well I made my x axis 58" somehow the slat holders where the length I needed dunno how that magically happened. I was worried Id be short because I thought I made it longer. I Almost cut them and put the slats the other way to Slide material on easier but I didnt wanna cut anything. Then I seen Creepys youtube vid and he did turn them opposite, oh btw gonna steel his roller idea = )
I had to shim the middle holder because my pan bowls to to center, I didnt have to but I did.
I have an idea to make clamps that you can undo and move around and clamp to your angle iron frames, because I noticed the material moves if you wiggle it, dunno if the air pressure from the torch will move it, or the thermal expansion moving the slats will have an effect but all I know is smaller pieces and aluminum Id be worrier. So moveable adjustable clamps with different sized fingers, think of those clamps they use to hold dies down or material to be milled but smaller. And also if you have 3 you can set to on 1 axis and will be adjustable to where you can square up material on, and then 1 on the other axis as a Stop so if you cut multiple sheets once I make one Ill tweak it, possibly be the first thing I can sell muhahahaha wicked ill give you a buddy deal 1 for 99 dollars or 3 for 100 ok = )
At first I didnt think these were U ed enough, so I moved them to the next slots, it worked and it didnt some would pull slightly up and then my test material I tossed on would rock on it like a teeter totter so I moved them back, a big sheet of 1/4 would be fine but Im still gonna do my clamp idea for cutting things that matter. Decorative stuff I wouldnt care about to much but like I said before I worry about everything!
I someone also managed to have exaclty enough 2.5 slats to cut. I asked for 10ft but got 12 footers, so now I go a bunch ends left to figure something to do with them, Guess if I make my clamps can cut shit outta em.
Yeah this looks ghetto, I wanna get a machine torch just so it looks more professional plus, I wanna be able to shear stuff for easy disposale with the hand torch or sheer full sheets down if I have to.
I just tacked the slat holders on the ends 1 in the middle and then once inbtween them, I screwed up and now I cant seal the ends where it butts against my angle = P so Im gonna have to take a decent size cut off wheel and cut down so I can seam seal it because I didnt fully weld the bottom, no point really since I dont plan on water getting between the sheet and the angle.
I really though I woulda had more room from the top of the slats to the edge of my angle iron.
3" - 3/16 for thickness 2.812" - .080 for 14gauge = 2.732 - (.120 ) for slat holder 2.612 - 2.5" for height of slat = .112 ... hmm guess the water will barely touch if its perfectly level
