G clamp or C clamp?

[James Wilkinson]

I've always called this a G clamp in the UK, do Americans all say C clamp? Or is there a subtle difference in the shape?

[Taxed and Spent]

C clamp here. Never heard the term G clamp. G string, sure. But G clamp, no.

[dpb]

Never heard it of anything but "C" in US; I guess it's that we ignore the stem and look only at the casting in characterizing the shape.

[Richard Heathfield]

I use an E clamp, an A clamp, a D clamp, a G clamp, a B clamp, and then another E clamp, two octaves higher than the first.

[DerbyDad03]

A Google search seems to indicate that the names C and G are interchangeable.

That said, I've never heard of them being called G clamps until you made me look it up.

Now I'm stuck with that info floating around in my head forever. I hate you.

[DerbyDad03]

Musical advice for crossing the street:

C Sharp or B Flat

[bob_villain]

I hate you more!

[James Wilkinson]

Can I provide you two with some pillows? Or would you prefer mud?

[RH Draney]

What's that thing under the bathroom sink?...a J trap or a P trap?...r

[Mike Duffy]

How about "crocodile" vs. "alligator" clips?

[James Wilkinson]

We call it a U-bend. Because the important part is the curve.

I can understand J-trap, but where does a P shape come into it?

[Ed Pawlowski]

Never heard of a G clamp on this side of the pond. False advertising though, they can be broken if you try hard enough or abuse them enough.

[James Wilkinson]

If you try to use them as a vice perhaps. But I find them very useful for holding something steady for gluing or cutting.

[clare]

At least it's not "stormy's" cement nail - - -

[Frank]

As a Yank my preference is for C clamps and G strings.

[clare]

It'a "c" clamp when it's open, and a "G" clamp when it's partway closed and a "GD" clamp when you can't find it!!

And on the subject of clamps I still haven't figgured out why Britts use "g-clamps" to "cramp" something together - - - -

[bob_villain]

Long-nose or needle-nose pliers? I say there's difference, but most think they're the same.

[bob_villain]

I find Brits *try* to be annoying with their use words. "Now lets's see what we can call this to totally alienate the other English speaking world? We are elitists...and no one can say otherwise!"

[Ralph Mowery]

Two differnat things. The alligaror jaws clamp together in a streight line. hinge near the middle and the crocodial ciips jaws cross with the hinge near the back end.

[James Wilkinson]

We don't. Do you mean crimp? We don't use cramp as a verb. Normally we'd say something like "this tent is cramped", meaning it's so small we're sleeping on top of each other.