What kind of tricks does anyone have for welding small items? By small I mean no room to put the ground clamp. For example, how would you weld two quarter sized steel washers together?
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Clamp together with Vice grips and put ground clamp on vice grips.... Done that with items "C" clamped together, by just putting ground on "C" clamp....I know it violates the put ground as close as possible to area to weld, but it works.... Other solution is to forget the weld and use other form of fabrication...
DaleLast edited by Dale M.; 02-03-2019, 09:28 PM."Fear The Government That Wants To Take Your Guns" - Thomas Jefferson..
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1. Drill or use existing holes in welding table to use a drill- press hold-down jig or, a clamp made from a cheap pair of visegrip cones.
2. Construct a universal jig to attach to your table of the type used in welding schools to hold practice coupons.. This can be used to hold any type of clamp or tool holding the the weld metal. with ground attached on jig.
3. Buy small cheap (expendable) C clamps.
4. Make a tiny grasshopper.
5. If all else fails, tack something to it and ground that, and repair the damage later.
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The issue is not holding the items as much as it is getting the ground clamp on and having room to weld. I don't have a metal table. I think what I want is a small ground clamp. How small do they make them?"He who is without oil shall throw the first rod."
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Originally posted by Blacksmith View PostI recently tacked two bushings together. Held them together in my 5 inch bench vice and put the clamp on the vice.
I consider it a vice to hurt a vise.
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Originally posted by Nipper View PostThe issue is not holding the items as much as it is getting the ground clamp on and having room to weld. I don't have a metal table. I think what I want is a small ground clamp. How small do they make them?Last edited by Northweldor; 01-07-2019, 08:58 PM.
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