Small Multi Clamps (40mm) x 2

A pair of small clamps with a 40 mm opening

With a glued joint the first minute decides everything. If the part moves at that moment the joint holds, but in the wrong position, and putting it right means breaking it apart and starting again. A clamp solves that problem by holding the part itself, leaving your hands free for other work. An opening of forty millimeters covers most modeling situations, that is gluing walls, bulkheads, floors and wooden strips and bringing the halves of a hull together. There are two in the package, which is a sensible minimum with clamps, because a joint is usually secured from two places.

Use

• Place the clamp so that the pressure goes squarely into the joint; angled pressure will shift the part.
• Put a piece of card under the jaws so that no mark is left on a painted part.
• Tighten only enough for the part to hold; excessive pressure will dent thin plastic.
• Wipe the excess glue off the joint before it starts to set.
• Take the clamp off only when the joint has really cured, not just gone tacky.
• Secure a longer joint with two clamps; one in the middle leaves the ends free.

Who they are for

The clamps suit builders of wooden ship and building models, where larger surfaces and longer strips are glued, and plastic modelers too, who need to squeeze the halves of a hull together. Anyone working with slow-setting glues, where a part simply will not stay put without a clamp, will appreciate them as well. Two clamps are also the minimum for a joint that is to be secured from two places at once.

Store out of the reach of children. Do not leave the clamps permanently closed, as the spring loses its strength over time.