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Originally Posted by AdamHeard
You guys are using Chromoly? wow... that stuff is heavy, I can't really tell from some pics I just looked up, but what size tubing was it and was it worth it compared to a larger piece of aluminum tubing? Is it something worth doing again? I'm not criticizing, I'm just trying become more familiar with construction techniques
Don't put off learning CAD... I did for two years and it was totally not worth it... It seemed intimidating to me, but I just took the tutorials in inventor and fiddled around; Now I've become pretty good at it. If I can do it as I high school student, you should take some time to learn it. Unless you're not a M.E.; in which case, sorry for harassing you.
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It's not as heavy as you think. Our whole tube frame was somewhere around 36 lbs I think. I am not for sure on that. But I was very impressed. The biggest down fall of the tubing was the welding. We had one mentor and two students that could weld it, the process was a bit slower than 10 guys with rivets guns for sure, but I can't complain, the end result was amazing to me.
I am not an M.E. I am a Controls Engineer. About the extend of my cad is AutoCad Electrical 2008 (<<<--use to be VIA, until AutoDesk bought them out) and I like Google Sketchup. I like Sketchup and have been learning the concept of 3-D drawing, maybe that will carry over to Inventor, if I ever have a need to use it. So far, drawings electrical prints in 3D some how doesn't fit into my schedule so far :-)
Although I wonder if the electricans would freak out if I gave them a 3D wiring diagram???? hmmm.....