Cold Saw/Build Instructions/Support

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Interface Flat

Measure and Mark the Hydraulic Motor Center hole.

http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Cold_Saw/V1_Design_Files/Interface_Plate

Clamp the Interface Flat on a table so as to facilitate torching on the marked end.

Torch the Hydraulic Motor Center hole.

Grind off the slag around the Hydraulic Motor Center hole.

Support Flat to Interface Flat and Small Support Flat

Clamp the Support Flat over the Interface Flat and over the Small Support Flat on the table, with approximately parallel-coincident alignment.

http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Cold_Saw/V1_Design_Files/Support_Bar

http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Cold_Saw/V1_Design_Files/Small_Support_Flat

Measure and mark the Interface Flat's Blade Guard and Hydraulic Motor mounting holes and all of the Support Flat's holes.

Pilot drill and drill the Support Flat's Shaft hole and Stopper hole, match drilling into the Small Support Flat.

Pilot drill the Support Flat's Interface holes, match drilling into the Interface Flat.

Drill the Interface Flat's Blade Guard and Hydraulic Motor Mounting holes.

Interface Flat

Clamp the Interface Flat on the table.

Tap the Interface, Blade Guard and Hydraulic Motor Mounting holes

Bridge Flat to Support Frame

Align and clamp the Support Flat, Bridge Bar, and Small Support Flat with the Shaft such that the Shaft axis is perpendicular to the Support Bar and Small Support Bar.

Tack weld and weld the Support Flat to the Bridge Bar and the Small Support Flat to the Bridge Bar.

Operation Handle

Clamp, tack weld, then weld the angled end of the Operation Handle to the Interface Flat's long face such that the Operation Handle extends away from the interface holes.