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Title: my version of a third hand
Post by: mike mott on November 02, 2019, 02:27:39 PM
Jim had asked about a build thread about my third hand in the Beyer Peacock thread. I don't have a SBS of the builds but I did make a few and sold them for 175 Canadian I do not intend to make any more but here are a few pictures of some that I have made they are pretty self explanatory.

Mike

   
Title: Re: my version of a third hand
Post by: Flyboy Jim on November 02, 2019, 02:34:54 PM
Those are really impressive Mike.  :ThumbsUp:  Looks like something Clickspring would make.

Thanks for posting.

Jim
Title: Re: my version of a third hand
Post by: Kim on November 03, 2019, 05:21:40 PM
Those are really nice, Mike!
Look a lot better than the cheap little alligator-clip version that I have!

Kim
Title: Re: my version of a third hand
Post by: Mcgyver on November 03, 2019, 11:05:15 PM
very nice work.
Title: Re: my version of a third hand
Post by: crueby on November 03, 2019, 11:27:32 PM
Beautiful sets, have to see how big a bribe it will take to get the shop elves to make one up for me...
Title: Re: my version of a third hand
Post by: cnr6400 on November 03, 2019, 11:45:58 PM
You might need the cookie wheelbarrow Chris .....
Title: Re: my version of a third hand
Post by: MJM460 on November 04, 2019, 12:01:13 AM
Hi Mike another here whose eye was caught by that delightfully elegant third hand in your locomotive build. 

I particularly like the variety of end fittings so you can use it for different types of work, especially the silver soldering.

Beautiful design work that has certainly given me a few ideas, thank you for posting it.

MJM460

Title: Re: my version of a third hand
Post by: mike mott on November 04, 2019, 12:09:04 AM
Thank you all for your kind comments.

mike
Title: Re: my version of a third hand
Post by: toolznthings on November 04, 2019, 12:56:15 AM
Super nice work  :ThumbsUp:
Title: Re: my version of a third hand
Post by: nj111 on November 07, 2019, 12:41:24 PM
very nicely executed! I shall have to copy some of those!
Title: Re: my version of a third hand
Post by: mike mott on November 07, 2019, 03:20:04 PM
Great! here is a drawing of the version that I sold.

Mike
Title: Re: my version of a third hand
Post by: crueby on November 07, 2019, 04:21:31 PM
Thanks for sharing the drawing! Will have to make up one here too...
Title: Re: my version of a third hand
Post by: Flyboy Jim on November 07, 2019, 04:50:57 PM
Thanks for sharing the drawing! Will have to make up one here too...

Chris......what a great subject for a build thread ............hint.....hint.  :thinking:  :atcomputer:

Might turn into a fun group build thread.  :ThumbsUp:

Jim
Title: Re: my version of a third hand
Post by: crueby on November 07, 2019, 05:03:22 PM
Thanks for sharing the drawing! Will have to make up one here too...

Chris......what a great subject for a build thread ............hint.....hint.  :thinking: :atcomputer:

Might turn into a fun group build thread.  :ThumbsUp:

Jim
Great idea! You turn all the parts, I'll assemble them...   :lolb: :ROFL:
Title: Re: my version of a third hand
Post by: Flyboy Jim on November 07, 2019, 07:17:40 PM
Thanks for sharing the drawing! Will have to make up one here too...

Chris......what a great subject for a build thread ............hint.....hint.  :thinking: :atcomputer:

Might turn into a fun group build thread.  :ThumbsUp:

Jim
Great idea! You turn all the parts, I'll assemble them...   :lolb: :ROFL:

Sure...............you draw them up and I'll turn them.  :LittleDevil:
Title: Re: my version of a third hand
Post by: crueby on November 07, 2019, 08:49:07 PM
Thanks for sharing the drawing! Will have to make up one here too...

Chris......what a great subject for a build thread ............hint.....hint.  :thinking: :atcomputer:

Might turn into a fun group build thread.  :ThumbsUp:

Jim
Great idea! You turn all the parts, I'll assemble them...   :lolb: :ROFL:

Sure...............you draw them up and I'll turn them.  :LittleDevil:
Okay - here you go!!!
Drawing attached...
Title: Re: my version of a third hand
Post by: Flyboy Jim on November 08, 2019, 02:53:54 AM
Thanks for sharing the drawing! Will have to make up one here too...

Chris......what a great subject for a build thread ............hint.....hint.  :thinking: :atcomputer:

Might turn into a fun group build thread.  :ThumbsUp:

Jim
Great idea! You turn all the parts, I'll assemble them...   :lolb: :ROFL:

Sure...............you draw them up and I'll turn them.  :LittleDevil:
Okay - here you go!!!
Drawing attached...

Between Mikes photos and drawing and now your drawing............ I can do this.  :)

I see your drawing has been downloaded 14 times so others may feel the same way.

Jim
Title: Re: my version of a third hand
Post by: mike mott on November 08, 2019, 03:56:56 PM
Chris and Jim
I think that you will find that the best clamp tips are these ones and not the ones that you drew up Chris it looks like you drew the wood clamps which for model ship work are great for small gluing. I find that I mostly use the toolmakers clamps these are the simple type based on the miniature Lee Valley type. Chris your drawing prompted me to go looking in my old Toshiba laptop (2002) for the Auto cad LT 2000 file that the earlier drawing I posted was generated from. Here is an updated version of that original Cad file with the toolmakers clamps that I drew this morning. I'm a bit rusty on the auto cad because I do not use it much. It is an older version and my Windows 7 doesn't support it so it is on an old XP machine. I use Corel Draw 7 quite a bit because I found it easier to draw curves for model boats and you know how habits get. I must admit it was good to work with the cad program this morning. 

Mike 
Title: Re: my version of a third hand
Post by: Flyboy Jim on November 08, 2019, 05:04:23 PM
Thanks Mike..............this just keeps getting better and better!  :)

Jim
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