Re: Frame Critique
mxer75 - I found the seats on 3DCC, and I can post a link in the files section if you want. The steering wheel I also found on 3DCC.
KFab - I see what you are saying about the hump in the frame now. I'll put it down on my list of things to re-think for the next revision. With all of these suggestions I will try to re-thnk the out of plane bends to hopefully make it a more economical to a manual bender.
Quick question: What is minimum radius I can make on 1.5 OD tubing without structural issues? The present design only incorporates a few 90 deg bends, each with radius of 3in. Just tryin' to get some of the technical things out of the way for the next revision.
Also: Just wondering how the majority of you design in solidworks. For complex open structures requiring several planes, I almost always have a Construction sketch which I use mainly as a "jig" to define my other sketches. Just wondering if others use this same method. Makes it easy to change length and height dimensions of several objects from one sketch.
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