Why are they called "C" clamps when, in reality, they are "D" clamps?
Addendum--this is intended to be humorous. No one needs to explain to me why the clamps are called "C" clamps or what they are used for. I know--I was using them to fix a drawer.
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.They are not named for what they look like, they are named for what they do.,
PondartIncbendog
Level 8
Oct 21, 2022
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@Gwendolyn2018 I can't. I just like to say thing so people will talk to me.,
In the UK, they are called "G" clamps.
Fernapple
Level 9
Oct 21, 2022
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Groin Clamps?
@PondartIncbendog You could use them that way, if that is what floats your boat, yes. Personally I use them to hold bits of wood together, perhaps because I am dull and unimaginative.
D’s are larger than C’s, which are larger than B’s.
yvilletom
Level 8
Oct 20, 2022
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@Gwendolyn2018 Whoops, I digressed from clamps to cups.
Carriage clamps for builders of ,,,,,carriages.
PondartIncbendog
Level 8
Oct 20, 2022
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@Gwendolyn2018 A C-clamp or G-clamp or G-cramp is a type of clamp device typically used to hold a wood or metal workpiece, and often used in, but are not limited to, carpentry and welding. Often believed that these clamps are called "C" clamps because of their C-shaped frame, or also often called C-clamps or G-clamps[1] because including the screw part, they are shaped like an uppercase letter G. However, in fact, they were originally called a carriage maker's clamp, or Carriage Clamp.
Generally you don’t completely close them, thus “C”.
Barnie2years
Level 8
Oct 20, 2022
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Like a G then
@Sofabeast potAto/potato. Call it whatever you want.
Ha! I got rid of any i couldn't completely close, just too damn annoying!
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