DESTACO 605-M Straight Line Action Clamp, Metric, Flanged Base, 300 lb

Uses:

• This Destaco 605-M straight line action clamp is designed for woodworking, tensioning fixtures, testing & assembly operations in the aerospace, transportation, automotive and food & packaging industries.

Features:

• Destaco 605-M straight line action clamp has steel construction for structural rigidity, durability and minimising wear & tear due to abrasive conditions.
• It has flanged base mounting style, providing a maximum load capacity of 300 lb.
• The lightweight stamped base of the clamp is heat treated to provide increased strength.
• This clamp comes with an easy to hold, ergonomic grip handle to minimise user fatigue over prolonged usage.
• The clamp handle rotates downwards for advancing the plunger and keeping the handle out of the work zone.
• This clamp can be locked in both extended & retracted positions for user convenience.
• It is equipped with a round plunger having M8 (metric) thread and 1.25 inch travel limit.
• The clamp plunger has a height of 0.97 inches and offers an exerting force (pushing) to applied force (pulling) ratio of 45:1 / 40:1.

Compatible Accessories:

• Raptor Supplies can deliver 207203-M hex-head spindle assembly for clamping workpieces securely to Destaco 605-M clamp.

Standards and Approvals:

• Destaco 605-M straight line action clamp is manufactured in compliance with ISO 9001:2015 & ISO 14001:2015 industrial standards for environmental health, user safety and superior performance of the clamp.

Installation:

• Destaco 605-M straight line action clamp is securely mounted to workpieces using a pair of threaded holes on the base of the clamp.
• When required, this clamp can be easily removed by simply unscrewing the screws from the threaded mounting holes on the flanged base using a simple screwdriver.

Frequently Asked Questions:

Q. What other variants of Destaco 605-M manual clamp are available on Raptor Supplies?

A. Raptor Supplies offers a similar clamp, featuring 5/16-18 plunger thread (Destaco 605 clamp) for attaching imperial threaded spindles.

Q. How does a straight line action clamp work?

A. A straight line action clamp is operated manually using a rotatable handle to push or pull a plunger with an attached spindle against the workpiece and prevent it from moving mid-operation, thereby ensuring secure clamping.

Q. Does the red colour of the clamp handle denote anything on Destaco clamps?

A. The red coloured handles alert the user about the location of the operating handle and when he should grab it. The red colour has no additional advantage to the working of the clamps.

Q. What does holding capacity mean in terms of clamps?

A. The term "holding capacity" or the holding force indicates the ideal capability of the clamp to hold down the equipment, workpiece or sheet metal on the assembly line or during other manufacturing processes.

Q. How is clamping force different from the holding force / capacity?

A. Clamping force or exerting force denotes the actual force exerted by the clamp onto the workpieces for holding them. The measure of holding force or capacity indicates the ideal strength of the clamp measured during the clamp manufacturing process. The clamping force is generally lesser than the holding capacity, due to several factors like the position of spindles in the clamping bars and the opposing force applied on the clamp.

Q. Can the red handles of the Destaco clamps be removed?

A. Most of the Destaco clamps feature grips that can be easily removed by sliding them off. But some of the handle grips undergo vinyl dipping to fit the underlying handle and hence, have to be cut off for removing them.

Q. Does Destaco supply customised or special versions of their clamps according to applications?

A. Destaco can supply customised versions of clamps upon request. The customisations can range from a different colour of handles to the removal of the Destaco logo from the clamps.