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gluing up thin high count segmented rings

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Carefree

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I am in the process of building an open vessel with 40 segments per ring. My ring thickness is 0.2 inches. When I use a band clamp, as i would with thicker stock, the clamp distorts the ring to the point where it becomes unusable.

Anyone have any suggestions how to glue up these thin rings? I tried rubber bands but they aren't tight enough to eliminate any gaps. This is my first segmented bowl with more than 24 segments - certainly a new challenge.
 
Have you tried a noose type band? You may need to assemble on a platform that will allow for the thicker handle of the noose clamp, with the disk on top sized to allow correcting any distortion that crops up.
 
Thank you! I figured it out. The problem is mostly with the smaller rings at the bottom of the bowl. I cut a circle with the inside diameter of the ring I want to glue up and use it to keep the ring round when I clamp it up. It's tedious, but so is the entire process of building these segmented vessels. What's one more step:):)
 
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