote re: Clamp Caddy
on 10-28-2009 7:08 AM

Great Idea, but I think I would want the clamp shelves to be higher so that it don't require bending to get to them. Us old folk have a tuff enough time as it is.  I really like the bucket Idea.