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   user-3395150 | Nov 29, 2020 02:47pm | #1

   I would first glue up in groups of 3 to form triangular shapes. You can use band clamps or thick rubber bands. Then continue assembling the triangles together using the same clamping method.

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   lat_axe | Nov 30, 2020 04:47am | #2

   A strap clamp seems appropriate, with the assembly laid on a dead-flat surface but with a good quality greaseproof paper or other very thin barrier between the workpiece and the flat surface, to stop glue ooze-out clagging the workpiece to that flat surface.

   You might also have to pack the strap-clamp straps here & there with offcuts to get the pressure of the clamp equally-applied to each and every piece of the assembly.

   But you may find that it's very difficult to avoid gaps. Every piece would have to be absolutely identical in size, with all of their corner angles exactly right. That's harder than it might seem, with hexagons - or any shape other than the rectilinear.

   Lataxe

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   _mj_ | Nov 30, 2020 07:22am | #3

   IF the parts are all identical it looks ilke a series of parallel clamps could take advantage of the opposing flat surfaces. I would start with the web clamp suggested above and then go to work with other clamps to close gaps. I would plan on flipping it to get clamps on both sides to avoid a hex taco. You could easily do a dry test for the setup. That's gonna be the messiest glueup EVER.

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   chengdave | Nov 30, 2020 07:24am | #4

   Hi MJ
   I thought about using parallel clamps and creating a frame so i can clamp both side allowing even pressure. And yes i have over 200 to glue and clamp up so it will be a very stressful glue up aha

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   esch5995 | Dec 09, 2020 08:51am | #6

   This may be to late but I think gluing them in rows first might get the job done. Using two tight fitting parallel guides to keep each row in line and a single bar clamp should get the job done. After each strip is glued up it becomes a pretty conventional glue up to glue the strips together. I could see this method easing the pressure of working time, and also the potential mess associated with such a complex glue up.

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   chengdave | Dec 09, 2020 09:06am | #7

   Hi yeah it is a little bit late but I have ended up screwing and gluing the pieces together to pull them together to ensure no gaps

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   ysu65 | Dec 09, 2020 07:06am | #5

   Dave's gone... We hardly knew you. Thanks mods..

   Thanks Dave for your comment on clamping hex blocks. It will go a long way to providing a good end product. BTW, enjoy Texas.