structures. 13 shows a typical application where two angle
plates and a drafting triangle are used to hold two sides of a
scratchbuilt building at 90° while they are glued together. 14
show an alternative approach using two large angle plates and
a small angle plate to hold the sides of a building in line while
it is under construction. I’ve also used them to keep something
on the workbench from sliding while adding a new part. On a
recent project, I rested a brass frame on the large ones while
soldering cross members in place, as shown in (15).
13: The larger angle plates are arranged tight together
to create a 90° angle. Two sides of a structure under
construction are positioned up against the angle plates,
and held in place with a small drafting triangle. The building
sides need to be tight to each other before they are bonded
together with a drop of styrene cement. This gives you an
accurate 90° corner.
14: A better variation of the setup shown in Photo 13 uses a
small angle plate to hold the two sides in alignment. The edge
of the small angle plate adjacent to the joint between the
two pieces of styrene was ground-down so the cement won’t
creep from the joint onto the angle plate. The styrene cement
is being applied using an A-West bottle.
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The Tool Shed - 7
Disclaimer – I love good tools and don’t hesitate to invest in
them.
MRH-Mar 2014
