an apparatus is provided for facilitating quick and accurate placement of a pole in a post hole for building pole buildings and for holding the post in such position during backfilling , tamping and / or concrete placement in the post hole . a post clamping device holds the post during a time when other adjusting aspects of the present invention can be used to move a post up or down , from side to side in at least two directions , tipping in any direction and rotation about a vertical axis of the post .