Well, I'm married so that rules out the girl thing....and I really don't drink much so that's really not an issue either...;) Robotic work would be "out of scope" of the contract so I doubt that would happen. Yeah, the pay is good. My wife said that I would never make more than her now that she has her PharmD degree (PhD in pharmacy). I guess she was wrong. :)
Derek T065 On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 7:46 PM, Mark_123521 <[email protected]>wrote: > Derek: > > WoW thats cool!! > But theres no girls and no booze and theres the IED's. > We know that your qualified to work on remote control, tracked > vehicles -- like bomb defusing robots??!!! > I'll bet the pay is fantastic!!! > > > Mark > > On Mar 18, 7:32 pm, Derek Engelhaupt <[email protected]> wrote: > > Network and computer installations and maintenance on the forward > operating > > bases. Not sure yet on my deployment date. > > > > Derek > > T065 > > > > On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 7:22 PM, Mark_123521 > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > > > > Derek: > > > > > I thought Blackwater was out of business! > > > What would you do over there, or cant you tell me without being > > > required to kill me? > > > > > Mark > > > > > On Mar 18, 7:14 pm, Derek Engelhaupt <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > The other issue is that the tube would compress when it bends causing > the > > > > internal > > > > space to compress. How do I know? I was trying to look for a way to > > > feed > > > > the top > > > > of my gun using a large diameter rubber hose. There are types of > hoses > > > that > > > > wouldn't > > > > do that, but they also don't want to bend very well either. You > would > > > need > > > > some bend > > > > in the tube to compensate for the raising and lowering. I'm having > > > issues > > > > fitting my > > > > magazine in since the gun of the KV-2 is mounted really high in the > > > turret. > > > > My problem > > > > is reliably feeding the gun during elevation. 10 degrees isn't that > much > > > > elevation, but I > > > > have a lot of depression on the gun. The difference between the two > is > > > > causing the issues. > > > > I could limit the depression, but I want to be able to hit targets > within > > > a > > > > couple of feet of the > > > > tank. The feed angle that works for the depression of the gun > doesn't > > > > always work for the > > > > raising of the gun and vise versa. At this point, I'm not sure if > I'll > > > > solve the problem before > > > > I have to go off to work in the big sand box (just got a contract job > for > > > a > > > > year in Afghanistan). > > > > > > Derek > > > > T065 > > > > > > On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 6:45 PM, Mike Måne <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > I'm no expert, but I think it would be very difficult to prevent > the > > > > > ball from bursting on the curve. Even if it happened to survive the > > > > > journey, it probably will lose so much energy that it simply flings > > > > > out of the barrel. The best way would be to load the balls into the > > > > > straight, rigid barrel, rather than anywhere in or before the > curved, > > > > > flexible hose. Do you think you could build a loading mechanism and > > > > > hopper in the turret? Keep in mind that Article III, Section 1, > Line > > > > > 'f.' of the Rules states that "...The maximum elevation of any > > > > > paintball marker will be 10 degrees," which isn't much of an > > > > > elevation, especially if the fulcrum is toward the front of the > gun. > > > > > > > -Mike M. > > > > > > > On 18/03/2010, Mark_123521 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Has anyone tried this? > > > > > > > > I am building one of those "low profile" modern tanks -- M1A1 > Abrams. > > > > > > Theres not much "head room" in the turret to mount the marker and > > > feed > > > > > > system. > > > > > > > > Why couldnt a guy mount the paintball marker in the lower hull > and > > > > > > "shoot" the paintball through a hose? > > > > > > The hose would connect to a barrel in the turret and the gun > would be > > > > > > mounted under the turret where theres plenty of room? > > > > > > The gun could rotate with the turret or the gun could be fixed > > > mounted > > > > > > and the hose could have a rotary connection. > > > > > > The hose would allow flexability to elevate the gun. > > > > > > > > I have ordered a "lazy Susan" turntable with a 6 inch hole in it. > > > > > > This would allow some room to pass the hose through. > > > > > > > > I have machine tools in the basement and can build about anything > to > > > > > > make the hose idea work. > > > > > > > > Could you shoot the paintball through a hose and not have it > break up > > > > > > going through the curves?? > > > > > > > > Mark > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > > > rctankcombat+unsubscribegooglegroups.com or reply to this email > with > > > the > > > > > > words "REMOVE ME" as the subject. > > > > > > > -- > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rctankcombat+ > > > > > unsubscribegooglegroups.com or reply to this email with the words > > > "REMOVE > > > > > ME" as the subject.- 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 athttp://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rctankcombat+ > > > unsubscribegooglegroups.com or reply to this email with the words > "REMOVE > > > ME" as the subject.- 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 > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rctankcombat+ > unsubscribegooglegroups.com or reply to this email with the words "REMOVE > ME" as the subject. > -- You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. 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