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[CBJ805T]

Hi just wanted some advice on using cleco pins.

If you hold on a panel using these you obviously have to drill through both panels to fit the cleco pin. Once the pin is removed this leaves you with a hole that needs welding up. What the technique for doing this? I can just see myself blowing bigger and bigger holes in the panel and not plugging the hole.

Thanks, chris

[Guess-Works.com]

Obviously Cleco's are used to hold panels where they are riveted together thus the hole is eventually filled with a rivet...

 

I've never seen the need to use cleco's on a vehicle, especially a mini where all the seems are external therefore easily clamped, and also therefore adjustable, cleco's are not adjustable. 

 

But to plug weld them have something like a lump of copper to hold behind the hole when you weld, the weld will not stick to that.

[alex-95]

I don't know how big the hole is for them but it's easy enough to weld into the hole If the welders set up right without blowing a bigger hole, if it starts to get bigger stop for a moment to let it cool. Just drill some holes in some sheet metal, then practice some.

[creakyjaws5533]

A guy I work with used them on his vw camper build I could ask him but not until Tuesday if you want

[Wise Old Elf]

 

I've never seen the need to use cleco's on a vehicle, especially a mini where all the seems are external therefore easily clamped, and also therefore adjustable, cleco's are not adjustable. 

 

 

I suspect Chris has been looking at Neil's posts.

 

[CBJ805T]

I've never seen the need to use cleco's on a vehicle, especially a mini where all the seems are external therefore easily clamped, and also therefore adjustable, cleco's are not adjustable.

 
I suspect Chris has been looking at Neil's posts.
 

You guess it, I just couldn't work out how to paste one of Neil's pictures. So it copper the right way around it?

[alex-95]

Yep a bit of copper behind will do, You can squish some copper pipe and fold it over at one end and use the othe as a handle, make sure you wear a glove it gets quite hot .

[sonikk4]

You can fill the holes without the use of copper. If you start your weld on the edge of the hole it will fill nicely. You may have to do both side this way but if done right you won't.

Practise will soon get you on track with this method. However if you are struggling then use the copper method.

[Jmccrary]

looking good!!  thats how my car looked yesterday lol...But yes...cooper will work or TIG it in :)