In a message dated 8/3/2010 10:37:53 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes:
Chris, What about using a pair of small, spring loaded gas shocks? cheers, Fred the problem is, the lowest hinge point. part of the hinge body attaches to the floor of the turret and the back storage container (or what ever it might be called). the floor buts up against the back of the box, so if i put a hinge in there, the back of th ebox will want to pivot down and under the floor of the turret, binding it so it won't really open, and if i were to trim the floor on a 50' angle, i'd end up hitting the top deck f the tank body. that's why i thought maybe a mini hinge like you would find under the hood of a car. the link Steve gave me did have one almost like that, but it required 5" of space pretty much eating up that golden space within the turret. we just got back from mo's Dr's appointment and hope to get out into the garage to look the turret over, see if maybe there is another way to work it. the end result i was looking for, was to hinge the turret back at 90' so there would be full access to the internal workings and also so it could be left open for display at any future show (more so at that robot show or what ever it is some of the guys go to yearly - if i could ever make that trip). i am also going to look at making it hinge just behind the mantle, near the top and see if i can get it to flip forward with the same kind of exposure. 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
