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2012-12-14, 1:26pm
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Gripping miscellaneous items for lampwork
I'm interested in wrapping glass around items other than mandrels. Does anyone have any advice on how to do this?
Pliers come to mind, but I don't want to have to pinch the entire time--I'd be afraid I'd loose my grip and drop it.
Hemostats also come to mind, but I couldn't easily rotate the object in the flame.
Ideally, it would be something like a pin vice, but with a larger opening, that I could put any random shaped object into and it would still grip. Does something like this exist?
Thanks so much!
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2012-12-14, 1:34pm
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You can make something like this:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/48811649...rod-holder-for
Get whatever grabber size you need and glue the handle end into a piece of pipe or wood or something.
-BEP
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2012-12-14, 2:36pm
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here:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/JEGS-Perform...5d9e63&vxp=mtr
search vintage carpenters tools as well. Basically these large pin vises to hold a variety of drill bits were standard before the electric ones took over.
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2012-12-14, 2:43pm
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Felicia posted this one for skeleton keys. You could probably modify it for other things.
http://www.lampworketc.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=234487
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2012-12-15, 5:54am
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I use hemostats and I have no problems with rotating once you get used to it.
Another option would be the short rods grabers, I have some from Carlo Dona : http://www.carlodona.com/english/pro...mpworking.html
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2012-12-15, 7:00am
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Perhaps a peg leg tool?
ajusting the metal pins would let you grab different shapes.
Larger alligator clips may also work if you can solder the clip to a mandrel.
Most of the cheap ones are flimsy but you hardware or RadioShack might have better quality.
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2012-12-15, 7:07am
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I have the hold-me-tight from Graceful Customs.
http://www.etsy.com/listing/39026944...ght-rod-holder
It has an incredibly strong grip if whatever you're wanting to grip would work in its end. I love it for glass rods - it has saved me a ton of glass. It would not be the easiest to continuously turn in the flame, though, due to the non-round handle shape.
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