LifeTrac III/Manufacturing Instructions/Assemble: Difference between revisions

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*'''Upper Frame Assembly'''
*'''Upper Frame Assembly'''
**Mount Vertical Frame Pieces to Lower Frame inner corners
**Mount Vertical Frame Pieces to Lower Frame inner corners
***When mounting/bolting pieces, do so loosely. Save extra-tightening till afterward.
**Mount Upper Crossbrace Frame Pieces
**Mount Upper Crossbrace Frame Pieces
**Mount Upper Front-Back Frame Pieces
**Mount Upper Front-Back Frame Pieces
**Tighten all frame bolts.
**Tighten all frame bolts.
*Finished!  
*Finished!


===Potential Issues===
===Potential Issues===

Revision as of 22:32, 11 July 2011

LifeTrac Fab
Prepare - Cut - Drill - Misc - Assemble - Weld - Mount - Finish

Topics

Assemble

  • Frame
  • Arm
  • Hydraulics


Frame

Tools

  • Jig
  • Blocks
  • Bolting
    • Crescent Wrench
    • Wrench (size)
    • Ratchet (size)
  • Drill/Reamer
  • Level
  • Square/Triangle
  • Mallet/Hammer
  • Punch

Materials

  • Frame Pieces 16x
  • Bolts
  • Washers
  • Nuts

Steps

  • Setup
    • Allocate Bolts
      • Lay out ??? bolts on Assembly Table
      • Place two washers on each bolt
      • Loosely attach nuts.
  • Lower Frame Assembly
    • Place Blocks on assembly area ground
    • Place Lower Frame pieces (front-to-back) on Blocks
    • Place Lower Frame crossbraces atop the front-to-back pieces
    • Align holes
    • Bolt Lower Frame together.
    • Level the Lower Frame with Level
      • Adjust Blocks
  • Upper Frame Assembly
    • Mount Vertical Frame Pieces to Lower Frame inner corners
      • When mounting/bolting pieces, do so loosely. Save extra-tightening till afterward.
    • Mount Upper Crossbrace Frame Pieces
    • Mount Upper Front-Back Frame Pieces
    • Tighten all frame bolts.
  • Finished!

Potential Issues

  • Bolt not fitting in hole?
    • Ream hole
  • Bolt fits, but stuck?
    • Loosen nearby bolts, use punch + hammer to force bolt through.

Successful

Vann Miller

Arm