I am insanely jealous . . . Ever thought of making tracks and sprockets for the rest of us? :-)
Oh, and the 'pegs' are known as 'track horns' On Feb 22, 9:30 pm, "Leif Westermark" <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for the positive comments. > > I work in a small machineshop in the aerospace industry > so i have access to all machines, both manual and cnc that a machinist can > dream of, and cad/cam programming. > i also have my own well equipped machine and weldshop ( no cnc yet ). > > The tracks is made of 68 links each. > first i cut squares from 10mm alu. plate, them milled to outer dimensions, > then drilled holes for the drive wheel. > then i made a fixture so i could machine 16 links at a time in the Haas vmc3 > tool center. > the peg that goes between the wheels ( what is it called in english ) sits > in a hole and is welded in place > 4mm brass bar hold the links together. and rubber pads glued in place. > the real tracks have some kind of greenish chromate surface treatment, but > mine will be paited green. > This week i completed tension wheels and torsion arms for the road > wheels.( pictures will come) > > Regards > Leif > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "SteveH" <[email protected]> > To: "R/C Tank Combat" <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, January 22, 2010 3:40 PM > Subject: [TANKS] Re: another newbie > > > Let me add my voice to the chorus of praise for your craftsmanship. > > Wow! Those tracks are quite incredible, and the chassis looks > > excellent as well. It will be quite fascinating to see how the vehicle > > looks when completed. (You'll need an external antenna for the radio, > > of course) > > > Regards, Steve > > > -- > > 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 athttp://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat- Hide quoted > > text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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
