I don't plan on doing endless pirouettes or miles and miles on concrete, so they should take a long time to wear out on grass and dirt. As they do wear 1-2mm the steel will begin to contact and slow down the wear process significantly. Ben
________________________________ From: [email protected] on behalf of Mike Måne Sent: Wed 4/11/2009 1:59 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [TANKS] Re: M113 design progress Fantastic work! Very realistic! I was anticipating a *Thump* "OUCH!!" when you were pedaling the track, but it appears to work rather well. What will you do if the rubber links become worn? -Mike M. On 03/11/2009, Ben Holko <[email protected]> wrote: > depends how hard you try....I guess if you push hard enough 1-2mm > > ________________________________ > > From: [email protected] on behalf of Derek Engelhaupt > Sent: Wed 4/11/2009 9:02 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [TANKS] Re: M113 design progress > > > Ben, > > How much flex do the center guides have side to side? > > Derek > T065 > > > On Tue, Nov 3, 2009 at 3:28 PM, Ben Holko <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Here's a video showing some static track testing; > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHyIxQhfNuc > > > > > On 3/11/09 3:35 PM, "Ben Holko" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > 55 links, doubled up is 77cm long for 154cm of total track length, > weighs > > 3KG > > > > Each rubber block is 20mm wide, with steel components but excluding > bolt > > head and nut they are 57mm wide > > > > Ben > > > > > > On 3/11/09 2:44 PM, "jvragu47" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> > >> So, how much does each track weigh? Looks quite realistic. > > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- -Mike Måne @ http://moonrcprojects.googlepages.com <http://moonrcprojects.googlepages.com/> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
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