Assembly assistance
A method including depositing a first material on a first member by an additive manufacturing process in a pattern intended to aid in an assembly of the first member and at least a second member and inserting the first member at least partially into the second member, with the first material being guide for insertion.
1. A method comprising the steps of:
depositing a first material on a first member by an additive manufacturing process in a pattern intended to aid in an assembly of the first member and at least a second member;
inserting the first member at least partially into the second member, with the first material configured to act a guide for insertion;
deforming a portion of an outer surface of the first member by the deposition of the first material on the outer surface of the first member; and
removing the first material from the first member.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein depositing the first material on the first member by an additive manufacturing process is done by directed energy deposition.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein deforming does not include melting the outer surface of the first member.
4. The method of claim 1 , where a deformation of the outer surface of the first member is less than 0.020 inches deep.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising brazing a third material on the first member.
6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising guiding the brazed material by the first material by capillary action.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first member comprises a second material different than the first material.