Yes they are only 2mm thick-And it is leftover from my tracks-They ar made of a ½*5/16 chain, with taps on both sides-And ca 180 pices of 9cm long 2*20mm steel. But if the strenght become a problem, i can weld more steel to the arms, pretty easy. Iam thinking somthing like a pice of 6mm piano wire to the outside of each arm Den onsdag den 13. februar 2013 00.26.18 UTC+1 skrev [email protected]:
> The steel arms are 8 cm long from mounting to the wheel, and they are > 2mm*20mm > > i want to make sure i just read that correctly, your arms are only 2mm > thick? > > i don't have anything on hand for converting metric to standard weights > (to figure the weight supported per arm), but even so, 2mm thick arms seem > very thin. > > did you choose that thickness hoping to keep down on some of the tank's > overall weight? what about 1/4" or 6+mm (or 10mm) aluminum flat bar if it's > weight your concerned about > > Chris > -- -- 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 received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "R/C Tank Combat" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
