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Re: getting things "square"

To: Scott Hall <sch8489@garnet.acns.fsu.edu>
Subject: Re: getting things "square"
From: epetrevich@relavis.com
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2000 14:53:11 -0500
Thanks for the reply.

My question is then, how do you get and inside corner made of angle iron
flat?
Most of the stuff I'm doing is made from angle iron.  (hey, it's quick and
easy)  but how to I prep an inside surface?

FWIW, while not hard to do, I figured out how to get a nice looking weld
with my auto-feed (non-mig) welder.  (so it looks like a stack of poker
chips, was the reference used here)
Now, if I could only do that with a stick weld!

As for getting a "table" that's flat, does anyone have any ideas?  Would a
surface like Corian(tm) work?

Inch

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On Tue, 14 Nov 2000 epetrevich@relavis.com wrote:

> I was building a server cabinet and fish tank stand this weekend and I
was
> having a hell of a time getting/keeping things square.  I have a level
> table to work on, but once I got to adding legs and such in the 3rd
> dimension, I was having a hell of a time.  I can't measure cross corners
> because the other corner isn't build yet.

inch,

at work we generally set the part to be welded on the huge ex-i.b.m.
robotics table (perfectly flat) and tack a corner.  then bend tack weld to
get perfectly level/square, then have somebody hold it (if necessary) and
tack the opposite corner, then the other two corners, sort of the same
pattern you'd use to put on lug bolts.  then you weld the whole thing.
lemme know if it sounds confusing, I'll try to explain it better.  seems
to work well, though.

parts to be welded together that have to be flat in relation to each other
get held to the table with bolt-on clamps.  it works great at work, but
I'm not sure how you'd duplicate it at home.  I'm still trying to figure
out a good way.  unless I can find another one fo those tables locally,
that is.

scott

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