Bench Holdfasts
For anyone looking to work with more pace and less haste your holdfasts will see plenty of use.
Bench holdfasts. By giving the holdfast a firm blow with a mallet it locks into the hole holding the work in place. Eagle america 453 0108 8 inch bench holdfast with 4 reach. They insert into a round hole in the work surface and with a thumbscrew or a simple tap with a hammer or mallet will hold a plank jig or various table top tools and stands just about anything as.
I don t really want to drill holes in my new bench and find that the wood is too soft for the holdfasts to work. My question is do you think these holdfasts would work in a 3 5 inch bench top made of radiata pine all that i could find easily and affordably for my first hand tool project here in nz. Get a quick firm and fuss free hold on workpieces on your work table or workbench with bench hold downs and holdfasts.
Bundle 2 each pair workbench holdfasts bench clamps ductile cast iron 8 tall 4 25 reach use in 3 4 holes wbhfx2. In use the slightly undersized holdfast goes into a hole drilled in the bench top. 3 8 out of 5 stars 43.
Free shipping by amazon. Get it as soon as wed oct 21. This holdfast works consistently in benches from 2 to 8 thick for three reasons.
A firm blow from the rear of the. It is easy to do with these types of clamps known generally as holdfasts. A holdfast is more preferable than a clamp.
Holdfasts are an age old way to secure work to your workbench. Yet many of us struggle with holdfasts that work inconsistently or in thick workbench tops not at all. Holdfasts are wonderfully simple.
