First Instructable: Helping hands

For anyone needing extra hands while working on electronics or small light weight objects.

What you will need:
Heatsink
LED book light
Copper or similar thick yet bendable wire
Gator clips

Epoxy (I used Locktite 5 minute, and J-B Weld)
Soldier & solder gun
Pliers

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Step 1Attach the arms

Epoxy the wire and light to the heatsink.

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May 24, 2009. 3:33 AMarikyeo says:

soldier? It should be "solder"!!!

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May 24, 2009. 7:57 AMmikedoth (author) says:

Thanks for catching that!

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Feb 24, 2009. 10:02 AMred-king says:

its a bit of a waste of a heatsink if you ask me...

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Apr 15, 2008. 5:59 PMA good name says:

There have been like 3 of these already... and that's within 15 pages of eachother O_O

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May 23, 2007. 4:31 PMHamO says:

How about showing us something (project, part etc.) it will hold. I'm afraid this is too light weight to be very useful. Heavier wire maybe, but good idea.

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May 23, 2007. 10:30 PMmikedoth (author) says:

Added the photo to the last page of the tutorial.

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