Here's 5 Tips from the Weld Fixture Experts at Rentapen on designing Weld Templates. Weld Templates are similar but different to Weld Fixtures. A template is placed on a larger production part and is used to locate smaller parts (like tabs, hinges, and handles) so they can be tack welded or fully welded.

3.  Light weight
 Easy to lift and put into place by operator
 Locates smaller parts to be welded onto
bigger parts
 Usually (not always) used for initial tack
welding

4. Look at the product weld
drawings.

5. Learn what holes or edges are
important to the location of the small
production parts that are being tacked
on.

6. If possible touch key surfaces on the
larger production part to locate your
template.

7. In this weld
template, a pin
inserted into a
hole on the big
production part
helps locate
the template
and thus the
smaller
production
parts to be
welded.

8. This pin is
held in
place by
RAPid
Block™
RB03

9. SHCS
threads into
bottom of
pin

10. RAPid Block ™
altered with SF
C’Bore to hold
base of pin.

11. Pin goes into
second hole in
large part to
locate
template.

12. This pin’s
location is
adjustable.

13. Pin block is
mounted to
RAPid
Blocks™

14. Shim packs
In between

15. Or locate
template by
edges on the
bigger
production
part.

16. RAPid
Plates™ are
perfect for this
job.

17. These RAPid
Plates™ are
altered.

18. And have
shims to
adjust the
template to fit
the production
parts.

19. This Template uses
magnets to hold it
down to the
production part.

20. The small parts to be
located using this
template are placed in
corners and round
cuts on the template.

21. To get a sharp inside
corner, add a drilled
hole.

22. Easy grip handles

23. Reduce weight. Add Holes
and Cut Outs
Use Aluminum
if possible

25. Unlike a table top
weld fixture, a
pick off fixture
gets removed.
Where will it be
kept?
How will it be
marked?

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28. Home of
RAPid Tooling Components™

29. Order 3D Models On-line

30. http://www.weldfixturedesign101.com
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