On your jig project:
Various parts of the jig project are written in "project components sheet" and you should follow this guideline. The emphasis is on creativity (cool design!), management and presentation.
Your first 3 mini-projects proved that you have the creativity (more or less), but you should work on management and presentation. Try to allocate more time to discuss the project with your partner(s). Later on as an engineer, you should work within a group. You might not be happy with your partner's effort on the project, but this is life: Push them to work as much as you do!
From today, start recording the time you spend on the project as well as the component you work on. This is necessary for last section of project components sheet which is "Project control & time management: task list and schedule".
Let me know if any part of the project is confusing.
Happy Cool Design!
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15 comments:
Dr. Nasseri,
should we follow the component sheet and create a write up for the bonus project also?
No! The components sheet is just for the main jig project and it is in fact the grading sheet. It tells you how you will be graded. You should consider every single item and try to complete your project based on the components that you see there.
For bonus project, you just need to hand sketch a box jig (a clear cut-away sketch showing the jig with the part inside). This is exactly similar to the one we designed in class today for our in-class project and you were absent. Come and pick it up from the letter box outside my office.
Prof. Nasseri,
Under the Solidworks component for the project you have listed "Alphabet of Lines". What is this?
Also, for the hand sketch of the locators, supports, and clamps, do you want individual sketches of each component or a sketch of the jig assembly? Or perhaps both?
Nick,
1- "Alphabet of lines" refers to the certain drafting techniques and standards for lines on the drawings based on ANSI (types of lines commonly found on drawings: Object lines, hidden lines, center lines, extension lines, dimension lines and projection lines)....the ones that you already know.
2- A sketch of jig assembly would be enough, as long as it clearly shows the locators, supports and clamps... no need to sketch them separately.
Let me know if you have any other questions.
Also, remember that in solidworks drawing, showing the position of clamp(s) would be enough. But I am sure many of you would like to include a nice clamp which is downloaded from Carrlane site.
Has anyone been able to find an "L-shaped clamp"?
Anyone? L-shaped clamps help please
I would try to help but first someone would have to tell me what an L shaped clamp was.....
I haven't been able to locate any such clamps aside from the class slides and jig handbook. Please advise.
Jon, That is why I wrote in the components sheet to hand sketch the clamp and in solidworks drawing just show the position of the clamp.
I thought that you might not be able to find the drawing file for the specific clamp you would choose from Carrlane or other websites.
I couldn't find this type of clamp period. I can sketch it, that is not a problem. but for a 300 part run, there is no sense in making a custom clamp. i was hoping to source it. Oh well...
....you could choose other types, there would be many options....
On another note, could you post a link to the part (plate), I left mine somewhere...
Too late for this!!....Also, I do not want to place the projects on the internet.
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