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was looking for some ideas on how to fix the swervel end of a c clamp.....i found several large ones at the scrap yard without the swervel end...
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Swervels? Really?"Work hard. Tell everyone everything you know. Close a deal with a handshake. Have fun!"
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yea...the part thats on the end of the threaded shaft you tighten againistComment
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I have welded worn out impact swivel sockets. The ball and pin style.Comment
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Oh, swivel ;-)
Originally posted by chevy3755"Work hard. Tell everyone everything you know. Close a deal with a handshake. Have fun!"
-- Harold "Doc" EdgertonComment
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Chevy,
Not hard. You machine the pad the way you want it and on the back side machine a hollow cylinder with the depth of the hole in the middle just a little more than half the diameter of the ball. Thin the top edge of the cylinder on the outside to make it easier to swedge. Stick it on the ball, then use a punch to curl the cylinder edge inward so it doesn't fall off. If you want to be even more professional you can use a ball endmill or D-drill the same size as the ball to form the bottom of the hole in the new pad.
Before you put too much effort into them you might also look them over to see if they've been sprung so the screw will no longer meet the anvil on the other side. Maybe the original owners salvaged the pads and threw the rest away.
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"People will occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of the time they will pick themselves up and carry on" : Winston ChurchillComment
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thank you TGTOOL...............Comment
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Originally posted by TGTool
Swedge? Is that like Swervel?
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You can get replacment pads from a McMaster Carr or a "good" local Hardware store. They a less then $2.00 for one inch size.Comment
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Originally posted by RobbieKnobbieSwedge? Is that like Swervel? Swervel is to Swivel as Swedge is to Swage 
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Look it up - Oxford English Dict. Swervel might be Ox. Eng. dicked - couldn't find that one.Originally posted by RobbieKnobbieSwedge? Is that like Swervel?
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"People will occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of the time they will pick themselves up and carry on" : Winston ChurchillComment
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New definition: swervel = swivel that doesn't stay onComment
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Maybe that's the part on a sprung clamp where the clamp pad is going off to the Jones's.Originally posted by bob_s.
"People will occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of the time they will pick themselves up and carry on" : Winston ChurchillComment
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i apologize for my spelling................thank you to the guys that were helpful......Comment
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