Steve (or anyone using the sprocket-drive TTS)... is there a calculator that'll spit out a drawing of the sprocket? I thought I remembered seeing one in a post sometime, but a gmail search for 'sprocket' gave like 140-some-odd hits...
I had been planning to use friction drive, but then it occurred to me that with the Sherman using suspension, a sprocket drive like the Cromwell's might be better. On 6/19/09, Clark Ward Jr <[email protected]> wrote: > I looked at that very conveyor belt on McMaster... If I hadn't gotten > a good deal on the treadmill belt, I'd probably have used it at some > point. I luuurrvvee McMaster-Carr... most of my tank aside from the > motors, wood, and 'glass has come from them. That's probably partially > attributable to me living in a small town in Georgia, too. > > I've got 88 pieces of track cut from oak today, and a couple more > steel suspension arms. 12 more suspension arms and I start drilling > them for the axles. > > On 6/19/09, Derek Engelhaupt <[email protected]> wrote: >> No reason why they shouldn't. Most are looking for a really cheap >> solution, >> but I don't see why they wouldn't. A treadmill belt is just a type of >> conveyor belt. >> >> Derek >> T065 >> >> By the way, did you end up going to Snelling on Sunday Jason? >> >> >> >> On Fri, Jun 19, 2009 at 2:59 PM, Jason R Schafer >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Is there any reason why conveyor belts wont work? >>> http://www.mcmaster.com/#60535k513/=2dzbat >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Jun 19, 2009 at 2:50 PM, Tango71 <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Is seat belt material really practical? I thought of this too since I >>>> don't want to deal with attachment chain shipping from overseas and >>>> prefer not to wait for our local gym to throw treadmill belts away. I >>>> thought of the seat belt idea because there is a wrecking yard close >>>> to here. >>>> >>>> My question is however. Would seat belt tracks become logged with >>>> water and moisture and would this eventually shorten the life of my >>>> tracks. Also the tank these tracks are going on is a 1/4 scale 200lb >>>> monster powered by a gasoline engine. So yeah. I need these to last >>>> for a long time. How tough would seat belts be? >>>> >>>> On Jun 19, 12:42 pm, Steve Tyng <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> > If your doing a sprocket drive also review the track construction on >>>> > the T040 page. >>>> > >>>> > Also, ignore any and all advice on TTS construction coming from the >>>> > Pittelli camp! ;-) >>>> > >>>> > Steve >>>> > >>>> > On Jun 19, 2:43 pm, Clark Ward Jr <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> > >>>> > > I had been planning on trying a seatbelt track system on the >>>> > > Sherman, >>>> > > but the treadmill belt I won on Ebay showed up in the mail today. >>>> > > I >>>> > > think I'm going to go ahead with a TTS for my first tank, to have >>>> > > one >>>> > > actually mobile, and THEN try experimental stuff with the seatbelt >>>> > > material on a second tank. >>>> > >>>> > > Any TTS advice beyond what I've read on the T005 page? >>>> > >>>> > > -- >>>> > > Clark in Georgia >>>> > > M4 Sherman >>>> > >>>> > >> >>>> >> >> >> >> > > > -- > Clark in Georgia > M4 Sherman > -- Clark in Georgia M4 Sherman --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
