McMaster rail #6709K601

McMaster linear bearing #6709K180 with guide rail suppressed

McMaster #6709K601

McMaster #6709K180 with guide rail suppressed

base plate400 800 5 mm6061 T6 aluminum

top plate300 150 4 mm6061 T6 aluminum

Note: To find this part at McMaster, select the rail part that is to the right of the ball bearing cartridge part. From that page, select the rail part that is 600 mm long.

McMaster #6709K180 with guide rail suppressed and two planes created.

The assembly was easier to create with these two planes added.

1. Attach the top plate to the linear bearings.a) Select metric steel socket cap screws and zinc-plated steel washers to attach

the top plate to the linear bearings.b) Add clearance holes to the top plate.

2. Attach the rails to the base plate.a) Select metric steel socket cap screws to secure each rail to the base plate.b) Select washers and zinc plated steel hex nuts that will go underneath the

bottom plate.

3. Create an exploded view of your final assembly.

4. Create a drawing sheet with the exploded view of your assembly.a) Add a drawing bill of materials using the UF template.b) The part name will include the McMaster part number (except for the top and

base plates).c) The part description should include the dimensions of the item, such as the

thread size and length (for a screw).

5. Turn in 3 files.a) your assembly fileb) your drawing filec) a zip file that contains everything (assembly file, drawing file, and part files).

You may use pack-and-go.