Glue Clamps

[NOBLNG]

Here are a couple of long reach clamps I made to help glue the interior into this GTX. They are pretty handy and the clamping force can be varied by how many times the rubber band is wrapped around. I put some self adhesive gasket on one leg to protect the paint. 

 

 

 

Edited January 7, 2018 by NOBLNG
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[vintagercr]

Cool

[Renegade]

Very clever.

[BigTallDad]

Great idea; instead of multiple wraps of a rubber band, consider this:

http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/102170-variable-length-rubber-band/?tab=comments#comment-1429461

[Jim N]

Pardon my ignorance, but what are the metal pieces and where did you get them?  That is a clever way to clamp model parts.

[peteski]

12 hours ago, Jim N said:

Pardon my ignorance, but what are the metal pieces and where did you get them?  That is a clever way to clamp model parts.

Looks like he made it all himself. Welded some nuts to a bent steel rod. Pretty clever (if you have welding equipment handy).

[afx]

For those like me that are welding challenged I use these Berna clamps.

[Jim N]

11 hours ago, peteski said:

Looks like he made it all himself. Welded some nuts to a bent steel rod. Pretty clever (if you have welding equipment handy).

Thanks for the information Peter.  I took a closer look at the pictures and I'll bet you are right.

[NOBLNG]

Yes, I made them myself. they are 3/16 stainless steel rod tig-welded to 1/4" s/s nuts. The inner nut is drilled through so the bolt only threads into the second one so it doesn't bind. They would not have to be stainless, I just had it on hand. At the top of the first picture you can see my sketch of my original idea. I was going to cut them from 1/8" aluminum with a jigsaw. They would not require any welding. 

Edited May 12, 2018 by NOBLNG