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:''This article refers to the clamp used to hold together two workpieces. For clamps used to secure [[stage lighting instrument]]s to [[batten (theater)|battens]], see '''[[C-Clamp (stagecraft)]]'''. For the Chicago Indie Rock band, see [[C-Clamp (band)|C-Clamp]]'' |
:''This article refers to the clamp used to hold together two workpieces. For clamps used to secure [[stage lighting instrument]]s to [[batten (theater)|battens]], see '''[[C-Clamp (stagecraft)]]'''. For the Chicago Indie Rock band, see [[C-Clamp (band)|C-Clamp]]'' |
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A '''C-clamp''' is a type of [[Clamp (tool)|clamp]] device typically used to hold a [[wood]] or [[metal]] workpiece, and are often used in, but are not limited to, carpentry and welding. These clamps are called "C" clamps because of their C |
A '''C-clamp''' is a type of [[Clamp (tool)|clamp]] device typically used to hold a [[wood]] or [[metal]] workpiece, and are often used in, but are not limited to, carpentry and welding. These clamps are called "C" clamps because of their C shaped frame, but are otherwise often called '''G-clamps''' or '''G-cramps'''<ref name=G-cramp>[http://www.technologystudent.com/equip1/cramp1.htm], Information on G-cramps.</ref> because including the screw part they are shaped like an uppercase letter G. |
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- This article refers to the clamp used to hold together two workpieces. For clamps used to secure stage lighting instruments to battens, see C-Clamp (stagecraft). For the Chicago Indie Rock band, see C-Clamp
A C-clamp is a type of clamp device typically used to hold a wood or metal workpiece, and are often used in, but are not limited to, carpentry and welding. These clamps are called "C" clamps because of their C shaped frame, but are otherwise often called G-clamps or G-cramps[1] because including the screw part they are shaped like an uppercase letter G.