Thanks Paul, thats bexactly the info I was looking for. Can spring steel be welded, to attach the torsion bars to the hull or swingarms without changing the temper at the joint? If not I may have to borrow Navyshooters idea with the locking setscrews. Im also experimenting with a setup using two stacked hacksaw blades, with teeth ground off, inside a 5/8 tube axle filled with grease. Seems to work well and the grease seems to add a shock absorbing effect that Im hoping will help with pitching during starts and stops...Luckily I only have 10 road wheels to work with...
Thanks Ed p.s. Imagine one of those torsion bars shattering in a full scale tiger? Right under the driver's 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
