BLOG QUESTION ADV: CLAMPS

What are the differences between a cardellini and mafer clamp? What are 2 different uses for them on set? If you had to ask someone to go grab a cardellini clamp out of a box, how would you describe it to them?

The mafer clap is used to clamp around rounder objects (poles, light stands). Some of them come with pins such as a baby pin which allow you to attach all kinds of things that take baby pins (e.g. lights). The larger knob on a mafer clamp tightens the clamp around whatever you're attaching it to, while the smaller knob tightens the pin. Cardellinis are more square shaped and can be used to mount things such as lights, boom poles, or a bounce board. They can be tightened with a knob that can be screwed up/down, to lengthen the size of the clamp. Unlike a mafer clamp, a cardellini can close all the way around an object. I would describe a cardellini as a clamp with a flat duck-beak shape, that comes with a drill-like knob.