I concur, a power miter saw is a good way to make wheels (and somewhat safer). The road wheels on T047 (http://rctankcombat.com/tanks/T047/) were made this way. The Cromwell's turret rotate drive and elevate wheels were also cut on the miter-saw (http://rctankcombat.com/tanks/ T040/13Cromwell038-large.jpg, http://rctankcombat.com/tanks/T040/13Cromwell036-large.jpg).
Hint: for really precise wheels bore the center bearing hole first and use the actual bearings and shafting you will use in the tank to build your rotate jig. Another hint: for really precise holes in plywood get yourself a nice Forstner bit set. Don't waste your time with twist or spade bits. Steve Tyng On Dec 14, 6:09 pm, neroc <[email protected]> wrote: > Clark my good man , I found the best way of making plywood wheels was > with a chop sawhttp://www.rctankcombat.com/tanks/T051/22-large.jpg > I bolted the work piece down securely with a large nut and rotated the > wheel taking off smaller and smaller `chunks` . The foto doesn’t show > a wheel as such but the principle is the same . > I don’t like the idea of wheel making with a table saw , control is > vital . > > Neil R > > On Dec 13, 4:26 pm, Clark Ward Jr <[email protected]> wrote: > > > You guys who cut sprockets on your bandsaws... is there a > > sprocket-drawing-page online that'll do the mathematical heavy lifting > > and draw me a pattern? > > > And for the many fellows who've cut roadwheels on their tablesaws with > > a jig: how do you deal with avoiding kickback of the little pieces > > that get cut off? > > > Many thanks! :) > > > -- > > Clark in Georgia > > -- 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
