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    Re: Aluminium printer/milling machine build.

    Added the bolts, it is still 500N/um because when you add the force to the 3 faces you effectively constrain them together.

    The thermal analysis was excellent because all the distortion is on the outside of the torus.

    I once again simulated worse case thermal shock, concrete at outside temp, pour water on the steel.

    Steel drops to 10 degrees concrete stays at 35.

    Also attached is the stress map with 500 metric tons on the z-axis, acting as a press.

    The red,orange,green areas are where the base is constrained to the fixed support, so the edges of that area will have infinite stiffness which is why the stress is so high.

    Also the top bolt hole is too close to the edge which is showing that it would fracture at the bolt hole.

    But with a top hole mod this machine could safely press 500 metric tons.

    Attached is the updated drawing with concrete and steel drilled out and bolts added.
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails ThermalLoad.jpg   ThermalDistortion.jpg   Max-Stress.jpg   Torus.jpg  

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