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  1. itar

    Datum selection and dimensioning - quadruple saddle clamp

    Ah yes, you're right. But I can't wrap my head around how you would actually set that up on a CMM.
  2. itar

    Datum selection and dimensioning - quadruple saddle clamp

    How does this look? How about if the two ends are curved, rather than parallel surfaces - something like this: Is datum C still valid if the overall width is an irregular feature of size?
  3. itar

    Datum selection and dimensioning - quadruple saddle clamp

    Hi Dave, I didn't want to get too far into the details in my original post since this is mostly a GD&T question, but this is based on a design that we have previously vibe tested and flown (CubeSat battery). However, in that design only two cells were clamped together instead of four. The...
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    Datum selection and dimensioning - quadruple saddle clamp

    I have a part that could be described as a "quadruple saddle clamp". Four of these parts will be used to clamp four cylindrical battery cells together (each cell looks like radial electrolytic capacitor, but 18650 sized). I'm mainly concerned with controlling the positions of the cells...

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