Scroogeclamp™ Pittsburgh Adjustable Brace Company

Uses

An entire brace can be made and attached to a wall in less than one minute!

How to build a brace

Here is the method we recommend for building a complete adjustable brace from one Scroogeclamp™, a 2×4 or 2×2, and a short piece of wood.

  1. Attach one bracket to a 2×4 or 2×2

    Using a cordless driver drill, attach the tool with one or two quick-driving deck or drywall screws. Caution! These types of screws are brittle and must be backed up with real steel screws of the proper strength.

  2. Back it up with real steel screws

    Now add as many real steel screws of the proper strength as needed for the job. This takes about thirty seconds per side with a cordless driver drill.

  3. Put a short piece of wood on the other end

    Put a short piece of wood, 8 to 12 inches long, on the other end of the tool. This way both ends of the resulting adjustable brace can be nailed in place.

  4. Nail both ends in place

    Both ends attach to stud walls, posts, floors, or whatever in about ten seconds using a pneumatic nail gun.

The Scroogeclamp in use

  • Yellow Scroogeclamp bracket screwed to a wood post with the drawbar and handle angled toward the ground
    Bracket fastened to a post
  • Scroogeclamp set diagonally across a wood frame
    Set diagonally across a frame
  • Red Scroogeclamp fastened to a wood post, with a board running from it down to a wooden platform as a diagonal brace
    Bracing a post
  • The Scroogeclamp booth at the Ohio State Fair
    At the Ohio State Fair
  • Scroogeclamp set inside a tall wood frame
    Bracing a frame