Spring compressors for a, er, spring change

[kash2001]

Thanks for all the info guys, wish my wood work skills were as good as yours Nige52 , i noticed that the c clamps / sash clamps are different to mine,.

A c clamp doesn't appear right unless you cut part of the clamp off then youve got to mount it sash clamps usually fit on en edge are there any clamps for sale that are L shaped that can be fitted straight into place ?

Any links to good clamps to use would be welcome.

Paul

[LukeB]

Paul,

I am in the process of making a spring compressor and bought a cheap 6" G-clamp (£5.00 from B & Q), and was expecting it to be a complete pain in the backside to cut & drill to end up with the same kind of thing as pictured in the link that Guppsta posted. In reality all you need is a decent hacksaw (full size, not junior) and an HSS drill bit and some 3-in-1 oil. It took me about 3-4 mins to cut though the clamp when held in a bench vice, and as long as you go fairly slowly with the drilling and use a bit of oil to stop the drill bit from overheating it goes through easily enough. I wanted 7mm dia holes so started with a 4.5mm drill bit first, then went through again with the larger drill bit.
If you do use a G-clamp cut down to make an L shape, note that a strip of timber is used in that spring compressor to space it away from the base bit of timber board.