摘要 |
A clamp (20) and method for making the same are disclosed. The clamp (20) has a pair of jaws (42,44), a pivot (46) and an actuator (48). Each of the jaws (42,44) has a distal end (54,56) and a clamping end (50,52). The jaws (42,44) are pivotally connected by the pivot (46) such that the actuator (48) can displace the distal ends (54,56) relative to one another causing the clamping ends (50,52) to pivot together to retain the end of a blade therebetween. Preferably, the actuator (48) is a thumbscrew and the pivot (46) is a pivot pin cooperatively retained by respective pivot apertures (60,62) located in each of the jaws (42,44). Alternatively, the pivot (46) may be tenon (164) formed on one jaw (144) and a mortise (162) formed in the other jaw (142), the tenon (164) being pivotally retained within mortise (162). The clamp (20) is manually operable to clamp the scroll saw blade without the use of separate tools such as a screw driver or an Allen wrench.
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