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Posted by Bob La Londe on July 18, 2008, 12:14 pm
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>>> For steel I have a small assortment of magnetic holders for quickly
>>> positioning pieces for welding. Put a tack or two on, check the angles
>>> and
>>> finish the weld.
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>>> Um... how do I do that for aluminum? Modeling clay?
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>> I keep an assortment of short bits of angle iron and some small spring
>> and screw clamps.
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> A guy can NEVER have too many guns, tools or clamps. I've got clamps that
> I use once every two years. But when I need them, I'm not goofing around
> jerry rigging. Also, if one does much work at all, they should just make
> up some special clamps for that particular job.
THAT, I can relate too. I've got a whole drawer full of wrenches I've bent
with a torch and hammer or shaved with a grinder or both for special
applications. Some I've only used once. The first one I can think of was a
special offset to reach the carb /manifold bolts on a Ford Granada when I
was a teenager. I have used that wrench once or twice since, but I always
cursed its awkwardly bent angle. LOL. That is the one good application for
el cheapo wrenches. One off, custom bent, one time use special
applications. Everybody should have a couple sets of them.
> It really helps to put out a good final product.
I bet. I have a ton of misc clamps for various things, and one I've found
amazingly helpful are the heavy bar clamps usually used for wood working...
after I take off the plastic non-marring cups and put them in a drawer.
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> positioning pieces for welding. Put a tack or two on, check the angles and
> finish the weld.
>
> Um... how do I do that for aluminum? Modeling clay?
>