PICTURES ADDED DIY helping Hand (THE BEST ONE YOU'LL EVER USE LOL)

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Hey guys and gals, so I was recently wanting to build my own version of the helping/third hand. I found a few ideas on google and youtube. I used those flexible cnc coolant hose's with some medium sized alligator clips, and a thin block of steel. Hope you guys like it. Honestly this is going to make life a hole lot easier when I am soldering. These hose's can be picked up for less than 12$ and the whole thing can be built for less than 25$. I found one on ebay and a few other sites for over 49$ Oh I forgot to mention the elec. tape is not what's holding it together...

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This isn't a bad tool but its not flexible like the one above.

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Paint it black lol

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If anyone wants one built shoot me a pm and we'll work something out. I can build it anyway you'd like.
Thanks for looking guys.
Justin

 

[hakzaw1]

Re: DIY helping hand/ Third Hand

nice work there- +6 when I can.

I watch for the ones w/ LED light when on sale at HarborFrieght- less than 12$IIRC

once you use one you will not want to be w/o a helping set of hands
I put shrink on mine too
that stuff has a lot more uses than most know--

 

[Laser Chick]

Re: DIY helping hand/ Third Hand

Fly tying vises work pretty good also but yeah, the coolant hoses are way more versatile.
4 mounted on a plate like that with room for a vise in the center is perfect :gj:

The first thought I had when I saw the 4th picture with all four arms mounted = It's alive!!!

 

[APEX1]

Re: DIY helping hand/ Third Hand

nice work there- +6 when I can.

I watch for the ones w/ LED light when on sale at HarborFrieght- less than 12$IIRC

once you use one you will not want to be w/o a helping set of hands
I put shrink on mine too
that stuff has a lot more uses than most know--

Thank you...yea I've seen that one. I was thinking about making another one in a triangle format so I could put a led on the third hose or maybe a magnifier

Fly tying vises work pretty good also but yeah, the coolant hoses are way more versatile.
4 mounted on a plate like that with room for a vise in the center is perfect :gj:

The first thought I had when I saw the 4th picture with all four arms mounted = It's alive!!!

my mother said the same thing when she was dropping my son off lol

 

[GSS]

Re: DIY helping hand/ Third Hand

Wow I use those coolant lines all the time at work, never crossed my mind. You better patent it before someone steal it. Nice!!

 

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Wow I use those coolant lines all the time at work, never crossed my mind. You better patent it before someone steal it. Nice!!

I'm not the first one to do this lol I got the idea from something like it!

 

[Pman]

Re: DIY helping hand/ Third Hand (THE BEST ONE YOU'LL EVER USE LOL)

Nice job. Can't give you REP again yet but that shows that you are doing a good job contributing

 

[APEX1]

Re: DIY helping hand/ Third Hand (THE BEST ONE YOU'LL EVER USE LOL)

Nice job. Can't give you REP again yet but that shows that you are doing a good job contributing

Thanks Pman! I love this forum and spend a lot of time on it. What does that say about my social life though lmao?!

 

[Pman]

Re: DIY helping hand/ Third Hand (THE BEST ONE YOU'LL EVER USE LOL)

I'm usually on all day between other things so no comment from me

 

[APEX1]

Re: DIY helping hand/ Third Hand (THE BEST ONE YOU'LL EVER USE LOL)

I'm usually on all day between other things so no comment from me

I'm glad I'm not alone hahah

 

[trussmonkey25]

Re: DIY helping hand/ Third Hand (THE BEST ONE YOU'LL EVER USE LOL)

A rep to you. I bet you could sell these all day long at fleabay or fleamarket

 

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I was gonna make a few more of these, would anyone be interested in one?