LAST EDITED ON Nov-12-04 AT 10:34 AM (CST)
I found a cheap, fun tool for building metal tanks. I am always trying to hold tanks at odd angles for soldering using odds and ends around the shop and rubber bands. I saw an ad in Harbor Freight for a double, adjustable magnet for welding for $4.99. I was a little surprised at how large it is or how strong. Still, I was afraid it wouldn't grab sheet tin stock strong enough to hold a tank while I soldered it. WRONG! It is a fifty lb magnet set and grabs everything it comes near including my tanks. If fact it is a bit of a struggle to get my tanks loose.
I found a cheap, fun tool for building metal tanks. I am always trying to hold tanks at odd angles for soldering using odds and ends around the shop and rubber bands. I saw an ad in Harbor Freight for a double, adjustable magnet for welding for $4.99. I was a little surprised at how large it is or how strong. Still, I was afraid it wouldn't grab sheet tin stock strong enough to hold a tank while I soldered it. WRONG! It is a fifty lb magnet set and grabs everything it comes near including my tanks. If fact it is a bit of a struggle to get my tanks loose.
Anyway, It stuck to everything ferrous between Harbor Freight and my workshop and it certainly magnetized an adjustment wrench and probably wiped some video tape, degaussed my TV and has my workshop clock running backward. Still, it worked wonderfully as a soldering fixture and really eased some of those awkward solder joints. Wouldn't be without it. In fact, I probably can't be without is as any attempt to remove it will only result in its attachment to my garage door track or the rebar deep in my concrete driveway.
Al
