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  1. J

    Helping Hands soldering tool to hold small parts

    I built quite a few miniature birdhouse ornaments this Christmas. The hardest part was holding the miniature bird on the perch while the glue dried. At lunch today it occured to me that I had seen a picture of a electronics helper that consisted of a heavy base and two alligator clips on...
  2. Jamie Straw

    Chucking small-diameter stock

    I have a Oneway Talon chuck, and the jaws I bought to hold smallish diameter stock are their tall "spigot" jaws. I understand the need to have a firm grip on the stock, but when I'm turning something only 2" or 2.25" tall, seems like a waste to use such tall jaws and waste maybe an inch of...
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