Mitre clamps or miter clamps clamps are designed to hold mitre joints together. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
The earliest mitre clamps are a simple spring in a C-shape with sharpened points that are sprung onto the outside corner of the mitre joint.[ citation needed]
In a later design, right angled plates are higher than the screws and the holder.[ citation needed] 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]
Recent designs are more complicated; a rigid body holds one fixed and one moveable jaw activated by a cam.[ citation needed] An example of newer clamps is Jim Chestnut's Clam Clamp. [8]
Mitre clamps or miter clamps clamps are designed to hold mitre joints together. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
The earliest mitre clamps are a simple spring in a C-shape with sharpened points that are sprung onto the outside corner of the mitre joint.[ citation needed]
In a later design, right angled plates are higher than the screws and the holder.[ citation needed] 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]
Recent designs are more complicated; a rigid body holds one fixed and one moveable jaw activated by a cam.[ citation needed] An example of newer clamps is Jim Chestnut's Clam Clamp. [8]