Clamps For Gluing Wood Panels

Usually the best way to do this is to alternate the clamps above and below the panel.

Clamps for gluing wood panels.

Drive a pinch dog into an end grain along a wooden joint doing this allows the steel tapered pinch dog clamps to draw boards tightly together for gluing up panels table bench tops and more. Clamping pressure needs to be distributed evenly through the panel in order to keep it flat. Still a panel can distort if the clamps are tightened unevenly. The 50 inch parallel clamps are really great for most table top panel glue ups because most table tops are well under 50 inches wide.

Stressed joints need to be clamped for 24 hours and titebond recommends that the joint not be stressed for at least 24 hours. The 24 inch parallel clamps are my mid sized clamps that are very useful for many case piece glue ups and for smaller table top panels under 24 inches. Even the best designs pull a certain amount and most could be used to make boomerangs. Panel max glue press four way 43 inch long clamping system for small and large panels.

Constructed of drop forged steel this clamp measures 8 inches long with a throat depth of 4 61 inches and 760 pounds of clamping forces. You can use the pinch dogs repeatedly without the worry of them twisting bending or breaking. Woodworkers have been trying different ways to keep boards flat while gluing panels since glue was invented. This often results from counting on your clamps to fix joints that aren t straight and square to begin with.

For its polyurethane glue titebond recommends clamping for at least 45 minutes. Keep valuable floor and workbench space open while gluing up 39 inch maximum width flat panels. Before the glue begins to set check for overall flatness with a straightedge see photo 5. Free shipping by amazon.

For edge glued panels joint the board s face first and then square an adjacent edge to the face. Ideal for woodworkers and cabinet and furniture makers 2 four way pressure clamps 4 5 out of 5 stars152. 2 an overtightened clamp damages delicate wood and causes excessive glue squeeze out and a weakened joint. Use them to square corners.