Don't think they are needed. Even with no glue, this thing is STIFF, strong, and heavy. The screws holding it together will also stay in. Once you glue PVC to PVC, it creates a very strong bond (properly prepped of course). The PVC will break before the bond will. I will be adding a brace or two in the motor area. The floor plate is 1/2" rather than 1/4" as in my drawing. I was going to get out the scale today to see how much it weighs. I absolutely love the fact that I don't have to fill-in and sand wood grain!
Derek T065 On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 11:38 AM, Chrysanthos Kanellopoulos < [email protected]> wrote: > Great job. Very clean. At first sight it looked like aluminium to me. > Will PVC hold after you glue everything together? > I'd like to see a some 20 x 20 mm reinforcing beams along teh corner > between the walls and floor (as much as the suspensions allow) and a couple > of beams/bracers across that would connect the walls together on top, right > under the ceiling/deck, so I don't have to worry about this beauty. > > Chrys > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Derek Engelhaupt <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Monday, December 07, 2009 10:27 AM > *Subject:* [TANKS] CAD, who needs it? (WARNING KV-2 content) > > Well, since I told Frank I was too busy to finish getting my designation > for the M113 in order > I thought I would share what I was doing this weekend. My Type 1 PVC > sheets in 1/4" and 1/2" > arrived on Friday so I sat down Friday night for about two hours and > drafted some plans on my > office type desk in my garage for the KV-2. I basically used my T-Square > to turn my desk into a > drafting table (no computer needed or fancy software... :) ). Saturday > about mid-day I started > building and 48 hours later I wanted to share the results. It is made from > PVC sheet so the gray > color is not paint. It's just mocked up at this point, none of the pieces > are glued together, but I > would say it's a pretty damn good start to a nice build if I do say so > myself. I still have to order > some parts like sprockets, motors, and attachment chain (still have any > laying around Will?). > While I'm waiting for the extra part needed for the build, I was going to > work on the turret. > Anyway, enjoy! The pics were to big to attach.... > > Derek > T065 (and soon a KV-2) > > http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s265/nitzerebbhead/KV-2/kv-2a.jpg > http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s265/nitzerebbhead/KV-2/kv-2b.jpg > http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s265/nitzerebbhead/KV-2/kv-2c.jpg > http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s265/nitzerebbhead/KV-2/kv-2d.jpg > http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s265/nitzerebbhead/KV-2/kv-2e.jpg > http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s265/nitzerebbhead/KV-2/kv-2f.jpg > http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s265/nitzerebbhead/KV-2/kv-2g.jpg > > -- > 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 > > -- > 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 > -- 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
