Difference between revisions of "Frame Designs"
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#Welded Steel Rectangular Tubing - 1-1/2 x 3/4 x 14 Gauge | #Welded Steel Rectangular Tubing - 1-1/2 x 3/4 x 14 Gauge | ||
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#Unistrut | #Unistrut | ||
| − | #3D printed corner brackets | + | #3D printed corner brackets/metal tubing |
Revision as of 07:44, 23 February 2014
If you use solid bottom boards, it is easier to build a wooden telescoping box to house the scale.
If you use screened bottom boards, a frame can be built to hold the load cells that will allow the debris to fall through. The load cells are removed from the scale and mounted in the frame. This voids the warranty.
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.
Five frames have been designed, each with advantages and disadvantages.
- Punched and bent
- Welded Steel Rectangular Tubing - 1-1/2 x 3/4 x 14 Gauge
- Progressive die stamped and welded
- Unistrut
- 3D printed corner brackets/metal tubing
