1. Reminder of Stave250 Tooling Design
(Tim)

2. Stave Assembly Tool Update
Development of 2nd generation Stavelet assembly tool
CF / Nomex sandwich construction
Brass inserts for dowels & threaded holes
Steel plates for magnetic chuck
Vacuum channel formed in FR4
Ground CF top plate

6. C-channel Jig 2 C-channels loaded into Jig
Jig located on assembly tool using locator blocks
Holes match !!!

7. Trial Assembly Studies
Stave Components
Facesheets
K13D2U/RS3 panels 1.3m x 0.31m (0/90/0)
Cut out on pattern cutter
Honeycomb
Nomex grade N636 (Korex replacement)
4.8mm cell / 28kg.m-3 (1.75 lbs/cuft)
Laser cut (1st go as a trial)
‘C’-channels
Original manufacturing tool – slight lip on open edges (need to re-make tool to improve)
End Close-outs
Peek (from QMUL)