My Mechmate coming up - India

#1 Mon 19 March 2007, 09:15

Hi Gerald,

Some time back I said that I will start Building Mechmate as I got my right wrist broken in an accident it was postponed. Now I am well and started it. I had collected all the material.

My Mechmate will be of 2500mm X 1300 mm

I have cut all the raw material for the Base Table according to above size. Instead of 50mm Pipe I will be using 3" X 1.1/5" Channel. I hope within a day or two the Base Table will be completed.

I will post my day to day progress with pics.

Manjeet

#2 Mon 19 March 2007, 10:44

Sorry to hear about your wrist. Good to hear that you are cutting steel!

#3 Mon 19 March 2007, 20:53

Manjeet,

Congrats on starting out on your Mechmate, looking forward for your Mechmate's pictures to guide many towards their build like that of Fabrica.

Hope you recover soon from your injury.

Irfan

#4 Sat 24 March 2007, 12:15

Here is Raw Material for Base Table cut and painted with Red Oxide ready for fabrication.

#5 Sat 24 March 2007, 20:13

Looking good Manjeet.....

#6 Sat 24 March 2007, 22:44

Thanks Kim, Today I will start Drilling MDF Board and start assembling.

#7 Wed 04 April 2007, 22:17

Hi All,

Here is the Assembled MDF Board. I made a drill jig to make holes in the MDF Board and Channels. This was quite easier than using MDF Board as jig to drill holes in Channels.Because Holes in the channels were drilled on Drilling Machine rather than Electric Hand Drill.

#8 Wed 04 April 2007, 22:24

Manjeet,
You Posted,
"I made a drill jig to make holes in the MDF Board and Channels."

Would you mind giving details on the jig you made? I am getting close to this process and would benifit from your experience.

Thank You,
Greg

#9 Thu 05 April 2007, 05:46

Hi Greg,

It is very simple Jig made from 1.1/2" angle Iron cut exactly equal to the width of the MDF Board and then drilled with 5/16" drill according to drawing.I will post the picture of the drill jig.

Drilling channels and MDF board took only 1.1/2 hrs to comlete the job.

Manjeet

#10 Thu 05 April 2007, 06:01

Manjeet, it was never intended for the mdf to be used as a drill jig. My intention was only that the MDF be screwed to the cross-bearers before (and during) welding because it holds everything in the right place and squares the whole table.
MDF = drill jig? NO
MDF = weld jig? YES

#11 Thu 05 April 2007, 06:43

Thanks Manjeet and Gerald,
I have not studied those drawings in detail yet, but my "initial" impression was to use the MDF for a drill jig. That won't happen now. Only as a weld jig.

I should be cutting rails this weekend. Stay tuned. This sure is one fun project.

#12 Fri 13 April 2007, 13:36

Hi Gerald n Greg J,

May be it was a confusion but I did according to your drawings and my thaught to make it simple and easy to do it.

My next step is to weld the base table and I hope I will post my next progress tomorrow

cheers all....Manjeet

samagya · #13 Sat 24 May 2014, 09:07

Hi Manjeet,

Can you please give me BOM and wesite links to procure them?

All the best for your project.

Regards,

Samagya

domino11 · #14 Sat 24 May 2014, 23:49

You might want to look at the dates on this thread. Its 7 years old.