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Currently Playing: CubeSat Structure: Rails

Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/yeusgM75ys In this episode I tell you all about my #cubesat #rail #design. We get into their various features, open questions and why they are not quite flight-ready yet. *Dev kit shop will be up in late 2025 / early 26* – get pinged: https://forms.gle/5a2UZdfcyUmFjTZd8 ## 🛰️ Support This Project If you are looking for a way to support this channel, leave a tip or become a member :) - Channel Memberships: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLf9aKlW-TbC8zbrl0OvKLQ/join - Patreon: https://patreon.com/buildacubesat - Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/buildacubesat - PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/bac-donate *Timestamps* 00:00 Intro 00:08 Fabrication by #pcbway and Cost 01:08 Assembly 04:15 PCB Clamp Demo 05:48 Vibration Mitigation 08:24 CAD Overview in #fusion360 08:26 CDS Compliance of Bolt Hole Pattern 11:57 Panel Mounting Slots 12:36 Symmetrical Design 13:05 Alignment Features 14:47 Board Clamp r2 Changes 15:30 Prototyping Hardware vs. Flight Hardware 18:26 Open Design Questions 19:20 Should I start selling stuff? 20:05 Outro *Repo Links* Rails CAD files in the Structure Repo: https://codeberg.org/buildacubesat-project/bac-structure/src/branch/main/rail Upcoming content: https://codeberg.org/buildacubesat-project/bac-docs/src/branch/main/content/content-plan.md *Links* CAD Sketcher Blender Plugin: https://www.cadsketcher.com/ *Support this project – any help is much appreciated :)* Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/buildacubesat KoFi: https://ko-fi.com/buildacubesat PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/bac-paypal-donation *Contact* Get in touch: https://buildacubesat.space Need a friendly, non-corporate GitHub/Gitlab alternative? Check out https://codeberg.org/ #buildacubesat #episode #s01e07