I learned the hard way that if you drill into or trim a lazy susan bearing you will end up with metal bits in the bearing race which you will never completely get out.
Steve Tyng On Jun 9, 6:46 pm, [email protected] wrote: > while trimming the inside of the Tiger's turret for the marker to fit into > better, i found that i had to trim two small spots on the floor of the > turret so the marker could move past while elevating. as i was doing so, ever > draw of the saw it made this sound...... i thought maybe there was a board > between boards that wasn't properly glued or something - and then i get the > first spot trimmed. i hit metal! it was the top half of the lazy susan > Brian mounted the turret to. > > so far, the marker rubs as it passes these 2 spots, but rather than try to > trim them some more (the tank feels like it's shaking apart with each > stroke), i'm going to file down on the e-triggers frame. > > once i get this fitting and elevating well, i'll put together the mounting > bracket (and depending on what kind of marker your using, you might like > this simple idea) and take pictures to show (and if Frank would be so kind to > tell me (hint-hint) what i need access the Tiger's listing, i can start > posting pictures there as well, i see the edit button, but don't have the > info to access it) > > 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] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat
