Rotisserie (body holder)

[cmatthewbacon]

I've seen a few people talking about a tool for holding body or chassis parts while you work on them, using a holder designed for clamping PCBs while you solder one side or the other,  and flipping them over as you go. I've invested in one and some metal from eBay to get to this:

 

 

 

 

 

The basic product (https://thepihut.com/products/fully-adjustable-pcb-clamp-holder) is a little bit too short to reliably hold everything you might want to throw at it (max length is 20cm or so). So I bought 50cm of 30mmx15mm steel rectangular tube section off eBay, which should hold pretty much anything in any rational scale. I also invested in some 1/2" x 1/2" x 1/16" aluminium T section, which is glued into the board clamps, and foam attached to the flat surface with double sided tape to provide a firm and flexible grip. I haven't used it in anger yet, but tests with a large 1/25 body and a smaller 1/32 suggest it will do the job...

best,

M.