{"id":37,"date":"2023-10-17T23:39:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T23:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/avimator.net\/?page_id=37"},"modified":"2023-10-22T11:06:36","modified_gmt":"2023-10-22T11:06:36","slug":"the-frame","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/avimator.net\/index.php\/the-apache-pit-project\/main-menu\/the-build\/the-frame\/","title":{"rendered":"the frame"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\"frame_design_right\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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the frame section profiles<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As part of this project I actually learnt how to TIG weld (on weekends by a TAFE teacher in between jobs…. )<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It took me a day or 2 to start producing decent welds on some scrap pieces, butt joints were easiest, & outside \/ flats, it was getting into the insides of 90 degree joints that I had the most difficulty, but this was expected so early on as my skillset just wasn’t there yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Once I was confident enough & he was happy enough with my welding he got me to start assembling parts of the frame, we started with the easy stuff, anything flat\/square, the rectangle box at the rear of the pit was the obvious start point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He was kind enough to allow me to store the frame assembly at his shed until we were finished (both assembling & learning), which was a big help<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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the front, sides & rear box were the easiest (squares, right angles, flat joins…)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

it was the angled sections of the upper front, upper middle & upper rear that caused the most headache, but making it in sections was a blessing which simplified the fabrication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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the canopy sections were also problematic, the CPG less so as it was a flat piece, but it wasn’t square & had to be completed first due to its more simple arrangement. Moving on to the PLT canopy, that was tricky, I had to make it in two sections then join them by putting it in place, clamping as much as I could, then tacking everything, double checking, adjusting & tacking again, before welding all the joins up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I had to take a similar approach to set the upper front & CPG canopy sections in place, to make sure that the angles were correct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Before I drilled the bolt holes to allow for assembly\/disassembly, I clamped all frame sections together & tacked them in place. This would prevent any chance of bolt holes becoming misaligned at any point, prior to completing drilling of all the bolt holes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Once completed, I relocated to my brothers shed to finish off some of the modifications with the MIG welder, much quicker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It was at this point, once I had placed a set in the PLT station, I then put a crate in the CPG at the approximate seating height & realised immediately that I had trimmed too much off the height of the 3D model…. oops<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I needed to come up with the most economical method of increasing the height, as I was pretty much out of steel. I ended up having to purchase another 3 pieces of 6m lenghts of 25mm SHS (1.6mm wall). This would allow me to make legs for the front, middle & rear sections, to lift the entire assembly up by 300mm, the sides did not need to be extended, the shell would provide concealment of this, & the frame assembly itself would provide rigidity. A lot less welding, a lot less work 16 joins instead of 64.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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test fit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

adjusted frame – with all new ‘legs’ & did a test fit in the lounge room<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The frame is quite large, but disassembles down to a fairly small bundle, the largest part being the rear section<\/p>\n\n\n\n

but all pieces will easily fit through a standard doorway. (no need to lift the roof off your house in order to get the simpit inside)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

main sections of the steel frame are secure together via M8 bolts, the entire frame is then secure to a baseboard on castor wheels<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The plywood shell then affixes to the steel frame ins similiar sized sections to the frame, in order to make dismantling less labour intensive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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