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  1. adamski

    Fixture / Component Thermal Expansion advice needed.

    Thanks for joining in GregLocock & BillPSU. I think we will push for a primary hole and a secondary slot in a direction that will accomodate the expansion. We have also discussed an aluminium frame for the component tooling mounted to a Steel Sub Frame - but I guess we just end up moving the...
  2. adamski

    Fixture / Component Thermal Expansion advice needed.

    Many thanks Kapitan / gwolf. You are on the right lines when you mention Wings. In the interests of confidentiality, I wish to say no more. gwolf, you are correct with the "minimal restraint" approach. Not too sure of a rubber interface though. Have discussed encoding one end on a slide, with...
  3. adamski

    Fixture / Component Thermal Expansion advice needed.

    Many thanks Gwolf. We are looking to locate the aluminium part at either end on some 20mm dia location pins, so it is a worry that after a period of time and with a variance of temperature, the part would 'lock' onto the pins. Anyone else out there got suggestions?
  4. adamski

    Fixture / Component Thermal Expansion advice needed.

    Hello fellow engineers. Tried searching for about a hour on the site, but can find nothing on this. I am looking to design/manufacture an assembly fixture out of steel. This fixture will be for aluminium components. The components could measure around 20 Meters in length, 4 metres wide and a...

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