CPC B23K 26/38 (2013.01) [B23K 26/082 (2015.10); B23K 26/0876 (2013.01); B23K 37/0408 (2013.01); B23K 2101/18 (2018.08)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method of manufacturing a workpiece fixture, for supporting a workpiece in a precision manufacturing process; the method comprising:
providing a generic material fixture and a sheet material supported on the generic material fixture;
precision processing the sheet material to form support blades for a target workpiece fixture, each support blade having a support locus, the support locus of at least one said support blade having at least one interstice, wherein each interstice is a gap or break in a continuous support locus, wherein a majority of a length of each support locus is defined by an edge of the support blade, and a minority of the length by each interstice; and
constructing a target workpiece fixture comprising the support blades, wherein the support loci together define a workpiece support and wherein the at least one interstice is positioned based on where a target pattern and the support loci coincide.
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