How should clamps be stored?
Storage: How to Store Clamps
- Screw PVC pipe under your workbench. Store bar and pipe clamps right under your workbench where they’ll always be close at hand.
- Hang clamps on the wall using caps.
- Slide clamps into storage box.
- Rack makes storing and grabbing easy.
- Store clamps on towel rod.
What is the function of clamp holder?
A clamp holder or clamp fastener is a piece of laboratory apparatus that is used to secure laboratory clamps, such as extension-type utility clamps, or other attachments to a ring stand or lab frame. The material can be made up of brass, cast iron, stainless steel, aluminium or nickel-plated zinc.
How do you store Pipe clamps in a shop?
Since these caps screw tightly on 3/4-in. pipe threads, you can use them to store your pipe clamps on a shop wall. Drill holes in the top of the caps, tighten eye bolts in the holes with nuts on both sides, then attach them to your clamps and hang them up.
How to make a storage rack for clamps?
Make brackets from scrap wood and screw the rack to the wall. Build this rack from scrap pieces of 2×4 and a 3/4-in.-thick backer board of whatever length you need. Cut 6-in. lengths of 2×4, with 45- degree corners on the bottom ends so it’s easier to slide the clamps into the rack.
How do you hang clamps on the wall?
If you want a permanent home for your clamps you can screw caps tightly on the walls and hang them. Once you have the caps on the wall, drill holes at the top and widen the holes using nuts. Once you’re done, attach the clamps and hang them on the wall.
How to store all of your fasteners in one place?
12 Handy Hints for Using and Storing All of Your Fasteners. 1 Reuse an Rx Bottle. Use old prescription bottles to hold nuts and bolts, screws, nails, etc., on a shelf by your workbench. Remove the original label, 2 Store and Label with Foam. 3 Chap Stick for the Toolbox. 4 See-Through Junk Drawer. 5 Nut and Bolt Sorter.