Frame Jig

[BillNye]

I was wondering how many teams out there use a wooden frame jig and how much success they have had with it? It seems that if done properly, it could be a cheap and easy way to get a frame built if you can somehow find a way to keep the wood from swelling and making it rigid enough to where it will not flex when welding

[BillNye]

I was wondering how many teams out there use a wooden frame jig and how much success they have had with it? It seems that if done properly, it could be a cheap and easy way to get a frame built if you can somehow find a way to keep the wood from swelling and making it rigid enough to where it will not flex when welding

[Demon Of Speed]

Wood works ok. It is fine for any first year team, of any team on a tight budget.

We use it in making the roll hoops, and it works just fine. We print out a drawing at 1:1 and make the tubes match it.

[Cris Ubessi]

Our chassis was done on wood jigs, it was not very stiff on jigging, but for get better tolerances on the brackets/wishbone supports, we used some metals jigs...

I didn't like so much our chassis because the GMAW/MAG welding... but it's easyer and faster for us.

take a look on our site, there are some photos:

www.bombajaracing.com

Best Regards!

Cristiano Ubessi