Oh I know how you feel. My wife was not too happy that I have yet another hobby. As if Krav Maga,, archery, mountain biking and paintball weren't enough. Now I'm building tanks. I made the mistake of using polyester resin indoors, lol. Lets just say she wasn't too happy with me then either. I never tell her how much I spend though.
When you say 3 to 5 burned do you mean 3 to 5 complete tanks? or panels? I'm confused kind of. Also, what format do these places accept drawings in. I was thinking that for my next tank when I finish this one I would like to attempt an all metal one. Just need to know if its worth it. So far wood has been my # 1 choice or building material and its working out just fine. Next tank planned is an 8X8 LAV III which I actually started drawing up plans for over a year ago. Never got around to it though but seeing as 200 bux doesn't sound all that bad I may very well go through with this in a couple of year. On Mar 1, 5:42 pm, David Cansler <[email protected]> wrote: > I didn't think that it was. The metal looked a little too thick, they > use 20 ga. > > I've found a place that will CNC laser cut for me for $200 an hour. > > The prices on metal has gone back down some, so I can get it done at a > good price and in an hour I estimate that I can get 3 to 5 burned. > They said that I have to buy at least a full hour, because if the set up > time and labor of loading and unloading the machine. > The metal shop said that they will help me nest what I could and > rearrange the drawings to get the most bang for my bucks. > Now I have to finish the plans and find a new place to live. > If my wife catches me dropping that much at once, on yet another hobby, > she is going to kill me. > I can't speak for anyone else, but I would really miss me if I was dead. > > David > > Kelly G wrote: > > Hi David, > > No it is not Battle Ready Armor. I am using plans from one that a > > friend built for most of it. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > *From:* David Cansler <[email protected]> > > *To:* [email protected] > > *Sent:* Saturday, February 28, 2009 9:05:24 PM > > *Subject:* [TANKS] Re: PANTHER BUILD PROGRESS > > > Kelly G wrote: > > > Hey Guys, > > > I've been working on the drive sprockets lately. They are made out of > > > 1/8" steel. They are held together with eight 1-1/2" x 10-24 sainless > > > steel bolts and using brass tubing for spacers and 1-1/2" PVC to cover > > > the bolts & spacers in the middle. Here are some progress pictures. > > > Hey Kelly > > > Is that a Battle Ready Armor (BRA) tank? > > Either way it is shaping up real nice. > > > David > > Tampa FL > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
