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jaw blocks can be easily cut and fitted to hold curved or irregular edges. The Bench Clamp can be fitted to most square edge surfaces including folding benches such as the Workmate®. The Bench Clamp can be used in many similar ways to the Clamp Guide and can be used in conjunction with it, using the Bench Clamp to hold the workpiece to the bench and the Clamp Guide to guide the power tool across it. try square that the guide is square to the edge of the workpiece. Set the toggle to the second position if you wish to tighten it. Soft facings are supplied with the Clamp Guide to protect edges of delicate workpieces. Bench Clamps Similar in operation to the Clamp Guide, the Bench Clamp is designed to hold a flat workpiece to a work surface leaving the face of the workpiece unobstructed. The Bench Clamp is fitted with fixed and sliding jaws on both sides of the aluminium extrusions. One set is used to clamp it to a flat parallel edged work surface, while the top jaws clamp to the workpiece. The lack of any protrusion above the surface allows Autumn 1999 total free access when freehand routing, sanding, hand planing and for many other machining and finishing operations. The Bench Clamp is available in three sizes with capacities, between the jaws, of 460mm (18 inches), 915mm (36 inches) and 1270mm (50 inches). Clamped to vertical rails fitted to the front or end of a workbench or across the legs, the Bench Clamp can also be used to hold workpieces vertically, ideal when squaring or doweling the ends of panels. Although generally used in pairs, the Bench Clamp can be used on its own to hold small items. Again soft facings are supplied to avoid marking the edge of delicate work, while curved New Jaw Extension An extension jaw enables the Clamp Guide, Bench Clamp and Pro Track to clamp onto curved edges such as kitchen worktops. Ref. CG/03 ___£3.95 INProfile 25