I need an extra set of hands

 

modified fat hose clamps with holes in them so i can tack weld, or aluminum foil tape

 

magnet?

 

My teeth

 

for proper alignment try using a big c-clamp with a short length of angle iron welded on the inside of each side of the clamp. i'm sure there are better ways though. usually i just hold one end sticking straight up out of a vice, then carefully balance the other piece on top of it. if it has a funny bend or is off balanced, i will find a way to prop the two ends together on my welding table so they line up.

 

Mock it up, make two witness lines, sit it on the bench, line them up, then hammer tack it.

Hamma.....Hamma.....hamma time

 

Whats hammer tacking?

 

thats a pretty good idea, i think im going to try that. i also use fat masking take once i mark the pipe where i need its rotation to be, then tape it up so its flush allaround then tack it and pull the tape back as i tack.

jon

 

I use one hand to hold the pieces and my other hand to hold the torch. Are you guys short a hand?

 

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Yeah, that's what I was implying.

A hammer tack requires your pieces to be butted together, but it's just a quick stomp on the pedal. It turns the metal molten quickly, but won't blow it out, it'll just lightly tack it together. This is what I use on any pipes I joing for mockup. They're not that strong, but once I have things where I want it I may add a tack with filler here and there, then weld away when I'm done.

 

c-clamp vise grips with a piece of angle iron welded to them.


you can also get special pipefitters clamps that have special thumb screws on them for adjusting the high-low while keeping the pipe clamped and secure.

both suggestions are of Irwin Brand Vise Grips!

 

LOL


When I tacked my exhaust I used 3 oem Honda jacks to hold the exhaust tubing in place while tacked.

With limited space it worked pretty well at holding up the exhaust. A whole lot better tan I expected.

 

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both suggestions are of Irwin Brand Vise Grips!</TD></TR></TABLE>

works good I done this in the past!

 

i use my hand to hold up what ever i'm puting together. then use a sharpie to mark it. then tack it while holding at my bench.

 

I use anything that I can and that will work... my feet, knees, head and shoulder... and sometimes even my... third leg

 

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BOING.....

 

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posters on the wall help intiate the third leg

 

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Never do this while the piece you're welding is also touching the ground, while you have one knee on the ground... Yes, you can get shocked. Yes, if will leave a mark on your....3rd leg... Yes, it hurts.

I thought my pants were on fire, grabbed my crotch, no fire. Then the pain hit. Grounding out a hand and getting a shock across your chest is one thing. Getting it to the ****...well, that's a whole new experience I hope no one else goes through. But if you do, don't worry, the equipment still works.

I haven't tried kneeling while welding something that is resting across my leg since then. Musta been sweaty down there.

 

I just look at it angrily and it tacks itself out of shear terror.

 

^^^^ Chuck Norris ? ^^^^

 

thats def. chuck norris, noone else can do something of that calibure.

And i refuse to use the new smiley's

 

pipe/tube pliers

http://www.eastwoodco.com/jump...ODUCT

 

seriously.... do you guys really have a hard time tacking things?

not trying to be a dick but i have never once had a problem. i just mark things then move them to the table and tack then test fit. very simple.

and i tried a $90 pipe clamp made for holding pipe. and it didn't have the clamping force to hold the **** together. so back to grabing it with my hands.

 

i literlay lol'd and i love the new

 

yeah, ive tried those clamps aswell, they are a waste of money, best thing to tack is a sharpy and a line... thats the best way ftmfw