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The front section of the Chassis needed further welding in order to be completed as a group. The highlighted green areas have been welded using the MDF and CNC Machine method described above. The highlighted orange areas were welded together as another independent group using the same MDF and CNC Machine. The highlighted pink areas were welded onto the highlighted green front section using 3D printed jigs. 3D print jigs allowed for ease of manufacturing complicated structures to hold the tubes.
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Additional Independent Group (Highlighted Orange Area)
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3D Print Jigs Used to Hold Tubes while Front Plane Rested on Flat Surface
Overall Jig Assembly
After the large groups of tubes were welded, a large inventory of 80/20 Aluminum Extrusions were used to design an overall jig to hold the large groups of tubes together. Tube Clamps were designed in order to mount the tubes onto the Aluminum Extrusion Tower.
File Name: JIG-ASSY-MASTER
Folder Path: GrabCAD\MSXIV\Development\Chassis\Welding Jig
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