I had thought about doing it with laminated ply, but was short on it and tight on cash. I will go get some plywood and do it with ply, as building a whole tank around weak suspension is asking for heartbreak...
On 7/2/09, Steve Tyng <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 > > > -- 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
