There is nothing that says a hull would have to be cast in one piece either. It could be cast in halfs or sections, then bolted or screwed together to for a unit. Mike
________________________________ From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, November 3, 2011 9:24 AM Subject: Re: [TANKS] track talk slides are movable parts in the mold that would allow casting of features(undercuts) and holes that would be uncastable with a simple open and shut mold the sequence of events would be : move lide forward close mold fill and solidify open mold retract slide eject part imagine the lower hull of a tank like a tiger as a bathtub, when you add in the suspension holes in the sides for the torsion bars that creates undercut features that would not be removable from the mold. a slide would have the pins on it to make the holes through the hull, it would move forward and the mold would shut and be filled after solidification the top side of the mold would be pulled away, the slide would move back to disengage from the part, then the hull would be removed from the bottom side of the mold. the finished part would be a bathtub with holes in its sides lemme know if that makes sense Jason ________________________________ From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, November 2, 2011 9:24:22 PM Subject: Re: [TANKS] track talk In a message dated 11/2/2011 8:25:39 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: Nah no way an aluminum injection molding mold would be 250k. Especially if it had no slides on it. I work in aluminum die casting and a 250k tool would be massive. >Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobileslides? Chris, Odyssey Slipways-- 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 -- 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
