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If you have a handy/time/work saving tool, lets hear about them....

here's my best friend.
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Makes up for a cheap mig ground clamp.

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Yeah chip board is notoriously hard to get a ground on :lol:
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Clamps are my best friend. Magnetic, vise grips, bar clamps, c clamps....it doesn't matter. And like friends, you can never have enough clamps. :)

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Yep, sure is, that is why I never do woodworking.... ;)

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Just joined recently, but I stumbled across a "magnetic welding block" at HF that I have been using a lot.

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Sometimes it's actually too strong, but love the fact that I can put a clamping point for my ground just about anywhere on my project.

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@Other Steve,
I'm with you on the clamps, but I'm quite sure that you can have too many friends.

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I am having a small love affair with clamps lately lol. I could spend a fortune on more clamps and I don't think I would have enough even then.
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Here's a good pic of my ground helper.
Really nice.
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Ah. That makes more sense. Clever and simple!

Jody's showed a related trick using a short length of stripped welding cable to wrap around odd shapes like pipes where you can't clamp (and aluminum or stainless where magnet isn't an option). He ties a knot in each end to keep it from unravelling.
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Way too funny...
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Love that!!

I have the same pic, but the one kid says to the other one, "you been farming long?"

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Here's my best friend. 140 pounds of meathead named Spartacus.
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Well i cant get the image to attach sorry.
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Two of my friends.
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This is a given. This is one of the handiest things I have used.
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That flashlight is made to grab on your finger, I stuck it on a Mig nozzle for light work and on my plasma torch.
That flashlight is made to grab on your finger, I stuck it on a Mig nozzle for light work and on my plasma torch.
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It's always best to build your own, especially when it comes to hitches!!!
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Man, Jody should have a warranty on them, one of mine is looking tough.

~John ;)
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My helper.I call him steady hand.
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Of course....how could i forget the booze. Mine was Bundaberg Rum, but im now leaning towards Woodstock 6% w/cola.

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AKweldshop wrote:Man, Jody should have a warranty on them, one of mine is looking tough.

~John ;)
I wish mine had a warranty on it. I had it for about a month and I have been rough on it because it is nearly unusable. I still manage though, too cheap to buy another one right now. I really do love that thing. Especially when free handing a large sign with the plasma it slides so easily making it easier to free hand steadily.
It's always best to build your own, especially when it comes to hitches!!!
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mcoe wrote:Two of my friends.
That little finger flashlight looks like a cool item! Of course the TIG finger is also!
Where did you come across that flashlight?
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I got it from Tractor Supply, it was on a display at the end of the aisle. The website is: http://www.griponlights.com/default.asp
It's always best to build your own, especially when it comes to hitches!!!
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