C-clamp![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Portable tool with a C-shaped frame, used for keeping objects from moving while working on them.
handle ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Sliding bar for tightening or loosening the adjusting screw, thereby spreading or closing the jaws.
adjusting screw ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Threaded shank whose rotation is controlled by the handle; it moves the jaw toward or away from the piece to be clamped.
frame ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Rigid metal support in the shape of a C, having the fixed jaw on one end, while the other end contains a hole for the adjusting screw.
throat ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Opening made by the frame.
swivel head ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
End of the tightening screw; it pivots to adjust to irregularly shaped objects.
movable jaw ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Smooth or striated jaw that presses an object against the fixed jaw.
fixed jaw ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Smooth or striated part against which the movable jaw presses an object.