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No Slip Clamp Guides

Guide clamps make it easy to position a straightedge for sawing or routing, because they clamp to both ends of a workpiece. I made my own, using a 5" wide length of ¾" MDF, aluminum T-track, T-bolts, toggle clamps and large rubber bands.

First, cut a pair of 2½" by 3" blocks from the MDF. Then rout or saw a groove in

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