Coastal clamp care
Clamps in coastal workshops take extra punch from salt and humidity. Our clamp care card keeps your gear rust-free and ready all month.
What the clamp care card is for in coastal bays
The clamp care card is a simple, printable log for anyone responsible for maintaining fabrication clamps and rails near the coast. Fab leads, workshop foremen, trainers and even learners use it to record checks, prevent rust, and keep jaws, screws and rails moving smoothly in high humidity.
This card makes it easy to spot missed cleaning, fix seized jaws before a shift starts, and track which clamps need work. It takes less than two minutes to fill in during a toolbox talk or bay check. The card is especially useful in Durban, Gqeberha, Cape Town and other towns where sea air speeds up corrosion.
Fields and steps on the coastal clamp care card
The card lists every clamp number or rail in your bay, with tick boxes for each check. You fill in the card weekly or after a wet or salty spell. Here are the key fields and what to do:
- Clamp or rail number and location
- Visual check for rust, pitting or stickiness
- Jaw and screw action, smooth, sticky or seized
- Light wipe and oil (tick if done)
- Report or isolate, note if a clamp is out of action
How to use the card throughout the month
Keep the card on a clipboard in every coastal bay or attach it to the tool board near your ClampRail System. Bring it out in toolbox talks, especially after wet spells, and review during Friday audits.
Trainers and foremen can spot patterns, hand over clamp status at shift change, and prove regular maintenance for audits or after a break-in. If you see a rusty clamp three weeks running, it gets flagged for strip-down, rather than only another oil wipe. Use the completed cards to guide buying spares and plan proper repairs.
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Talk to FabMaster Workshop
Tell us about your bay and we'll come back with a practical kit list, or book a visit to our Sunnyrock fab floor in Germiston.