T-Track upgrade for my reloading bench.

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Holley

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This saves using c-clamps to hold down reloading accessories like powder measures trimers and whatever else you need to clamp down to the bench! and strong enough to hold a press down.

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Those are expensive clamps.
You can buy cheaper ones just as good

or make your own from toilet bowl nuts and star knobs and a piece of maple
 
Bigbubba said:
Those are expensive clamps.
You can buy cheaper ones just as good

or make your own from toilet bowl nuts and star knobs and a piece of maple
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$30 for a pair of clamps is not all that bad, Nothing I have or do here is cheap to start with.
 
Nice looking setup. The only problem with those clamps is that I invariably leave some skin on one the other or both. I bought a couple of wooden balls, drilled a hole in them, inserted a t-nut and thread them on to the top of each piece of threaded rod BEFORE I start working on or with whatever I have clamped down.
 
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rick357 said:
Nice looking setup. The only problem with those clamps is that I invariably leave some skin on one the other or both. I bought a couple of wooden balls, drilled a hole in them, inserted a t-nut and thread them on to the top of each piece of threaded rod BEFORE I start working on or with whatever I have clamped down.
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Hmm did not read this message correctly, disregard my reply!!
 
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rick357 said:
Nice looking setup. The only problem with those clamps is that I invariably leave some skin on one the other or both. I bought a couple of wooden balls, drilled a hole in them, inserted a t-nut and thread them on to the top of each piece of threaded rod BEFORE I start working on or with whatever I have clamped down.
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There are little rubber caps designed for the ends of common bolt sizes like 1/4" specifically to avoid injury from the ends, usually found in the small-parts bins at places like Home Depot.
 
old303 said:
There are little rubber caps designed for the ends of common bolt sizes like 1/4" specifically to avoid injury from the ends, usually found in the small-parts bins at places like Home Depot.
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Yup, have seen them, bought them and used them. THEN I went back to the store and bought some nice round cabinet knobs and t-nuts to do it right.

Search for Richelieu Bogrgogne round knobs on Homedepot and Brad hole or screw-on T-nuts (tee-nuts) on Amazon. Do not use the cheapo prong t-nuts as they tend to split small hard wood parts and will not remain in place under stress.

And I agree with Holley. Nothing I do for most things is inexpensive. I have learned my lesson. Do it right the first time unless you are just fabbing up a part as a quick one-off test run or it is a temporary jig to do something the right way.
 
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