摘要 |
A clamping device is described for clamping a workpiece, such as commonly used for wood-working tasks. The clamping device has a support structure (10) including an elongate base member (12) having a first jaw (14) mounted at one end. A slide member (20) is adapted to slidably move along the base member (12) in a non-locking condition and has a second jaw (22) mounted thereon. A carrier member (24) is interposed between the slide member (20) and the base member (12). A releasable locking means (26) is provided for preventing sliding movement of the slide member (20) relative to the base member (12). An actuating mechanism (28) is provided for moving the second jaw towards the first jaw so as to apply a clamping pressure to a workpiece when the slide member (20) is in the locking condition. The locking means (26) permits fine incremental movement of the second jaw (22) towards the first jaw (14) by direct manual operation. The actuating mechanism (28) may be motorised to provide automatic application of a clamping pressure. |