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Greg Clement
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I have been following the Chieftain builds with great interest, they are a huge help to us newbies. Like most people I’m still working on the detail of the rear hull plate and exhaust box (see Photo) and I’m at the stage where I need to build some conduit and P Clips.

Can someone give me guidance on how to make the P clips? I have some 0.5mm aluminium but not sure of a good way to cut it neatly or drill holes without the drill bit catching and deforming the clips.

Any help or pointers to YouTube videos would be gratefully appreciated.

Greg
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Steve Norris
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Hi Greg
I used .5 mm brass cut into strips and formed around the pipe. Leave plenty of excess length as you will need this to hold when drilling. I drilled mine 1/16 inch dia (a new drill really helps hear). Once drilled I cut off the excess length.
It may take a bit of practice but once you get good results it becomes quite easy.
This is one I did
This is one I did
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Steve
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Hi Steve

What method do you use to cut the brass?

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Post by Steve Norris »

Hi Greg
I use Gilbow tin snips, easy to use on thin sheet material.
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Steve
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