You could go to your local engineers and ask if you can use their lathe. -Gregory
On Sat, Dec 25, 2010 at 12:34 AM, ROCHFORD NEIL <[email protected]>wrote: > Thank you guys ,A lathe would be great , I had thought of just letting the > nylon ride the shaft as Ben suggests ,that would be a lot simpler but I`ve > bought my bearings and started the suspension swing arms so im committed now > , > I am trying not to deviate from my original plan that I spent months > working on. I think the road wheels will turn much better with bearings > fitted. > I would like to follow Franks method ,i have made an inch plug then drill > out with a hole cutter but I cant fit the 10 inch wheel under my piller > drill so the task has to be done with a hand held drill. I have done one > side of one wheel and Im quite happy but I think even half of 1 mm of wobble > is too much. > I have attached a picture of my attempt so far .this is showing an inch > metal tube with a 8mm bolt fixed through the centre of a rubber bung. my > attempt at cutting a blade is held tightly with a nut . The problem it > making a cutting blade that will cut nylon and hold in place. > I will do this , its just difficult for someone of my limited skill set. > > Neil ` Merry Christmas to all ` R > > -- > 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
