When I cut aluminum sheet, I use my old wood blades and cut slow. I also wear gloves since those little shards of aluminum are sharp.
Derek T065 On Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 8:36 AM, Phil <[email protected]> wrote: > > Good to hear from you Sam! I had an idea for making a T55 or T72. The > idea I had for the turret was to use an upside-down wok. > > Reason I didn't was (a) I have lots more ideas than time and (b) I > like Chinese food so can't spare the wok! > > Phil > > On Jun 22, 11:46 am, sam D'haene <[email protected]> wrote: > > Doug, > > > > Do you have allready pictures of the T-72? I would like to them, I love > russian tanks =D > > For the turret, I haven't got an idea yet. > > I still have a big stock of fibre glass and resin from my previous tank. > > My T-34 had a fibregls turret and it's not very diffecult and it gives > good results after sanding it. > > But I think it will be a metal turret. I don't have a lot of experience > (none) shaping sheet metal. > > I think the T-72 turret will be more diffecult because the turret is > completly curved, the T-55 has 2 flat plates on the top. > > I'm going to use my hands, plate work tools a bench-vice for shaping it. > afterwards fill to make it smooth. > > The advantage of a metal turret is that you can weld a lot of things on > it to give full details > > > > I don't have a lot of experience with metal work, It's trial and error, > that's what I like about this hobby. > > > > I hope this helps a bid > > > > > > > > > > > > > From: [email protected] > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: [TANKS] Re: Sam is back! > > > Date: Sun, 21 Jun 2009 15:20:22 -0400 > > > > > Welcome back, Sam. > > > > > I've been working on a T-72 and decided to make the turret out of > fiberglass > > > because of the curved, teardrop shape. Are you planning to use metal > for the > > > T-55 turret ? It looks similar to the T-72, maybe a bit more > hemi-spherical. > > > Do you have any thoughts on you'll shape the metal ? > > > > > - Doug > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] > > > On Behalf Of Sam D'Haene > > > Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2009 2:45 PM > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: [TANKS] Re: Sam is back! > > > > > Steve, > > > > > I had an operational T-34 wich has done a few European battles, But > I've > > > completly disassembled the tank because there were a few things that > were > > > broken down. Also I did not like the wooden construction of the tank, > It > > > hasn't the mean heavy look of a real tank. > > > And I think The T-55 Will be very cool when it's build out of metal. > And if > > > it's driving with a gas engine it will be a monster. > > > > > Sam, > > > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > From: "Steve Tyng" <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2009 8:32 PM > > > To: "R/C Tank Combat" <[email protected]> > > > Subject: [TANKS] Re: Sam is back! > > > > > > Sam, > > > > > > Good to see your back. Whatever happened to the Tiger1 you were > > > > working on? > > > > > > Steve > > > > > > On Jun 21, 2:08 pm, "Sam D'Haene" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> Hello, > > > > > >> I want to tell you that I'm back in the hobby. > > > >> I'm going to built a T-55. It will be made all out of metal (that > will be > > > > > >> a big challenge), a chassis with suspension, and powered by 2 > EV-warriors > > > > > >> at 24V or a gas engine. > > > >> It has to be built so that "the engine swap" can be done in half an > hour. > > > >> But first I'm going to use electric motors, because I can't > find,design > > > >> or built a good "cheap" clutch system. > > > > > >> I'm also designing an ESC for handling the EV's. the expectancies > are > > > >> good. It will be a lot cheaper than have to buy one. > > > > > >> It is funny that I've start the project with building the tracks > > > >> first(without having a chassis done), It's a TTS with on the inside > > > >> aluminum and on the outside steel/iron joined together with rivets. > > > > > >> Next year, There will be back a battle in Belgium! > > > > > >> Sam, > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Lentekriebels? Speel samen met je vrienden de spelletjes die Windows Live > je aanbiedt!http://www.messengerbillboard.be/nl/play- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
