# Modified Hold Down Clamp

**URL:** <https://community.inventables.com/t/modified-hold-down-clamp/11319>\
**Category:** X-Carve\
**Created:** [July 30, 2015, 10:36pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/modified-hold-down-clamp/11319 "2015-07-30T22:36:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![ChrisMonck](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex009/user_avatar/community.inventables.com/chrismonck/32/44207_2.png) [@ChrisMonck](https://community.inventables.com/u/ChrisMonck)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2015, 10:36pm UTC](https://community.inventables.com/t/modified-hold-down-clamp/11319/1 "2015-07-30T22:36:07Z")

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Here is how I modified four of my hold down clamps so I can clamp thick materials:

I used four 100mm M5 threaded rods (I couldn’t find any M5 bolts or screws long enough), four small fender washers and four M5 nylon locking nuts.

Then I put them all together like this:

It’s a much stronger clamp, which can be very important when pushing a Dewalt DWP611 Spindle through thick hardwood.