Conveyor Construction

A quick drawing done on Auto Cad, two clamps and a set of aluminum jigs to help align the 3/32" square stock.

Using a square to line up the two ends. Clamp is holding the two pieces of 3/32" stock the correct distance apart.

Using my home made soldering rig to solder side braces in.

Using my home made soldering tweezers worked better.

The length spacing jig. Corners are a 45° chamfer to clear corner solder joints.

One side done almost done. Needs the angle braces yet.

This is an approximation of how the conveyor is going to be placed.

In line view of where the end o the conveyor is to be placed.

Cutting the shorter pieces for the cross members and angle braces. I made a jig to help keep the lengths the same on every piece.

One side piece done. The other needs the angle braces installed.

Assembling the two sides with smaller cross members to form the bottom. Another jig was made to hold the sides square and parallel while soldering in the bottom cross members.

Next an end piece where the belt pulley will be mounted is made. Again an Auto Cad drawing helps to make the part.

Having soldered the two sides together and on a scrap piece that supports the two sides. The part is milled following the drawing lines.

The part milled is complete.

Next the two parts get soldered to the side of the conveyor frame.

Job finished. Now to make a pulley for the belt.