I guess, I'm not sure why 4" strips on a chop saw are not possible. I routinely cut pieces of wood under 4" long on the chop saw. Make the 1" strips on the table saw using an old piece of wood to press down on the strip as you feed it through the saw so you fingers are not anywhere near the blade. Then the easiest way to cut the 1" strip into 4" long pieces is to set up a stopper on the chop saw. Take a piece of wood and clamp it to the saw so that when you feed your 1" strip on to the cutting surface, it stops exactly where you need to make the cut. Then you can cut 4" pieces all day long. I believe you are also trying to cut some thicker material down to 1/4" or so. I've personally found that when you "slice" material like that, the results are less than optimal with a table saw. You will at some point stop the material feeding through the saw, adjust your hold on the material, and end up with a bunch of saw marks on the piece especially on smaller pieces that tend to bend and flex. I would just try to find a material with the proper thickness and start there. I know that may not be optimal over there (spent a year at Camp Humphreys in the Army).
Derek On Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 3:44 AM, Mike Mangus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
