Bringing a clamp back to life.

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Some weeks ago I posted a question about how to fix a clamp that tends to loosen, and there were no clear answers but lots of inputs that I appreciated very much.

No wanting to take drastic measures as in pic one.
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I had the idea of drilling a hole in the back of the lower jaw, tapped it and insert a bolt that would narrow the gap and provide an anchor point with the hope that it would work.

AND IT DOES!
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To test the hold, I clamped my bench and gave it a 100 yanks both from the handle and from the bar ( I do not know if that part of the clamp has a special name) and it held very well, so now I have clamp for another 20 years:).clamp11.jpg

BTW I forgot to mention that once in place and adjusted I fixed the bolt with loctite for threads to avoid it getting loose as well.
 
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