Difference between revisions of "Frame Designs"

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==Summary==
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==Goal==
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If you use solid bottom boards, consider building a wooden telescoping box to house the scale. It is cheap, easy, quick and it doesn't void the warranty on the scale.
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The goal is a low cost frame that can be built from readily available materials
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by students using tools found in a home shop. This has not yet been achieved.
  
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If you use screened bottom boards, a frame can be built to hold the load cells that will allow the debris to fall through.
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==Frame Designs==
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The load cells can be removed from the scale and mounted in the frame.  This voids the warranty. Or, new load cells purchased and a scale built from scratch using the CS5550, AD7193, or HX711
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Several frames have been designed,  each with advantages and disadvantages:
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If you use topbar hives ...
 
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The goal is a low cost frame that can be built from readily available materials by students using tools found in a home shop. This has not yet been achieved.
 
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Five frames have been designed,  each with advantages and disadvantages:
 
  
 
#[[Frame A| Punched and bent]]
 
#[[Frame A| Punched and bent]]
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#[[Frame: Ultimate Bottom Board/Aluminum Hybrid| Ultimate Bottom Board: Utilizing a Manufactured Frame with Aluminum Undercarrage]]
 
#[[Frame: Ultimate Bottom Board/Aluminum Hybrid| Ultimate Bottom Board: Utilizing a Manufactured Frame with Aluminum Undercarrage]]
 
#[[Frame: The Thrifty-Bee Scale: A low-cost All Aluminum Scale| Thrifty-Bee Scale: A Low-Cost All Aluminum Scale]]
 
#[[Frame: The Thrifty-Bee Scale: A low-cost All Aluminum Scale| Thrifty-Bee Scale: A Low-Cost All Aluminum Scale]]
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==Background==
 

Revision as of 06:28, 16 March 2017

Goal

The goal is a low cost frame that can be built from readily available materials by students using tools found in a home shop. This has not yet been achieved.

Frame Designs

Several frames have been designed, each with advantages and disadvantages:

  1. Punched and bent
  2. Welded Steel Rectangular Tubing
  3. Progressive die stamped and welded
  4. Unistrut/SuperStrut
  5. 3D printed corner brackets/metal tubing
  6. Frameless (2 rails) using strut
  7. Octanorm aluminum extrusion with torx cam locks
  8. Vacuum Forming: A Plastic/Aluminum Hybrid Frame
  9. Ultimate Bottom Board: Utilizing a Manufactured Frame with Aluminum Undercarrage
  10. Thrifty-Bee Scale: A Low-Cost All Aluminum Scale
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