Casting A hull in sections would be the way to go, cast the sides, bottom, top deck, turret..... all as separate parts then drill, tap and counter sink for screws. casting a 1/6 scale tank hull in one piece imo is more trouble then its worth unless the tank is small like a Pz 38t or smaller.
On Nov 3, 1:12 pm, Mike Mangus <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 athttp://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 athttp://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
