Check out our newest Fixture Fundamentals episode where Jason continues working on the Sci-Fi Office (specifically the railing) and uses the opportunity to teach his son how to fabricate. It’s chock-full of bits of information that even the most veteran fabricators may appreciate.
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Great video, brought up some good points that will help out someone new to welding.
I have a couple of questions for you about some stuff I saw in this video.
Great questions. One tacking bolt is all that’s needed to hold the fixture securely. Another tacking bolt or pin or bolt, can be used to prevent the fixture swinging. We just happened to use 2 tacking bolts this time.
Spacers are needed for the crossover between the 1/2 to 1in thick fireball tables. This prevents you from needing new bolts no matter the table thickness.
Generally 5/8 tables are around 1/2 thick so we designed our 5/8 fasteners length for 5/8-3/8 material. A spacer isn’t required if the bolt is clamping.
Hi, what software was used to create the plot drawing for the fixture tables?
Solidworks, but any 2d or 3D cad works
Let make sure I have this right, your 5/8" bolts will only work with a table thickness up to 5/8" correct?
3/8-5/8 thick material is the bolt range with the FB 1” thick fixtures. A spacer can be added for thinner material tops. All the specs are on the FB website.
That’s just for the 5/8” bolts correct? What’s the range for the 3/4” bolts?
