Ergo Aluminum Frame Jig

Optical table hole size for bolt : 1/4" x  20 threads per inch

X-beam hole size for bolt: 5/16" x 24

Counterbore depth: 6mm (~1/4")

counterbore area: at least 30 mm for clearance for a socket wrench

current thicknesses:

  • 1/4" for the total plate
  • 0.15" from bottom to where bar touches plate
  • 0.10" from where bar touches plate to top

New thickness:

  • 1/2" for total plate
  • 0.40" from bottom to where bar touches plate
  • 0.10" from where bar touches plate to top
  • want to counterbore 0.24" from underneath the plate where the bars sit