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Cut and Bend the Main Rod

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Welders 3rd hand

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What happens here

The creator measures the round bar to 16 inches using a tape measure and cuts it to length using an Evolution chop saw. Next, he secures the cut round bar in a vise and uses a torch to heat a section of the bar until it is red hot. He then uses a bending jig to bend the heated rod to an angle just shy of 90 degrees, creating the first bend for the tool's arm.

Goal: Shape the primary arm of the third hand

Tools and materials

  • Bending Jig — Assisting in bending the heated round bar, Evolution Chop Saw Evolution

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Let's get after it. I'm making this third hand from some round bar and an assortment of nuts and bolts. So, I'm going to take a round bar here and I'm just going to mark it 16 in. Now, I'm going to heat this bar up so I can bend it. Bend it to a right about a 90. All right, let's see how good these welds are going to be. Not bad. This auto-darkening helmet from

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