Been using a couple of bits of wood as a clamp for ages, but I finally bit the bullet on a Tandy original pony when they had some on half price sale. This one... I was a bit disappointed though. The wingnut thing seemed a bit crude for the price and it spun - why couldn't they put a washer on it? Also, I wasn't keen on using the wooden block thing to open the clamp up ....and there seemed to be an awful lot of spring in the legs - it really didn't need a wingnut to keep it closed. So I start