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Old 04-14-2006, 04:55 PM
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Default Kevin and Laird in Limerick form

Find yourself a hacksaw blade,
A funky new tool is made,
The slot is the key,
Your hand it will free,
As you admire how little you paid

Kevin and Laird - great ideas - Thanks
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Old 04-14-2006, 06:10 PM
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Default Installing Adel clamps with a cleco clamp

Take a cleco clamp in one hand
The adel clamp in the other
In a third hand take the bolt
With a fourth hand dial your mother.

Now with Mom's hands we have six
It may seem you have too few
But of all my building tricks
This is one I'll pass to you:

Cleco the adel clamp nice and tight
Slip the bolt into its spot
Twist the nut on, thread it right
It mustn't strip, it mustn't rock.

Torque the nut per the table
Remove the cleco clamp when able

If you do all this and do it right
The nut won't sproing clear outta sight.
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Old 04-14-2006, 06:18 PM
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Place the Adel Clamp where you want it. Close with a pair of locking vice grips. Wrap with tie wire and unlock the vice grips. Then you can either put on a washer and nut or screw into a nutplate as the case may be. The tie wire can remain on until you need to remove the adel clamp, maybe never.
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Old 04-14-2006, 06:51 PM
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Default Avery's sell's pliers for adel clamps

I saw them at SnF and wish I had picked them up. Now it looks like I'll be ordering a set.
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Old 04-14-2006, 09:29 PM
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Default Martin - A+

I loved it - never thought to call Mom!
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Old 04-14-2006, 11:43 PM
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Default Avery "Line Clamp Plier"

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Originally Posted by N941WR
I saw them at SnF and wish I had picked them up. Now it looks like I'll be ordering a set.
Here is Avery's "Line Clamp Plier". That's pretty intuitive name. I might have used the word "adel" in there somewhere.




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Like having a third hand. Special plier to clamp and hold tabs on cushioned loop style aircraft clamps while installing screws. Has latch that holds clamp tabs together. For use with #8 and #10 screws. Quality forged steel construction.
LINE CLAMP PLIER
SKU: 535
Price: $69.00
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Old 04-15-2006, 11:06 PM
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Originally Posted by rv8ch
Here is Avery's "Line Clamp Plier". That's pretty intuitive name. I might have used the word "adel" in there somewhere.
Maybe they'd have to pay someone if the used the word "Adel"?? I'll live with a non-intuitive name if it means the tool's a few bucks cheaper!
Oh... here's the limerick:


Once I used safetywire pliers for the Adel clamp-ing drill,
But that was when Uncle Sam was paying the tool bill.
Now that I'm a civilian and tools are bought by me,
I use needle-nose Vise Grips, which work quite nicely.



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Old 04-16-2006, 10:51 AM
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Default Line Pliers

I the line pliers at US Air Tool at Sun 'N Fun and just could not resist it - $42.00
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Old 07-24-2008, 08:05 AM
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Smile Adel Clamps

Never mind safety wire, tie wraps, needle nose pliers, or fish hook hook removers for installing Adel Clamps. Check out this Adel Clamp tool. It makes multiple Adel Clamp installations a breeze. I bought mine directly from SMAM Tools at 912-882-4359. You can see how it works at smamtools.com. Jeff
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Old 07-24-2008, 08:44 AM
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Vise-grip pliers I use,
A scratch awl to align,
Safetywire working with twos,
Overcome a poor design,


Really bad I know. I use safety wire for doing more than one clamp together, and use a big scratch awl to align all the holes.
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