I guess I'm over simplifying but I just see a clamp.
Don’t have a clue, but doesn’t look like it has ever been used.
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It is a double C-clamp. They were part of the older ideal sizers and other similar presses.
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Sure looks like a table top clamp to me. The two legs under the edge of the table, and screw the round pad down on whatever you're clamping against the table top. Could possibly have some reloading application, such as clamping a powder measure to the bench top, etc.
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With the color I can even tell you the brand.
https://www.redding-reloading.com/on...uble-qcq-clamp
Now available in two sizes. The original SAECO Double “C” Clamp was designed as a convenient way to secure the SAECO lubrisizer to a bench top. The newest model is the ideal size for clamping the Redding powder measure stand and case trimmer to a bench top. Both units will accommodate a bench thickness of up to 2-1/4". May be used to mount any number of tools. Handy items for any reloading room.
Better pic here https://www.midsouthshooterssupply.c...or-bench-stand
Last edited by M-Tecs; 01-29-2022 at 04:29 AM.
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It is a woodworking edge clamp - I have several of them. Used to clamp edging onto a piece of furniture while the glue dries. This has nothing to do with loading presses or gun carp. It may have been re-purposed by some "gun-stuff maker" for clamping stuff to a bench. But it is not gun related.
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Last edited by M-Tecs; 01-29-2022 at 04:28 AM.
2nd Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. - "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."
"Before you argue with someone, ask yourself, is that person even mentally mature enough to grasp the concept of different perspectives? Because if not, there’s absolutely no point."
– Amber Veal
"The Highest form of ignorance is when your reject something you don't know anything about".
- Wayne Dyer
I Believe we have a winner! It doesn’t have enough reach to be a normal C clamp or a woodworkers clamp. And it looked to me like RCBS Green which is pretty much the same color as Redding. Maybe a shade different. I tried to use it to clamp down a press or something else it just doesn’t have the depth. Looking at the picture of that powder measure it sure looks like the exact same thing! Anyone know if somebody still uses it?
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2nd Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. - "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."
"Before you argue with someone, ask yourself, is that person even mentally mature enough to grasp the concept of different perspectives? Because if not, there’s absolutely no point."
– Amber Veal
"The Highest form of ignorance is when your reject something you don't know anything about".
- Wayne Dyer
I bought the ones I have probably 35 years ago from a woodworking tool supplier.
I assume the gun Croud has seen this clamp and re-purposed it for gun-relates stuff.
Whatever floats your boat. I know what my uses are, and they are NOT gun/reloading related.
It is good a tool can have multiple uses in various hobby venues
I do not classify my tools by the color of their paint. My clamps, which were sold as woodworking tools many years ago, are not that color. Color means nothing. Function is everything. They may function as some kind of a loading tool hold-down, but I certainly do not use them that way!
Whatever works for you! I know what works for me.
M-Tec is correct...didn't those come with Redding powder dumpers?
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I’ve done woodworking for years I’ve built many tables dressers and desks! As I said it is not a woodworkers clamp! As for classifying by color I’ve never seen any C clamp painted in a manner that this is painted. This clamp is 4 inches long in the reach of the feet are about an inch! I currently own well over a dozen c clamp. This is not a normal C clamp! I can think of no application as a wood workers clamp. Or metal work either! As I said before I certainly believe now that it is a Redding powder measure clamp!
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they were an accessory for the powder measure. Not sold with the measure. Sure looks like the one linked in post #8. In a MidSouth catalog they show the optional bench stand and the optional double "C" clamp.
Thanks for the help guys! We definitely have a winner! M-Tecs nail it.
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An edge clamp for woodworking would have another thread at a right angle to the only thread on the posted clamp, or some other way to provide pressure at a right angle. https://duckduckgo.com/?q=edge+clamp...ages&ia=images None of the first 40 or 50 shown even resemble the Redding clamp.
Spell check doesn't work in Chrome, so if something is spelled wrong, it's just a typo that I missed.
I have used edge or face clamps for 45 plus years and none of them look like the Redding/SAECO Double “C” Clamp that per "Redding was designed as a convenient way to secure the SAECO lubrisizer to a bench top."
They look like these:
https://canucktools.ca/bessey-clamp-...2-5-in-300-lb/ I own this exact one.
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/289356344810659868/ Mine are a different brand but look the same.
https://hoffmann-usa.com/innovative-...mm-3-8-2-9-16/ I don't own these nor have I ever used this style but I have seen them in use in by buddies' cabinet shop.
https://www.bessey.de/en-US/BESSEY-T...Spindle-clamps Again, I don't own these nor have I ever used this style but I have seen them in use in by buddies' cabinet shop. If you are not familiar with this is part of the system. Looking at the other pics in the add. will clear it up how they work.
https://www.bessey.de/en-US/BESSEY-T...lamp,-one-hand I don't own these nor have I ever used this style but I have seen them in use in by buddies' cabinet shop.
Not sure how an edge or face clamp would work if it doesn't have a way to apply pressure to the edge or face? I would enjoy seeing a picture of one in use so I understand how they would work.
Last edited by M-Tecs; 01-29-2022 at 05:49 AM.
2nd Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. - "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."
"Before you argue with someone, ask yourself, is that person even mentally mature enough to grasp the concept of different perspectives? Because if not, there’s absolutely no point."
– Amber Veal
"The Highest form of ignorance is when your reject something you don't know anything about".
- Wayne Dyer
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