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I purchased two packs of C Clamps online and they arrived today.
The clamps are 1", 2", 3", and 4".
Each pack has one of each.
Nothing fancy, just the basic stuff.

I was wondering if a 1" clamp is ever used in the building of a guitar.
Thanks.

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Never used one, but I am sure there could be need or use of one in some situation.

I've used em for reverse kerf lining installation on occasion where the lining needs a bit more pursuasion than usual.

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Aaron Craig

you can never have too many clamps, especially C-clamps. you could use it for gluing down a tearout along an edge, or use it on a headstock, or linings like someone said. if not for guitars specifically, then for holding things under the drill press, all kinds of stuff

Yes! I have a broken Jorgensen clamp that always slips. I put my 1" C clamp on the bar to "fix" it. If my one-year-old daughter wants to play while I'm working, I often give her a clamp to play with too. The 1" C clamp is perfect!

Other than that, no...

Oh wait! Sometimes, when I'm thinking, I like to clamp it on my finger and watch it turn purple. (My finger...not the clamp...which is red.)

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David Morris

I already used the 1" C Clamp last night.
I was replacing the nut and saddle on a guitar and I used the little clamp to hold the nut down while I filed in the slots.

I don't yet have a vice adjustment to hold smaller pieces of material.
I posted a whole thread on this project in the DOC section.
Click Here To See The Thread.

Anyways, here's a photo of the little clamp in action...

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