Recommendation for model clamps please

[RangerNeil]

Got a few pennies spare and I think I could do with some decent model clamps - steel toolmakers ones are quite good - but HEAVY!!! Anyone care to recommend a good make/type/source of sprung or ratchet clamp for polystyrene/resin parts please???

[Twokidsnosleep]

using small woodworking and bulldog clips
I got nothing else, but looking for answers

[Hawkmoon]

Every one will have there preferred method and type clamp wise but these are what I use-

Fold back clamps, made of metal so will last forever these come in different sizes so getting a pack with 4 or more sizes is a good idea. I generally use 19 to 32mm clips for most things

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BULLDOG-Fold ... 97a88041d0

General modeling clamps, these also come in different sizes but beware the really cheap sets as they have a habit of breaking just behind the clamp neck. The two pump action clips are very handy too and I have several of this type now.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Craft-Model- ... xy3HJTHZde

Last of all tape usually the masking type but any tape will do.

The links are there to give examples only so you know the type of clamp I use.

[RangerNeil]

Thanks folks.
Got a few of the fold-back ones too but I found on the plastic AModels use they marked the surface. That's why I dug out my old toolmakers clamps - ironically much heavier but the pressure is spread over a wider area and the grip pressure can be adjusted to the minimum required. Just ordered a set of Hawkmoons second recommendation so we'll see how they go.
Thanks again all.

[digger303]

These are are ok but not brilliant........https://www.amazon.com.au/Excel-Blades- ... 6893&psc=1
these are useful in small sizes ...https://hobbytechtoys.com.au/collection ... ed-clamp-4

I like these a lot......
and the soft jawed clothes pegs.

[aur0ra145]

I use a mixture of locking C-clamps, Trigger clamps and ratchet hand clamps.

[ForbesHutton]

Clothes pins work for a lot of stuff.

[Twokidsnosleep]

Wider rubber bands I get from the mailman work well too
Blue painter’ s tape as well

[RangerNeil]

Clothes pins work for a lot of stuff.

Thanks for all the extra info folks.

I am in a constant state of dog-house existence with the wife for nicking her wooden clothes pegs (pins to you ) as I found the plastic ones tend to get stuck to the model if any cement gets in the way.

[NoelSmith]

Picked up on an old thread here.

Have a look at the cheap sets of clamps made by Rolson. Often found in general stores tool sections.

[dogsbody]

I have this set of C-clamps that I picked up at a craft store:





I also use these, that I found in the kitchenware section of a local hardware store:




As I only build in 1/72, I'm not sure how these would work for larger scales.




Chris