Patent ID: 6931751

Claim:
A method for securing a component for inspection, said method comprising: providing a tool including a first clamping member and a second clamping member coupled to a guide rail assembly that is formed from at least three rails coupled together, wherein the at least three rails extend generally parallel with respect to one another, a center one of the at least three rails has a width that is narrower than a width of the other two rails, at least one of the clamping members engaging the guide rail assembly adjacent opposing faces of the center one of the three rails; fixedly securing the first clamping member to the guide rail assembly; slidably coupling the second clamping member to the guide rail assembly such that the second clamping member is substantially parallel to the first clamping member; and securing the component within the tool between the first and second clamping members such that the first and second clamping members are fixedly secured in position with respect to the guide rail assembly and such that the second clamping member is frictionally coupled to the guide rail assembly by a biasing mechanism that includes a pair of hinged arms biased apart by a spring.