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i'm in the middle of an idea,
inside of building more junk art, that will require holding parts in different attitudes and axes to weld the parts together.
i had a few pieces of stock lying around, and the will, to make the positioning arm.
i use (read :ABUSE) my little Black & Decker Workmate for everything portable.
it's a table, a vise, a lunch table, a welding surface, a drilling surface, and assembly jig - all rolled up in 1 !!!!!
the workmate has pre-drilled 3/4" holes on the deck, i'll use this feature in the fab process.
(when in welding mode, i use a sheet of copper as a heat shield and welding conductor.)
the positioning arm was made from a 22" x 5/8" aluminum rod, a 12" x 1/4" 304SS rod ,
a 1-1/4"od x 3/4"od x 5/8" id step bushing turned from reclaimed bronze drilled/tapped to 1/4-20,
a fabricated 1"od x reamed .626"id 303SS collar-drilled /tapped to 1/4"-20 - the 304SS rod was welded to the 303SS collar with E309L-16 rod,
a 1/4"-20 knurled thumb screw/allthread combo for the lower bushing stop
the top stop has a 1/4"x 20 x 1" bolt as the attachment method
this positioning arm will surely be a help in the upcoming projects, i hope to share them very soon!
as always thanks for reading!
inside of building more junk art, that will require holding parts in different attitudes and axes to weld the parts together.
i had a few pieces of stock lying around, and the will, to make the positioning arm.
i use (read :ABUSE) my little Black & Decker Workmate for everything portable.
it's a table, a vise, a lunch table, a welding surface, a drilling surface, and assembly jig - all rolled up in 1 !!!!!
the workmate has pre-drilled 3/4" holes on the deck, i'll use this feature in the fab process.
(when in welding mode, i use a sheet of copper as a heat shield and welding conductor.)
the positioning arm was made from a 22" x 5/8" aluminum rod, a 12" x 1/4" 304SS rod ,
a 1-1/4"od x 3/4"od x 5/8" id step bushing turned from reclaimed bronze drilled/tapped to 1/4-20,
a fabricated 1"od x reamed .626"id 303SS collar-drilled /tapped to 1/4"-20 - the 304SS rod was welded to the 303SS collar with E309L-16 rod,
a 1/4"-20 knurled thumb screw/allthread combo for the lower bushing stop
the top stop has a 1/4"x 20 x 1" bolt as the attachment method
this positioning arm will surely be a help in the upcoming projects, i hope to share them very soon!
as always thanks for reading!
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