DesignForgeFab
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- Joined
- Jan 4, 2014
- Location
- Seattle, WA USA
I need to miter round bar. If it's mitered at one end - easy: cut it the miter first then cut square to length. However an upcoming fabrication requires round bar mitered on both ends, AND the ends must be square/plumb to each other.
(Example: make a square frame out of round bar. If the miters are misaligned the square won't lay flat)
Parts will be mitered from 20' lengths of 5/8" SS tube with a cold saw. 1000's of parts to be cut; individual parts ranging from 6" to 2-3'
Production mode will mean that we'll likely rough-cut sets of parts at various lengthsk using a stop (1st miter), then cut final lengths for multiples of each part.
They'll be fused together with TIG welder.
Yes we're doing this layout & cutting the old way: by hand.
What's a good, quick, readily repeatable way to align the miters to each other at precise lengths?
(Example: make a square frame out of round bar. If the miters are misaligned the square won't lay flat)
Parts will be mitered from 20' lengths of 5/8" SS tube with a cold saw. 1000's of parts to be cut; individual parts ranging from 6" to 2-3'
Production mode will mean that we'll likely rough-cut sets of parts at various lengthsk using a stop (1st miter), then cut final lengths for multiples of each part.
They'll be fused together with TIG welder.
Yes we're doing this layout & cutting the old way: by hand.
What's a good, quick, readily repeatable way to align the miters to each other at precise lengths?