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Unread 22-04-2007, 01:08
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Re: Help out rookie/less experienced teams

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Originally Posted by Otaku View Post


Doodeelaadoo...

Click it. It's a thumbnail.


I'm still working on it, but I suggest that if you're going to want to maniuplate it and view it, you'll want Google sketchup. It's free (well, the free version is).

This is just a teaser, btw. I'll upload the .sku (or whatever the filetype is) when I finish.
For between the side rails, instead of one huge piece of angle, use u channel or a cut piece of box tubing. This way for the inner piece you have support from both sides. Or just weld 2 pieces of inderstrial angle, so that you have the corner support. Or tig wil the inside corners of the channel.

Also I don't know if you plan on including it or if you even care, but for attaching the angle, just make tapped holes this way you dont need nuts. And 1/4-20 screws should suffice. If you do a 2 pattern, it should be fine:
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Doing a 3 hole pattern should stop rocking if you only have the support on on side:
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-John