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Thread: Corner Clamping Tapered Parts?
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21st Nov 2020, 07:32 AM #1New Member
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Corner Clamping Tapered Parts?
Hi there!
I hope this is the correct area to ask, but I'm about to do a bunch of brazing on 0.125 aluminum foot shell parts (about two dozen) for a full size Star Wars R2D2 build.
Problem I'm having is that R2D2's feet / these parts are pyramid shaped and requires a weird corner clamp angle I'm not sure how to achieve.
For instances, the very first parts you put together are corner welds, but tapered out:
Normally I would just square my parts up by eye and let it rip, but because there are so many parts here that need replica precision, I want to get things truly squared up and not just by eye.
How do you normally clamp a 90deg corner that tapers?
Thank you in advanced!
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21st Nov 2020, 09:24 PM #2Most Valued Member
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Hi Devin, and WELCOME to a TOP FORUM.
I'd make 2 corner blocks out of 2" X 1/4" flat bar, at the correct angle, one for each side that can be clamped to the Aluminum to hold in the correct position.
Having the flats sitting on a sheet of steel will allow a magnet to hold it all in place.
HTH
KrynTo grow old is mandatory, growing up is optional.
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22nd Nov 2020, 05:24 PM #3Senior Member
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Welcome to the forum Devin.
Ross
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