the clamp is being asked to settle a locating argument

JamieChan1078 · 7 Jul 2025, 18:26 UTC

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JamieChan1078
Our proposed FR10 sensor-bracket nest has a pin and two side stops that all look happy in CAD, but the bench samples sit differently; before someone orders a bigger clamp, how do I ask the toolmaker to show which contacts are actually meant to locate it?

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BrunoChen1148
Replying to JamieChan1078

Ask for the datum scheme from the part drawing mapped onto the nest. Pin, side stops, supports, clamp direction. Then check in-tolerance samples against it; more contact points aren't automatically more location.

9 points
JA
JamieChan1078
Replying to BrunoChen1148

Designer says the hole locates on the pin and both side stops control rotation, but the gap between those stops assumes the bracket width is nominal

18 points
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BrunoChen1148
Replying to JamieChan1078

Then show them the width limits and the samples that don't settle. Two stops competing across that width can be the problem. Let the designer resolve the contact scheme before the clamp becomes a bending tool.

13 points
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ElliotChan1118
Replying to JamieChan1078

Have the samples been measured? A nest problem and an out-of-tolerance bracket need different answers. Keep the rocking and stable samples identified for that comparison.

6 points
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JamieChan1078
Replying to ElliotChan1118

Both measured within the current drawing, different widths; toolmaker is changing one side feature to clearance and checking whether the intended location still works across the range

22 points
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ElliotChan1118
Replying to JamieChan1078

That gives you something to test. Include unclamped seating and the intended retention check in the agreed trial. The classroom example should explain why the clearance is there, not teach people to fill it with packing.

25 points

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