or put some kind of rubber seal on the bottom of the hatch
On May 16, 6:54 am, George Mastoras <[email protected]> wrote:
> Have you thought of just using a piano hinge. It might be small enough to
> keep out most paint.
>
> On 16/5/09 3:10 PM, "Doug Conn" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Hmmm Š. Good thought. I don¹t think it will be flexible enough in the short
> > width I need. I figure the hinge will be about 1-2² wide and 11² long.
>
> > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
> > On
> > Behalf Of Mike Mangus
> > Sent: Saturday, May 16, 2009 12:58 AM
> > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: [TANKS] Re: what material for flexible hinge ?
>
> > How about some treadmill belt? :)
>
> > From: Doug Conn <[email protected]>
> > To: [email protected]
> > Sent: Saturday, May 16, 2009 1:54:23 PM
> > Subject: [TANKS] what material for flexible hinge ?
>
> > Hello
>
> > One of the things I don¹t like about my tank is that reloading is a very
> > slow
> > process. To correct that, I¹m installing a hatch in the top of my turret. I
> > need a hinge mechanism, but I¹m not sure what material would be best. I want
> > to use a strip of flexible material, like rubber, to help keep out the
> > paint.
> > I also want to paint it, though, and I don¹t think I can paint rubber. Any
> > suggestions ?
>
> > Thanks,
> > Doug
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