<html> At 09:53 PM 9/6/02 -0400, you wrote: <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>Sounds like a good way to make this repair real neat. I have bent a couple BIG "C" clamps doing this repair. I have found pipe clamps to work better for me. But hey, that's just me!  ;-) Terry Farrell</blockquote>Hi Terry ,                  I have 6 really heavy duty German made C clamps, with lots of torque. If  the lag screws go into spacer blocks I dowel the spacers to the back post  with 1/2" maple dowel.   Run the dowel through the belt sander to put a small flat down  it.  A liberal amount of epoxy down the hole. Insert the dowel rod, twisting it as you go. This will allow a space to get the excess epoxy to get out.  It will make the back support nice and solid. Roger </html>