🔧 Features of Goose Neck Clamps
- Goose-neck shaped body: curved design allows clearance over obstacles and workpieces.
- High-tensile steel construction: strong enough to withstand heavy clamping forces.
- Slotted design: enables position and length adjustment.
🛠️ Uses of Goose Neck Clamps
- Used to clamp workpieces on milling, drilling, and CNC machines where clearance is required.
- Helps hold moulds or dies on injection moulding and die casting machines.
- Suitable for fixtures and jigs where ordinary flat clamps can’t be used due to obstruction.
- Common in automotive, aerospace, and tooling industries for precision clamping.
⚙️ Installation of Goose Neck Clamps
- Place the workpiece or mould on the machine bed/platen.
- Position the goose neck clamp so that the nose presses the workpiece/mould.
- Insert a T-bolt or stud through the clamp’s slot into the machine table’s T-slot.
- Support the rear end of the clamp on a step block or spacer for proper height adjustment.
- Tighten the nut/washer to apply downward pressure.
✅ Advantages of Goose Neck Clamps
- Provides clearance: allows tool access over workpiece projections where flat clamps can’t be used.
- Strong and stable: applies uniform clamping pressure.
- Adjustable: works with step blocks to handle various heights.
- Durable and reusable: suitable for heavy-duty operations.
- Reduces vibration during machining, improving accuracy and tool life.
