Thanks Paul, thats exactly the info i needed. do yo figure welding the torsion bars to attach them to the spring arms would change the temper at the joint enough to ruin the um, springiness? Otherwise I may need to borrow Navyshooters idea with the locking setscrews. Im also experimenting with two stacked hacksaw blades inside a grease filled 5/8 axle. The grease adds a dampening effect that im hoping will help with pitching during starts and stops...luckily i've only got ten road wheels to work with. Imagine one of those torsion bars shattering in the full scale tiger? theres one under the drivers seat!
On Oct 30, 8:54 am, NavyShooter <[email protected]> wrote: > Here's a peek at a bottom view of my suspension, showing a single > Torsion bar in place. > > http://www.rctankcombat.com/tanks/T066/025-large.jpg > > I used 1/4" spring steel, ground a flat on one side, (each one is > individually ground and fitted) and there's a 1/4" bolt tightened > against that flat and locked in place with a nut. > > They will not move. > > I had the springs made up in an industrial shop on the waterfront, > cost me $5 each. > > If they bend, then I'll straghten 'em or make a couple of new ones. > > With 4 rods, I can stand on the weighted frame and almost bottom it > out. That's my 215 pounds plus the 100+ pounds of the frame. So, > that means each wheel can support about 75 pounds. > > I have 14 wheels. > > That gets me over 1000 pounds. > > I hope that's good. > > We'll see how durable it is. > > Right now, my issue is alignment for the rear idler, and I'm working > on that this weekend. > > Brad --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
