Comments on: Update Your Old Clamping Table With Clamp-On Power http://toolmonger.com/2007/05/17/update-your-old-clamping-table-with-clamp-on-power/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:16:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Rick http://toolmonger.com/2007/05/17/update-your-old-clamping-table-with-clamp-on-power/#comment-66179 Rick Fri, 18 May 2007 13:03:32 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/05/17/update-your-old-clamping-table-with-clamp-on-power/#comment-66179 JDobbs beat me to it.. that was going to be my point exactly. You can even pick a different (cheaper) surge protector. I've got a nice 10 outlet one screwed to the back of my entertainment unit to plug in the two cable boxes, two tivos, DVD player, stereo, TV, cable signal amplifier/splitter, ethernet switch and Vonage Phone adapter. No hunting for cables plugged in on the floor, etc. Next time I move that entertainment unit away from the wall, I'm going to mount a full extension drawer slide to the unit, and a 2x3 or 2x4 to the slide - then mount the power strip to that, so I can slide it out the back and access the plugs without having to pull the entertainment unit away from the wall.. Just haven't gotten around to it. JDobbs beat me to it.. that was going to be my point exactly. You can even pick a different (cheaper) surge protector. I’ve got a nice 10 outlet one screwed to the back of my entertainment unit to plug in the two cable boxes, two tivos, DVD player, stereo, TV, cable signal amplifier/splitter, ethernet switch and Vonage Phone adapter.

No hunting for cables plugged in on the floor, etc. Next time I move that entertainment unit away from the wall, I’m going to mount a full extension drawer slide to the unit, and a 2×3 or 2×4 to the slide - then mount the power strip to that, so I can slide it out the back and access the plugs without having to pull the entertainment unit away from the wall.. Just haven’t gotten around to it.

]]> By: JDobbs http://toolmonger.com/2007/05/17/update-your-old-clamping-table-with-clamp-on-power/#comment-65933 JDobbs Thu, 17 May 2007 22:48:16 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/05/17/update-your-old-clamping-table-with-clamp-on-power/#comment-65933 Seems like you can pocket whatever difference for the clamping gimmick and just drive a few screws in the bottom of the board you'd want to to attach the power strip to and uses those nifty holes on the back of just about any surge protector or power strip i've ever seen provided for just such a usage. Seems like you can pocket whatever difference for the clamping gimmick and just drive a few screws in the bottom of the board you’d want to to attach the power strip to and uses those nifty holes on the back of just about any surge protector or power strip i’ve ever seen provided for just such a usage.

]]> By: Lear http://toolmonger.com/2007/05/17/update-your-old-clamping-table-with-clamp-on-power/#comment-65910 Lear Thu, 17 May 2007 21:23:15 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/05/17/update-your-old-clamping-table-with-clamp-on-power/#comment-65910 Also it's not just a power strip, it's surge protector, which (in theory) additional circuitry to prevent damage to delicate electroinc equipment. Hence the $35 vs. $2 differential. Also it’s not just a power strip, it’s surge protector, which (in theory) additional circuitry to prevent damage to delicate electroinc equipment. Hence the $35 vs. $2 differential.

]]> By: Kurt Schwind http://toolmonger.com/2007/05/17/update-your-old-clamping-table-with-clamp-on-power/#comment-65868 Kurt Schwind Thu, 17 May 2007 20:01:16 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/05/17/update-your-old-clamping-table-with-clamp-on-power/#comment-65868 I'd be slightly concerned about the Amps this thing can take. Office equipment (laser printers excluded) don't usually draw nearly the amps as a power tool does. I’d be slightly concerned about the Amps this thing can take. Office equipment (laser printers excluded) don’t usually draw nearly the amps as a power tool does.

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