Sounds like a reasonable deal. I'm thinking of using simple multi row chain and making a "light tank" maybe only half a ton this time.
--- On Thu, 2/5/09, Pureteenlard <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Pureteenlard <[email protected]> > Subject: [TANKS] Attachment chain - UK supplier. > To: "R/C Tank Combat" <[email protected]> > Date: Thursday, February 5, 2009, 9:26 AM > I've just had a chat at lunchtime with a very nice chap > who makes > roller chain. I explained the sort of thing that we do and > he did a > few back-of-a-fag-packet calculations and reckons he could > do 3/4" > pitch chain with twin hole attachments on every other link > for about > £12 - £15 per metre with sprockets at £8 - £10. Now > because of the way > that I've built my Valentine I'd need two chains > per track and dual > sprockets to drive it which would double the price and make > it too > expensive for me but for anyone building, for example, a > Challenger II > you would need 5 or 6 metres of chain and two sprockets - > say £80 or > at most £100 quid? And no worries about getting a good > positive drive > and fewer worries about track shedding too. > > he can also do stainless steel, rubber topped 3 1/4" > conveyor for > (gulp!) £43 a metre and sprockets at about a tenner. > Expensive but > would probably out last every other component on your tank. > > Pete. > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
