I think that Kieth tried saw blades on his King Tiger but changed them for steel rulers. Might be wrong though.
On Apr 5, 7:33 pm, Steve Tyng <[email protected]> wrote: > Cool idea using the guitar string adjusters. It will be interesting > to see how well they hold up over the years. > > I always thought using stacked hacksaw blades would make a nice > torsion bar setup. The blades would fit nicely into 1/2" drive > sprockets giving an easy means to attach the blades to the suspension > on one side and the hull on the other. > > Steve Tyng > > On Apr 5, 7:43 am, Ben Holko <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > In the M113 I am using bass guitar machine heads for torsion bar mounting. > > I have modified the machine head by drilling out the shaft to 6mm for a 6mm > > torsion bar, then drilled and tapped to 4mm for a high-tensile cross-bolt > > which will screw down onto a flat which is ground down on the end of the > > torsion bar. > > > Next I cut off the elephant ear tuner and cut a flat-screwdriver adjustment > > slot. This will provide for fully adjustable torsion bar suspension. The > > swing-arm end of the torsion bar will be mounted in a joining collar which > > is 12mm on one end and 6mm on the other end, again with a ground-flat and > > set-screw arrangement. Credit for the idea of using machine heads for > > adjustable suspension goes to George M. The machine heads come from ebay. > > > 6mm drilled out and 4mm set screw > > > [cid:[email protected]] > > > [cid:[email protected]] > > > Heads ready for modifying > > > [cid:[email protected]] > > > 10 completed, modified machine heads! > > > [cid:[email protected]] > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > > On Behalf Of [email protected] > > Sent: Sunday, 4 April 2010 10:08 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [TANKS] mounting torsion bars > > > for those with 1/4" torsion bars, how did you mount the torsion bars to the > > underside of the tank but allow them to pivot freely on the one end? > > > I think i'm going to have the guy around the corner wield small 1/8" flat > > stock to the sides of the one end with holes in them, this way i can bolt > > through the tabs into the bottom of the hull to hold them securely so they > > don't slip, it's just the other end i am wondering about as i know they > > have to be held in place, but still be able to pivot / twist when the road > > wheel / arm moves. > > > Chris, > > Odyssey Slipways<http://hometown.aol.com/odysseyslipways/index.html> > > -- > > You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. > > To post a message, send email to > > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > > To unsubscribe, send email to > > [email protected]<mailto:rctankcombat-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > > Visit the group athttp://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat > > > image009.jpg > > 174KViewDownload > > > image010.jpg > > 153KViewDownload > > > image011.jpg > > 308KViewDownload > > > image012.jpg > > 292KViewDownload- 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, reply using "remove me" as the subject.
