Clark, You may want to consider making those keystone shaped pieces your swingarms are attached to out of laminated plywood. The fast growth timber you used isn't particularly strong the way you have it oriented. I can see the the bottom section snapping off where the bolts go through with a strong side impact.
Steve On Jul 2, 7:49 pm, Clark Ward Jr <[email protected]> wrote: > I had a minor "failure to measure twice, cut once" incident, resulting > in 24 pieces of tool steel that were 1/2" too short in a critical > dimension. These will be saved for 1)another project and 2) a > reminder of said incident. I substituted in a larger section aluminum > bar for the suspension arms, measured thrice and cut once. It works > well and is a heck of a lot easier to work with than tool steel... I > have 1/3 of my suspension done, minus the spring mounts. The linked > pics show the two forward port-side stations. The black material the > tank is on is the treadmill belt that will soon be cut... > > http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u224/tugboat706/Susp01.jpg > > http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u224/tugboat706/Susp03.jpg > > http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u224/tugboat706/Susp02.jpg > > -- > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
