Today we are building what's commonly referred to as a half clamp in the field. Half clamps are used to clamp down materials when you cant get a hold on the back side of it.
When I first got into ironworking, I started in the fab shop making columns, baseplates, beams etc. One of the challenges I faced was that when working with smaller beams, I didn't have a square small enough to fit inside the beam.
While we were at the Good of the Land Fest 2019 we got to hang out with a really cool guy by the name of Dale Dairy who runs the Build Something Cool YouTube Channel. He told us about this really cool trend that a lot of Creators were doing called Tip Blitz 2019.
A great tool that everyone should have in their shop, is a 3rd hand. They are great for holding small parts in place so that the welder can tack them in place. They are very simple to make and you can build them as basic or as extravagant as you would like.
