just rotate a section of track at a time
On Oct 19, 4:14 am, Mike Mane <[email protected]> wrote:
> Holy crap, nice job! How will you fold the tracks over the top of the
> wheel system? (if you are planning to)
>
> —Mike M
>
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> On Oct 18, 2009, at 7:12 AM, Modena <[email protected]> wrote:
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>
> > and here is what the tracks will look like;
>
> > <Drivetrain with track 3.jpg>
> > <Drivetrain with track 1.jpg>
> > <Drivetrain with track 2.jpg>
>
> > On 17/10/2009, at 9:36 PM, Modena wrote:
>
> >> I will be building an M113 as my next vehicle and have been playing
> >> on and off with designing and now have a fair bit of measurement
> >> detail on drivetrain components. I have found it immensely helpful
> >> to the design process to draw components to exact size in sketchup,
> >> such as bearing housings and wheels, it really helps with
> >> visualizing and determining available space for bolt heads and the
> >> like, rather important where tolerances are small.
>
> >> Here are some pics of the external suspension components, springs
> >> will be torsion bars on the inside. The vehicle body, drivetrain and
> >> suspension will be all steel. The bearing housings are steel with
> >> bronze bushings, 12mm for swingarms and 16mm for driveshafts. The
> >> idler will be on a small swingarm, with a turnbuckle for track
> >> tension adjustment.
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