Hmm, that's why they are so nice. Have you considered having that little rear door openable as an auxiliary service port?
-Gregory On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 4:34 AM, Pete Arundel <[email protected]>wrote: > 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 > -- 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
