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Welding Cart Build - Part 2 - Sheet Metal Bottle Bracket
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2 жыл бұрынToday we're "finishing" the welding card by making a bent sheet metal bracket to anchor the gas bottles to the cart. We'll design the part in Fusion 360, cut it out on the plasma table, and bend it to shape.
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00:22 Intro
00:39 Fusion Design
15:04 Plasma cutting
16:47 Grinding
18:01 Marking the bends
19:15 Bending
23:46 Assembly
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@tonybell1597 2 жыл бұрын
It was going sooooo well James…. Precisely the sort of mistake I make, time and time again 😁. I like the way you explain the fusion modelling process, I’ve learnt a load from watching these vids…. Thanks and happy new year!
@kendesign3622 2 жыл бұрын
24:15 I like to call that "getting caught burning one" 🤣 we've all done it. That mag brake looks pretty handy, without it that bottom flange would have been bent the other direction. Nice work James 👍
@qivarebil2149 Жыл бұрын
There's only one guy on KZfaq that would redo this bracket, because of those misplaced holes. And I LOVE it! That is the way to learn - and remember until next project, that You shouldn't make such a mistake. Well done! 🤩👍
@cliffordcooley1273 2 жыл бұрын
Resembles the cart I put together five years ago. It wasn't even my idea, but I've loved it ever since completing. Started out with only a Mig machine. I now have a Plasma/TIG/Stick multi-function machine with the Mig machine on it.
@WinkysWorkshop 2 жыл бұрын
Dude, you are the master of Fusion!
@2OO_OK 2 жыл бұрын
Great bracket and great demo of what a Magnabend can do. The tape measure problem can be avoided by lining up the tape at the 10 inch mark for the origin point..
@toddlawrimore3577 Жыл бұрын
25:00 - the story of my life. Thanks for sharing it with us.
@robertogotti5530 2 жыл бұрын
I have been following your channel for more than a year. Congratulations on the contents and for the complete and comprehensive explanations. Being a professional in the subjects you deal with on the channel, I especially congratulate you on your honesty! KZfaq is full of channels that show timeslices of projects that came out well the first time without following measurements, drawings and tracing. Instead, you always show the whole process, from thought to realization, including the trivial mistakes that all humans can make. Bravo always continues like this!
@EZ_shop 2 жыл бұрын
Of course you'd make another one. Ha ha! Turned out great. Ciao, Marco.
@timw4561 2 жыл бұрын
Love the build. Very interesting content on your channel, James. One thing I do whenever I’m measuring something with a tape and can’t use the hook is to go to the 10” mark. That way, it is like a 2nd zero. A cabinet maker friend told me that years and years ago, and it has worked well for me. Thanks for the great content!
@Clough42 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, that's a good idea. Won't help if you're measuring bigger items, but for small stuff like this, it would make errors super obvious.
@makingthings277 2 жыл бұрын
Look at you buff bro! You weren't showing off that Milwaukee 😂 I work off 1" ALL the time too and every one in awhile it happens - You're not alone bud.
@michaellitzkow8123 5 ай бұрын
Beautiful, and exactly what I need to make next!
@ianrobinson509 2 жыл бұрын
We've all been there James. Your honesty is to be commended and as I think I've said before anyone who never made a mistake never made anything!
@jacobcarrigan6355 4 ай бұрын
I like the amount of detail. Great video.
@ChadFawcett 2 жыл бұрын
I didn't know about the "measure" command when typing in extrude lengths in Fusion! I'd usually use an arbitrary length at first so I could exit the sketch and measure it. Thanks for the tip!
@MyLilMule 2 жыл бұрын
OMG. You screwed up and now my hero worship image of you is forever shattered. ;) Nice to see more honest KZfaqrs that don't edit out the parts that don't go exactly according to plan.
@edvaioli7340 Жыл бұрын
Excellent build and video! I LOLd at your "revised" bracket!
@mith5168 2 жыл бұрын
Fusion lessons are great James…thanks for the concise instruction pointers.
@cantsolvesudokus 2 жыл бұрын
That “failed” bracket could still be used to secure the bottom of the bottles so it don’t slide around if only one is being used. Btw love the fusion lessons.
@DougsMessyGarage 2 жыл бұрын
I am have so much to learn about the sheetmetal function in Fusion. That bottle mount turned out great James. Thanks for posting.
@ericsandberg3167 2 жыл бұрын
Some how I just knew you were going to remake that part........having the holes in the wrong spot would drive you nuts every time you looked at it...... 😁
@fpoastro 2 жыл бұрын
Aint nothin to sneeze at there. Anyone who's done any lick of carpentry has forgotten that they burned the inch. Good for you on the re-make. Be nothing worse than those extra holes torturing you for eternity. Pretty slick setup youve put together there.
@1OlBull 2 жыл бұрын
When I first saw the completed part with the wrong hole dimensions, I thought to myself, "He's gonna make another one!" Quite a professional job, as with all you do. Thanks for another great video....
@DAKOTANSHELBY 2 жыл бұрын
I thought the same thing. I said to myself "I bet he already fabricated a replacement with the correct hole dimensions". And he did. I would too.
@Bob_Adkins 2 жыл бұрын
I call it "punish work"
@e.scottdaugherty8291 Жыл бұрын
Your cart like everything else in the shop is a work in progress, it is constantly evolving.
@raynixon9670 2 жыл бұрын
Hi James. Been watching your stuff since the ELS Project. You do an awesome job. Not sure if it has been suggested (didn’t want to read 100 comments) but an old sheet metal trick is to draw your bend locations on you flat profile, a small 2-3mm half round nick on the ends of each bend line. The plasma/laser marks out the bends for you. Simply grind off once bent. Cheers. Thanks for the content. Ray. All the way from AUS
@inspector1794 2 жыл бұрын
I like it. I think a piece of plywood 1/4" to 1/2" under the bottles might be nice, it would just keep stuff from falling through and making it a shelf instead of a trap for things to get hung up in. Another project, well done. Thanks for letting us watch.
@Clough42 2 жыл бұрын
Totally possible. I kind of like the idea of stuff falling through instead of it filling up with garbage that I have to clean. Though it probably makes little difference in practice.
@levih.4252 Жыл бұрын
Great content as always. I enjoy your style of design/builds/explanation. The commentary of "im sure your going to tell me how I did it wrong down in the comments" never gets old.
@DAKOTANSHELBY 2 жыл бұрын
I enjoy you walking us through Fusion 360 each time. I'm learning it now for 3D printing, but also have plans on a home shop plasma cutter and table like yours. I also enjoy how you pre-empt the haters with your clever sarcasm. Don't give them haters a break.
@joell439 2 жыл бұрын
Every episode just gets better - thanks James. 👍😎👍
@DavidSumlin 2 жыл бұрын
Very satisfying making your own parts!
@rksando1 8 ай бұрын
I am planning a very similar design using angle iron. But my plan is to use a steel plate under the bottles and eliminate the second piece of angle iron. This will allow the bottle to rest against the cabinet. I plan to use a ratchet strap to hold the bottle and attach the ends to brackets using the mounting holes on the cabinet. I will probably add vertical pieces of angle iron on the back and build something to hang cables.
@realpdm 2 жыл бұрын
I think I've learned more about Fusion 360 from a few of your videos than I have from some the full length Fusion 360 tutorial I took to jumpstart me into it from my Sketchup background. Thank you so much for sharing so much detail of your process.
@Clough42 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! This is why I share these videos. Tutorials on individual features are good, but I learn more by watching how someone uses the tool for a real talk.
@mark111943 2 жыл бұрын
Well done James, it actually turned out really well. A great example of what can be achieved with the right tools along with somebody who takes the time and care to study and understand how to achieve a professional result with those tools, including Fusion 360 (I SO need to dedicate some real time to properly understand it).
@Crafter318 2 жыл бұрын
Nice video James! Quick tip! If you want to select all of a slot ie to mirror it, instead of selecting both lines and both arcs, double click on any of the parts of the slot and it will select all of it. Same for all closed patterns.
@Clough42 2 жыл бұрын
Oh, awesome!
@dannyl2598 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, I think it's great.
@jameskilpatrick7790 2 жыл бұрын
Just recently started watching this channel. I really like it. Good "Around the shop" projects, VERY good Fusion 360 walk-throughs, and a great focus on how an imperfect man in an imperfect world can still strive for perfection, and get some pretty impressive work done. Thanks for the work you do making these videos, James.
@samvoelkel2046 2 жыл бұрын
I enjoy watching your process of creating these sheet metal parts. You never disappoint. Thanks.
@PhG1961 2 жыл бұрын
Great ingenuity ! Well done !
@Mcfryguy5555 2 жыл бұрын
Looks good!
@toolbox-gua 2 жыл бұрын
Again, a great video and fine craft. Thank you.
@jsteifel 2 жыл бұрын
Can't tell you how many times I have done that; started at the 1 to avoid the end, and forgot to subtract it out. Missed it by that much 🤯
@1shotbarbeque881 2 жыл бұрын
Burn an inch. Been there done that.😖 Awesome design. Love it
@tinmansmith39 2 жыл бұрын
Great clean job.
@davelewis3963 2 жыл бұрын
Your plasma cutter is so cool!
@design8studio Жыл бұрын
Awesome, thank you.
@albertxnyc 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this tutorial and keeping it humble - going over the mistakes you made with your first part. keep it up!
@glennroberts7236 2 жыл бұрын
I love these gloves, use them as inner gloves for a bit of heat protection, with latex disposable gloves as outer protection whilst doing hot (not running) oil changes.😊
@twobob 2 жыл бұрын
good one. Liked the Fusion parts; And the honesty about the mistakes.
@OhHeyTrevorFlowers 2 жыл бұрын
Neat work!
@carlwhite8225 2 жыл бұрын
James, that was a great project and the explanations of the workings of fusion 360 is a bonus, Thanks.
@daoyanjoe6447 2 жыл бұрын
Just plan to upgrade my welding cart，adding drawers，thanks for inspiring！
@misterfixit1952 2 жыл бұрын
Great job as usual. It's nice to see someone else make a Mr. Bozo mistake, now and then and it's good of you to 'share those instructive if less than fulfilling, moments with us. We have all done it. Now if I can just get one of those "shop robots" of yours, LOL.
@sodster68 2 жыл бұрын
Yes, bring out the bottle! Oh, you meant the gas bottle? Cheers anyway and thanks for sharing! Beautiful work!
@billstrahan4791 2 жыл бұрын
I dialed 911 and held my finger over "call" as I watched you with the gloves and die grinder! Scary stuff! :) As always, thanks for the educational videos!
@btodoroff 2 жыл бұрын
Great content and great idea using the cabinet. Have a very similar cart about half done in the garage.
@MrSneakyGunz 2 жыл бұрын
Perfect! ✊
@alistairfurnell126 2 жыл бұрын
My God ,it's fool of star's and you are a star James
@bjen2005 Жыл бұрын
I think I would have put that first bottle rack that you bent on some aluminum\copper and welded the holes shut and just drilled new holes. 🙂. Great thing about aluminum\copper is that when welding carbon steel, the weld won't stick to the aluminum. I will admit that the cart did look good after completion though. Well done !!!!
@9z4clb 2 жыл бұрын
Great video James. My CNC Plasma cutter gets used daily. They're sooo damned cool!
@wizrom3046 2 жыл бұрын
Skillful CAD work. 👍🙂
@Andy-rq9ni 2 жыл бұрын
Actually James , Wearing gloves with a Grinder is the the right thing to do :) , But man that comment killed me When you said "tell me how i can hurt my self with wearing gloves with a grinder, haven't heard that one before" , Oh and GJ on that welding cart so far , you are making me want to build my own plasma cutter , seeing as im finishing my laser soon i might just do that. Any way great video like always keep it coming
@AmateurRedneckWorkshop 2 жыл бұрын
Very nice. You have sheet metal mastered. If you ever get tired of coding you can open a sheet metal shop. Thanks for the video.
@Walkera22e 2 жыл бұрын
That bracket looks lite a perfect candidate for some powder coating.. Hint, hint :) Awsome work as always James..
@richball9576 2 жыл бұрын
I remember my shop teacher telling us about an oxygen bottle falling and knocking off the valve sending it through a block wall. It may have been a scare tactic but this is back when teachers would fill a big balloon with oxygen and acetaline and set it off. It did make a lasting memory.
@mattmanyam 2 жыл бұрын
Mythbusters did an episode on this.
@RyanSmith-yy4sq 2 жыл бұрын
As always great content! I use a wire knot cup wheel on a 4” grind it makes quick work of the dross.
@EcoMouseChannel 2 жыл бұрын
I try to resist the urge to "finish" or fully assemble my shop projects until they get a coat of paint or powder coating. Because, if I don't... they'll end up bare metal for life. Same with all those "weld together kits" like 2x72 belt grinder, tube benders etc... I was so happy they were assembled and working, they just stayed bare metal.
@Clough42 2 жыл бұрын
This project is no exception. It'll probably be bare for life.
@Lee_In_AZ 2 жыл бұрын
Very nice video James. I really appreciate the Fusion 360 tutorials you embed in the build videos. On a side note, those Maxflex gloves are the best! They have great tactile feedback and offer at least some degree of protection.
@Know-Way 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video. I learn something new with every one. Seeing the mistake with the measuring of the holes reminded me of the video you did about learning from mistakes. I immediately concluded that I must have a learning disability because I've made that same mistake more than a dozen times.
@Clough42 2 жыл бұрын
Me too.
@jhawker2895 2 жыл бұрын
Wow.... How many people in this day and age show their mistakes honestly ... Impressive ... I enjoy your videos anyway, but lately you have impressed this old guy with your continued honesty... So refreshing to see that someone else makes honest mistakes like me... lol... Your other calling in life would truly have been a Teacher... As your videos are, for me, a wonderful learning tool.... Thanks for Sharing, Stay Safe....
@RRINTHESHOP 2 жыл бұрын
Very nice cart setup and nice job on the bottle rack. LoL on the tape measure, I have never made that mistake.
@davidsomething4867 2 жыл бұрын
Happy new year. Thanks for the Video and a few extra tips in Fusion. I was working on a Radius drill at a customer site once and a forklift knocked over a big Argon welding gas bottle right behind me, the regulator snapped clean off. Thankfully it did not turn into a torpedo or missile. Making a welding trolley was the first thing I did when I bought my MIG welder, I only bought it to repair a few issues on my car, my welds were more like pigeon poop though but hidden well with a bit of underseal on the car 🙂. Envious of your workshop, I'm living in a flat so only room for a Prusa 3D printer and a CNC Router but enjoy designing and making stuff as was a mechanical engineer for 18 years before moving to an IT career in 2005.
@RobertBrown-lf8yq 2 жыл бұрын
Hi James. Great build mate 👏👏 I’ve got a really clunky-humungous cart that needs to be ‘consigned’ 😎 so that I can build a Clough 42 version. Thanks fir showing so much detail … Regards Robert
@donsaunders1585 2 жыл бұрын
Great video James! Don't let the haters get you down. Happy New Year.
@outsidescrewball 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome video production/discussion/demonstration/build…..suggestion, shoot the bare metal with Deft clear satin lacquer to seal the metal and gives a great feel to the surface
@costarich8029 Жыл бұрын
Really enjoy watching your content. Someone else may have already mentioned this in the comments, but have you considered adding a feature to your plasma cutter to have a fine tip sharpie with a well known offset to draw the lines you need to bend on? Maybe not accurate enough for you. I attached a sharpie to my 3d printer so I can draw out shapes on paper or flat plastic surfaces like a plotter. Works pretty good for my purposes. I then saw it on Shane's Stuff Made Here channel on a video called "This marker will change the way you work with sheet metal". I'm also a software engineer and have a similar philosophy to you on how you design your products. i.e. if a 3D printed part is strong enough, great. If not, rebuild it in metal after using it for a while. In any case, thanks for your videos!
@Crusher9mil 9 ай бұрын
Gas bottles are no joke! We were constructing 14 elevators, 30 story bldg and a Oxy bottle went over & broke valve off. The bottle punched a hole in a block wall 3" off the ground & beat the crap out of the room. SCARY
@kevinf92 2 жыл бұрын
I hope you're happy, I watched part 1 last week..and since then I've had 7,492.8 recommendations for welding carts, and you said there weren't any other videos about them! :D Excellent job btw, loved the fusion tutorial too.
@Clough42 2 жыл бұрын
There are a couple.
@Daltond204 2 жыл бұрын
Always wondered what fellas do for work to afford such well equipped home shops with such quality equipment and tools. Genuine curiosity not a knock in anyway
@djdelorie 2 жыл бұрын
I always offset to the TEN inch mark, not the one inch mark, because it's a lot easier to see if you're off by ten inches...
@frankherring6253 2 жыл бұрын
James, I always wear gloves while using a die grinder. Once I was using a die grinder with a cut off wheel while I was sitting on a stool. I stop to change the wheel, unplugging it from the air supply of course, and l laid my gloves to the side while I changed the wheel. After changing the wheel I plugged it back in to the air supply and laid it on my lap. When I reached for my gloves the die grinder started to slip, so I pinched my legs together to catch it, which squeezed the trigger and cut a 1/2” deep gouge into both my legs. I guess I could blame the gloves, nope just my own stupidity!
@MatthewPettengell 2 жыл бұрын
Great stuff James, not sure if anyone mentioned this, but you can use a Point on a midpoint of an edge and then constraint construction lines to that point. I use that as a constructed method for mid lines instead of dimension/2 (as at present that driven dimension won't parametric drive the dim/2). Also, using the Centreline type instead of the Construction type line speeds up the mirror operation.
@Clough42 2 жыл бұрын
Agreed. This is a better approach. I learn something every time I post a Fusion 360 video.
@opticalmechanic 2 жыл бұрын
That was great. I love setting up kit / improving it to make life easier in the workshop. Some people say that you don’t need good / professional grade equipment for hobby use. However, when you’re used to proper kit as an engineer, it’s nice to have it at home where possible. It also helps to get through jobs faster and more efficiently. What’s the point in struggling when you can have more fun by doing it efficiently? I’ve done some fabrication jobs at home and Fusion 360 seems to be the ticket. That CNC Plasma cutter is ace! Sharing for sharing!
@kswiorek 2 жыл бұрын
Oh, I didn't know about the "measure" option in Fusion. That is definitely going to be useful when the "to object" fails for some reason. Thanks
@Clough42 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, it didn't work in this situation for some reason.
@MrUSNMasterChief 2 жыл бұрын
nice job...
@gregwmanning 2 жыл бұрын
welldone
@FrankGraffagnino 2 жыл бұрын
great video. one thing i've seen a buddy do is have the plasma cutter put some perforations in the bend (assuming you don't mind it not being perfectly solid). That makes it nice because all of the locating on the brake for the bending is effectively measured by a CNC machine with high accuracy and takes out some human error of locating the bend points.
@Clough42 2 жыл бұрын
This would be easy enough to do. The reason I don't is mostly because I don't want to look at the crater from the pierce. If I planned to grind the edge and then TIG weld it, I think this would be a good approach. But at this point in my journey, the TIG weld would make things look worse--not better. :)
@zzmike 2 жыл бұрын
Appreciate your context, James. Thank you! I've watched a number of Fusion 360 tutorials but yours have been BY FAR the most effective for me (in part, I think, because you are using it to apply a solution to an actual need. I have long been wanting to put together a way to "corral" all the various wires "stuff" (for CD player, headset, powerbank, CDs) in my car into something compact and not have wires going everywhere. So I am in the process of designing it in F360 and finding it much more successful than on a previous (failed) attempt. I was curious here whether you might not have considered using the "slightly imperfect" bracket at the bottom of the cylinders for even more stability and "belt and braces" chaining. 🙂Thanks again for the great videos. ----Mike
@ingmarm8858 2 жыл бұрын
Nice 🙂
@craigsuslosky3974 2 жыл бұрын
Great job!! Bracket came out great, I havent done much sheet metal work, but the bend sequence can really screw you if you dont get it right, ask me how I know lol!! Cart looks great, everything organized very well. Thanks for sharing.
@routercnc9517 2 жыл бұрын
Great work. I guess you will paint those brackets ?
@umfan526 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome job! I love the idea of using a toolbox for a welding cart. Do you think you should put in a cross bar at the bottom of the gas bottles so that one can't slide to the side and fall out from under the chain? It won't matter if you have two bottles installed. But maybe with only one it can slide just enough to the side to fall lower than the chain. I'm probably being excessive but I just wanted to let you know if you hadn't thought of it.
@nordishkiel5985 2 жыл бұрын
since the bracket is 3-dimensional, the bottles should not be able to move that far if the chain is tight. The bottle should bind up before it slips low enough.
@umfan526 2 жыл бұрын
@@nordishkiel5985 Yep I totally agree. The chain looks decently tight but they'll always have some slack unless you find the perfect chain link size. I always like to add an additional elastic around the cylinder to stop them from rattling around. From the video it doesn't look like the cylinder should be able to slide like I mentioned, but I just wanted to let him know so he can test it out just in case.
@lwilton 2 жыл бұрын
Nice job on that, though I was surprised you didn't allow 1/8" or so on the bottle diameter to allow for weld seams on the bottles or any slight irregularities in dimension. But it worked, so it is OK. I think I would though tack a hunk of angle iron across the trough to keep the bottom of the tank from skidding to the right when there is only one tank. Many decades ago I was driving down the road and noticed there was a half ton pickup in front of me with a pipe rack over the bed and cab. There were a couple of 21 foot sticks of 1.5" pipe on the rack. Not tied down. As it rocked down the road, they rolled quickly from one side to the other of the rack, about 4.5 feet back and forth. Behind the right side of the cab the guy had his welding bottles chained up, inside the rack. The regulators were on the bottles and the torch looped over the top of the acetylene tank. The top of the oxy tank was just below the level of the pipe rack. Every time the two sticks of inch and a half pipe rolled to the right they smashed into the oxy regulator and gauges. It took me about 2 seconds after the second time the pipes smashed to the right to realize what I was seeing. I hit the brakes to give the guy about 500 feet in front of me, and turned at the first intersection and went elsewhere.
@Clough42 2 жыл бұрын
I modeled the bottles slightly oversize for exactly this reason.
@SebbyG86 Жыл бұрын
a colleague showed me that you can use "combine" in fusion to do cuts. so when you did a sketch to extrude cut the bottle cylinder out of your model, u can skip the sketch and do -> combine, click the cut option from the 3(or 4) little squares, pick the metal work as the main body, and the 2 cylinder bodies/components as the tools, and tick option for keep tools. click ok and u get the same result. offcourse a sketch allows you to do stuff like offsets if they are needed, but just wanted to give back some knowledge. maybe you knew about it already, maybe not. either way thanks for the great videos
@Clough42 Жыл бұрын
I don't remember exactly what I did in this video, but I often use combine. The key limitation of doing it that way is that you can't easily use an offset to provide extra space for the fit. You can use Press/Pull after the combine operation, but I don't really like that because it isn't as clear what's happening when looking at the timeline later.
@Davyvdb 2 жыл бұрын
Great job! For cable management, I use empty 3D filament spools.
@Clough42 2 жыл бұрын
That's not a bad idea at all. Could even split them. Hmm...
@dav1dsm1th 2 жыл бұрын
Interesting and entertaining video, as always. You obviously know how to use reflection, but you could save even more time if you used it more consistently - as you still modelled some features on both sides of the centre line of this bracket. On a completely symmetrical object like this, it's a real timesaver if you can discipline yourself to only ever model one side of the object - then do your fillets (you'll have less edges to select) - and finally do any reflection(s). It can also make modifications easier to find and execute, as you'll usually have less sketches to navigate - and it's great when making models parametric - as the feature count in your sketches will inevitably be lower. Years of creating models in 3ds Max has made me overly sensitive when I see people thinking of reflection at a feature level when, on objects with one or more lines of symmetry, it's usually more efficient to think about it at the entire model level. Just something to think about.
@azenginerd9498 2 жыл бұрын
A few alternate approaches in your CAD from a "best practices" / model efficiency perspective: remember dimensions get the worst processor gas milage so use sparingly. Only one of your holes should be dimensioned and the rest should be set equal (or better yet, use the hole functionality). You center your initial flange about the hole centers with a dimension hard-coded as half the flange height - instead create a vertical construction line and make its mid-point coincident with a hole center. Instead of locating the chain slot mirror construction lines with dimensions draw a horizontal construction line between the same two points that you placed the dimension, then constrain the vertical mirror line to the mid-point. SolidWorks provides a means to fix something to the mid-point of an arc. If F360 offers similar you would not even need the horizontal construction line. Finally, SolidWorks provides an option for sheet metal flanges to extend up to a vertex or a surface in place of a dimension. Does Fusion have something similar?
@mkegadgets4380 2 жыл бұрын
That bottle bracket turned out great. I really enjoy your CAD work, every time you do something I learn something. Should you put a piece of angle iron on the bottom so the bottles can scoot sideways?
@robert_g_fbg 2 жыл бұрын
The pernicious “off by one” error, gets me too often.
@kevbou911 Жыл бұрын
im pretty jealous about how easy you built your stuff in fusion 360 ... I tried and still have hard time to make " basic things " with this program :/
@Bob_Adkins 2 жыл бұрын
I would probably have made the same decision to completely rebuild the bracket, but I would have been out of sheet metal. So I would have used PPP (patches, paint, and patience) to make it presentable.
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