DRI: Aidan Lehal Salman Rasheed
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The tubes (grey circular) will be welded together using a jig, and the ribs (Orange) will be welded with the same jig.
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Welding Jig
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Welding jig supporting horizontal pipe while aligning rib at designated location.
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Welding Jig supporting two tubes to create a T joint or corner once welded
MDF Mold:
Made out of MDF, slots for ribs to be placed, with hardstops at the front and back to prevent movement.
MDF does not require welding
MDF base can be reused by removing the ribs from the slots and replacing them with new ones (that fit a different panel)
MDF will have to be purchased
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The ribs can attached to brackets at multiple points, each colored “X” represents a different row pattern of brackets to be to the aluminum extrusions below. Depending on the amount of welded brackets, aluminum extrusion crossmembers can be added or removed as needed. (e.g. the blue row indicates that each rib has 6 contact points (including ends), and the red row indicates 3 contact points (including ends), etc.).
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