wow I have a lot to think about but a great many thanks to you all for your help and advice.
keep you posted On Jun 6, 7:30 pm, Steve Tyng <[email protected]> wrote: > Maybe some pics would help. What Frank is describing is a basically a > homemade Lazy Susan setup where you have the base of the turret sitting on > three or more rolling elements. The turret base is maintained in its center > of rotation by a shaft attached to the turret base and going through a > bearing assembly in the top of the tank hull. This shaft can be as simple > as a bolt as in my Cromwell or something hollow as the pipe described by > Frank for passing wires between the hull and turret. A nut, shaft collar, > or sprocket/pulley is then used to lock the turret in place. > > Some > examples:http://rctankcombat.com/tanks/T040/Page5.htmlhttp://rctankcombat.com/tanks/T001/Page4.html<http://rctankcombat.com/tanks/T001/Page4.html> > > This design has proven to be very robust in actual battlefield conditions. > > Running into the Naverone gun at full speed did only superficial damage to > the Cromwell’s turret cover and none to the turret > mount:http://www.rctankcombat.com/archive/2007-04/jpg00103.jpg > > Rolling off of a ledge onto the turret did no damage > whatsoever:http://rctankcombat.com/press/TankExpo2006/08CromwellRollover-large.jpg > > Another source for “transfer ball > rollers”https://www.surpluscenter.com/item.asp?item=1-3501&catname=wheels > > 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
