raceral wrote:
Clecos are very useful, especially once you start to fabrciate the body panels.
They allow you to remove and install the panels as many times as necessary to get everything lined up right.
If you dont understand their usefullness it is because you have never used them.
Al
I have to concur with raceral.... Clecos ROCK!!!
I did several projects where I muddled through and they came out OK. Then I did a project with Clecos and it came out OK too.. it was just a lot less stressfull.. a lot neater.. lines stayed straight.. panels didn't walk.. you can remove.. fix and replace without losing accuracy.. and the best part.. it took less time! I'll never be without them again!! The work was only OK due to my level of expertise in metal fabrication.. and using clecos even helped that out!
It has nothing to do with the work load of the shop. It has everything to do with the fit and finish of the product. Screws are OK, but they have limitations and negatives.
Do you need them?? NO. Should you have them?? Oh Yeah!!!
Cheers!
KS
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