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I had to use a third hand to re attach a prop blade ...

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I had to use a third hand to re attach a prop blade ...
Posted by philo426 on Friday, December 24, 2021 10:25 AM

One of the Subaru slot cars took out one of the prop blades on my high tail C-160 ..the 3rd hand tool.fit the bill until the glue set!  

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Posted by philo426 on Friday, December 24, 2021 10:28 AM

philo426

One of the Subaru slot cars took out one of the prop blades on my high tail C-160 ..the 3rd hand tool.fit the bill until the glue set!  

 

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  • From: Sonora Desert
Posted by stikpusher on Friday, December 24, 2021 11:52 AM

If you use a pin vise & Micro bit to drill matching hole and a small piece of wire as a reinforcing guide, no need for that third hand device in such cases.

 

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Posted by TheMongoose on Friday, December 24, 2021 6:26 PM

Hah! Great shot

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Posted by philo426 on Friday, December 24, 2021 6:47 PM

Hey it worked.

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Posted by fox on Friday, December 24, 2021 8:02 PM

That's what you get for letting those planes park that close to the track. Wink

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Posted by philo426 on Friday, December 24, 2021 8:34 PM

True 

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Posted by ikar01 on Friday, December 24, 2021 10:48 PM

Next you will be needing the one with the magnifying glass attachment.  It does come in handy.

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Posted by Surface_Line on Friday, December 24, 2021 11:32 PM

I've those Thirdhand jimcracks for years, but the serrated clip (alligator clip) always wants to do more damage to the work than the help it is giving me.  Has anybody had any luck squishing the serrations out of the clip, using pliers or something?

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Posted by seastallion53 on Saturday, December 25, 2021 1:07 AM

You could grind them down with a dremel tool or a file.

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Posted by ikar01 on Saturday, December 25, 2021 7:07 AM

That's why I use those roach clip hands only when necessary and then sometimes with a cloth covering the teeth.

What about cutting a piece of a rubber material thick enough to keep the teeth away from the surface?

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Posted by philo426 on Saturday, December 25, 2021 8:04 AM

Mine has so much paint on them from airbrushing that there is no damage,

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Posted by fox on Saturday, December 25, 2021 2:18 PM

Ditto on grinding them down flat with a dremel. Wouldn't be without it.

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