Due to back issues, I can no longer reach up high easily. Up to this point, I have used a steel beam in my shop for many clamps and high on a wall for others. .I needed to make changes and started out looking at various clamp racks on the web. I tried several varieties and ended with a horizontal bar type and made five to hold about 46 c clamps and 7 small f clamps. These work well and hold a lot of claims in a convenient manner.
Next, I built a rack on the back wall to hold 8 Bessey, 9 med to long Quick Clamps, and 21 pipe clamps. I left my 13 woods crew clamps up high as they are not frequently used
I have 38 Quick Clamps scattered around the shop attached to the edges of benches were they are used frequently. Of course, I have corner clamps, strap clamps, spring clamps, cabinet clamps, etc squirreled away in drawers and cabinets.
Among all the clamps are some really nice cast iron c clamps along with some Harbor Freight ones. Truthfully, the Harbor Freight ones work quite well.
You can never have enough clamps definitely seems true to me. My entire garage and shop is a French Cleat system. To date I have not found any method more efficient. I can quickly move any shelf or bracket anywhere on the walls with ease.
While only a dolt would argue against the adage of "never enough clamps"... it's the elite few that manage to brag about enough clamp storage space. The previous owner of my workshop was a "lead glasser" and he had a long storage rack for his glass panes along one wall. The edge of the rack turned out ideal for my clamp storage and in relatively easy reach, however, not being one of the elite, am running out of space quickly and finding any nook and cranny for any over population,,
even the bottom of my jointer,
I left my 13 woods crew clamps up high as they are not frequently used
Since I made some modified handscrew kits, they are my least forgotten clamps and in easy reach, for those odd jobs where other clamps just wont cut the mustard.
If your first cut is too short... Take the second cut from the longer end... LBD
