Clecos!?

[rakort]

Which will be most used in the build? The $15 ebay acquisition or ~70 army surplus wing nut old school clecos OR the new school eastwood ~$40 kit with horribly few clecos?

 

[747mopar]

???? I'm still using self drilling screws to hold panels tight lol.

 

[rakort]

???? I'm still using self drilling screws to hold panels tight lol.

LOLOLOL that's what I'm wondering! Did you answer the poll!? Your answer would have been #3!

 

[snakeyes]

look at summit they sell cleco in large bundles cheaper than eastwood also check amazon

 

[747mopar]

LOLOLOL that's what I'm wondering! Did you answer the poll!? Your answer would have been #3!

Sure did....

Snakeyes is right, shop around (I've always found Eastwood to be more expensive than everyone else).

 

[conv67bdere]

Those aren't "old school" clecos . . . the copper colored ones only have a fixed amount of force that you can place on the joint, the wing nut type are capable of providing a much larger amount of force to keep the panels tight while you're working on them. They can be really torqued down on the panels - it will make a difference in some cases . . .

I much prefer the wing nut types and wish that I had a bunch more in my toolbox . . .

 

[snakeyes]

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/aaf-all18228

 

[snakeyes]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Wing-Nut-Fa...hash=item415bb65f53:m:mYaERtLA2x1swjObvdaJ44g

 

[snakeyes]

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odk...sid=m570.l1313&_nkw=cleco&_sacat=0&rmvSB=true

 

[snakeyes]

https://www.tinmantech.com/products/hand-tools/clecos-and-fasteners/cleco-wingnut-fasteners.php

 

[snakeyes]

best thing to do is shop around ,even shop craigslist and other auction sites but watch your used ones some can be abused

 

[gkent]

Personally I find clecos have limited use in a resto. If you're building airplanes with rivets they're ideal but if you're plug welding panels you don't want a lot of holes that you need to fill. Sheet metal screws strategically placed get the job done well and require no special tools.

 

[Paul Boucher]

Best place for clecos: https://www.browntool.com/Listview/tabid/344/CategoryID/85/Level/a/Default.aspx

Dealt with Mike for years. Good guy and good customer service.

 

[super-bee_ski]

I'm at Edwards AFB, we use the "New Style" now......