something. These didn’t last long in my tool drawer, and I
have basically found that the friction clamps don’t work very
well in the real world of modeling.
Spring clamps are the type of clamp I use most often, at
least when I need only a small clamping range. However it
is also important to make sure the clamp doesn’t apply too
much pressure to the modeling parts. As such, the clamps I
currently use most often are the clamps sold by Micro-Mark
called Miniature Spring Clamps (11). These clamps have a ¾″
capacity and don’t apply too much pressure for most jobs.
These are fairly common – I found a large bag of the same
clamps at my local ACE hardware store.
11: Spring clamps like these are available from Micro-
Mark as well as some hardware stores.
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