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I'm having difficulty sourcing small (1" to 2") c-clamps that are convenient for use with plastic models; all seem to be steel or iron too big to fit in tight or narrow spots and too heavy for styrene. Recommended US sources would be appreciated.

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Dennis
On the ways: USS Oregon 1/225 by Glencoe

Is this what you're looking for?



I picked up small and large ones of these at my LHS a while back, but I couldn't remember what brand they were. I think I paid about $3 each. They're by Zona, makers of the Zona saws. I haven't found them as useful as I had expected for ship models, although they have been used a moderate amount for larger trains.

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... Brian

That looks like small clamps I saw at Home Depot. I passed on them because they were cast steel and very heavy for their size. I felt that a couple of those on light styrene, e.g., clamping a bulkhead to a deck could cause a twist or distortion.

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Dennis
On the ways: USS Oregon 1/225 by Glencoe

No, these are plastic, except of course for the threaded part. My kitchen scale says that the smaller one is around 1.2oz.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000MD ... 1_9&sr=8-9

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... Brian

Dollar (or Dollar++) stores have cheapo clamps and clips in hardware section. They are mostly plastic with metal parts so they won't damage plastic kits. I use them all the time, when required.

Those look just like the HD steel 1" clamps that felt about 8 oz each. I may add the plastic ones to my next Amazon order, but I wish they were available in matching sizes.


We have Dollar General and Family Dollar stores in the next town; I'll look.

Thanks gents!!

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Dennis
On the ways: USS Oregon 1/225 by Glencoe

I have a bunch of these from Harbor Freight, and find them to be wonderful for all sorts of ship modeling applications.

http://www.harborfreight.com/micro-spri ... 69375.html

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I have a bunch of those. Need something more secure and precise.

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Dennis
On the ways: USS Oregon 1/225 by Glencoe

how about these?

http://www.amazon.com/Excel-3-Inch-Adju ... B0006O5KNC