[dorkbotdc-blabber] Make: Online Toolbox

[R. Mark Adams, Ph.D.]

I, probably like everyone else, love my standard "third hand" tools - 
mine is from American Science and Surplus for about 9.00US 
(http://www.sciplus.com/singleItem.cfm/terms/14760)  although I did take 
off the magnifying glass.   The best use so far has been to use it as an 
LCD Display stand for my microcontroller and robotics projects.

I have also been building custom ones, to clip to the sides of my 
portable workbench and hold a range of things.  I make them out of 
plywood clips, copper bus wire and large alligator clips. See 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/42433826@N00/1375312661/in/set-72157602003427493/ 
   for what they look like. They hold onto the side of my bench and can 
be bent to support all kinds of things- I even use them to hold PCB 
boards while I solder them.  You can see the complete instructions for 
how to make them at: 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/42433826@N00/sets/72157602003427493/

Thanks!
-Mark

Gareth Branwyn wrote:
> Thanks to everyone who contributed to the discussion on favorite tools 
> (that others might not know about) for last week's Toolbox column on MAKE:
> 
> http://tinyurl.com/bhyf4z
> 
> As I said in the message about that column, THIS week's column is going 
> to be about clamps, jigs, and third hands in the shop. If you submitted 
> something last week that didn't make it into the column that fits into 
> this category (e.g. spring clamps, Dremel universal work holder, etc.) 
> those will go into this column.
> 
> So: What else? What are some of your favorite jigs, clamps and helping 
> hands/third hand tools?
> 
> I appreciate any and all input. And if you want a link-back, please 
> indicate that and send me the URL to your site with your input.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Gareth
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