Yes, they do. A very good quality one too. The problem I have though is the right size wood to cut on the saw without doing things like loosing fingers and such. Heh.
I'm trying to track down some 1/4" thick solid wood someplace here in Korea. If I can find a sheet of the stuff, then I can use the wood shop machines to slice long 1" wide strips for the cutoff saw to chop into 4" long pieces. Is 1/4 MDF suitable? Mike ________________________________ From: Derek Engelhaupt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2008 1:44:07 AM Subject: [TANKS] Re: Work Stoppage Does the craft shop have a radial arm saw? Derek On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 10:08 AM, Paul Hilton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have some free stuff that you could try, shoot me some dimensions and an > address and I'll slice some up for you. > > Paul H. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Mike Mangus > To: RC Tank > Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2008 7:30 AM > Subject: [TANKS] Work Stoppage > > While the work on the Merkava's turret moves steadily onward, I've reached > a deadend when it comes to the track. :( > > Today, I tried to make the track pieces for a TTS track. Two problems > popped up that stopped progress cold. First, lack of suitable wood. I > found some 1.2" thick cutting boards made of red pine. It's pretty tough > stuff, but not as hard as maple or a hardwood. 1" thick wood simply isn't > available in large sizes is a country that imports most of their wood in the > first place. I've also tried locating some 1/4" masonite, but the Koreans > seem not to use the stuff. I really wish they had something like a Home > Depot or Lowes here! > The second problem is lack of machine tools to cut the wood into 1/4" thick > strips. I have access to a huge precision table saw. It's problem is that > it is too big to safety cut small pieces of wood. I also have access to a > quality chop saw, but again it is just a little too big for cutting small > pieces. I nearly got clunked on the head today by a piece of wood that got > loose. I even tried putting a fence on a bandsaw, but the bandsaw is in > poor shape and won't cut straight anymore. > > I want to stay with the TTS for lightness and all around durability. I was > avoiding the attachment chain tracks because of thier heavy weight. Same > goes for the hinge track ... it's heavy. I don't think the plastic conveyor > track system is going to be strong enough for a 150 pound, 3 hp tank. > > So ... is there anyone out there that is willing to cut out and ship to me > a complete set of wood(and/or masonite) pieces to make a pair of TTS > tracks? I'll compensate of course for time and materials via paypal or any > other payment method. > > Mike M > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
