Cool, thanks Mike! I'll try the 5/32 and see if that works. If not I can always go up on the thickness until it's how I want. I'm playing with the idea of having the wire pivot so I can adjust the ride height by adjusting the angle of which it's secured on the chassis wall. I wanted a nice and simple suspension that doesn't take up any room and doesn't make a big hole in the chassis, and this is just the ticket. I plan on making it as water tight as possible for forging rivers and the like. Thanks again!
On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 10:24 AM, Mike Mangus <[email protected]> wrote: > The Spartan used 5/32" diameter music wire for it's suspension. It turned > out perfect for the 50'ish lb vehicle. I'm sure that size wire would work > fine up to around 100 lbs. It will all depend on the length of the > suspension and the length of the movement arm. > > I'm using the same type suspension on the Merkava MBT I'm working on now. > The Merkava's suspension is using 1/4" diameter music wire. Although the > Merk's torsion rods are longer than the Spartan, the rods are much stiffer. > I've stood on the Merkava hull and it dipped perhaps 1" under the weight of > around 220 lbs. > > Try the 5/32" music wire. It should work well for the Tiger. :) > > Mike > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Jeremy Caylor <[email protected]> > *To:* R/C Tank Combat <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Sunday, August 9, 2009 9:16:18 PM > *Subject:* [TANKS] #SV015 type Suspension > > > Hello all! I've been lurking on the site for about 3 years now and had > started a Tiger 1 about 2 years back but it had to be put on hiatus > because of money issues. I doubt anyone will remember, but I posted > some pics of the build on the mailing list a while back. Anyways, I > just recently got back into it and decided that I am going to start > working on it again. I've been playing with many suspension ideas and > I saw for the #SV015, it has a very simple torsion-type suspension, > pretty much what I want for my Tiger. Now my question is, what > thickness of piano wire steel do you think I should use to support the > heavier Tiger? I'm using 3/4" ply all around for the chassis and it's > going to be pretty heavy... I'm guessing around 100-120lbs once its > done. So that divided by 16 road wheels equals roughly 7.5lbs that > each wheel will have to support. Any advice? I'm guessing about the > same thickness of wire (5/32) used for the SV015, seeing as how it has > a third less wheels to spread the weight out. I ship out for boot camp > on the 21st of Sept, so the tank may have to sit during my time in the > Corps, but I'm just trying to get a little more done on it. Thanks! > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
