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Posted 11/19/2017 6:19:29 PM
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PROGRESS REPORT: 4-months later
Posted this list July-2017

Vertigo's Tumbler Build Update: Projected close range work.

COMPLETED:

Designed my Tumbler's rear dually wheels.
Salvaged dually wheel centers and wheel shells.
Each wheel required extensive jigging, alignments, and welding.
Mounted the four finished dually wheels and tires on my Tumbler.

Constructed U-Bar and related lower U-bar supports.
Used 2” X 2” X ¼” wall tubing to build U-shaped upper shocks and
actuators integrated frame assembly.
Cut and welded 2” X 2” x ¼” wall tubing lower support assembly for
U-shaped upper shocks and actuators integrated frame assembly.

Constructed and mounted proxy shocks between GM 14-bolt axle shock mounts
and U-shaped upper shock mounts on actuators integrated frame
assembly.

Cut and welded in upper Tumber body frame with relevant supports for
contoured integrated gull-wing doors. vertigo


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Posted 11/19/2017 7:20:37 PM
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PROJECTION REPORT: Vertigo’s Batman Tumbler

Vertigo's Tumbler Build Update: Projected close range work for next
three months. (For me that is around 100-hours, maybe more.)

Cut and weld remaining upper Tumbler framing.

Start cutting and welding in body panels.

Cut and weld propane tank valve protection shields.

Cut and weld, blow out compartments concealed within the body panels
for fuel tanks.

This should keep me busy for a while. vertigo
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Posted 11/19/2017 7:43:01 PM


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Looking forward to watching your progress my friend.
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Posted 11/19/2017 7:59:00 PM
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hey sly,
Thanks for the words of encouragement.
I too will be looking forward to seeing your build progress. vertigo
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Posted 11/22/2017 11:42:47 PM
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Excellent summary i to look forward to your next stages pictures and info.
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Posted 11/23/2017 10:10:48 AM
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"Excellent summary i to look forward to your next stages pictures and info."

Thanks for the kind words. vertigo
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Posted 11/30/2017 4:56:30 PM
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Received a personal email asking,

“This might seem like a dumb question but I was wondering why your
Tumbler build is all up on blocks? It looks like two or three feet.
Thinking about building a Batman Tumbler and was wondering what parts
need that much clearance from the floor to install?

This got me to thinking about ergonomics as it applies to Bat Vehicle builds.

BAT VEHICLE BUILDING ERGONOMICS: Part One

Ergonomics: The applied science of equipment design, as for the
workplace, intended to maximize productivity by reducing operator
fatigue and discomfort.
Note: Shares many aspects with TIME AND MOTION ANALYSIS.

As related to Bat Vehicle building we are looking to complete our
builds with as little as possible physical fatigue and wasted
time/money. And remember that wasted time is also wasted money or the
loss of time that we could have spent on something of more value to
us.

WORK PLACE (build location space and core setup) EFFECTIVENESS

So, to answer why my Tumbler is being built a couple of feet from the ground.

I don’t have to crawl or kneel to work on my Tumbler.

I can sit in a chair or stand to do almost all of my building tasks.

Setting up your Bat Vehicle build so that you can sit or stand greatly
improves efficiency due to improved working posture, less exertion,
less fatigue, fewer motions, and better ranges of heights and reaches.

People working in awkward and uncomfortable postures commonly make
many mistakes.

Bat Vehicle Floor: I don’t have the steel floor installed over the
floor frame and will not install it until I absolutely have to. This
allows me to work inside my Tumbler while standing. Easy to see the
demanding physical discomfort and time saved working this way.

Fixed Build Location: I don’t have to spend time moving my Tumbler
from place to place to work/build on it. More time saved.

SUMMARY: By using a fixed build location and modifying the
accessibility to allow you to do most of your Bat Vehicle building
tasks from a sitting or standing position you will eliminate most
physical strain/fatigue and increase your build hour productivity by
50% and most likely much higher, depending the particular build task
at hand.

Note: A good way to test and grasp the effectiveness of accessibility
variables in reverse is take a few current tasks that you would do on
a table or bench and try to complete them on the floor. Try building a
plastic model or completing a jig saw puzzle. vertigo


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Posted 12/1/2017 5:11:12 PM
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BAT VEHICLE BUILDING ERGONOMICS: Part Two

The right tool for the job readily available at hand when needed to
perform a particular task. Best seen as an extension of the hand or
magnification of the individuals abilities.

Tools Availability

Most of us, at one time or another has spent hours looking for a
particular tool to do a small job that took only a few minutes to
complete once we found the tool.

TOOL AVAILABILITY

Before I started my Tumbler I had a lot of tools stored all over the place.

So, I started my physical progression on my build by creating a large
shelving unit made from 2 x 6s, concreate blocks, and Home Depot
orange tool boxes, big enough to hold and organize all my tools.
Probably took fifty hours work but that time spent organizing my tools
has saved me from hundreds of hours spent on looking for tools and
related accessories. I can find any of my tools and their related
accessories in a couple of minutes without all the drama and
frustration that go along with hunting missing tools.

After organizing your tools and accessories you will need to correct
the primary weakness to most tools.
FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ACCESSORIES

Nothing worse than needing a tool on a Sunday, holiday, or after
closing time, and finding that you are missing the expendables.

Most Common:
Drill bit sets missing commonly used drill bits.
Saws without back up saw blades.
Angle grinders without extra grinding/cutoff wheels.
Die grinders without grinding tips, etc.
Sanders without disk
MIG Welders without extra wire feed tips.
Plasma cutters without extra cutting tips and related accessories.
ARC Welders without welding rods (electrodes)
Oxygen/Acetylene cutting torch/welder without extra cutting tip or gases.
(I use a full-size Acetylene cylinder and two ½ size oxygen cylinders.
This use ratio allows me to average 4-oxygen cylinders to 1-acetylene
cylinder and I am not restricted by the weight of full-size oxygen
cylinders.)

SUMMARY: Routine failure to use methods of tool organization, timely
expendable replacement, and ready accessibility, will decrease build
hour productivity by 25% and most likely much higher, depending the
particular build task at hand.
vertigo


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Posted 12/2/2017 6:14:54 PM
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Placed a copy of this post here for the possible benefit to anyone
planning to, and/or, actually building a Bat Vehicle.

BAT VEHICLE BUILDING ERGONOMICS: Part Three

The right materials for the job readily available at hand when needed
to perform a particular task.

MATERIALS AVAILABILITY PROBLEMS
Failure to plan for and/or project build materials ahead of need.
Material(s) Missing or insufficient quantities when they are needed.
Such as:
Steel flats, plates, tubing, etc.
Plastic resin, hardener/catalyst, mat, cloth, etc.

Failure to Prepare for closed supply chain (Sundays and Hollidays closed.

SUMMARY: Routine failures to use methods of materials need projections ahead of need will decrease build
hour productivity by 20% and most likely much higher. Depending on the particular build task at hand, a failure to project materials need could very well shut down the build completely for a time, unless an alternative building aspect that can be worked on exists.
vertigo
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Posted 12/5/2017 7:20:25 PM
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BAT VEHICLE BUILDING ERGONOMICS:
Part Four

EFFECTIVE USE OF LABOR

GOALS: Improve labor efficiency and lessen error.

Improve posture, position, and accessibility.
Bat Vehicle building tasks from a sitting or standing position will
eliminate most physical strain/fatigue and increase your build hour
productivity.
Fatigue has long been known to result in lost productivity and worker
motivation. Providing clearance, reducing exertion, and reducing
motions will speed up the time in which a Bat Vehicle builder can
complete tasks. Ergonomics specialists seek the causes of excessive
fatigue and ways to reduce or eliminate them.

Reduce wasted time and fatigue.
The easiest way, after improving posture, position, and accessibility
to reduce wasted time is to stay near the top of the evolutionary tool
scale. Many tools that began as hand tools have branched and evolved
into power driven tools. Example: My Milwaukee metal cutting circular
saw can cut ¼ inch steel plate at a rate of two-feet per minute
continuously. With a hand powered hack saw I might achieve the first
inch in 15-minutes and with my ever increasing physical fatigue I
would soon fatigue out.

Reducing Bat Vehicle building absenteeism.
Work that severely fatigues will not encourage people to work on their
Bat Vehicle build. Frustration aches, and pains, caused by ergonomic
problems are likely to affect Bat Vehicle building morale and
encourage avoidance.

SUMMARY: Routine failures to use methods of labor efficiency will
steadily decrease build hour productivity and increase Bat Vehicle
building physical and mental fatigue until nearly all those that began
a Bat Vehicle build will eventually abandon their builds. vertigo
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