What is it? Clamp thingy.

[Mike007]

I have no idea where I got this. I'm just curious if anyone can identify what it was used for. It's apparently made of bronze or brass. The only marking on it says Japan TW-2.

 

[whateg01]

Similar to kant twist clamp

 

[tarmy]

Just a different style. I have a bunch in various sizes. Use them for welding mostly

 

[Mike007]

Ahhh. I figured someone here would know. Thanks.

 

[dr_clyde]

That style of clamp is called a cantilever clamp. They're extremely handy for when you want to clamp stuff without the clamp faces twisting due to the screw, hence the popular brand name Kant-Twist.

The pads are copper plated steel to help keep any spatter or metal transfer to a minimum.

I use them all the time in the machine shop and welding department. Very useful. The grooves in the pads allow you to easily grip round stuff and the design is inherently low-profile so you can use them in a milling machine or something without the screw sticking up.

 

[Retired dozer fixer]

Welding clamp