Check out the chassis I designed.

Joost · Post by **Joost** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 6:26 pm

I am kinda stoked! Here is the chassis I spent many an evening designing. Getting each hole right. It's 3 mm gauge aluminium which is about 1/8" thickness. The chassis is 19.5" x 8.625" x 2.5" for a Dumble/Two Rock hybrid build.

Let me know what you think. It'll get powder-coated early next week!

[img:900:600]http://www.familieassink.com/documents/chassis1.jpg[/img][img:900:600]http://www.familieassink.com/documents/chassis3.jpg[/img]
[img:900:600]http://www.familieassink.com/documents/chassis2.jpg[/img]

ChrisM · Post by **ChrisM** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 6:49 pm

That looks great!
What program did you design it in?

Structo · Post by **Structo** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 6:59 pm

Nice!

How did you cut the openings?

Are you sure you don't mean 3/16" thick?

overtone · Post by **overtone** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 7:00 pm

way too nice to powder coat!

Reeltarded · Post by **Reeltarded** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 7:35 pm

Nice...

Is powder coating a good idea? Naked metal seems to be for a reason.

ChrisM · Post by **ChrisM** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 7:42 pm

Reeltarded wrote:Nice...

Is powder coating a good idea? Naked metal seems to be for a reason.

No issues with it.

Just tape off your ground points.

John_P_WI · Post by **John_P_WI** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 7:47 pm

Nice looking chassis. 3 mm is less than 1/8" or 0.118" to be exact.

Joost · Post by **Joost** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 7:55 pm

*ahem* I used illustrator to draw exactly to scale. I can send the PDF to an acquaintance who has a water jet machine which can read PDF files and he cut the aluminum sheet.
I will NOT be powdercoating the inside. Just the outside!

I think I meant 1/8"

Drumslinger · Post by **Drumslinger** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 8:04 pm

very nice Joost! Is Illustrator easy to use?

Joost · Post by **Joost** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 8:11 pm

Drumslinger wrote:very nice Joost! Is Illustrator easy to use?

Yes very! And it's very accurate.

echuta13 · Post by **echuta13** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 8:16 pm

Very nice! That would probably look great polished up as well.

rp · Post by rp » Thu Apr 28, 2011 8:26 pm

Joost wrote:I can send the PDF to an acquaintance who has a water cutting machine which can read PDF files and he cut the aluminum sheet.

You have very useful friends!

Milkmansound · Post by **Milkmansound** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 9:08 pm

when you powder coat, you want to make sure the holes are just a tiny bit bigger than they are supposed to be, because the powder actually adds a little thickness. If you file them back out, you can chip the paint by accident.

Wiggle room when powder coating is a good thing!

Joost · Post by **Joost** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 10:02 am

Thanks for the tip milkman!

surfsup · Post by **surfsup** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 10:58 am

Man those holes look great. I should make a few calls around here and get a jobshop to waterjet and bend my stuff up. This unibit drilling is for the birds...that chassis looks perfect!

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