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Share your designs! Show your fellow members what you’re up to at work or for fun. We publish images of your CAD models, assemblies, finished products, or other items of interest to Members. Be sure to give us a description of the project, what software version you used, and any particular challenges. Use News/Submit News to send in your contribution!
| 12/06/2007 |
| Pushnut Machine |
| David Bowen of Flexible Automation submits this workcell for for pushnut installation.
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| Pushnut Machine |
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| 01/01/2006 |
| Industrial Trolley |
| Antonio Borretti of ME.C:AL submitted this image of an industrial trolley he designed for transporting and transferring window frames. |
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| Industrial Trolley |
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| 04/01/2005 |
| Arm and Quick Release |
| by Barry Oxentine |
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| Mountain Bike Arm with Quick Release |
| I built this arm and the quick release five years ago to ride mount-bikes with my son. It evolved into the extreme side of mountain biking known as free-riding and down hilling, which are both inherently dangerous. It required a quick release to keep from being tied to the bike in the case of a wreck. Made of stainless steel, it uses an air shock from the rear end of a mountain bike for cushioning.
It also uses a carbon fiber "socket" (not modeled) to connect to my body as I am an above-the-elbow amputee on my right side. The quick release is a 3/8" airline coupling that locks open when disconnected, allowing me to get away from the bike. The quick release wears out periodically and has to be rebuilt at a cost of less than $10. The arm has yet to fail me in any way. I use it to ride, climb, drop, and jump off of all sorts of obstacles in the woods, both natural and built up, as high as 7-8 ft. tall. I am 44 yrs old.
Solid Edge was a key factor allowing this arm to be built quickly and without any problems at all. It literally fell together during assembly. I have designed another arm in Solid Edge, but haven't actually built it yet. Solid Edge has allowed only my imagination to hold me back. |
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| 03/01/2005 |
| Bend This |
| Solid Edge Community Member Amol Pardeshi submitted this rendering, which he's titled "Bend This." Says Amol, "No CAD software gives you a direct option of creating such a pipe in its basic version. But I have done it in Solid Edge just by using approximately six feature commands. I have not used any equation of curves. BEND THIS!" |
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| Bend This |
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| 02/01/2005 |
| Bike Lift Stand |
| Bike Lift Stand by Solid Edge engineer Bryan Lagrange, BEGNEAUD Manufacturing Inc., Lafayette, Louisiana. |
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| Bike Lift Stand |
| My design is a bike lift stand for dirt bikes. I have encountered many stands similar in design, but I saw a way to improve it. Most of the stands I have come across are made of steel, which makes it heavy, and a lot of the designs are not cost effective for large production. I used various techniques such as slot and tabs to make the stand more cost effective for production by eliminating material waste, material handling, and fabrication time. I designed the stand out of 6061 aluminum to reduce the weight. The 6061 material allows me to cut the weight down but still gives me the strength I need to support a 250 lb. dirt bike. Other extras I added were a handle for carrying it and the use of a push pin to make the stand compact when transporting it.
This is the first prototype version of the stand. I plan to get it out to the local track to get dirt bike riders' reactions and criticisms to improve it before I create the final design and bring it to production. BEGNEAUD allows its employees to explore their dreams and ideas. This innovative thinking has given me the opportunity to one day create a product line of different motorcycle parts and tools. If the response is good, Open Throttle might one day become a reality. |
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