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06-14-2009, 02:12 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Longmont
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|  Homebrew Third Hand
I'm getting ready to braze up my first tube chassis and figured I'd need some extra hands to hold things in place, so I built some third hand tools out of stuff I had laying around. There was another how to post about this subject recently, but those were made out of plastic and would not have been useful for brazing. So here is what I came up with. Very easy to make the pics should explain it all. I used some heavy-duty alligator clips, 1/4" shaft collars, heavy gauge solid copper wire, and some scrap metal. Make sure to strip all the insulation off of the copper wire. The shaft collars make a strong heat proof connection for the alligator clip. Last edited by toybuilder; 06-15-2009 at 02:49 PM. |
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06-14-2009, 04:36 PM
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| No idea what I'm doing Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Underground, CO
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Mmmmmmm.......Homebrew! :-P Cool idea.....I'm going to make up a set of these too. |
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06-15-2009, 09:09 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: on a Big Rock
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| I love it! Making one today except I will just solder my clips to the wire  |
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06-15-2009, 09:17 AM
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| owner, Holmes Hobbies LLC   Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Volt up! Gear down!
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If you solder the clips on, they will probably come unsoldered as you heat up the tubing.
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06-15-2009, 09:42 AM
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 It takes a lot less heat to solder the clip to the wire than it does to braze brakeline. Soldering it on may work if you are careful about where you clamp your work piece and where you direct the heat while brazing, but the shaft collar is fool proof.
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06-15-2009, 09:43 AM
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 I will use mine mostly for holding electrical wires | |
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06-15-2009, 11:25 AM
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06-15-2009, 02:46 PM
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Those collars will act as heatsinks... | |
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06-15-2009, 04:38 PM
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Was thinking of doing something very similar but using some cheapie flat magnets with holes in the center from Harbor Freight as a base for each "hand". Granted, I have a metal desk top. Could not decide on how to make the "hands" bend and conform, looks like you solved that mystery for me. |
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06-15-2009, 06:59 PM
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Love the wire idea!! I guess I'll be lookin for some wire tomorrow  Thanks for the idea. Phil |
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06-15-2009, 11:47 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2009 Location: sooke bc
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i might half 2 make 1 now. good work
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06-18-2009, 10:16 PM
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Now that is slick, I need one for doing Deans Soldering. Thanks for the pics and writeup!
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06-19-2009, 07:05 AM
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Thanks for this tip. I picked up some copper wire yesterday from a house we are doing and will be getting everything else I need from the LHS today. This will really help with soldering deans and on my first tube chassis..
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06-22-2009, 08:29 PM
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| No idea what I'm doing Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Underground, CO
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I got mine made finally......they are a bit long but I figured I could always trim them down. I also need to add some weight to the base....this was all I had in the shop. I plan to fill the bottoms with lead so that they will be a bit more stable. Thanks again Clint......great idea  |
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06-22-2009, 09:13 PM
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02-25-2011, 09:31 AM
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braze the clips to the copper wire not solder them ..........bob.... |
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02-25-2011, 09:43 AM
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Get the clip too hot and you'll ruin the springs inside. I killed two so far building my tuber. I like the collar better for the fact that it's easier to replace the clips
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