8020 Chopper

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8020 Chopper

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8020 is an industrial prototyping extrusion made from aluminium. I used it here to construct a chopper by joining the extrusions with water-jet cut plates of 1/4inch aluminum.

Choose and Design the Type of Bike Frame You Wish For

Here are some of the options we designed at an MIT IAP class in 2003.

The CAD files are all included in this step.

Choose the Connecting Parts From the Part Library or Design Your Own.

trike3prongbottombracket.jpg
trike_spindle_tube.jpg
trike_steering_arm.jpg
trike_crossbeam_connector.jpg
telescopicbracket.jpg
seatclamp.jpg
seatbracket.jpg
recumtrike.jpg
reardropout.jpg
trike_spindle_tube.jpg
headtubeangle.jpg
forkface.jpg
forkdropout.jpg
forkcrown.jpg
finalheadsetbracket.jpg
cornerbracket.jpg
bbhousing.jpg
modreardropout.jpg
ari3bracket.jpg
ari1to15Tbrace.jpg
ari1inTbrace.jpg
ari's_sqbrace.jpg
135deganglebracket.jpg
4prongbottombracket.jpg
3prongbototmbracket.jpg
These parts will be cut from 1/4 or 1/2inch thick aluminum plate using a water-jet.