Same here. Made my stug guide teeth from hardwood and saw a few breakages, made my new stug and my first tanks guide teeth from polyurethane resin, no breaks at all. My tiger has been hammered for 4 years without a single track problem.
The wood only tends to split along grain defects, a few screws will make a world of difference. Chris. b On Apr 2, 12:06 am, Steve Tyng <[email protected]> wrote: > Ryan wrote: > > How well do the guide teeth hold on the TTS system? Any break? > > If made from wood, yes they can and do break. On the first TTS (T005) > I didn't have any breakage but on my second (T040) I had breakage. I > attribute the non-breakage on the first tracks to a couple of > factors. First, it was a tensioned friction drive design and the > teeth didn't get that far out of the wheels, and second, the > construction was all Maple (one of the strongest hardwoods). The > second set had several broken teeth after it's first battle. This > track was running with an active suspension which allowed the guide > teeth to leave the wheels much farther than a tensioned design which > offers the opportunity for more stress on the guide teeth. The setup > also built partially from 1/4" aircraft grade plywood which tended to > tear at the first veneer line where the broken guide teeth where > attached. I solved the problem by driving wood screws from the > outside of the track up through each guide tooth. Haven't had a > broken tooth since. > > Steve Tyng -- 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
