Steel frame cnc router design/build

**CraftyGeek** · 10-08-2013

Originally Posted by Robin Hewitt

If however you plan ahead and weld plates bearing bolt holes to your bars you have a chance to straighten things up after everything has cooled down.

Hi Robin - could you elaborate on this bit a little...I'm not fully sure what you mean.

I'll be taking it slowly, small tacks to pin it together first - check it all, then go round again.

**Robin Hewitt** · 10-08-2013

Easy to find out for yourself. Saw a piece of box section in half, weld it back together, see how straight it is.

**CraftyGeek** · 10-08-2013

I understand that bit - its the 'weld plates bearing bolt holes to your bars you have a chance to straighten things up' bit that i'm not clear on the meaning of...