What Are Extension Clamps Used For?
Extension clamps are nearly as varied as clamps themselves. Some clamps are manufactured for an application where extension is necessary. Sometimes extensions are added to an existing clamp. While the term "extension clamp" is a broad one and doesn't technically specify which kind of extension clamp, it is used more frequently in laboratory settings than any other. Various applications of extension clamps usually use a specific kind of extension clamp. Following are laboratory and other uses and designs.
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Laboratory
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Laboratory settings are often home to extension clamps. Chemists and other scientists use an armature system to hold glass, often Pyrex, beakers, test tubes and other laboratory containers. This system employs a variety of vertical and horizontal bars. Extension clamps extend from the bars to grasp laboratory containers.
Wood Working
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Most wood working clamps are not very deep, so you cannot apply significant pressure to surfaces more than a few inches from a material's edge without hitting part of the clamp. Extensions can be added to standard steel-rail or pipe clamps, allowing them to distribute pressure more evenly on broad materials. They may, for example, extend the teeth of a clamp from 4 inches to a couple of feet.
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Automotive
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Cars and motorcycles use a variety of clamps, often to fasten hoses tight. Other clamps are used to fix exhaust pipes in place. Some automobile customizers use a u-bolt shaped extension clamp to customize their exhausts. The extension clamps hold the extended, often decorative, exhaust in place.
Bicycling
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Performance road bikes sometimes use extension clamps to create arm rests. For serious or competitive road bikers, forming their bodies into a wedge is important. That means leaning forward. Rather than traditional road-bike handlebars, some competition bars have elbow rests allowing riders to relax in a highly aerodynamic position. Some of these bars use extension clamps.
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