Mini clamps are often used to fix small parts and workpieces that are not convenient to clamp with ordinary clamps. You can make a homemade mini-clip for the workshop from old pincers.
Of course, a simple quick-clamp can be made of a metal door hinge, bolt and wing nut. However, if you want to make a more serious tool, then you will have to sacrifice old ticks for this, which, for sure, are still lying around idle.
First of all, we cut off the “hat” of the steel rivet with the grinder, which connects the two handles of the tool. Then, using a grinder, we cut off the excess parts and grind the surface of the two resulting parts. We also drill through holes.
The main stages of work
We take a bolt of a suitable size and drill a through hole in the hat (it is more convenient to do this on a drilling machine). We also cut out metal or use factory plates with which we connect two main parts. Then we fix in place a bolt with a drilled hat.
At the next stage, two elongated nuts will be required, which will need to be welded together end to end. After this, we grind part of the resulting sleeve onto the cone, and wind it onto the bolt.
For convenience, the nut itself can be clamped into the chuck of a screwdriver or electric drill, and as an emery, use an angle grinder with a petal circle.
In detail about how to make a home-made mini-clip for a workshop from old mites with your own hands, you can see in the video on the website.
