# How to properly clamp
**URL:** https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/how-to-properly-clamp/11858
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [March 14, 2022, 1:49pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/how-to-properly-clamp/11858 "2022-03-14T13:49:25Z")
**Posts on this page:** 10
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### Author:  [@Borgorl](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/Borgorl)
#### Post date: [March 14, 2022, 1:49pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/how-to-properly-clamp/11858/1 "2022-03-14T13:49:25Z")
Hello,
I’m doing my first project on the OF and I don’t want to run the last tool path because it looks like my dust boot will crash into the oops clamps.
What would you do in this case? Only thing I can think of is to use a larger stock piece in the future so it doesn’t hit, or just glue or use some brad nails. Thanks for your input
Alex
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### Author:  [@SkyKam](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/SkyKam)
#### Post date: [March 14, 2022, 2:28pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/how-to-properly-clamp/11858/2 "2022-03-14T14:28:01Z")
Use a shorter T track bolt to keep it low profile. The bolt length may need to be tailored to the stock thickness to keep it below the dust boot.
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### Author:  [@WaywardWoodworker](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/WaywardWoodworker)
#### Post date: [March 14, 2022, 3:06pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/how-to-properly-clamp/11858/3 "2022-03-14T15:06:32Z")
In this particular case I’d raise the dust boot and complete the project if that is the only thing that will hit the clamps. In the future I’d try to center your stock between 2 T tracks and clamp at 4 points outside tool paths. If the workpiece is too small then you can try some side clamping fixtures and/or double sided tape or the blue painters tape with CA glue method.
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### Author:  [@mtbkin](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/mtbkin)
#### Post date: [March 14, 2022, 4:57pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/how-to-properly-clamp/11858/4 "2022-03-14T16:57:02Z")
I would have used double sided tape for sure. Convenient and easy to use.
In your current situation friction clamping from the sides.
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### Author:  [@GrimResistance](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/GrimResistance)
#### Post date: [March 16, 2022, 4:07am UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/how-to-properly-clamp/11858/5 "2022-03-16T04:07:09Z")
You could use the long bristles on your dust boot too. Just be careful not to let the router crash into the acrylic plate.
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### Author:  [@Taher\_Basrai](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/Taher_Basrai)
#### Post date: [November 20, 2022, 2:58pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/how-to-properly-clamp/11858/6 "2022-11-20T14:58:15Z")
I use glue drops , they really have a good hold…
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### Author:  [@Enginerd](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/Enginerd)
#### Post date: [April 30, 2023, 1:58pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/how-to-properly-clamp/11858/7 "2023-04-30T13:58:49Z")
After posting this I wondered if anyone else had previously posted something like it. I don’t see any but it could help with this situation.
> [@New ways to use the oops clamps](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/new-ways-to-use-the-oops-clamps/20362):
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> I like the oops clamps that came with my 1F but don’t like how far they stick up above the material surface. This weekend I found a few new ways to use them. The first requires removing material from the sides of the t-nuts as pictured below By making the t-nut slightly narrower it allows it to fit into the t-track You can pop the t-nut into or out of the white nylon nut and use it either way. The second way to use them I’ve found requires a hole grid in your wa…
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### Author:  [@BlkDragon](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/BlkDragon)
#### Post date: [July 22, 2023, 2:50am UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/how-to-properly-clamp/11858/8 "2023-07-22T02:50:52Z")
Has anyone tried the blue tape with CA glue method? I just did with some acrylic (worked great), But…when i went to remove the tape from the spoil board, glue leaked through the seams and made a major mess of the spoil board. I think i will have to resurface it. Any ideas on how to avoid the mess?
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### Author:  [@Timberly](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/Timberly)
#### Post date: [July 22, 2023, 3:30am UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/how-to-properly-clamp/11858/9 "2023-07-22T03:30:29Z")
@BlkDragon ,
I use blue tape frequently when I’m running through the table saw and router. While different application, same objective and cleanliness is desirable.
I found that If I align the two pieces of tape so that the centers are as close as possible, this significantly helps. I apply dots or a very thin bead down the center of one piece of tape and then sandwich the work together. This helps to prevent squeeze out on the seams and because the amount of glue is thin, it will dry more quickly without the need for accelerator. You’d be surprised by the holding power but I suggest that you experiment a little.
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### Author:  [@BlkDragon](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/u/BlkDragon)
#### Post date: [July 22, 2023, 7:28am UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/how-to-properly-clamp/11858/10 "2023-07-22T07:28:04Z")
Thank you Timberly, now that i look back at it, I probably used too much CA and i used thin. Probably should have used less and a medium. Live and learn I guess.