Hi Kirk, I often temporarily stick parts I'm working on to a sacrificial piece of metal. Of course, with the small size of the parts I'm making, having a bigger 'handle' or something to clamp in the vise is the only way I can work on the pieces. I usually use shellac as an adhesive or, more often if I intend to do a lot of work on a piece, Cyanoacrylate (superglue). There are a number of grades of Cyanoacrylate, some gap filling, some not, and they all have one thing in common - they will release if you heat them a bit - just too hot to handle comfortably. the residue can then be wiped off with a bit of acetone. Before you use this stuff, you do need to clean the metal well with acetone or a proprietary cyano prep spray (if you use acetone it has to be plain acetone from the chemist, nail polish remover won't work as it has oils in it.) For anything needing a really good hold you can even use epoxy as most of these will also release with a bit of heat. I actually find that the cyanoacrylate glue I get from our 'Pound stores' - presumably your 'Dollar stores' - where I get 5 little plastic bottles of a very fluid glue on a card for 1UKP, is actually the best I have used!
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